Airbnb Founder: The Number 1 Thing People Get Wrong About Happiness and Success | Brian Chesky

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

September 11, 2023

Duration

1h 40m

Channel

Jay Shetty Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Today, Airbnb co-founder and CEO, Brian Chesky joins us on the podcast. In this episode, Brian is honest, vulnerable, insightful, and most of all human. He shares his story openly; the successes, the loneliness, the desire to belong, and how everything he’s experienced has led to a tremendous amount of personal growth. Join us in this engaging conversation as we discuss: 00:00 Intro 02:44 What Makes You Happy? 06:05 The Journey Of Starting A Business 09:03 Founding A Company With Friends 13:40 Your Success Depends On Others 16:17 The Vision That Started Airbnb 18:27 People Are 99% The Same 20:19 Our Human Desire Is To Belong 26:37 On Forging An Eye-Opening Friendship With Former President Barak Obama 28:29 The Silent Killer: Loneliness 34:59 The Importance Of Connection 40:15 The Difference Between Loneliness And Solitude 42:06 Lessons From Steve Jobs 49:49 Try More Things, Have More Experiences & Avoid Seeking Status 51:10 What Would Your Younger Self Tell You Now? 52:36 Avoid The Biggest Thing People Regret 56:10 Being Misunderstood Is Ok 58:21 How To Understand Who You Are 01:01:03 How Do You Want To Be Remembered? 01:03:46 Work Can Be An Addiction 01:09:36 What Keeps You Up At Night? 01:11:47 How Airbnb Navigated The Covid-19 Pandemic 01:14:51 How Do You Process Your Thoughts and Ideas? 01:17:52 Finding Purpose And Clarity In Life 01:20:53 You Can Lose Yourself While Pursuing Success 01:24:32 How Do You Want To Define Family? 01:28:17 Marrying The Wisdom Of Older People & The Curiosity Of A Child 01:32:16 At The Core We’re All Connected 01:36:56 Brian on Final Five https://www.instagram.com/bchesky/ https://www.airbnb.com/ Want to learn to coach like Jay Shetty? Discover how here: https://gtly.to/PMlHc6JZw

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Brian Chesky

  guest

  Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb.

• Jay Shetty

  host

  Host of the podcast On Purpose and bestselling author.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Jay Shetty Podcast, featuring Brian Chesky and Jay Shetty, Airbnb Founder: The Number 1 Thing People Get Wrong About Happiness and Success | Brian Chesky explores Brian Chesky on loneliness, connection, and redefining success beyond status Brian Chesky contrasts his early belief that success would bring happiness with his later realization that happiness comes more from doing work he loves with people he cares about and from giving outward.

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