I don’t know why but my intuition is telling me that Tom had to work extra hard for this episode, so I just wanted to comment and say thank you we appreciate what you do
This man was a straight up hustler! He put the work in and what stood out to me the most is when he said he looks for people that don’t complain and don’t see hours. They just stay there working hard not even worried about the time or doing what we all mostly do which is check the time and say I can’t wait to go home. I have yet to reach that level and it’s a level I’m honestly striving so hard for!
I love this because it stretched my mental model so far. I thought I was working long/hard/smart, but I'm not even in the same race as him. Watching this episode was the mental equivalent of someone running the first ever four minute mile. My frame of reference for the impossible just shifted. It's like Michael just grabbed the horizon, and moved it.
Your interviews are the most valuable interviews I’ve ever watched . You have a way to make people open up and go deep about their lives . It’s like reading a book. Wow. Thanks
I wish you would have asked him "how he would do it differently today, he mentioned several times that he wouldn't have built that business the same way today." Great interview!!
35:36 Small world, I moved to Japan last year to work on myself and have been studying Aikido. Thanks for inspiring me to stare at discomfort and melt it’s face with action.
This man is king!!!! Anyone else notice how he won tom over by pulling out that Quest bar! (Not that he needed to) the small things can be the big things... and they way Tom laughed put into context how the studio exec must have laughed when he said he could do the program in 10 weeks! This man is Brilliant! Wow!
I love your show and agree with hard work and long hours, especially when you work for yourself. However the exhausting expectations by employers to do more and more without compensation is lacking in respect. It's creates huge imbalances in life. Though agree this guy is amazing.
I think there’s a difference between being vulnerable and being transparent. To me vulnerability is a person not being in control of themselves no matter what it is, good or bad. Transparency is a person who can share even their failures or weaknesses and not feel as though they are at the mercy of another, they still maintain control of themselves.
great interview with so much content Tom,your program has saved my life and will for ever be grateful..wish to see Steve Harvey & Denzel Washington on this program..
LOved it!!! Especially, because yet again you can see that hard work and attitude of 'nothing is above me' really gives you results. I am fed up with 'find your passion' and 'love what you do' fads - 90% os success is doing things that hard like sleeping less, sacrificing free time and vacations. thank you for being real . (can you please invite Kobe Bryant on the show , his work ethic is legendary)
Angela .lv01 Find your passion and love what you do are not fads. They started way back in the 1800’s right around the industrial revolution. The problem is the misperception that passion and love does not involve hard work, long hours, or attention to detail. Many times, those who love what they do had sacrificed a lot of their other dreams. Martin Luther King sacrificed his privacy, “work” for pay, and his actual life because he had a Dream. Gandhi saved India by sacrificing his health, his personal relationships especially with his wife, and security because of his Dream to drive Britain out of India. Jesus preached because that was his calling, his passion. He died for his beliefs. He sacrificed his life for others to live the truth. Ordinary people live passionately because the sacrifices are worth it.
I had to watch this one a second time. I appreciate so many things about this...most of all the authenticity I sense from both of you in the journey to improve, grow, keep learning. Much love and gratitude.
Major takeaways: work longer hours than others. Learn more than others, spend time on reading and studying. Study the seniors of your company, what they like, do and do not. Basically devote yourself to that cause. 👌
Lead By Example Old news. Old corporate style. The world moves much faster these days. Guys like Gary V and other social media giants like Tim Ferriss are the complete opposite. Minimum levels of work combined with maximum effectiveness and strategy. Outsource as much as possible. 80/20 your business, business tasks, products, services, sales, marketing, customer service, and employees. Automate just about everything including business and personal taxes, business and personal investments. And take mini retirements, sabbaticals every six months. The learning process is accelerated when asking the right questions. A great guide for individuals is a book by Elaine Pofeldt, Million Dollar One Person Businesses. Check it out, get inspired, and learn the new way to faster success and happiness.
taoist40 You're wrong. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, majored in Film/Tv Prod. , used to work at WB. That hard work is the only way to make it still today. GRIPS today still have to do 400 hrs. of landscaping duty to even start their job. Your lazy ass couldn't handle it.
after reading "who is michael ovitz" and "caa - powerhouse" please please please bring him back. so much to learn from him. if i could choose one mentor in the entire world, i would go for michael ovitz.
