Nic McKinley

But when you look to the Bezos and you look to the Musks and the Steve Jobs and the people who've been hyper successful in business, I would even say Zuckerberg, right, as a great example, and the Google founders, when you look at them. What are they doing today? They're some of the richest people on the planet, wealthiest people on the planet.

But when you look to the Bezos and you look to the Musks and the Steve Jobs and the people who've been hyper successful in business, I would even say Zuckerberg, right, as a great example, and the Google founders, when you look at them. What are they doing today? They're some of the richest people on the planet, wealthiest people on the planet.

They have achieved the level of wealth that no measure of generations could ever spend. And what are they doing? They're getting up every day and they're going to work. A couple of billionaires I know are some of the hardest people, some of the hardest working people I know. They have all of the wealth that they could possibly ever need. And yet they're still working 10 plus hours a day.

They have achieved the level of wealth that no measure of generations could ever spend. And what are they doing? They're getting up every day and they're going to work. A couple of billionaires I know are some of the hardest people, some of the hardest working people I know. They have all of the wealth that they could possibly ever need. And yet they're still working 10 plus hours a day.

And that's when you ask them why, it's because they have a goal and a singular purpose that they're focused on solving. Right. So a billionaire that I know is investing in cancer treatments because his mother died of cancer and he's like, it shouldn't be that way. And so he's just all in on biotech.

And that's when you ask them why, it's because they have a goal and a singular purpose that they're focused on solving. Right. So a billionaire that I know is investing in cancer treatments because his mother died of cancer and he's like, it shouldn't be that way. And so he's just all in on biotech.

Um, another one that I know is, uh, really doesn't like the way that society is unfolding and, uh, in the divisions among, uh, among the people are unfolding and the things that media are doing. So he just was like, you know what? Forget it. I'm worth $200 million. I'm going to go create a new, uh, a new media company and, and, and on and on. And so that is, that really is what it comes down to.

Um, another one that I know is, uh, really doesn't like the way that society is unfolding and, uh, in the divisions among, uh, among the people are unfolding and the things that media are doing. So he just was like, you know what? Forget it. I'm worth $200 million. I'm going to go create a new, uh, a new media company and, and, and on and on. And so that is, that really is what it comes down to.

It's just, you've got to find a dragon to slay and then start taking the steps required to go slay that dragon. Yeah.

It's just, you've got to find a dragon to slay and then start taking the steps required to go slay that dragon. Yeah.

Because those people are the straight stick. And what I mean by that is the best way to point out that a stick is crooked is not to tell somebody that the stick is crooked. It's to lay a straight stick next to it. And oftentimes those people are the straight stick who those folks then are confronted by the fact that they're not doing very much. And I get terrible hate mail.

Because those people are the straight stick. And what I mean by that is the best way to point out that a stick is crooked is not to tell somebody that the stick is crooked. It's to lay a straight stick next to it. And oftentimes those people are the straight stick who those folks then are confronted by the fact that they're not doing very much. And I get terrible hate mail.

And I've had, you know, some of the biggest players in the pornography industry spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to go after me personally, which I consider that a badge of honor. That means that I'm getting the dragon's attention. And the dragon doesn't like it. And that means I'm being effective.

And I've had, you know, some of the biggest players in the pornography industry spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to go after me personally, which I consider that a badge of honor. That means that I'm getting the dragon's attention. And the dragon doesn't like it. And that means I'm being effective.

Because if you aren't getting attacked, if people aren't saying bad things about you, guess what? You're probably not really being that effective. And there are so many people in our society who have just gotten so comfortable. And that is their life's goal, right? They want to pursue their own comfort. And that means that the people who are actively working to better society.

Because if you aren't getting attacked, if people aren't saying bad things about you, guess what? You're probably not really being that effective. And there are so many people in our society who have just gotten so comfortable. And that is their life's goal, right? They want to pursue their own comfort. And that means that the people who are actively working to better society.

Now, they may not necessarily agree with the way that they're actively working to better society, but all the same, people who are executing on that purpose, they're executing on the plan, they're very clearly putting their money where their mouth is, so to speak, that makes everybody else

Now, they may not necessarily agree with the way that they're actively working to better society, but all the same, people who are executing on that purpose, they're executing on the plan, they're very clearly putting their money where their mouth is, so to speak, that makes everybody else

essentially look at themselves in the mirror and be confronted with the fact that they're not doing as much or they're not executing on things. And it is so much easier to destroy than it is to build. You think about how fast How long it took to build the house that you're sitting in right now or the office that you're sitting in, right?

essentially look at themselves in the mirror and be confronted with the fact that they're not doing as much or they're not executing on things. And it is so much easier to destroy than it is to build. You think about how fast How long it took to build the house that you're sitting in right now or the office that you're sitting in, right?