Justin Ishbia

That's a great question.

I've heard you ask it before.

You know, I was fortunate to have lots of mentors and different people in my life who made a really big and positive impact on me.

But one, I think, actual piece of advice someone gave me, and I've acted on the last decade for sure, and I'm proud of my telephone, some people that work in my organization, was the advice is this.

try and have one friend in each decade of life.

So a friend in their 30s, friend in their 20s, friend in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s.

And the idea behind it is you truly have a friend in each decade of life.

When you go to those moments in time, you're actually to call upon them for their wisdom, their experiences, and whether it's not losing a loved one, a mom or a dad, oftentimes happens most often in your 50s or so, or 60s.

Or if you end up having a child, that oftentimes happens most often in your 20s and 30s.

But it's a really great piece of advice that on the personal side helped me a ton, but also the professional side.

Things you go through and experiences you have in your 70s and you're winding down your career, the emotions that you may be going through and friends have shared with me, things along the lines of all my peers aren't working anymore.

or really hard to try and go get new business and promise someone to be helpful when they're kind of going, are you going to be around here in five years?

And so some changes that you know coming, for me at least, I'm 46.

If I'm hearing that in 25 years, that could be a possibility, aware of that fact pattern, how to prepare myself best for it.

And so having a friend in each decade of life is something that I've focused on and has created great value for me and I hope others find it valuable.

Thank you so much.

I hope you want to do it again in the future.

I like to think we're in inning two of short capital.

You build an amazing podcast and following.

So thank you for the opportunity to share our story.