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Wow. So, I mean, theoretically, your wife can cut the cord and say, you're done, Michael, with your games. You go back to whatever it is that you do, find a job, stop entrepreneurship altogether. And even though you did have some very specific roles, we'll talk about it. But in general, you are an entrepreneur in the making, right? You're either at the top somewhere or you're into nerds. So,

Wow. So, I mean, theoretically, your wife can cut the cord and say, you're done, Michael, with your games. You go back to whatever it is that you do, find a job, stop entrepreneurship altogether. And even though you did have some very specific roles, we'll talk about it. But in general, you are an entrepreneur in the making, right? You're either at the top somewhere or you're into nerds. So,

What made you decide, yes, I am going to be resilient. I am going to continue doing this despite the fear, despite the risk.

What made you decide, yes, I am going to be resilient. I am going to continue doing this despite the fear, despite the risk.

Incredible. What do you think, if you need to summarize that specific failure, what did you take later to be the CEO that you were, to start full focus? What do you think are some of the biggest lessons?

Incredible. What do you think, if you need to summarize that specific failure, what did you take later to be the CEO that you were, to start full focus? What do you think are some of the biggest lessons?

Wow, this is powerful. Okay. And that actually feeds so well into how you grew from there. So take us there then in time. I mean, you somehow shake yourself from that moment. Take us there to your path all the way to the CEO.

Wow, this is powerful. Okay. And that actually feeds so well into how you grew from there. So take us there then in time. I mean, you somehow shake yourself from that moment. Take us there to your path all the way to the CEO.

Oh my God. How do you recover from that? And how do you find balance? Is balance a myth or is it real?

Oh my God. How do you recover from that? And how do you find balance? Is balance a myth or is it real?

First of all, I absolutely agree. And I think we share the same language, which I love. And I think there's a lot of similar stories in the sense of getting to massive burnout. And for me, you know, and I needed to have like, you know, losing almost everything in order to start realizing that I need to get a lot more intentional about every step I make. But take us there on the journey.

First of all, I absolutely agree. And I think we share the same language, which I love. And I think there's a lot of similar stories in the sense of getting to massive burnout. And for me, you know, and I needed to have like, you know, losing almost everything in order to start realizing that I need to get a lot more intentional about every step I make. But take us there on the journey.

So the year of the big talk, Michael, when is it roughly? 2002. 2002, you realize that I need to change, but if I'm not mistaken, you actually become a CEO and you turn around the company and all of the good stuff after. So you need to put this all together for me and for the listeners. So how did that path come?

So the year of the big talk, Michael, when is it roughly? 2002. 2002, you realize that I need to change, but if I'm not mistaken, you actually become a CEO and you turn around the company and all of the good stuff after. So you need to put this all together for me and for the listeners. So how did that path come?

The normal thing, yeah.

The normal thing, yeah.

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