\u201cI want you from now and forever to imagine yourself standing in a room with 1000 doors, and your job is to know better than anyone else in the company - better than anyone else on the planet - which 999 of those doors to close. That's business.\u201d\nIn my latest #keynote, I reveal the number one job of every business owner, explain the necessity of thinking from first principles, and challenge audience members to ask me the hardest business question they can think of.\nThis keynote was filmed at the Driven to Success event in Los Angeles, CA on September 25th, 2021\nLearn more about Driven here: www.drivenevent.com\n\nSHOW NOTES:\n00:00 | Introduction\n01:55 | Wanting To vs Knowing How\n11:14 | The Hardest Problem in Business\n15:04 | The Physics of Progress\n26:45 | Presenting Large Proposals\n34:10 | Keep or Sell?\n36:13 | When to Stop Injecting Money\n42:52 | Scaling From 8 to 9 Figures\n56:44 | Should I Hire More People?\n1:06:19 | Chasing Fulfillment\n1:09:38 | Chasing Money\n1:12:56 | NFT\u2019s & Investing\n1:15:10 | Balancing Self-Education & Action\n1:17:45 | Scaling in a Saturated Industry\n\nCheck out our sponsors:\nLMNT: Go to drinkLMNT.com/Impact to try their brand NEW flavor - Watermelon Salt.\nRiverside: Go to riverside.fm/impact\nInsideTracker: Get 25% off their entire store at insidetracker.com/impacttheory\nShopify: Go to shopify.com/impact for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify\u2019s entire suite of features.\nOmbre Lab: To get $30 off your Gut Health testing kit and probiotics -- go to: https://tryombre.com/Impact\n\nAre You Ready for EXTRA Impact?\nIf you\u2019re ready to find true fulfillment, strengthen your focus, and ignite your true potential, the Impact Theory subscription was created just for you.\nWant to transform your health, sharpen your mindset, improve your relationship, or conquer the business world? This is your epicenter of greatness.\xa0\nThis is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who dare to learn obsessively, every day, day after day.\nSubscription Benefits:\n\nUnlock the gates to a treasure trove of wisdom from inspiring guests like Andrew Huberman, Mel Robbins, Hal Elrod, Matthew McConaughey, and many, many, more\n\nNew episodes delivered ad-free\n\nExclusive access to Tom\u2019s AMAs, keynote speeches, and suggestions from his personal reading list\n\nYou\u2019ll also get access to an 5 additional podcasts with hundreds of archived Impact Theory episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists covering health, mindset, business, relationships, and more:\n\n\nLegendary Mindset: Mindset & Self-Improvement\n\n\nMoney Mindset: Business & Finance\n\n\nRelationship Theory: Relationships\n\n\nHealth Theory: Mental & Physical Health\n\n\nPower Ups: Weekly Doses of Short Motivational Quotes\xa0\n\nSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PCvJaz\nSubscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices