Thread by @businessbarista

I studied 7 world-class performers over the weekend.

They all have remarkable stories to tell.

Here's 1 fact, 1 lesson, 1 quote from each of them...

1. Daniel Ek (Spotify CEO)

1 FACT: By mistake, NYSE hung a Swiss flag instead of Swedish flag at IPO

1 LESSON: Creativity & structure are not mutually exclusive

1 QUOTE: “We led with our conviction rather than [being] rational, because rational said it was impossible”

2. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)

1 FACT: Highest paid actor in 2020 at $87.5 million

1 LESSON: You can be highly successful without conceding on family

1 QUOTE: “All successes begin with self-discipline. It starts with you”

3. Taylor Swift

1 FACT: Before 1989's release, Swift invited 89 fans to her house to listen to her album & bake them cookies

1 LESSON: There's value in a creative outlet whether or not it makes $

1 QUOTE: “Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death.”

4. Charlie Munger (Buffett's right hand man)

1 FACT: Never took a course in business

1 LESSON: Someone with a 130 IQ thinking it's 125 > someone with a 180 IQ thinking it's 190

1 QUOTE: “In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn't read all the time — none, zero”

5. Sara Blakely (Founder of Spanx)

1 FACT: 23 years after founding, Sara still owns 100% of Spanx

1 LESSON: Having command over your mindset & self-doubt is everything

1 QUOTE: “I’d never worked in fashion or retail. I just needed an undergarment that didn’t exist”

6. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Astrophysicist)

1 FACT: Hosts a podcast on space, science, and culture called StarTalk

1 LESSON: Being a proper skeptic is the best way to find objective truth

1 QUOTE: “90% of the sentences that come out of my mouth, I have previously written down.”

7. Elon Musk (CEO of Tesla)

1 FACT: He plans to put a literal Dogecoin on the moon

1 LESSON: Most want to disrupt industries. Elon wants to disrupt the human race.

1 QUOTE: “If you go back 300 years, the things we take for granted today, you’d be burned at the stake for”

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