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Feb 2023
38m 44s

Taking Comfortable Risks with Scott Gall...

SIMON SINEK
About this episode

When is a risk worth taking? We have to learn to embrace the comfortable risks - the ones where the pain of failure is worthwhile or even valuable.  

Podcaster, author and NYU professor, Scott Galloway and I talk about a lot of things, including our concern that the youngest generation is too afraid of the risks worth taking and how that may be adversely affecting them. 

This is… A Bit of Optimism. 

For more on Scott and his work check out: 

https://www.profgalloway.com/

https://profgmedia.com/the-pod/

https://profgmedia.com/pivot/

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713560/adrift-by-scott-galloway/

 

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