The Glory & Perils Of Becoming A Billionaire - Andrew Wilkinson

[@ChrisWillx]

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[@henrythegreatamerican8136]

I think most of your audience will relate more to a video titled, "How to stop feeling like your LACK of success is more than enough"

[@andreic048]

I cliked on this, and then I remembered that I have no success whatsoever so I don't need to watch 2 hours to fix a problem that I don't have.

[@YasinPatwari-kj6od]

Same thoughts.... Exactly..

[@astrico1]

Bookmark it for later!

[@DB90909]

​@@astrico1a we have an optimist over here! 😂

[@TheBlackManMythLegend]

yep when you will get rich that video will still be up on youtube in 10 years. ( or even smaller time )

[@BehindtheBrand]

Andrew is a rare breed of human who's turned his hypervigilance from a liability into a superpower. He is an archetype of his hero Charlie Munger and I wouldn't be surprised to see him take over the world-- or maybe just Canada.

[@YasinPatwari-kj6od]

As you can see it isn't coming from a great place... The cost is huge..

[@anthonykrysa4512]

Fascinating hearing Andrew talk about using SSRI’s. I would have loved to hear him talk more about his experience of them. Chris can you please do a whole episode on this topic? Chris love listening to your show! Thank you Andrew for sharing your wisdom 👍😊

[@coreybox]

How to get rich was a great book, enjoyed the poetic side of it. It was blunt, honest and engaging the whole time.

[@coreybox]

Andrew’s book was also amazing. Both inspiring and eye-opening.

[@Marc-gregory]

Andrew is authentic & awesome

[@morganratcliffe6636]

Best guest the show has ever had on!

[@DoodleToast-c4o]

Along with a sense of newfound hope, I gained so much insight from this. Chris is right- I myself am a type A personality who cannot chill the f out. What a profound truth it is that a lot of highly successful people focus on doing less of the things they hate, as opposed to working harder. I was surprised to hear Andrew talk about trauma and he has an interesting point- I say this as a first generation immigrant with an alcoholic mother and a father with a gambling addiction- money was a source of both stress and relief, constantly throughout my life. I will say about myself that I have a lot of spite, coming from a family rife with financial abuse, and I see it as the trigger to pull the leverage.

[@JamesSmithPT]

Unreal chat

[@kevvwarren]

Andrew is my favorite business guy

[@carolspencer6915]

Good morning Chris and Andrew Think I have come to accept and modify failure as a super power to success. Just want to share that just yesterday I resigned from my mental health nurse career after nineteen years of service within our NHS. Feeling great regards this decision that was for a long time preventing my wee self doing/being so much more. Think I had to fail to succeed, me thinks. Want to thank you for you over these passing few years. Story short. Super grateful, indeed. 😀 💜

[@happylady87]

One of the best episodes ever. Andrew definitely seems to be on the autism spectrum. Great guy! We are so much alike in our thinking process.

[@erwind917]

“I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Rich is better.”

[@andrewcrawley285]

His experience with anxiety and SSRIs is exactly the same as mine

[@endgerik]

00:00: Balancing Productivity and Mental Well-Being 01:57: The Impact of Anxiety and Medication on Success 12:23: The Value of Lifelong Learning and Simplicity in Success 13:15: The Importance of Personal Experience in Decision-Making 19:32: The Role of Quality Supplements in Enhancing Performance 20:25: Rethinking Productivity and Entrepreneurship 28:04: The Journey of Delegation and Embracing Change 34:02: The Illusion of Wealth and the Pursuit of Enough 44:00: The Complexities of Wealth and Relationships 47:55: Navigating Fame and Its Challenges 52:39: Promoting Healthy Protein Choices 53:43: Navigating Fame and Success Anxiety 01:03:52: Balancing Information Consumption and Personal Well-Being 01:10:44: The Complex Nature of Success and Personality Traits 01:11:45: Common Traits Among Highly Successful Individuals 01:12:52: The Pursuit of Fulfillment Beyond Wealth 01:23:14: The Importance of Personal Growth Through Experience 01:25:11: Lessons from Business Failures and Hiring Strategies 01:32:26: Effective Hiring Practices and the Role of Experience 01:42:12: Commitment to Meaningful Philanthropy and Personal Growth Summary by Awesum AI

[@chrisumbel3132]

30 seconds in and I'm like, "YUUUUUP. Nailed it!" "successful people are just a walking anxiety disorder harnessed for productivity"

[@jesse3105]

Funny, my anxiety is not from trying to solve problems...it's from other people expecting me to solve their problems as a career path. I'd blissfully move to Bali if I could reliably sustain it.

[@yashtapase3821]

Hey same here 😢

[@zensvlognotapro]

More possessions more money needed to earn because of maintenance of those big possessions.

