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New episode out now. Burnout, loneliness, and never feeling enough. This is what high performance really costs. @DavidSpinks co-founded @CMX, helped define the community-building industry, and wrote the book Business of Belonging. He joins @DerekjAndersen to talk about why ambitious people never feel enough. Link in the replies.

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Most people ask how much to sacrifice for their dreams. The better question is what's really driving that ambition in the first place. @DavidSpinks co-founded @CMX, helped define the community-building industry in Silicon Valley, and wrote the book Business of Belonging. Watch the full conversation with @DerekjAndersen. Link in the replies.

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True belonging is knowing that a group of people will hold you in a relationship no matter what mistakes you make, with accountability, but without ever letting go. @DavidSpinks co-founded @CMX, helped define the community-building industry in Silicon Valley, and wrote the book Business of Belonging. In conversation with @DerekjAndersen. Link in the replies.

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Spending more time with people won't fix loneliness if you're still disconnected from yourself. This is why. The co-founder of @CMX and author of Business of Belonging, @DavidSpinks helped define the community-building industry in Silicon Valley. Watch the full conversation with @DerekjAndersen. Link in the replies.

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Ambition and well-being aren't opposites. Real well-being starts with a genuine sense of enoughness and a healthy relationship with yourself. @DavidSpinks co-founded @CMX, helped define the community-building industry in Silicon Valley, and wrote the book Business of Belonging. In conversation with @DerekjAndersen. Link in the replies.

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The relationship between ambition and identity is more dangerous than it looks. @DavidSpinks co-founded @CMX, helped define the community-building industry in Silicon Valley, and wrote the book Business of Belonging. He joins @DerekjAndersen to talk about the hidden emotional cost of high performance and why ambitious people never feel enough. Link in the replies.

@DavidSpinks @DerekjAndersen This means everything coming from you, David. Thank you for trusting us with this one 😊

It's out! This might just be my favorite podcast I've ever done. I hope you enjoy it. Big thanks to @DerekjAndersen and the @Divotdotorg team for having me.

@nedamorrar @SahilBloom @DerekjAndersen Sahil has a way of making the obvious feel brand new. Glad it landed. 😊

@Divotdotorg @SahilBloom @DerekjAndersen Really enjoyed this conversation with Sahil Bloom. Happiness comes from being on a meaningful quest, and ambition without direction leads to struggle. Life is more about direction than speed. Adaptability is what helps us survive and grow.

New Divot episode is live. Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom), NYT bestselling author of The Five Types of Wealth, joins @DerekjAndersen to talk about money as a tool, high expectations paired with high support, and why adaptability is the single most important human trait. Watch the episode, link in the replies.

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New episode out now. Burnout, loneliness, and never feeling enough. This is what high performance really costs. @DavidSpinks co-founded @CMX, helped define the community-building industry, and wrote the book Business of Belonging. He joins @DerekjAndersen to talk about why ambitious people never feel enough. Link in the replies.

This week on @Divotdotorg I interviewed @DavidSpinks, author of The Business of Belonging and one of the world's biggest experts on building community. We talked about success, loneliness, ambition, why high performers often feel inadequate, and if making a dent in the universe is worth the cost. Timestamps: 03:11 — What Community & Belonging Really Mean 04:34 — The Loneliness Epidemic & Social Media Addiction 06:40 — What It Truly Means to Feel Like You Belong 12:33 — Can Businesses Ever Replace Real Community? 15:39 — How Communities Mirror Human Nature & Leadership 19:40 — Silicon Valley, Success & the Need to Prove Yourself 23:51 — Why Success Never Makes You Feel “Enough” 24:19 — The False Tradeoff Between Ambition & Happiness 28:00 — Elon Musk, Steve Jobs & the Price of Greatness 31:37 — Is Making a Dent in the Universe Worth the Cost? 36:20 — Why “Saving the World” Often Starts at Home 41:04 — The Hardest Lesson: You Are Already Enough 44:22 — The One Idea David Wishes Everyone Believed 45:19 — Best Advice for Overcoming Fear & Hard Things 46:03 — Fatherhood, Presence & What Really Matters 47:27 — Why Measuring Your Life Can Be Dangerous

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Michael Jordan invented competition when there was none. @shardul_shah , partner at @IndexVentures, on how Jordan gave him an unhealthy obsession with competition growing up in Indiana in the 90s. Full conversation with @DerekjAndersen, link in the replies.

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The Wiz founders would travel to meet entrepreneurs. @shardul_shah won't invest over Zoom. Trust is at the center of it. Full conversation with @DerekjAndersen, link in the replies.

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The 10x question is a challenge to your mind. The stamina question is a challenge to your heart. @shardul_shah, partner at @IndexVentures, on why finding the connection between the two is at the core of it all. Full conversation with @DerekjAndersen, link in the replies.