The Cancer Episode
> My diagnosis and prognosis
> What this means for How to Take Over the World
> A few thoughts on death
> See below for links to GoFundMe, etc.
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@BenWilsonTweets
I share lessons from history's greatest leaders. Creator and host of @HTTOTW podcast
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- Ben WilsonRT @extradeadjcb: Utah keeps electing Republicans, but the problems they want solved keep getting worse. They pay exorbitant taxes — among the highest in any “red state” — for neighborhoods where it’s impossible to raise a family, schools that psychologically abuse children, a justice system that plays catch-and-release with violent criminals, libraries full of leftist trash, parks that are unsafe for their children to play in. And when they appeal to their Republican leaders for relief, they’re told that doing anything to stem the tide of dysfunction would be contrary to the Constitution and “Utah Values”. That’s why we started Constitutional Action, to recruit leaders who will treat the Constitution as a mandate for action, rather than an excuse for inaction. Ben Wilson and I believe that Utahns are ready for something better. — but as long as the median Utah voter gets their news from KSL, the Salt Lake Tribune, the Deseret News, and the Daily Herald, we will never reach them. So now we’ve created Constitutional Action News. We want Utahns to know what is really going on in their state, and to catch the vision that they do not have to live like this. There is nothing inevitable about Utah falling into the same dysfunction as California, Minnesota, or Colorado: it is a decision being made over and over again, every day, by weak and cowardly political leaders wearing GOP lapel pins. This weekly show will focus on Utah issues as we build momentum here — but these stories will be relevant no matter where you live, because what is happening in Utah is happening everywhere. We are facing a national crisis, and it will require a national movement. In this first episode, we explain how the project began, our plans to field candidates in Utah, and why outrage has become such a dependable business model for the conservative movement.0660158
- Ben WilsonRT @extradeadjcb: Do you want Constitutional ActionConstitutional Action Society @CAS_utahConstitutional Action News: Sunday Oct 25 Ben Wilson & Kevin Dolan host 00:00 - What is Constitutional Action? 03:30 - Outrage as a business model 06:00 - Origins of Constitutional Action 14:30 - Housing prices & disparate impact 26:00 - Should the far left be allowed to participate? 35:15 - Charlie Kirk & the right to a speedy trial 41:35 - LEAD STORY: Creeping Third-Worldification040170
- Ben WilsonRT @T_r_o_w_e_l: There is a narrow way throughConstitutional Action Society @CAS_utahConstitutional Action News: Sunday Oct 25 Ben Wilson & Kevin Dolan host 00:00 - What is Constitutional Action? 03:30 - Outrage as a business model 06:00 - Origins of Constitutional Action 14:30 - Housing prices & disparate impact 26:00 - Should the far left be allowed to participate? 35:15 - Charlie Kirk & the right to a speedy trial 41:35 - LEAD STORY: Creeping Third-Worldification040166
- Ben WilsonRT @CAS_utah: Constitutional Action News: Sunday Oct 25 Ben Wilson & Kevin Dolan host 00:00 - What is Constitutional Action? 03:30 - Outrage as a business model 06:00 - Origins of Constitutional Action 14:30 - Housing prices & disparate impact 26:00 - Should the far left be allowed to participate? 35:15 - Charlie Kirk & the right to a speedy trial 41:35 - LEAD STORY: Creeping Third-Worldification0420183
- I got a McDouble the other night because so many of you have been saying this and it was borderline inedible.Alex Noonan @AlexNoonan6The McDouble is so far away on the frontier of burger on the quality/price axis that many have said it's the best burger36016237.1K
The McDouble is so far away on the frontier of burger on the quality/price axis that many have said it's the best burger3515611186K- Ben WilsonRT @extradeadjcb: David Chappell is the Democrat candidate for Utah HD 62, including downtown Provo He is a member of the violent leftist group POPAI that was recently exposed discussing the murder of children He donated $200 to Hector Mujica, a Venezuelan national who was arrested & remanded to ICE for inciting the assassination of the President02890161
- Ben WilsonRT @carkerpox: Was listening to the @davidsenra @BenWilsonTweets episode. I think the most important idea was complete belief. You can’t be half in. You have to be all in, 100% pure identity alignment. Complete belief internally transfers to complete evangelism externally. It’s infectious. And it creates a lightning rod where the outside world wants you to succeed—the people and resources necessary to your ultimate success seek you out.010155
- Ben WilsonRT @nayibbukele: J’ai entendu dire que la France était finie, qu’il était trop tard pour la sauver. Mais la France est toujours aussi belle, enviable même. Sa grandeur n’a pas disparu, elle ne demande qu’à renaître. Nous avons surmonté en un an un problème cent fois plus grave, sans avoir les moyens dont dispose la France. La France pourrait y arriver en une semaine.055.1K0161
