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John Mackey

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

Do you like to play pickleball?

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

Were you a tennis player?

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

Because the tennis players are the ones that make the easiest transition to pickleball.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

But, you know, here's the thing.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

You can have fun playing pickleball the first time you play it.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

It's much easier to play.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

It's kind of more like ping pong.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

And then you just find people that are at your level.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

That's the thing.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

There's no fun playing against somebody that's a lot better than you.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

A little bit better.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

That's how you get better.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

Yeah.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

One of the reasons we put it in a love life is pickleball is intensely social.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

When you play doubles, it's like you're bonding with the person on your team.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

And then you maybe switch teams and you're still bonded with that person on the other side.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

I love it.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

But now you're bonding with the new person.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

And so we're trying to build this community at Love Life and Pickleball really helps that.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story

It's been a pleasure.