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Well, I agree with all of it. And I have kids and I don't necessarily think for me personally, it's enough. Every single person can decide what's right for them. And I think it's really important to bring not just the paycheck, but the life that you want with it. And I think you actually say there's no amount of success that you can stand in it forever.
And I actually just talked about it literally two hours ago with the ex-president of Starbucks, right? You could theoretically, you know, ticked a lot of boxes of success and it's just not enough, not for certain people. Again, waking up every single day with this mission. Talk a little bit about this mission. Why is it fueling you so much?
Why are you trying to touch that 11, 15-year-old to become their best version?
Wow. That is incredible. Well, I have two kids to donate, so. We'll take it.
That's incredible. Do you think there's something that you went through in your childhood or after that builds you to who you are today?
I will make sure my kids listen to that. But Tom, if you go back in time, I don't know, maybe right after film school, when you're kind of in that phase of anxiety, maybe even depression, I know a lot of our listeners are very driven, but some of them just don't know what's next for them or how to take themselves to a next level or how to really become their full potential.
What would be one advice that you would want to hear back in the days that you wish you knew?
When I was vice president, theoretically ticked some boxes of success. And I thought that I was coachable. I thought that I knew it all. It's kind of that ego that you're talking about, right? That confidence that you think you have, you think you know it all. And actually that's the most dangerous area because you're not listening to learn, you're listening to argue.
And you're listening to prove to someone else that they're wrong and you know better. How do you wake somebody up from that? Because again, I wish somebody woke me up a decade ago, but I don't know if I was even receptive to listening. How do you wake somebody up?
That is so strong, Tom. Anything else that you want to share with our audience that they can help you?
Tom, thank you so much for all the nuggets and all the inspiration. And I was really looking forward to it because I was binging your stuff. But thank you so much for sharing all of it.
Thank you. We sort of made the list. So I'm proud fastest growing company.
Okay. Okay.
Thank you, Tom. We are, we are. And we're changing lives, just like you guys. So I think we share that passion, which is important. But thank you for all the inspiration, Tom.
Chris Savage, co-founder and CEO of Wistia, a video for business which we're using as well.
Chris Savage, co-founder and CEO of Wistia, a video for business which we're using as well.
From starting in his co-founder's living room, Wistia has since grown into a multi-million dollar business with over 200 employees and millions of customers.
From starting in his co-founder's living room, Wistia has since grown into a multi-million dollar business with over 200 employees and millions of customers.
Based on everything that you've gone through, what would be an advice to your younger self?
Based on everything that you've gone through, what would be an advice to your younger self?