1 Hour Intern

Proud Stanford graduate, and wise businessman John Lillie and I chat about everything from his current day to day life, his past, and all the lessons learned in the journey. Also, we talk about the power of sticking to your own values, regardless of the consequences. As you grow up, the choices you make increase in difficulty, and you may even question your own values along the way. Will you stay loyal to who you are or surrender to others’ ideals?

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The Power Points:

• (00:41) - A hard worker without regrets: on John Lillie’s unconventional metric for success. — “I think the most important part was my efforts to create a place where people could flourish.”
• (06:07) - Growing up in a loving and encouraging family and why you should always appreciate your parents’ efforts and teachings. — “My father wanted me to do what I enjoyed the most.”
• (12:06) - The cultivation of values, finding comfort with one-self and the importance of moving on. — “As life progresses you get challenged by different circumstances that force you to show your values and make decisions.”
• (19:36) - Meaningful lessons and relationships: how to make the most out of your college experience. — “The main thing that you learn in college is how to learn. If you can develop that love of knowledge in your educational time, it will greatly enrich your life.”
• (26:07) - How the working life can test and strengthen your values, and how work ethics are much more relevant than a person’s skills. — “The importance of working in companies that support you and help you to flourish are key for your professional life.” 
• (34:53) - Serving the institution of your life: how John became an influential and beloved figure of his chosen community. — “Being a trustee is an extraordinary privilege.” 
• (38:32) - How failure is a choice, and John’s advice for the future generations. — “Enjoy life.”

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Oncologist and research scientist Ellie Guardino and I sit down to chat about her strict childhood and school life, the importance of a loving support system, and her finding of purpose and self-worth. When you embrace the imperfection of your own journey and life itself, it is easier to spot what really matters to you. Are your decisions leading you to happiness?

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The Power Points:

• (00:52) - Caring is my success: the life of a cancer researcher — “While I’ve developed new therapies that have been impactful for millions, the impact that you have on one person’s life is pretty incredible.”
• (06:26) - How a tough growing environment shaped Ellie’s personal development and family relationships — “My father was very strict. He had very high expectations for all of his children.”
• (10:49) - How a tragedy guided Ellie to pursue a medical career — “At the time it was hard to understand how a 16-year-old could have a brain tumor and die within a very short period of time.”
• (16:32) - We’re all on the same boat: learning resilience and embracing the imperfection of the high school life — “It was a time for me to really try to figure out why the world was the way it was.”
• (24:41) - Searching for a mentor, not having regrets, and jumping into people’s pools at 2 A.M. — “Find someone that you connect with and ask them to be your mentor, there’s nothing wrong with asking for that.”
• (30:57) - Falling in love with the entire educational ride, finding your worth and strengths through your mentor’s eyes, and the importance of taking care of your social agenda — “I feel like my whole career experience and career journey was around enjoying myself.”
• (40:45) - How cancer stroke again to transform Ellie into an even more empathic and engaged professional — “It changed my life. It was the right decision, it has had a tremendous impact and changed the outcome of a lot more patients’ lives by being in the job that I’m at currently.”
• (47:02) - How to build a happy home and deal with the most difficult times — “It’s the right thing to do, to continue to push the envelope, try to have an impact, and I don’t regret it one bit.”

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Kate Kelly reports many facets of Wall Street at the New York Times. Kate and I chat about her childhood, school life and professional experience to discover the ruling values within the journalism field, how to write an impactful book and the importance of recognizing and taking the opportunities that pop up in our lives. Kate knows a thing or two about tenacity, confidence, and resilience, are you willing to listen to her story?

