The Glory & Perils Of Becoming A Billionaire - Andrew Wilkinson

Andrew Wilkinson is an entrepreneur, co-founder of Tiny, and an investor. "I'll be happy when..." is the beginning of many people's mindsets about life and happiness. We assume that happiness sits on the other side of the next set of goals, even though right now we're on the other side of our last set of goals. So the question is, what if you're a billionaire? Does this pattern ever stop? Expect to learn whether successful people are just disordered, if SSRIs aren’t actually that bad, what Andrew learned from Warren Buffett, whether there's a number you reach in your bank account to feel like you ‘made it’, why wealthy people distort reality, where to find smart people to hire for your business, how to learn to trust your entrepreneurial gut and much more... - 00:00 Andrew’s Experience With Anxiety 07:27 Are Most Successful People Driven By Anxiety? 13:21 The Downside of Taking Advice 17:54 Stop Doing What You Hate 27:24 Moving From Operator to Executive 34:04 Books That Helped Andrew 37:56 What Does ‘Never Enough’ Mean? 48:23 The Perils of Being Rich & Famous 59:28 People At the Top Still Don’t Feel Enough 1:06:17 How Childhood Impacts Views on Wealth 1:12:19 The People Andrew Admires 1:21:37 Can People Actually Change? 1:28:50 How to Hire the Right Candidates 1:37:54 Making Gut Decisions 1:41:42 Andrew’s Future After Writing the Book 1:50:18 Where to Find Andrew - Get up to 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Get a 20% discount on your first order from Maui Nui Venison by going to https://mauinuivenison.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Jul 29, 20241h 50mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: July 29, 2024
Duration: 1h 50m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Andrew Wilkinson is an entrepreneur, co-founder of Tiny, and an investor. "I'll be happy when..." is the beginning of many people's mindsets about life and happiness. We assume that happiness sits on the other side of the next set of goals, even though right now we're on the other side of our last set of goals. So the question is, what if you're a billionaire? Does this pattern ever stop? Expect to learn whether successful people are just disordered, if SSRIs aren’t actually that bad, what Andrew learned from Warren Buffett, whether there's a number you reach in your bank account to feel like you ‘made it’, why wealthy people distort reality, where to find smart people to hire for your business, how to learn to trust your entrepreneurial gut and much more... - 00:00 Andrew’s Experience With Anxiety 07:27 Are Most Successful People Driven By Anxiety? 13:21 The Downside of Taking Advice 17:54 Stop Doing What You Hate 27:24 Moving From Operator to Executive 34:04 Books That Helped Andrew 37:56 What Does ‘Never Enough’ Mean? 48:23 The Perils of Being Rich & Famous 59:28 People At the Top Still Don’t Feel Enough 1:06:17 How Childhood Impacts Views on Wealth 1:12:19 The People Andrew Admires 1:21:37 Can People Actually Change? 1:28:50 How to Hire the Right Candidates 1:37:54 Making Gut Decisions 1:41:42 Andrew’s Future After Writing the Book 1:50:18 Where to Find Andrew - Get up to 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Get a 20% discount on your first order from Maui Nui Venison by going to https://mauinuivenison.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Andrew Wilkinson
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Andrew Wilkinson, The Glory & Perils Of Becoming A Billionaire - Andrew Wilkinson explores billionaire Andrew Wilkinson Dissects Money, Anxiety, Ambition And ‘Enough’ Andrew Wilkinson unpacks how chronic anxiety and childhood money scarcity drove him to build a billion‑dollar portfolio, and why crossing that threshold didn’t fix the internal void. He describes using tools like SSRIs, strict information diets, and delegation to turn crippling hypervigilance into sustainable entrepreneurship. The conversation contrasts craftsman vs. empire‑builder paths, warns against copying others’ life or business blueprints, and argues for designing life by eliminating what you hate rather than chasing what you love. Wilkinson also explores the psychological burdens of wealth and fame, the hedonic treadmill at billionaire levels, and his plan to give most of his fortune away.

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