Work Won’t Love You Back

What this video covers

The psychological aspects of being a founder, emphasizing that work alone won't provide fulfillment. It delves into the emotional challenges and mental resilience required for the entrepreneurial journey.

Transcript

Really? Your father dies and this is what work sends you? >> [music] >> 10 years, Tyler. I've worked [music] here for 10 years. I brought in 80% of our clients. I grew this company from a six-man operation into a 60-person machine. [music] I've given you 20-hour days, man. >> [music] >> Like nights away from my wife and children. My father died, man. >> [music] >> And on the day of his memorial, you sent me pears. Which I'm allergic [music] to. And you know this. Because at the lunch where you hired me, we ate Waldorf salad [music] and I went into anaphylactic shock. >> Randall. >> with the pears that could have killed me, you sent a card. With a one-line Hallmark message and a typed-out signature. From the team. And so, here it is, >> Tyler. >> [music] >> Um I quit. >> Hold on. >> No hard feelings, man. I walk

out of here in triumph. I came. I saw. I conquered. >> [music] >> Sanjay. >> It's all you now, brother. Peace.

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