Jason Feifer

And what I had proven was I can work at a different level.

And I didn't do it by just sitting around and grumbling and expecting somebody to hand it to me.

I went out and I did it myself.

I went to them.

And that is a lesson that I've carried forward throughout my career as I then got into magazines eventually, moved to New York, worked at a whole bunch of different magazines, Maxim, ugh.

That was a terrible decision.

Men's health, a better decision.

Fast company, a good decision.

Entrepreneur, a great decision.

The lesson that I always took was go to them.

Never, ever wait for somebody to come to you with an opportunity.

They never, ever will.

You go to them.

I love it.

A lot of lessons, a lot to unpack there.

And as I was listening, I was saying, I joked about the balloon, not even joked, but just stated the balloon where you're planted.

But then you just expanded from there.

It's funny, people, there's a lot of talk now about manifestation and all those things.

And I buy some of that, but there's still an action that has to take place.

It doesn't just happen.