Steven

And, you know, I guess there's at times a subtle envy for your team members who are unaware of the chaos that one has to endure to make sure everybody's paid on time and, you know, make sure everything's, everyone's happy.

Long time. Yeah.

Long time. Yeah.

Okay, so you're saying that if I have a short-term view on happiness, I expect it today, now, and every day, then my life's not going to be great. But if I expect happiness to be a long-term... Yeah.

Okay, so you're saying that if I have a short-term view on happiness, I expect it today, now, and every day, then my life's not going to be great. But if I expect happiness to be a long-term... Yeah.

One of the things that I think helped me get here is my dark side. You talk about dark sides a lot. And when I say my dark side, I mean the insecurity, the shame, the... the wanting to fit in, all of those kinds of things that acted as a driving force. And a lot of people have a dark side. I've heard you talk about how all great achievers have a bit of a dark side in them.

One of the things that I think helped me get here is my dark side. You talk about dark sides a lot. And when I say my dark side, I mean the insecurity, the shame, the... the wanting to fit in, all of those kinds of things that acted as a driving force. And a lot of people have a dark side. I've heard you talk about how all great achievers have a bit of a dark side in them.

How do we channel our dark side so that it's productive and not destructive? I was talking to someone the other day who... is a very successful entrepreneur. And they have their own story of shame and embarrassment and trying to run away from a certain life they used to have. And that made them successful. But now they work 18 hours a day. They're just almost addicted to their work.

How do we channel our dark side so that it's productive and not destructive? I was talking to someone the other day who... is a very successful entrepreneur. And they have their own story of shame and embarrassment and trying to run away from a certain life they used to have. And that made them successful. But now they work 18 hours a day. They're just almost addicted to their work.

So I wonder if it can go too far. I see. Yeah. But they say they're happy. They do? Yeah, they say they're really happy. Do you believe it? It's hard to distinguish true happiness from... The contentment that you get when you are successfully escaping your dark side. Do you know what I mean by that?

So I wonder if it can go too far. I see. Yeah. But they say they're happy. They do? Yeah, they say they're really happy. Do you believe it? It's hard to distinguish true happiness from... The contentment that you get when you are successfully escaping your dark side. Do you know what I mean by that?

Because this individual has successfully ran away from their darkness and they appear to be in a state of contentment because they're succeeding in their pursuit of running away from their past. But I don't know if that's happiness. Some yogi might tell me that happiness is when you stop running.

Because this individual has successfully ran away from their darkness and they appear to be in a state of contentment because they're succeeding in their pursuit of running away from their past. But I don't know if that's happiness. Some yogi might tell me that happiness is when you stop running.

Does that make sense? Yeah, it does. Yeah. Yeah, something that I think many a person struggle with, which is in part this idea of focusing on the thing in front of you versus getting too distracted with other opportunities. And I wanted to talk to you about this idea of focus. Sure. And how important you think it is for mastery.

Does that make sense? Yeah, it does. Yeah. Yeah, something that I think many a person struggle with, which is in part this idea of focusing on the thing in front of you versus getting too distracted with other opportunities. And I wanted to talk to you about this idea of focus. Sure. And how important you think it is for mastery.

I meet so many young people who will say to me, oh, I'm doing this little crypto thing here and I've got this hair business here and I've got this other thing here. Yeah. What would you say to those people that are trying to become a master in this world as it relates to focus?

I meet so many young people who will say to me, oh, I'm doing this little crypto thing here and I've got this hair business here and I've got this other thing here. Yeah. What would you say to those people that are trying to become a master in this world as it relates to focus?

From observing a certain family member of mine do a very similar thing, part of it as well is that when she would start one pursuit, starting X business... It would get hard, as it always does. And when you look over at the person across the road, they seem to be having a much easier life with their thing or with their crypto or with their whatever.

From observing a certain family member of mine do a very similar thing, part of it as well is that when she would start one pursuit, starting X business... It would get hard, as it always does. And when you look over at the person across the road, they seem to be having a much easier life with their thing or with their crypto or with their whatever.

And they tell you the story of how much money they've made and how easy it was, whatever. So you get... tempted into believing that the grass is greener. You pursue that. So now you're doing two things. Now your first thing starts to suffer.