New episodes every Monday: www.1hourintern.com 

The Power Points:

• (00:24) - On Kate’s unbiased writing process and the art of earning confidence — “To me writing needs to be sort of methodical and planned, otherwise I don’t know what I’m trying to achieve with a particular paragraph or page.” 
• (08:55) - Avoid the easy answer: how to expand your kids’ critical thinking and judging of information — “Oftentimes, he’s being very insightful and he’s right, but I sort of enjoy playing Devil’s advocate and saying to him: ‘Well, how do you know that’s the case here?’”
• (13:02) - Juggling through a tight family agenda and how to design your life with a 5-year plan strategy — “If you don’t know where you’re headed toward or what your objective is, it’s really hard to make the next decision.”
• (21:17) - Growing up with a service philosophy, the early introduction to journalism and the uncertain pursuit of a singing career — “I really love my career as a journalist and however painful it was at that time, it was good for me to clear that out of the way and focus on what I really enjoyed and could actually make an impact on.”
• (31:57) - Navigating tough seas: on Kate’s high school experience — “There was just a degree of competitiveness that would feel a little intense at times.” 
• (40:13) - How a sport could become your greatest mentor — “There was something about just showing up and working through pain that was an incredible life lesson for me.”
• (45:13) - How to land a commercially successful book and the importance of taking advantage of the opportunities in front of you — “You really want to have an impact. Life is short, and we can only do so many things.”

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Anthony Noto and I chat about his personal growth and professional journey, the true meaning of leadership, and how everyone around you can teach you crucial life lessons. All your dreams are achievable, as long as you’re willing to sweat and work hard.

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The Power Points:

• (00:58) - Parental lessons from a successful, loving father — “I always try to go back with them to three core values: the first one is work as hard as you can, the second is do the right thing, and the third is to take care of other people.” 
• (09:48) - How limited resources unleashed an entire family’s potential — “Constraint is the mother of creativity, it drives necessity to innovate.”
• (21:54) - Meeting your life-long teammates, learning from mentors, and Anthony’s advice for high schoolers — “Challenge yourself to have struggle, because if you don’t struggle, you won’t learn.”
• (32:40) - Everyone is a teacher: on Anthony’s college life and his pursuit of leadership — “I had a huge interest in changing my life and figuring out how to take myself from where I was economically to a different level.”
• (39:03) - Attending military school, finding motivation, and embracing selflessness — “It was in many ways a mechanism to get me back mentally and physically to where I needed to be.”
• (45:46) - Starting from the bottom: how Anthony found success in the business world — “The most powerful thing I learned was just what a great culture can do for the success of a company.” 
• (54:03) - How to deal with self-doubt and gain confidence — “If you don’t feel good about what you’re doing, work harder.” 

Resources

• Moneyball by Michael Lewis
• The Art of War by Tzu Sun
• Sea Stories by Admiral William McRaven
• Goldman Sachs: The Culture of Success by Lisa Endlich

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Charity Water’s leader Scott Harrison and I chat about his uncontrollable lifestyle during his youth, how he transformed his mindset and chose service over selfishness. We’ll learn all about the birth of his organization, its mission and how it has improved millions of lives by taking clean water to remote communities. A frivolous past can’t overshadow a bright future, how do you want to spend your life?

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The Power Points:

• (00:44) - A day in the shoes of a nonprofit organization leader — “Waking up at 5 AM and spending the next 12 to 15 hours visiting communities that need help, communities that are drinking dirty water.”
• (03:50) - On Charity Water’s mission and how it has built a massive community of supporters with the power of storytelling — “About 1/10 of every human alive on the planet today is drinking contaminated diseased water from swamps, ponds or rivers, simply because of the conditions they were born into.”
• (07:47) - Privilege check: how millions of lives spin around water while most of us take it for granted — “That sounds so crazy! Imagine your full work life or your school life being used just to collect dirty water.”
• (16:14) - A quiet childhood, an unrestrained youth, a crushing realization and a life changing transformation — “I realized that I was a worthless, degenerate scumbag and that I had contributed absolutely no good to society for ten years.”
• (24:20) - Halting the selfish pursuit, finding purpose and choosing a life of service — “I think a lot of people feel like their past defines their future. There’s a lot of guilt and a lot of shame, but it’s never too late to change your past.” 
• (41:00) - Raising compassionate kids, building empathy instead of empires, and how ignorance is a choice — “It’s asking yourself what things are not okay on your watch and then what could you do about it with passionate, purposeful work with high integrity.”
• (50:21) - How to manage failure and — “Think about the rule of life: How do you want to live your life? How do you want to be remembered?”

