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American Optimist
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 16 เม.ย. 2021
Learn. Inspire. Build.
Welcome to American Optimist, created by Joe Lonsdale. Learn from the world's leading innovators and policymakers who are solving our nation's most pressing challenges -- and doing it in a way that will lift everyone up.
Welcome to American Optimist, created by Joe Lonsdale. Learn from the world's leading innovators and policymakers who are solving our nation's most pressing challenges -- and doing it in a way that will lift everyone up.
Ep 90: A Conversation with Wall Street Pioneer Ethan Penner
Is greatness a choice? If so, why doesn't everyone choose greatness? And more broadly, what are the prerequisites for a great society?
This week, I'm joined by Ethan Penner, author of the new book "Greatness is a Choice" and one of the most influential figures in modern real estate. In his early 30s, Ethan pioneered the creation of commercial mortgage-backed securities and helped build a new market at a critical moment in history. We discuss his journey from the streets of Yonkers to the heights of Wall Street and what he learned from industry greats like Sam Zell.
Ethan is also a student of history, religion, and philosophy who cares deeply about advancing freedom and helping others find purpose in life. His new book argues that most people misunderstand greatness and equate it to the top one percent of society. Rather, he believes that greatness is a daily decision to choose excellence, and by deliberately choosing excellence we can bring newfound meaning and fulfillment to our daily lives. Through concise and pointed chapters, like "The Debilitating Effects of the Victim Mentality" and “Equality Is Not the Point," Ethan diagnoses where our modern culture has gone awry and offers an antidote that can inspire us all to pursue greatness.
This week, I'm joined by Ethan Penner, author of the new book "Greatness is a Choice" and one of the most influential figures in modern real estate. In his early 30s, Ethan pioneered the creation of commercial mortgage-backed securities and helped build a new market at a critical moment in history. We discuss his journey from the streets of Yonkers to the heights of Wall Street and what he learned from industry greats like Sam Zell.
Ethan is also a student of history, religion, and philosophy who cares deeply about advancing freedom and helping others find purpose in life. His new book argues that most people misunderstand greatness and equate it to the top one percent of society. Rather, he believes that greatness is a daily decision to choose excellence, and by deliberately choosing excellence we can bring newfound meaning and fulfillment to our daily lives. Through concise and pointed chapters, like "The Debilitating Effects of the Victim Mentality" and “Equality Is Not the Point," Ethan diagnoses where our modern culture has gone awry and offers an antidote that can inspire us all to pursue greatness.
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What You Were Taught About Slavery Is Probably Wrong -- Coleman Hughes
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Ask young people today about slavery in America and many of them think that slavery was uniquely American. Coleman Hughes explains the true history of slavery and why our education system is failing us. Check out the full conversation here: th-cam.com/video/gD1X2KGqPrs/w-d-xo.html Follow Joe jtlonsdale & find his writings here: blog.joelonsdale.com/
Why Reparations Won't Work & Why Standardized Tests Help Minorities -- Coleman Hughes
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Follow Joe jtlonsdale & find his writings here: blog.joelonsdale.com/ At Columbia University's freshman orientation, Coleman Hughes and his classmates were separated into groups by skin color to discuss the effects of racism, with minorities portrayed as victims and white students as beneficiaries. Why have exercises like this become commonplace in elite institutions? How did this n...
A Conversation with MLK's Lawyer & Speechwriter: Dr. Clarence Jones
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A Conversation with MLK's Lawyer & Speechwriter: Dr. Clarence Jones
Ep 87: Dr. Cliff Winston - Deregulate Lawyers, Deregulate Airlines & Let Markets Correct Themselves
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Ep 87: Dr. Cliff Winston - Deregulate Lawyers, Deregulate Airlines & Let Markets Correct Themselves
Ep 86: How to Teach STEM for the 21st Century with Dr. David Ruth
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Ep 86: How to Teach STEM for the 21st Century with Dr. David Ruth
Ep 85: The Path to Regime Change in Iran with Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
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Ep 85: The Path to Regime Change in Iran with Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
Ep 84: Sri Ganesan on Freshworks' Big Win, Building Rocketlane & India's Tech Boom
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Ep 84: Sri Ganesan on Freshworks' Big Win, Building Rocketlane & India's Tech Boom
Ep 83: A New Leukemia Cure with Ivan Dimov of Orca Bio
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Ep 83: A New Leukemia Cure with Ivan Dimov of Orca Bio
Ep 82: Rising Inflation? Looming Recession? The State of the Economy with Whitney Baker
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Ep 82: Rising Inflation? Looming Recession? The State of the Economy with Whitney Baker
Ep 81: How Palantir Star Tyler Scriven Is Helping Small Business Compete With Amazon
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Ep 81: How Palantir Star Tyler Scriven Is Helping Small Business Compete With Amazon
