ABOUT THIS EPISODE
My childhood friend Mike had a better-stocked pantry and better Christmas presents than I did. He was never trying to make me feel bad. I still managed to turn it into a competition he knew nothing about.
Years later, that feeling was still there when I started businesses and took risks. I could say I wanted freedom or a better life for my family, and I did. But some of my ambition was coming from a much younger version of me.
00:00 Who am I still trying to impress?
00:47 My best friend Mike
01:23 The pantry I still remember
01:57 Lying about my Christmas presents
02:45 The younger version of me
03:15 Working with Mike years later
03:46 What I still do with that feeling
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I'm Art Harrison. I tell stories about work, money, starting businesses, and starting over, usually because something didn't go the way I thought it would.