Warren is a voracious reader. I only wish I could spend as much time reading as he does. I read an entire book in 4 hours a month ago and after about 3 hours my head hurt. Although I retained most of what I read, because I'm looking for "big ideas" or "action steps", I would have to build that reading muscle up to be able to read like Warren does.
...and by the way when Tom asked what qualities he is looking for in people, he never said ;"I am looking for talented people"...He said...people who don't look for hours,curious,self-reliant, who don't put things til tomorrow, who don't complain, somebody who wants to make something of themselves better that they started"...all the leadership skills that can be learned. Talent not required.
I saw my father completely unbalance his life with that approach. Happily I resolved the question before getting caught up with ambition, and have had just a moderately contented, moderately eventful (or uneventful, both are true) life. Its just not for everyone, nor does it always end well.
This one sure made an impact! Even though he had a lot of stories and wisdom to share, it was definitely the respect he showed you Tom that made the biggest impression. Here`s this highly successful individual, one of the most influental in a business filled with influental people, and he starts of by clearly showing respect for you Tom and what you have achieved, and he is being really sincere and so incredible humble. The Quest Bar-scene was a nice one to! He clearly had done his research to. So I think the lesson to be taken from this interview isnt necessarily from his answers, but the entire framing of the man. Definitely buying the book!
Dear Tom, Is it possible if you can ask this guest to come on your program again and ask him more questions as everything he says is like a nugget of wisdom that we desperately need. I can't tell you how much your channel is helping me shape my personality and to find my lost drive back.
Good lord, I only have so much time in a day....particularly because I'm working for the man and hustling for my dream. Anyone know of a method to "Drop Ship" the content of these videos in my brain ASAP, perhaps like Elon Musk's Neuralink? This channel is a Gold Mine for the Learning Mind! Love it!
Tom his answer for your last question about what impact, is really a good one, people don't do things keeping impact in mind, rather they are driven by their internal needs and in that course the impact happens. That's a lot to take home. Loved this episode. Thank you both gentlemen.
This episode is Epic! and yes, I'm getting the book! can't wait to blow my mind! P.S- I'm a big fan Tom and I appreciate everything you do with impact theory. peace.
In my previous job I was like that: first to come, last to leave. Always ahead, knew inside and out how things work, what to do when there was a fu*k up, knew how to fix everything. I was always learning, while others were on FB and smoking outside. For almost 8 years I worked worked worked... then I decided to leave as I burnt out, got health problems from stress and my depression just got worse. Why did it happen? Because I had a boss who NEVER appreciated our work. I was called to the office because I didn't smile or someone said some made up story and I had to explain something that never happened. This is exactly how you destroy people who are willing to work, have goals and ambitions. He was lucky he had someone who appreciated him. I wasn't and till today I suffer from my previous experiences. My advice: if someone does NOT appreciate you - RUN AWAY as fast as you can! I was stupid and it was too late for me :(
How's it going? I lived something like that at my previous job, you don't belong to where a boss doesn't cherish you, life is very short to waste it doing stupid things.😊😊
For me personally, the stategic effort to intentionally (get the key) learn and create an opportunity to show his value was most impressive to me. If I could transport myself into any movie I would always pick matrix, so I could download everything as quick as possible.....I know Kung Fu😀. Great interview
Well this is wisdom at its best.The man and Legend himself ,phenomenon what he has been able to achieve.With tenacity,determination ,focus and a never say die mentality Great things are achieved. Love the Interview ,its an inspiration for me as I go at my dreams.
No one else found it disheartening that the key was to work longer hours than everyone else? That has been so unhealthy for myself and my family. I don't want that to be the key!
The was amazing.. I learned a lot. And it affirmed things I already do, or have done. It also showed me where I can be more aggressive and step my game up. However.. there was something missing for me.. How do you execute being kind while being aggressive? He spoke about why its important, and that it is important to back off sometimes.. but he did not define it, did not illustrate it with an example, and did not tell us how to execute it. All in all, this was a Great one, and I will be watching this again very soon. Thank you so much .
I guess the answer is in his book. Like you, I found it one of the better interviews I've seen in a long time. I would imagine the book is just littered with the types of gems discussed here.
SO much value in this talk! I have been working on controlling my emotions and also listening to intuition more...and I have recently been thinking I should make time to get back into martial arts, after more than a decade of not practicing.