Resources

• The Spring
• Thirst by Scott Harrison
• The Billionaire Who Wasn’t by Conor O’Clery

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On this week's episode of 1 Hour Intern I learn from education extraordinaire, a Sacred Heart teacher, Jake Moffat. Jake dives into how he bounced back from not making the U-16 US soccer team, getting into Stanford without technically graduating high school, and how he became a professional website designer with no coding or design experience. When it comes to decision making, there is nothing such as “bad” decisions: always follow your heart, and please, do bring your hiking footwear with you.

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The Power Points:

• (01:13) - Students are much more than their grades: on the day-to-day life of an educator — “I’m not sure that being a teacher shapes my personality at all, I think my personality dictates that I’m a teacher.”
• (06:17) - On Jake’s family dynamics, relationships, and how his parents’ divorce impacted his upbringing — “Who you are and how much of a decent human being you were… those expectations were always unquestionably high.”
• (18:23) - Why rafting the Grand Canyon has more meaning than your unfulfilling job — “Don’t get tied to expectations of who you’re supposed to be, that keeps you from doing things that bring you joy.”
• (21:30) - Shortcuts may lead to indifference — “I figured out how to do just about all of my school work at school. I played soccer maybe 25 hours a week, maybe more.”
• (29:14) - How to snap out of being a conformist and unleash your true potential — “I committed to myself, I needed to know what I could do, what could happen if I did all the work and actually paid attention.”
• (37:03) - Filling a college application with a purple pen and how saying “yes” will bring joy to your life — “I recognized that I wanted to spend time with people who said ‘yeah, I can do that’.”
• (42:29) - Fake it ‘til you make it: Hopping on the Internet wagon as Denver’s first website designer — “At the time, it was writing HTML code and nobody in Denver knew how to do it, so I said, ‘Yeah, I make websites!’. I had never made a website in my life.”
• (48:17) - The rejection of regret and why your decisions make you who you are — “I feel like some decisions may not always be right, but if you make them thoughtfully at the time, then they inform who you become.” 

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Hall of Famer and former free safety for the 49ers, Ronnie Lott and I chat about everything from his strict household, his pursuit of purpose, and how sports helped him achieve professional, business, and personal greatness. Everything adds up on the field, and your actions and emotions can get you either closer to, or in the way of your dreams. Are you ready to play?

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The Power Points:

• (01:15) - On Ronnie’s tough childhood and his relationship with his parents — “When you’re a military family, to do something wrong is not a good thing. My dad had expectations.”
• (09:11) - Distinguishing wrong from right: an introduction to sportsmanship — “ I started realizing it was around also watching people and watching them do it the right way.”
• (18:25) - Everything is a win: how to deal with loss in sports and life — “The one thing I learned early on is that you’re going to lose, it’s going to be sad, it’s going to be uncomfortable.”
• (24:28) - The importance of fighting on and aiming for excellence — “The hardest part is having the courage to keep getting better and better and making sure that you tried to make everything count.”
• (35:54) - The nocive evolution of self-doubt — “When people tell you things that you’re not doing, that’s when you start to get doubt.”
• (38:26) - On Ronnie’s successful transition and merging of sports and business — “People that are constantly trying are evolving.”
• (42:14) - Is it worth taking the risk? How to move past fear — “Are you finding a way to figure out how you can move forward?”

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One of Silicon Valley’s prominent Bitcoin and Fintech gurus — selling multiple companies for a combined total of more than $1 billion — Wences Casares and I chat about everything from his childhood in a sheep ranch in Argentina to founding multiple companies. In his early years, he was mesmerized by the Internet. Today he has become one of the leading entrepreneurs in fintech on an international scale.

