J.J. Levenske
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141 appearances
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first heard Jan 2025
last heard Jan 2025
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It was something that I could do in my sleep, but it made a huge impact on them where,
you know eight weeks ago i was disconnected where they couldn't reach me because i'm so busy doing ceo stuff so it's not like i've i don't know you know like i took i just took a title relegation to president and co-founder big deal i don't give a crap about the title yeah no you're right you know my job as the ceo is literally to do myself useless i don't even think people comprehend what i'm talking about
We'll talk about it. I don't know which book. I want to be Mr. Relevant.
The work doesn't stop. The hours don't stop. It's just, it's different focus though.
It's just, here's how we do it. But you're eating the elephant one bite at a time. Because I remember... It was either your book or one of the things it's like, remember when you hit the milestone of a hundred million? Well then, okay, what's next? Like you don't sit there and check out and go, all right, let's cash all the chips and I'm done. No, it's okay. What's the next goal?
Then what's the next goal? What's the next goal?
You, I would have never imagined.
Well, I think it's the same as what, I don't think there's a difference between blue collar, white collar when it comes to that. It was ask, ask, ask, jump in, jump in, fail forward. I love to see day in and day out. You have technicians, we have technicians. And the ones that make my heart murmur are the ones that come in, said, hey, I did this and I failed, but this is what I did to correct it.
and you pull them aside and you have a teaching moment and go, thank God you took the risk, okay? Thank you for doing that on behalf of Blue Wave. Because if you would have done nothing, You did nothing. Guess what? You didn't move the needle. You didn't go down or up. You just stayed stagnant. Well, guess what? If you do that over 30 years, that's exactly where you're going to end up. Okay?
You're almost better off trying and failing than not trying at all. And so when I look at the attitude of anyone in the organization, it's do that. Like I'm talking to my oldest son right now. He's about ready to get out of the Marine Corps.
and i think through the marine corps and through watching hopefully me being somewhat of a positive influence on him he realizes take the risk and shit will happen more good than bad but if you don't take the risk at all that's you're just going to be a box checker the rest of your life and if that's what you desire great but back to what you were saying is the american principle and the freedoms that we were provided
We were given all those opportunities. Go seize them. Don't sit there and be, and I'm not being political either, but don't just be a socialist trying to collect something. Okay, go contribute. Whether it's contribute to someone's life, back to what you said, contribute to yourself, your growth, whether it's physical, mental, spiritual, I don't care what it is, do something, right?
And, uh, so yeah, for the entrepreneurial thing, take what I said earlier is don't wait. Don't be so conservative. Like I was in my thirties and forties or the most part of it where if you feel like entrepreneurial stuff drives you, then you are an entrepreneur. Go take a risk. What are you gonna do?
Like Tommy and I said, if you fail, go back, mortgage your house for the fifth time and start over again. Who gives a shit?
And shoulda, coulda, woulda.
Yeah.
Oh, I agree. No, I totally agree with you.
To clarify a time, I was speaking to the audience that I felt could be like me. I didn't want them to live in the shadows for 10 to 15 years. If they knew they were not sure and they were like me, where there was just trepidation and fear. Go take that risk. Yes, there are people that it's not destined for. I totally agree.
But those that are lying in the shadows and say, well, I feel it, but I'm just too afraid. No, I'm talking to those people. Go try it.
Tommy, did we drag you through the river as a child?
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