- Ben WilsonRT @davidsenra: Kurt MacAlpine’s company manages $525 billion and it didn’t even exist six years ago. At 39, he set his sights on the ultra-high-net-worth wealth management industry and decided to take it over as if he were a Canadian Genghis Khan. He went into debt to fund acquisitions, and when the stock market turned against his strategy he kept buying back shares and eventually took the company private. This is a fascinating conversation about incentives, conviction, and building a business that can compound for generations. 0:00 Building Corient and managing $525 billion 5:32 Why wealth management’s incentives are broken 11:42 Bringing the partnership model to wealth management 22:15 Sharing the benefits of scale with clients 24:25 One compensation plan, one P&L, no exceptions 27:58 Why independent wealth managers join Corient 39:21 Staying the course when the stock market disagrees 48:25 Betting on the business through share buybacks 51:52 Taking CI Financial private with Mubadala Capital 59:08 Acquiring great partners and building one company 1:04:43 Giving employees a voice in building the brand 1:12:39 Building a business that lasts for generations Includes paid partnerships.0480150
- I told my daisy-picking three-year-old daughter who hasn’t scored a goal in four games that I would give her a dollar for each goal she scored today. It released a demon from within her. I am never going to financially recover from this.15050024.8K
- Ben WilsonRT @davidsenra: Napoleon, Steve Jobs, Vladimir Putin and Joan of Arc all had one strange thing in common: they barely ate. @BenWilsonTweets says the pattern isn’t about food. It’s about obsession. Napoleon used to say, “If you want to dine quickly, dine with me,” because he would eat dinner in 15 minutes and get back to work. “Steve Jobs had all these weird diets. He ate almost nothing. He'd go on diets where he only ate apples for months at a time.” “Vladimir Putin would eat like a boiled egg a day as his entire diet.” “Joan of Arc fasted all the time and barely ate anything.” “I think food is a good test for if you're obsessed with something.” “Do you find yourself skipping meals? Do you find yourself forgetting to eat? That is a really good litmus test for whether you are truly obsessed with something or not, and all these people are obsessives.”0900147
- Ben WilsonRT @davidsenra: .@elonmusk might be Thomas Edison reincarnated: “Their lives are linked in really remarkable ways. Musk himself pointed this out. He said, ‘The car company is called Tesla, but in many ways I'm more similar to Thomas Edison than I am to Nikola Tesla.’” “Their personalities are extremely similar. Their backgrounds are extremely similar. Their physiognomy—they look very similar. They both have these massive heads that people would comment on.” “Their fathers are very similar. They're both entrepreneurial but kind of crazy and don't have a great relationship with them.” “Both of them were considered actually kind of dumb as kids. In Elon's case, it's probably because he's a little autistic and has trouble communicating with people and emoting with them. In Edison's case, it was because he was mostly deaf and had trouble communicating with people.” “They were not shepherded towards greatness as children. They had to fight for it because people didn’t think they were bright initially.” — @BenWilsonTweets0260135
- Ben WilsonRT @PaleoOnc: I listen to a lot of podcasts Founders by David Senra and How to Take Over the World (HTTOTW) by Ben Wilson are two of my absolute favorites. They are both 100% listens (meaning if a new pod comes out, it immediately goes on the list, no matter the topic) They both are in the biography genre Founders mainly covers entrepreneurs and businesses HTTOTW covers historical leaders Where they overlap, they are often complementary and it is always worth it to hear both What I like about them is they are able to capture unique insights into the lives of the people they cover. They are just so inspiring. I have even read the books they recommend, but never get the same insights they do. They are both fantastic at what they do. Earlier this year, Ben Wilson, the founder of HTTOTW, announced that he has metastatic cancer. Based on his description, it sounds like he has a metastatic pulmonary carcinoid tumor that has transformed into a higher grade cancer, which makes it extra rare Thankfully, it sounds like he did well with chemo and is now on tarlatamab, which is a very effective immune therapy normally used for small cell lung cancer, a related cancer. It sounds like this is controlling his disease right now, which is awesome, especially because quality of life can be very good on this. Listening to his voice on the pod, below, he sounds like his normal self. Today, Senra released an interview between the two of them on his podcast. The two became friends through their mutual love for biographies and podcasting Enjoy the interview, and I highly recommend cnghecki out some of their other pods if you are inclined And if you feel it, make a donation for Ben; I did earlier this year, and likely will again. Ben is a young guy with a young family and I am sure can use the help. @DavidSenra @FoundersPodcast @BenWilsonTweets @HTTOTW040166
- Ben WilsonRT @ImChaseMohseni: These are two very important men. It is worth a listen and I know @BenWilsonTweets personally - he is a great man. He cares deeply about the world, about the future, and about teaching. Please listen!David Senra @davidsenraBen Wilson (@BenWilsonTweets) has stage 4 cancer and 4 kids under the age of 5. I want to help him as much as possible, so I invited him on the podcast to talk about his work studying history’s greatest leaders and what it’s like getting told he’s going to die at 38. He’s a good guy, a close friend, and one of my favorite podcasters. His work has benefited millions of people all across the world. Please watch this episode and see if you can help with medicine, introductions, or donations. 0:00 What Ben has learned from making How to Take Over the World and studying history’s greatest leaders. 55:51 Living like you're dying. Ben on facing cancer.010154