Ep 80: Leonard Leo Knows How to Win and How to Save Our Country
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Ep 80: Leonard Leo Knows How to Win and How to Save Our Country
Ep 79: Bjorn Lomborg and the 12 Best Ideas to Help the World
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Ep 79: Bjorn Lomborg and the 12 Best Ideas to Help the World
Ep 78: Emil Michael - the Master Dealmaker Behind Uber's Global Dominance
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Ep 78: Emil Michael - the Master Dealmaker Behind Uber's Global Dominance
Ep 77: Mike Solana on Exposing Corruption, Saving San Francisco, and Building a New Media Empire
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Ep 77: Mike Solana on Exposing Corruption, Saving San Francisco, and Building a New Media Empire
Ep 76: Accelerate or Die! Guillaume Verdon and the e/acc Movement
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Ep 76: Accelerate or Die! Guillaume Verdon and the e/acc Movement
Ep 75: Leadership Lessons with Intuit Founder & Silicon Valley Legend Scott Cook
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Ep 75: Leadership Lessons with Intuit Founder & Silicon Valley Legend Scott Cook
Ep 74: Niall Ferguson & Pano Kanelos on Building the University of Austin
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Ep 74: Niall Ferguson & Pano Kanelos on Building the University of Austin
Ep 73: Lessons from Palantir & How Candid Health Is Fixing the $280B Healthcare Billing Fiasco
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Ep 73: Lessons from Palantir & How Candid Health Is Fixing the $280B Healthcare Billing Fiasco
Ep 72: Illegal Chinese Bio Labs & Secret Police Inside America! Congressman Mike Gallagher
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Ep 72: Illegal Chinese Bio Labs & Secret Police Inside America! Congressman Mike Gallagher
Ep 71: No Debt, Top Professors & Personal Coaches - A New Community College with Tade Oyerinde
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Ep 71: No Debt, Top Professors & Personal Coaches - A New Community College with Tade Oyerinde
Ep 70: Andrew McAfee on the Science Behind the World's Most Valuable Companies
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Ep 70: Andrew McAfee on the Science Behind the World's Most Valuable Companies
Ep 69: How a Teenager Set Out to Rid the Ocean of Plastic; Boyan Slat & the Ocean Cleanup
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Ep 69: How a Teenager Set Out to Rid the Ocean of Plastic; Boyan Slat & the Ocean Cleanup
Ep 68: Are High Interest Rates & Inflation Here to Stay? How to Generate Alpha with Jacob Miller
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Ep 68: Are High Interest Rates & Inflation Here to Stay? How to Generate Alpha with Jacob Miller
Ep 67: Brad Gerstner on the AI Supercycle & Restoring Faith in Capitalism
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Ep 67: Brad Gerstner on the AI Supercycle & Restoring Faith in Capitalism
A Conversation with Elad Levy & the Search for a Missing Israeli Soldier
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A Conversation with Elad Levy & the Search for a Missing Israeli Soldier
Ep 66: Bob McGrew - the Superstar Palantir Alum Leading OpenAI's Transformative Research Projects
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Ep 66: Bob McGrew - the Superstar Palantir Alum Leading OpenAI's Transformative Research Projects
Ep 65: Marc Andreessen and the Case for AI Optimism
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Ep 65: Marc Andreessen and the Case for AI Optimism
Ep 64: The Palantir Interview with Joe Lonsdale & Dr. Alex Karp
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Ep 64: The Palantir Interview with Joe Lonsdale & Dr. Alex Karp
Ep 63: Eddie Margain on Fleeing Mexico and Building Austin FC
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Ep 63: Eddie Margain on Fleeing Mexico and Building Austin FC
He's been doing the same thing for over four decade, yet no meaningful action!
No two tier..private would absorb all medical personnel , downgrade public system completely
Canada was ranked the second best country in the world to live in. I'm glad he left and I wish we could ban him from every coming back.
Inequality is unfortunate, however, it’s an inescapable facet of life.
Except everybody falls through the cracks it you can't get life saving treatment in time...
I am a "Racist, sexist, misogynistic, white american devil" and I watch Prince Rezas interviews because he is a very wise and warm person! Im a very wonderful judge of character and i can tell you the prince is a very morally upstanding person and it would be very wise of the Iranian people to invite him home to help form a new government in Iran when the time comes! I feel horrible for what Jimmy Carter, Obama, Clinton and Biden have done in aiding the Iranian dictatorships oppression of the Iranian people!!
He's right about that
I’ve never had a problem with Canadian health care. If I have a problem, I get it fixed and don’t think twice. I can’t imagine hesitating to get my health needs addressed due to financial concerns.
Great ep!
Any thoughts about the Crown Prince leading his country Iran like his father the Shah of Iran 🇮🇷 did. GHU JW
Terrible human being!! Spoiled CT intermarried, self hating, Kapo Ben Rubenstein! KAPO!!!!
On the level with Bernie Sanders... kapo chazir! That's why I was glad when I was gone from your scam of a company that had a less than 25% success rate. You had to have lawyers reach out to me, to stop me from speaking like this, but since the statute of limitations has passed, I'm just going to have a blast! JF!