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The Power Points:

• (00:56) - Growing up in a ranch and being oblivious to the outside world — “It’s a tough life, but if you don’t know any better, you don’t even know that it’s tough.” 
• (09:57) - Bursting the bubble to fall in love with America — “All of a sudden, I felt like I was in an entrepreneurship mecca.”
• (17:01) - How the Internet changed the world and how to get fired from your own company — “I went from not having a penny to turning down multimillion-dollar offers to acquire the company, to not having a penny again.”
• (28:43) - Letting go of the safety net and building an aggressive, high valued company — “If you’re going to do something, do it well or don’t do it.”
• (37:46) - Marrying the love of your life, sailing the world and fixing toilets in the middle of the ocean — “I realized that it was a mistake, but it was too late. It exploded. I made the biggest effort ever to not throw up.”
• (47:06) - Finding inspiration and charm in the capital of innovation — “If you’re an entrepreneur and you’re not in Silicon Valley, you feel like you’re not in the major leagues.”
• (50:08) - Wences’ advice for the ambitious and motivated entrepreneurs out there — “If I could do it all over again, I wouldn’t do many companies, I would do one right.”

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The Today Show, Access Hollywood, and The Middleman are only a few roles in Natalie Morales’ illustrious career. Natalie & I discuss everything from journalism in the age of COVID to overcoming obstacles and continually reinventing ourselves.

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The Power Points:

• (00:22) - Sink or swim: how journalists have to constantly prove their worth in the business — “Every day I’m pretty much struggling with reinventing how I do things.”
• (08:21) - Thriving in constant change: the life of a military brat — “You need to push sometimes to get out of your comfort zone and for me, moving so much was that push.”
• (16:02) - Feeling like an outcast and not making it into your dream school — “If you’re looking for validation, you’re going to be disappointed every single day.”
• (21:57) - Choosing passion over profit: why Natalie pursued journalism despite her financial panorama — “When you’re doing something you love, I don’t think you notice the hardships as much.”
• (30:20) - Natalie’s multiple tests of worth: a journalist’s baby steps, a one-shot opportunity and her career-defining moments — “I knew everything I did was 100% mine and I felt so valued. That to me is the meaning of success.” 
• (35:40) - On sexism, getting too comfortable and Natalie’s advice for the listeners — “Adversity and setbacks don’t define you. The things you accomplish do.”

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I spoke with legendary music producer Rick Rubin. We discuss everything from the importance of meditation, to geeking out with your community, and even being willing to continue pushing yourself when it feels like you aren’t moving forward.

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The Power Points:

• (01:07) - The process of making an album in an ever-shifting industry — “It keeps happening where people grow up with a certain kind of music, they get into it and then they realize that they can take it somewhere it’s never gone before.”
• (08:16) - Classical music, a passion for magic and understanding how to manufacture experiences — “Following the things that got me excited was something that I always did from the time that I was young and something that my parents always supported.”
• (14:36) - Feedback is a mistake: the power of meditation — “It allows you to get very quiet and still. There's a tremendous amount of acceptance. If you sit down and do it, you’ve succeeded.”
• (16:36) - On curiosity, initiative and how to start a radio station at your school — “I was looking for ways to practice the things I was interested in doing either for myself or with an audience.”
• (22:08) - How excitement and the need to share and connect with like-minded people defeats fear and contributes to confidence — “The hunger for that connection is the thing that gets you over the hunk to ask the question you don’t want to ask.”
• (27:47) - A natural genius: how Rick built his acclaimed career in the music industry — “My interest was in making these things and putting them out. It was never about how big they could get and how much money I could make, I never considered that.”
• (37:50) - On starting over and what to do when your art collides with real life obstacles — “Any of the things that we think of as struggles or difficulties or fears, they could also be drivers.”
• (45:16) - How the smallest things can make a world of a difference — “The universe conspires on our behalf to tell us what we need to know.”

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