[@ancientfuture9690]

"Nothing fails like success" - Alan Watts

[@GovKidMethod]

1-minute in and he's described me!

[@Taesian]

This week feels like a version of the Truman show, seeing this video at this time, with this title.

[@just_the_messenger]

Feels good to be Chris 😃

[@Jay_Hendrix]

😎

[@undrwtrbskt5]

Favorite Question: "Who's got it most right?" 1:12:20

[@speedy3kgt]

Can we get brands on the white t-shirts both of you are wearing?

[@PerspectiveLove]

Chris, dawg, my G, bro, guy, YOU GOT DRIP! 💧🔥😎

[@WilliamJonesChess]

Very nice funny moment 1:40:00 pain plus reading is success = wow = Chris bursts out laughing

[@nicrfe]

This is me exactly. Still at the beginning of the video but very interested.

[@annnaxavier]

Fab interview maybe my favorite

[@bri_____]

Yeah. This isn't my problem at all😅

[@DailyReadMotivationHub]

"Andrew Wilkinson's insights on overcoming the feeling of never being satisfied with success are truly eye-opening! This video offers practical advice and a fresh perspective that can help anyone struggling with these feelings. Thanks for sharing such valuable content, Andrew!"

[@thohared7734]

Great episode. But i can't get over the fact that he's defending SBF... Lost for words.

[@WilliamJonesChess]

Best Moments are all below Josh Wolf chips on shoulders put chips into pockets 8:03 You do not want the thing you crave 36:20 People kept saying double money 38:00 41:10 brain chemistry is still the same, going through my day 42:36 when you have too much money, it becomes a burden [Morgan Housel social debt] 43:55 Bill Gates Climate change I have to figure it out. But if you or I see climate change as a problem, we go: it is not our problem, we cannot solve it. 57:03 Lewis Capaldi- fame does not change you, it changes everyone around you 57:41 Fame and Money = People would behave differently than otherwise. Wow 59:35 I know it all but still the energy still needs to go somewhere. If financial side is solved, you are super-rich, then you obsess over health. Wow. Once health is sorted, for now, then your energy will go elsewhere. Wow. The brain just keeps going. 1:00:20 Awareness = people are stressed due to problems they are aware of = wow 1:06:52 In our house, money was a 4- letter word. 1:13:40 He is post-economic. He has taken money away from the picture which I admire. [He is done with money? Wow what a phrase] 1:24:30 You always have a charitable picture of yourself. wow. You know your intentions. Brain Transplant 1:34:40 Hiring a new CEO is like doing a brain transplant. 1:40:00 pain plus reading is success = wow = Chris bursts out laughing 1:43:48 I would love to get to a point where I do not ask myself ‘what is next?’ = wow. I would love to deprogram yourself. 1:44:30 I don’t know if I will ever have enough [Chris agrees] wow Here are all the moments with headings for me and for you, dear reader, to come back to Misery 3:42 while I had everything I was miserable. 4:54 genetic polymorphism Chips Quote = Wow 8:03 Josh Wolf chips on shoulders put chips into pockets 10 houses 9:45 they have a 500 million yacht, the 10 houses. You don’t need 10 houses you need 1 room. 11:22 he buys a couple companies each year Charlie 12:40 all he did was read. Charlie read 4 hours a day. Over-index 14:03 over-index on goals Love a task hate a task 25:20 there are people who love doing tasks you hate You do not want to get rich 35:20 Felix Dennis. I am miserable and I should have become a poet at 35. This book is 1 of the most fascinating books. 36:20 You do not want the thing you crave = wow Never Enough 38:00 what does never enough mean to you? I kept asking people how much money is enough to you? People kept saying double. 41:10 brain chemistry is still the same, going through my day 42:36 when you have too much money, it becomes a burden [Morgan Housel social debt] 43:55 Bill Gates Climate change I have to figure it out. But if you or I see climate change as a problem, we go: it is not our problem, we cannot solve it. 45:30 A lot of wealthy families are torn apart by money. 47:43 external validation will not fill the internal void 49:03 what a luxury problem to have. Everybody might think they have less money or less fame that they would like. Reverse Ego-centric Effect 56:30 you see yourself the same but the world sees you differently 57:03 Lewis Capaldi- fame does not change you, it changes everyone around you 57:41 Fame and Money = People would behave differently than otherwise. Wow 58:30 there is a Drake song which sums this up = no new friends 59:35 I know it all but still the energy still needs to go somewhere. If financial side is solved, you are super-rich, then you obsess over health. Wow. Once health is sorted, for now, then your energy will go elsewhere. Wow. The brain just keeps going. Prophylaxis against hedonic treadmill = wow 1:00:20 Awareness = people are stressed due to problems they are aware of = wow 1:01:20 the way that I cope is not looking at social media often. 1:02:45 your house goes up and down each day in value you just don’t see it, you don’t get re-valued each day Worry 1:03:33 inventing your own worries [sounds like chosen suffering but not the good kind.] 1:05:20 we are mismatched by info. Our source code is not built to observe the entire world. And then for us to respond [this is the key part- you consume info but is your response healthy?] Money 1:06:52 when you are a kid, if you have a problem, it is coded into you. In our house, money was a 4- letter word. 1:13:40 Derek 20 million now gets 5% each year hence each year gets 1 million. Derek is going to write. He is post-economic. He is not going back. He burned the boats- he is done with money. He has taken money away from the picture which I admire. [He is done with money? Wow what a phrase] 1:19:12 I don’t believe people have any awareness of how much money would make them happy in the end. 1:24:30 You always have a charitable picture of yourself. wow. You know your intentions. Brain Transplant 1:34:40 Hiring a new CEO is like doing a brain transplant. Lazy CEO is what I want to see = put yourself out of a job 1:37:15 put yourself out. My top recommendation is reading 1:38:40 I say often to entrepreneurs to read and you will be fine. 1:40:00 pain plus reading is success = wow = Chris bursts out laughing 1:41:41 hedonic treadmill all the way up to billions Enough- to not ask what is next- wow 1:43:48 I would love to get to a point where I do not ask myself ‘what is next?’ = wow. I would love to deprogram yourself. 1:44:30 I don’t know if I will ever have enough [Chris agrees] wow 1:46:03 committing fraud to give money to charity.

