3 principles from the man who lived with a Navy SEAL, built multiple businesses, and optimized his life for happiness over net worth.
With Jesse Itzler
"I'm not trying to be the richest guy in the room. I'm trying to be the most alive. Those are very different goals and they require very different decisions."Jesse Itzler, on the episode
Jesse Itzler co-founded Marquis Jet, sold it to Warren Buffett's NetJets, started ZICO coconut water (sold to Coca-Cola), and is married to Sara Blakely (founder of Spanx). He's also the person who invited a Navy SEAL to live in his apartment for 31 days to break himself out of a comfort plateau. He talks to Sam and Shaan about how he designs his life, builds businesses, and why happiness is the metric most high-achievers get wrong.
Jesse Itzler, My First Million
Plan your work around your life, not your life around work.
Jesse Itzler says
It's really important to plan work around your life He is the CEO of his company, but not the CEO of his life We tend to play life on defense Green is family travel
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Write down your non-negotiables for the year and block them on your calendar before filling it with other commitments.
Jesse Itzler says
His calendar is his highlight reel He likes to write down all the highlights, maybe his kids football game or…
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