Zweimal alles verloren in zwölf Monaten

0:00What's a failure or loss that you wouldn't trade away because it changed who you are? So many. So many? Yeah, I mean I mean, I am a product of my failures. Is there anything epic that's that stands out? I mean, I've lost everything I have twice. Mhm. So that >> [laughter] >> So that that stands out. >> were you when that happened? Uh 20s, 6 7 somewhere there. Yeah. Both times?

0:27Yeah. So both times in one year? Yeah. Oh jeez, that's a tough year. >> Technically different calendar years, but yeah. Yeah, but same age. That's that's tough. I mean >> First year of dating Layla, too. Wow. Met me successful, lost it all, started getting it all back, lost it all again. I I'm so curious at what point was she like, "Okay, third time's a charm and if not, well, you know, tick-tock." That's funny. I wonder what she'd say about that. Uh you guys seem like a powerhouse couple. I'm wondering if you've had a disagreement that you can share that shook your foundation and how you rebuilt from that.

0:59>> So, I don't think we've had a disagreement that's shaking our foundation. We've had only one, I would say, like true fight, if you want to call it that, and it was a business fight. It wasn't anything romantic. Um our our Layla and I have a very like like there's some people who have very like fireworks-y relationships. Layla and I have what I would consider just like a a a a coal fire. You know what I mean? Like it's not going to take you like it just it just burns. You know what I mean? Yeah, it's very consistent. And so, she and I have a lot of respect for one another. And so, if like the the initial response to a disagreement is always, "What information do you have that I don't have?" Because we typically make decisions the same way and we have the similar values. And so, if we're optimizing around the same goal and we want to get there the same way, then if one of us disagrees, it's typically because we have some information advantage.

1:43>> for it. Right. And then sometimes, you know, she might say, you know, "Well, it's this." And I'm like, "That's a great perspective. Didn't think about that. Good point." Or it could happen in reverse. But the um the instance where uh we came to disagreement was that I I wanted to start the software company um when we already had a supplement company and Gym Launch at the time. And, um, it you know, she was just like, "We cannot do this. I We are so spread thin. Like, we can't do this." And I was just like, "You are not thinking big enough.

2:08Like, this is a huge opportunity." And, um, and I was wrong. You know, we I mean, we built the company and and I, you know, I forced it into existence and, um, it I could have taken all of that effort and just continued to improve the existing business. I would have made more money than if I than me distracting everyone and making this my my new pet project. We ended up selling the company, but it I I lost money on the sale of Gym Launch and Prestige Labs to create Allen. And the amount that I got from that pales in comparison to what I would have gotten if I had built the other thing the right way.

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