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16 Jan 2025 Lenny's Podcast How to break out of autopilot and create the life you want | Graham Weaver (Stanford GSB professor, founder of Alpine Investors)
“Ask instead what makes you come alive, because what the world needs most is for you to come alive." And I think that just talks about it's really about you coming alive that's the most important thing.”
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- 16 Jan 2025
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…Okay, two more questions. Do you have a favorite life motto that you often think about that you find useful in work or in life? I love this quote that sums up a lot of what we talked about in the podcast. It's by Howard Thurman. And he says, "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask instead what makes you come alive, because what the world needs most is for you to come alive." And I think that just talks about it's really about you coming alive that's the most important thing. And that is going to have so much positive exhaust in the world. And things from that will come that you can't even imagine right now. I was thinking of that quote as you were describing your philosophy. Final question. I feel like a lot of people might be listening to this being like, "I came here for one of the most legendary private equity investors of all time, and you don't talk about private equity at all." So let me just use this opportunity to ask you just a question here. What do you look for in a company that you want to buy that maybe other people don't? Is there some insight you could share?…
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