Ben Wilson (@BenWilsonTweets) has stage 4 cancer and 4 kids under the age of 5. I want to help him as much as possible, so I invited him on the podcast to talk about his work studying history’s greatest leaders and what it’s like getting told he’s going to die at 38. He’s a good guy, a close friend, and one of my favorite podcasters. His work has benefited millions of people all across the world. Please watch this episode and see if you can help with medicine, introductions, or donations. 0:00 What Ben has learned from making How to Take Over the World and studying history’s greatest leaders. 55:51 Living like you're dying. Ben on facing cancer.1763472.8K1.2M- Ben WilsonRT @nic_munoz: Life is weird. I was listening to my podcast with Ben literally last night and wrote this in my notes app: "Reflecting on Ben I always get something from the podcast I filmed with Ben Wilson. I go back and listen to it all the time. It’s so whole, and right, and evergreen. Especially evergreen. I feel like this episode was truly a gift from Destiny. Everything leading up to the interview was a mess. The camera didn’t arrive in time. The set didn’t look right. The cameras and mic kept turning off. I couldn’t sleep the night before. I slept like 3 hours, and you can see bags under my eyes in the episode. I tried so hard and eventually I had to give up my fate to Destiny. And now that podcast is almost at half a million views. I am so amazed at this episode. I am so grateful for the wisdom of Ben. And I’m glad the episode did well and is continuing to inspire people. I want to do more of this. Stuff I’m actually passionate about. Where I really have to try. That are completely out of my zone. Where things go wrong and give me an opportunity to stretch my innate God given gifts. I think streaming is that next step. During the episode Ben told me “you don’t want to fight the same enemy too many times” because they will learn your tactics and use them. I think I’m done with YouTube. I want to play a new game. I want to be Nic Munoz. And as long I continue to trust in my Star, streaming will allow me to walk with Destiny." Destiny is weird. There is no one who has had more of an impact on my life than Ben. He is the inspiration behind my podcast. He is my inspiration behind why I love biographies. And he is the inspiration for me taking religion more seriously. Even months after we talked, I still listen to the conversation we had and learn something new from him to apply in my life. David said "Ben caught a raw deal: He’s a good guy." I can't think of anything more true. He is a good guy with a raw deal. Please watch this ep. and support him in anyway you can. I could write about how Great of a person Ben is for days, but honestly I think you should just listen to this podcast on David Senra's show and find out for yourself.070153
- Ben WilsonRT @ti_morse: Ben exemplifies one of my favorite quotes from Charlie Munger: “The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.” Sometimes great people are dealt terrible hands in life, but I’m happy Ben has spent his first 38 years on Earth studying the greats of history and sharing what he’s learned with millions of people. I hope a miracle happens and we get to have him around for a little while longer. Love you, Ben 🏴☠️David Senra @davidsenraBen Wilson (@BenWilsonTweets) has stage 4 cancer and 4 kids under the age of 5. I want to help him as much as possible, so I invited him on the podcast to talk about his work studying history’s greatest leaders and what it’s like getting told he’s going to die at 38. He’s a good guy, a close friend, and one of my favorite podcasters. His work has benefited millions of people all across the world. Please watch this episode and see if you can help with medicine, introductions, or donations. 0:00 What Ben has learned from making How to Take Over the World and studying history’s greatest leaders. 55:51 Living like you're dying. Ben on facing cancer.040145
- I hope everyone gets the experience of finding out who their true friends are and how much they really care. (Preferably without getting cancer.) Thank you to David, and to everyone who has been there for me over the last few months. I have been overwhelmed by the support.David Senra @davidsenraBen Wilson (@BenWilsonTweets) has stage 4 cancer and 4 kids under the age of 5. I want to help him as much as possible, so I invited him on the podcast to talk about his work studying history’s greatest leaders and what it’s like getting told he’s going to die at 38. He’s a good guy, a close friend, and one of my favorite podcasters. His work has benefited millions of people all across the world. Please watch this episode and see if you can help with medicine, introductions, or donations. 0:00 What Ben has learned from making How to Take Over the World and studying history’s greatest leaders. 55:51 Living like you're dying. Ben on facing cancer.64721.3K83.3K
- Posts @BenWilsonTweetsThe GFM is public, everyone can see how generous people have been toward me and my family. If you want to donate to people who have fewer resources, consider Huntsman Cancer Institute or your local cancer center.227514.1K
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