Paul Ollinger

And I hosted for Bill Burr one weekend at the Ontario, California improv Ontario's Eastern LA. It's the inland empire. And we're talking one night in the green room, me and the middle comic and Bill Burr, and we'd gotten the topic of goals or whatever. And, uh, I said, well, what are your goals? And he goes, I want to be a great comedian. And I said, you are a great comedian.

And I hosted for Bill Burr one weekend at the Ontario, California improv Ontario's Eastern LA. It's the inland empire. And we're talking one night in the green room, me and the middle comic and Bill Burr, and we'd gotten the topic of goals or whatever. And, uh, I said, well, what are your goals? And he goes, I want to be a great comedian. And I said, you are a great comedian.

At this point, he's working on his third special. He's working on the, if you ever seen the muffin smashing bit that he did back in like 2006 from a special, he was working on that that weekend. He was going to film it within a few months. And I said, I was like, you are a great comedian. He goes, no, I want to be one of the great comedians. he, he was, he's talking about Cosby Carlin. Yeah.

At this point, he's working on his third special. He's working on the, if you ever seen the muffin smashing bit that he did back in like 2006 from a special, he was working on that that weekend. He was going to film it within a few months. And I said, I was like, you are a great comedian. He goes, no, I want to be one of the great comedians. he, he was, he's talking about Cosby Carlin. Yeah.

At this point, he's working on his third special. He's working on the, if you ever seen the muffin smashing bit that he did back in like 2006 from a special, he was working on that that weekend. He was going to film it within a few months. And I said, I was like, you are a great comedian. He goes, no, I want to be one of the great comedians. he, he was, he's talking about Cosby Carlin. Yeah.

Forever. He's talking about the Pantheon. Yeah. Right. He's not talking about like, I want to be pretty good.

Forever. He's talking about the Pantheon. Yeah. Right. He's not talking about like, I want to be pretty good.

Forever. He's talking about the Pantheon. Yeah. Right. He's not talking about like, I want to be pretty good.

He's trying to get, and I remember just being like, Oh shit, man, this is the level of commitment that it takes to be the best. Like, and I was, I was both, I was like inspired and totally dejected because it's like, You really have to have that if you wanna be that good. So where are you on that scale? Where are you on that scale? You know where I am on that scale? I am unfocused.

He's trying to get, and I remember just being like, Oh shit, man, this is the level of commitment that it takes to be the best. Like, and I was, I was both, I was like inspired and totally dejected because it's like, You really have to have that if you wanna be that good. So where are you on that scale? Where are you on that scale? You know where I am on that scale? I am unfocused.

He's trying to get, and I remember just being like, Oh shit, man, this is the level of commitment that it takes to be the best. Like, and I was, I was both, I was like inspired and totally dejected because it's like, You really have to have that if you wanna be that good. So where are you on that scale? Where are you on that scale? You know where I am on that scale? I am unfocused.

I am doing a lot of things very well, but I am not obsessive about one of them. And so I was having this conversation with my wife this weekend. It's like, I think, and to do this and to pick which one that I want to be absolutely committed to would, will require murdering two of my loves, which are, I don't know yet. Yeah.

I am doing a lot of things very well, but I am not obsessive about one of them. And so I was having this conversation with my wife this weekend. It's like, I think, and to do this and to pick which one that I want to be absolutely committed to would, will require murdering two of my loves, which are, I don't know yet. Yeah.

I am doing a lot of things very well, but I am not obsessive about one of them. And so I was having this conversation with my wife this weekend. It's like, I think, and to do this and to pick which one that I want to be absolutely committed to would, will require murdering two of my loves, which are, I don't know yet. Yeah.

Yeah, the dog that chases two rabbits catches neither. No. Do you know who Morgan Housel is? I don't. The psychology of money guy? The guy who wrote the book, The Psychology of Money? I know the book, but yeah, I don't know who he is.

Yeah, the dog that chases two rabbits catches neither. No. Do you know who Morgan Housel is? I don't. The psychology of money guy? The guy who wrote the book, The Psychology of Money? I know the book, but yeah, I don't know who he is.

Yeah, the dog that chases two rabbits catches neither. No. Do you know who Morgan Housel is? I don't. The psychology of money guy? The guy who wrote the book, The Psychology of Money? I know the book, but yeah, I don't know who he is.

So that guy, he's been a financial journalist for a decade and a half or something like that, and then wrote this book that went on to sell, I think it sold like eight or nine million copies across all formats and across all markets. Gigantic book. You know, the average book sells like 10,000 copies, right? So this thing.

So that guy, he's been a financial journalist for a decade and a half or something like that, and then wrote this book that went on to sell, I think it sold like eight or nine million copies across all formats and across all markets. Gigantic book. You know, the average book sells like 10,000 copies, right? So this thing.

So that guy, he's been a financial journalist for a decade and a half or something like that, and then wrote this book that went on to sell, I think it sold like eight or nine million copies across all formats and across all markets. Gigantic book. You know, the average book sells like 10,000 copies, right? So this thing.