I'm a long time listener to these now but first comment - LOVE every interview you do, how you make people open up and really dive into their success. What a humble guy and when he pulled out the Quest bar - classic!
We agree with Tom Bilyeu, thank you for introducing Michel Ovitz on your show. He is right so are you. Great guidance to tell it the way it is. Thank you!
Allow me to very highly recommend Brazillian Jiu Jitsu. It is hard, it will hurt you and you are guaranteed to love it. Also I highly recommended boxing as it is insanely fun getting to spar. Also muay thai is insanely fun sparring.
A study done by entertainment-securities attorney, John W. Cones, finds that 70 - 80 percent of the top three executives in the MPAA studio/distributors are "politically liberal, not very religious Jewish males of European heritage." Given this, why is there such little diversity in the executive ranks when many are calling for more diversity in Hollywood? Could discrimination (cronyism, nepotism and favoritism) in the executive suites be the cause of the lack of diversity at the talent, crew and conglomerate levels? Does a narrowly defined "control group" of executives only green-light movies that appeal to their interests, values, cultural perspectives and prejudices? Is this why Hollywood studios and New York networks are promoting a liberal agenda and suppressing conservatives? Is this why Hollywood is promoting European style- socialism and anti-Christian values? Is this why Hollywood is promoting the Globalist Agenda Trump is working to roll back? MAINSTREAM -- a 4-part mini series NOT "coming to a theater near you" addresses the lack of diversity in Hollywood and its repercussions on a democratic society. Get on high quality DVD at www.mecfilms.com/mainstream.html or watch at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-evYyDsmSzdo.html
"For every success story, there is probably 10,000 failures" - I like that. Most people only see the bright side, but don't see the hustle behind the scenes
Ok Tom.. I have an idea... We need a Book club... Now that Ive been Practicing Kwik Learning... & Now we are Faster... Its so FUN & Would Continue to Be Legendary! xoxo Sheri Morgan
35:28 It's so cool to see Tom interviewing the people he looked up to way back in his own early days, and just seeing this reminds me of how interconnected the whole world truly is. Thanks so much as always Tom, and keep up the amazing impact. 👊
I'm from Reseda, CA which is in the Valley, too (next to Van Nuys) I bet it was nice back then. I've since moved to TX (mini-Austin) /it's like what LA was back then. I majored in Film/TV Prod. and used to work at WB.
9:23 - "Customer is always right" and the most important part us, the entrepreneurs, forget is that it never comes natural for us to accept that. I stopped the video to right this comment because I thought it will be useful :) Excited to hit play again!
very on point about working hard, and learning all you can. absolutely. tho: "customer is always right" you sure about that? i mean, yes, if you want to make it in business, you want to create customers who are happy enough to want to come back to you again as well as recommend you to their own friends. yet it's not always like that. picture leading a studio tour. someone in your group sees Matt Damon or Al Pacino or _______ standing over there, and wants to be taken over to talk to that person. maybe they simply say "i'm going to go over and say 'sup?' to Steven Segal and get my picture taken with him; i'll catch up with you all!" is tour guide Ovitz going to respond "that's alright cos the customer is indeed always right" and move on with the rest of group? nope! cos if he does not persuade that person to stay with the group and forget about the in-person photo session with the celebrity of their choice, security and bouncers will indeed be involved. creating satisfied and loyal customers is indeed part of the whole thing. but it's not a blank check. there is a reason one does not give other people a blank check either in business or personal.
Bought the dvd of the interview with Michael Ovitz and Charlie Rose and that’s also a very interesting interview. Read the book “Who is Mike Ovitz,” it was very good. I got the audio version and a hard copy of the book. Another interesting video is The Last Mogul, The Life & Times of Lew Wasserman. A fascinating documentary and gives you more insight into the sale of MCA/Universal.
Birthday cake is my favorite also. When i did iorn man the olny fuel I took was quest bars. I.T. has been pivotal in my journey. The story u tell yourself is the most important thing. Thank u Tom
Ovits is an amazing man who helped create amazing things. His work has been very present in my life, and I think he sets a terrific example for anyone.
Mindset It means do whatever it takes to reach your goal. Read The Ultimate Secret by Mike Hernacki. Small book, maybe 50 pages long, that describes the very thing Michael did.
