Tom Bilyeu

So the prefrontal cortex, which is like all your executive functions, doesn't finish developing until you're 25.

So the prefrontal cortex, which is like all your executive functions, doesn't finish developing until you're 25.

So the prefrontal cortex, which is like all your executive functions, doesn't finish developing until you're 25.

And it's not like it's more complicated biological material. It's the same. But it allows you to soak up your environment and learn and figure out, okay, in this environment, these are the values, the norms, the beliefs, the way that you act here. Because it could be different based on time, based on circumstance, whatever. So

And it's not like it's more complicated biological material. It's the same. But it allows you to soak up your environment and learn and figure out, okay, in this environment, these are the values, the norms, the beliefs, the way that you act here. Because it could be different based on time, based on circumstance, whatever. So

And it's not like it's more complicated biological material. It's the same. But it allows you to soak up your environment and learn and figure out, okay, in this environment, these are the values, the norms, the beliefs, the way that you act here. Because it could be different based on time, based on circumstance, whatever. So

humans are designed to be malleable now again we're not blank slates this is not like you can become anything you want like it is you have a certain amount that's hardwired and then you have a certain amount that's malleable and if you focus on the amount that's malleable the amount that you can change your life is so extraordinary so whether it's an example like how would that play out well the the example of how it's played out in my own life is i don't have any entrepreneurial instincts whatsoever

humans are designed to be malleable now again we're not blank slates this is not like you can become anything you want like it is you have a certain amount that's hardwired and then you have a certain amount that's malleable and if you focus on the amount that's malleable the amount that you can change your life is so extraordinary so whether it's an example like how would that play out well the the example of how it's played out in my own life is i don't have any entrepreneurial instincts whatsoever

humans are designed to be malleable now again we're not blank slates this is not like you can become anything you want like it is you have a certain amount that's hardwired and then you have a certain amount that's malleable and if you focus on the amount that's malleable the amount that you can change your life is so extraordinary so whether it's an example like how would that play out well the the example of how it's played out in my own life is i don't have any entrepreneurial instincts whatsoever

So I am not a born entrepreneur. And the whole like our entrepreneurs born or made as a debate is hysterical. You created a billion dollar company. Exactly. So it's like, I don't know what else has to be true in my life for people to realize. I was so bad at being an entrepreneur that so as a kid, I had a newspaper route.

So I am not a born entrepreneur. And the whole like our entrepreneurs born or made as a debate is hysterical. You created a billion dollar company. Exactly. So it's like, I don't know what else has to be true in my life for people to realize. I was so bad at being an entrepreneur that so as a kid, I had a newspaper route.

So I am not a born entrepreneur. And the whole like our entrepreneurs born or made as a debate is hysterical. You created a billion dollar company. Exactly. So it's like, I don't know what else has to be true in my life for people to realize. I was so bad at being an entrepreneur that so as a kid, I had a newspaper route.

And I didn't collect half the money because I was too afraid to knock on people's doors. So you get stories of people who like rip the flowers out of somebody's front yard and sell them back. Dude, I was not that kid. And yet I realized, oh, there are principles of entrepreneurship. I can learn them. And a lot of this stuff is teachable. Look, maybe it was harder for me to learn than most people.

And I didn't collect half the money because I was too afraid to knock on people's doors. So you get stories of people who like rip the flowers out of somebody's front yard and sell them back. Dude, I was not that kid. And yet I realized, oh, there are principles of entrepreneurship. I can learn them. And a lot of this stuff is teachable. Look, maybe it was harder for me to learn than most people.

And I didn't collect half the money because I was too afraid to knock on people's doors. So you get stories of people who like rip the flowers out of somebody's front yard and sell them back. Dude, I was not that kid. And yet I realized, oh, there are principles of entrepreneurship. I can learn them. And a lot of this stuff is teachable. Look, maybe it was harder for me to learn than most people.

Maybe this is some people really would have an easier time. I don't doubt that. And I'll say that verbal ability comes easier to me. So every ounce of energy I put into getting better verbally has paid dividends. So the way I've always thought of it is I get, let's say a 1.3 X return on my verbal. And so for me, I've been practicing speech and debate and all of that since I was 12.

Maybe this is some people really would have an easier time. I don't doubt that. And I'll say that verbal ability comes easier to me. So every ounce of energy I put into getting better verbally has paid dividends. So the way I've always thought of it is I get, let's say a 1.3 X return on my verbal. And so for me, I've been practicing speech and debate and all of that since I was 12.

Maybe this is some people really would have an easier time. I don't doubt that. And I'll say that verbal ability comes easier to me. So every ounce of energy I put into getting better verbally has paid dividends. So the way I've always thought of it is I get, let's say a 1.3 X return on my verbal. And so for me, I've been practicing speech and debate and all of that since I was 12.

So I am the result of not 10,000 hours, not even 20,000 hours. At this point, it's gotta be 30, 40,000 hours. I used to stand in front of the mirror with a hairbrush and I wanted to be a standup comic. Like I've, I've put in the time and the energy I did speech and debate all through middle school and high school.

So I am the result of not 10,000 hours, not even 20,000 hours. At this point, it's gotta be 30, 40,000 hours. I used to stand in front of the mirror with a hairbrush and I wanted to be a standup comic. Like I've, I've put in the time and the energy I did speech and debate all through middle school and high school.