Can’t find a family doctor in Canada. You can try the ones accepting patients but the ones accepting patients are usually terrible. And if you want a female doctor, forget about it. Not going to happen. 🙅
Long live the Shah!
Mr Sec Def Mcraven?
What is the fastest growing healthcare plan in the US? Gofundme. Enough said.
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It’s fine in the US, if you have money.
If you really think money can't buy you happiness, you just have no clue where to shop or what to buy. DUH!
Money doesn't buy hapiness past a certain point, but being broke introduces a ton stress into your life that wouldn't be there if you weren't one emergency away from going homeless.
Money can't by happiness but it can sure make misery a lot more comfortable.
It has been found that money only increases happiness until you can afford to live comfortably but after that it doesn’t add anything
It’s not just about being happy it’s about dying younger (as data shows richer people live longer) and not having resources to survive/thrive, having stress related to finances, etc.
The more you have, The more you have to take care of.
Have so much respect for this man,the crown Prince of Iran,he speaks with passion of his country,he loves his country,and wants only the best,and he had all the time in the world and the knowledge,and i really hope for the better, a change.greece.
Uh lol no
I like to amend the statement. "Money doesn't buy happiness directly." Happiness is a state of being. But having a lot of money makes lifes expenses and stress fall away. Without that stress and worry of bills, happiness comes a fuck ton easier. More money more problems is only true if you are shit with your money. The ultra rich have abundance beyond wants and needs. They could spend and spend and never have to look at a bank account. The moderate rich budget well, and don't worry about being cared for. The only poor rich people are the ones with spending problems, not money problems.
I gotta imagine the stresses of being poor are way worse than the stresses of being rich. Its legitimately between life and death in the poor situation sometimes
He never once mentioned the stresses.. Literally The point of the video is people thinking if they just had some thing or if they just got some where they would be happier than where they are currently at and that is not the way life works.
I call complete bullshit on this guy. Money absolutely can and will solve basically any problem or buy happiness. I am super super poor and incredibly unhappy, and I know that money would completely change my entire situation.
You're just unhappy. Working a decent job that pays the bills is all a normal person needs to be financially content.
Oh you don't need money to be happy says the rich guys who have never worked a day in there lives. Their saying is you will own nothing and be happy.
It seems like this is starting to happen in the US though too. Not as a rule, but hearing more stories like this than I used to of people waiting really long for appointments. . .
I hope the time has come for Iran to become a democratic country again. It's tragic that the young generations have for decades deprived and suffered from the oppressive religious rule!! 🙏
Very impressed with Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi who is the beacon of hope for Iran's liberty and justice. We pray that through divine intervention, Iran will be liberated and democracy will rule " New Iran". God bless Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi🙏
This person is a traitor and puppet of the west
Sirji 😂 jairamji ki, Bharat mata ki jai 🤣 aiwam terrorism jo ki mao-naxal ko badnam karke kiya ja raha hai uski kya dawai hai, #sindhiair #Aag #ABHindore
The Islamic mafia has been a disaster for Iran and the world. Free Iran.
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Gosh! Anyone would think the Iranian people would loved to be ruled by this nonentity..... royalty is a fraud ... don't buy it ....
Yup the Canadian government would rather owe it too ya than cheat ya out of it. 😅
"Wow. He said we did all the things Elon said to do about 10 years ago!" Dead!
Investing in the security and well-being of nations like Ukraine and Israel, and extending support to the Iranian people like smart sanctions on Oil exports of Islamic Republic but letting Iranians make money online through services, is crucial because our populations share a common wealth of talents, technologies, and values that foster economic growth, human rights, and fundamental freedoms. This understanding is lost on extremist ideologies like fascism, Marxism, and jihadism, which often rely on zero-sum thinking. For evidence, consider the arguments presented in 'Enlightenment Now' by Steven Pinker. Those who disagree are invited to engage in a constructive debate at Atheist Republic, where we can explore the merits of liberal values and the flaws in authoritarian models. Embracing liberalism allows for mutually beneficial outcomes, whereas extremist ideologies often require someone to lose in order for them to gain.
The problem you have with both systems combined is the free one will turn to super shit
viva Pahlavi
True intentions - Creating terminators to protect democracy and the west
It is exactly why cancer patients from border towns in canada were referred to Buffalo hospitals because they have to wait for several months for diagnostics.
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No people do fall through the cracks.
Iranians who support this guy are really fools. Can’t believe they want to be ruled by a King. They forgot that his father was a ruthless monarch and an extravagant man who wasted money while his countrymen were poor.
The analogy of coddling children making them start to cry--and then applying that to the adult world--really hit me. It's so obvious when he explains it that way.
Any of you Commenters Navy Seals or Any other branch of the United States Military? Everyone is Entitled toTheir Opinions, while most are like buttholes. Everyone has one and Most Smell
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