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There was this deep fear that this risky bet that I took was a failure and that I was a fool.
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Behind every success story, there are painful lessons that we never hear about.
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Emitting weakness or emitting fear...
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is actually a bigger lift for a leader.
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And that is unquestionably gonna be on me.
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Being a CEO is like crazy.
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I was like, I'm not that person, you know?
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I'm Ali Portovi and this is confession.
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I was angry, I was sad, I was every emotion you can imagine.
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That was the definition of rock bottom.
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Inside you're like making oh .
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You know, like why am I here?
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I basically felt like I was lying and it felt just terrible.
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Even the most successful person you know is a human being, someone who makes mistakes, who has lessons that they learn from those experiences.
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So what are you looking for in a new CEO?
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Why are you asking me?
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Ask the board members.
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They're the ones who fire me.
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It's just always harder than you think.
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I distinctly remember.
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In fact, it haunts me.
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Did you feel ashamed?
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This is Confession.
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