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JR Ridinger

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702 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

He was like, I want this changed. And he he's never really shut everything down from like listening to one person. He was like, that's it. You know, he just felt so connected to you and and saw that your purpose was so much bigger than any one thing.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

He was like, I want this changed. And he he's never really shut everything down from like listening to one person. He was like, that's it. You know, he just felt so connected to you and and saw that your purpose was so much bigger than any one thing.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

I think he wrote like 10 emails to everybody this long with you on it. I was like the most hated guy in the company for a few days. He was so inspired and so moved and just felt like I've never met anybody like Gary before.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

I think he wrote like 10 emails to everybody this long with you on it. I was like the most hated guy in the company for a few days. He was so inspired and so moved and just felt like I've never met anybody like Gary before.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

I think he wrote like 10 emails to everybody this long with you on it. I was like the most hated guy in the company for a few days. He was so inspired and so moved and just felt like I've never met anybody like Gary before.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

It's funny. It's funny. It's a game-changing story, actually, because, you know, I was 18. My dad was like, you've got to go get a job. You're going to be a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

It's funny. It's funny. It's a game-changing story, actually, because, you know, I was 18. My dad was like, you've got to go get a job. You're going to be a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

It's funny. It's funny. It's a game-changing story, actually, because, you know, I was 18. My dad was like, you've got to go get a job. You're going to be a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

By the way, don't worry about it, guys.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

By the way, don't worry about it, guys.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

By the way, don't worry about it, guys.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

They went out of business when I started. But mom worked for Eastern Airlines. Well, you get it. So my dad was like, this is what you're going to do with your life. And I was like, I don't want to do that. I'm afraid to fly. Don't make me do this, Dad. And he was like, you've got to be something. I was like, I just met this incredible boyfriend of mine.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

They went out of business when I started. But mom worked for Eastern Airlines. Well, you get it. So my dad was like, this is what you're going to do with your life. And I was like, I don't want to do that. I'm afraid to fly. Don't make me do this, Dad. And he was like, you've got to be something. I was like, I just met this incredible boyfriend of mine.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

They went out of business when I started. But mom worked for Eastern Airlines. Well, you get it. So my dad was like, this is what you're going to do with your life. And I was like, I don't want to do that. I'm afraid to fly. Don't make me do this, Dad. And he was like, you've got to be something. I was like, I just met this incredible boyfriend of mine.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

And he says, we're going to change the world. And we're going to start something called the World Wide Web. And it's the internet. And, you know, internet explorer back then. And he was like, that's, you know, a pipe dream. You can't do that. You're going to go get a job. And so I remember I got... to the interview place and there was like 300 people online.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

And he says, we're going to change the world. And we're going to start something called the World Wide Web. And it's the internet. And, you know, internet explorer back then. And he was like, that's, you know, a pipe dream. You can't do that. You're going to go get a job. And so I remember I got... to the interview place and there was like 300 people online.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

And he says, we're going to change the world. And we're going to start something called the World Wide Web. And it's the internet. And, you know, internet explorer back then. And he was like, that's, you know, a pipe dream. You can't do that. You're going to go get a job. And so I remember I got... to the interview place and there was like 300 people online.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

And back then you had to have like legs, red lipstick on, you know, the long hair. I was fitting the bill well for that position, which it would be an embarrassing thing today as a very me too type of treatment for women. And when I got up to the front of the line, I gave him all the wrong answers. They were like, why do you wanna be an Eastern Airlines flight attendant?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

And back then you had to have like legs, red lipstick on, you know, the long hair. I was fitting the bill well for that position, which it would be an embarrassing thing today as a very me too type of treatment for women. And when I got up to the front of the line, I gave him all the wrong answers. They were like, why do you wanna be an Eastern Airlines flight attendant?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
117. Loren Ridinger: Turning Pain into Purpose – How Grief Became My Greatest Strength

And back then you had to have like legs, red lipstick on, you know, the long hair. I was fitting the bill well for that position, which it would be an embarrassing thing today as a very me too type of treatment for women. And when I got up to the front of the line, I gave him all the wrong answers. They were like, why do you wanna be an Eastern Airlines flight attendant?