Jason Shurka
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And they're also the ones behind a lot of the big pharma companies that give the physician's desk reference, which is a big book every single year that they give out to doctors, basically being a dictionary of every single ailment and every drug to give, turning doctors into drug dealers, not doctors. So that I have a problem with.
And they're also the ones behind a lot of the big pharma companies that give the physician's desk reference, which is a big book every single year that they give out to doctors, basically being a dictionary of every single ailment and every drug to give, turning doctors into drug dealers, not doctors. So that I have a problem with.
Now, for the straightforward person that just says, you know, like, how do we kind of understand all of this in a very understandable and straightforward way? And to do that, the first thing we have to do is stop counting on other people to tell us what's true and what isn't. It's OK to hear what an expert or an authority figure has to say.
Now, for the straightforward person that just says, you know, like, how do we kind of understand all of this in a very understandable and straightforward way? And to do that, the first thing we have to do is stop counting on other people to tell us what's true and what isn't. It's OK to hear what an expert or an authority figure has to say.
But if you don't cross-reference and double-check that, you're not a straightforward person. You're a follower that has no sort of way of explaining something on their own behalf. And if you have no way of explaining something on your own behalf, who are you? You're not you. You're just what everybody else told you that you should be.
But if you don't cross-reference and double-check that, you're not a straightforward person. You're a follower that has no sort of way of explaining something on their own behalf. And if you have no way of explaining something on your own behalf, who are you? You're not you. You're just what everybody else told you that you should be.
So being that, you know, the focus on this is very business oriented and all that, it's all the more reason to have to have your own personality. Now, to your point of what you said, Ryan, if you did your own research on sunscreen and you decided that from your own research, this is the best thing for me, I respect your decision because you have a reason as to why you're doing it when I ask you.
So being that, you know, the focus on this is very business oriented and all that, it's all the more reason to have to have your own personality. Now, to your point of what you said, Ryan, if you did your own research on sunscreen and you decided that from your own research, this is the best thing for me, I respect your decision because you have a reason as to why you're doing it when I ask you.
And that same type of personality is what is extremely important and necessary if you wanna run a successful business. If you wanna run a successful business, if you wanna have a successful operation, then not only is successful financially, because that's not the only measure of success. Success is not how much money you make. I know a lot of people that are billionaires and they're miserable.
And that same type of personality is what is extremely important and necessary if you wanna run a successful business. If you wanna run a successful business, if you wanna have a successful operation, then not only is successful financially, because that's not the only measure of success. Success is not how much money you make. I know a lot of people that are billionaires and they're miserable.
That's not success. Success is, sure, how much money are you making, but how much value are you creating for the world? How are you impacting the world around you? How are you making this world a better place? And if you can have a balance of both of those things, then you're a successful person, but I don't know anybody.
That's not success. Success is, sure, how much money are you making, but how much value are you creating for the world? How are you impacting the world around you? How are you making this world a better place? And if you can have a balance of both of those things, then you're a successful person, but I don't know anybody.
that's gotten to those levels on both sides of the coin that doesn't have their own opinions from their own research of understanding why they do what they do. That's the difference between a leader and a follower. A follower cannot run a business, cannot lead a very successful business. A leader can. And a leader has the traits that we're talking about here.
that's gotten to those levels on both sides of the coin that doesn't have their own opinions from their own research of understanding why they do what they do. That's the difference between a leader and a follower. A follower cannot run a business, cannot lead a very successful business. A leader can. And a leader has the traits that we're talking about here.
Now, everything that we're talking about may sound crazy, but it's also straightforward if you break it down to understanding how we got there. My greatest recommendation is no matter how crazy something sounds, even if you completely disagree with it. And I'll give you an example. I've spoken to people that think the earth is flat. I don't think the earth is flat.
Now, everything that we're talking about may sound crazy, but it's also straightforward if you break it down to understanding how we got there. My greatest recommendation is no matter how crazy something sounds, even if you completely disagree with it. And I'll give you an example. I've spoken to people that think the earth is flat. I don't think the earth is flat.
But when I spoke to those people, I didn't just say the earth isn't flat. I asked them, why do you believe the earth is flat? I want to understand your reasoning. Because if you have such this great motivation and passion behind that, you must have a reason for having it.
But when I spoke to those people, I didn't just say the earth isn't flat. I asked them, why do you believe the earth is flat? I want to understand your reasoning. Because if you have such this great motivation and passion behind that, you must have a reason for having it.
So I heard that and when I heard it and I did my own research I came down to my conclusion of I don't think it's flat now That's the same thing that I'm explaining over here.
So I heard that and when I heard it and I did my own research I came down to my conclusion of I don't think it's flat now That's the same thing that I'm explaining over here.