[@TheBlackManMythLegend]

I would love to see another guy with the complete opposite view. Like : I love money . Money is great. I love competition. And stuff like that.

[@producedbypodcast]

Excited to read the book!

[@antigone.at.fleursducoeur]

2.4M already??? I feel like we just hit 2.25 last week

[@antigone.at.fleursducoeur]

Update it was literally 6 days ago

[@elissa2205]

Since you like naming everything Chris, I think having money or fame but no sympathy from others for your struggles should be called the pretty girl problem like you have the tall girl problem :) Since I was a preteen I got so much unwanted attention to the point of harassment and it turned out almost all of my guy friends weren't actually my friend and were just trying to be my boyfriends, and I always got "nice to be you" comments if I ever complained.

[@scotthickey2612]

Ok, with mad respect, messing with the stylist pen thing is starting to be a distraction lol I prob watch too much modern wisdom too.

[@terriweatherby5968]

Now I can’t stop watching the pen!

[@OnekamaProducts]

13:49 = thousands of hours of self help videos looking for the answer to my suffering, only to realize that the only answer is within your unique body/experience.

[@acedreego]

Did you go to BTC Nashville?

[@JpDiet]

Not helpful for for any one who has no cash flow to his name. It's clear enough that he is broken and now money magnifies it. Money and can magnify happiness as well. So be careful of some limiting believes in this video. Though some things he said here are helpful but not for everyone

[@colinsuttie]

Mostly loved this episode, but both of your takes on SBF and EA seem uninformed at best.

[@oliwhiting5923]

Dude leave 45% of these ads out. Reduces the integrity of this pod. Demishes 10x what they pay you. Seek different revenue streams

[@MoparPhil]

Haylll yeah,Sleep Token

[@rolfrevman]

Defending SBF..?😂

[@andrewroy4093]

Can I come onto your podcast please I once was rich and powerful and articulate then lost it all..

[@Ryan.G.Spalding]

This is the problem with this economy. Why are these people waking up from the matrix?! How dare they get healthy. 😉

[@Car-jy8pw]

Must be nice Just kidding. My goals have nothing to do with wealth or fame. I just like to listen sometimes.

[@TheBlackManMythLegend]

you just can't have it all ( maybe let's find out :D )

[@dh7902]

I get it on “giving away all” your money… but don’t understand not passing on “a lot” of money to your own children. Why can they not carry forward a big seed, with your vision, compound the gift you give them and repeat the cycle? I hope what you meant to say is that you will give away a ton but also a pretty penny to your kids to carry forward as part of your lineage.

[@philiprohs]

Lost relatablity at 36:33 when modest goals became 500k-1 mill per year in income as a lower sustainable goal vs trying to be rich…

[@mandm66]

Gimme a break

[@KnOtoUt]

Lol success?? What's that?

[@MarkRobert-p9p]

Chris, can you let Andrew know that he’s autistic please?

[@Venom-ne4ox]

first

[@SmarmyCdawg]

3rd

[@spatyo]

Two rich and famous people talking about being rich and famous. Not a great episode