Story of failure: Losing my Dad’s antique anchor in the water. Dan Nunney lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife and three kids. He is the founder and owner of Golf Cart Garage, an online business dedicated to selling golf cart parts with superior customer service. He is also the founder of Side By Side Garage, and is a co-founder of The Long Game Fund, a crypto fund dedicated to investments in the cryptocurrency space. Dan is also a former attorney and has worked on Wall Street with a hedge firm, bringing him perspectives that few people possess. He attended Indiana University and received his law degree from Northern Illinois University. In today's episode Dan talks about: - from Cleveland, OH and married with three kids - always wanted to be a business owner - wanting control over his freedom - cleaning golf clubs and mowing lawns as a kid - a Craigslist for Universities - making all the mistakes possible with a new business idea - getting a real job and working for a hedge fund - after 2008, going back to school - getting a law degree and working too much - walking through life without a purpose - not wanting to be like the guy a sat next to at work and how it woke him up - quitting and starting a golf cart parts online store - working in the back office of the hedge fund and learning with open eyes - always being interested in learning - mistake of not having enough mentors early on - always wanting to do the opposite of everyone else - Jesse Itzler as a mentor - NetJets - Misogi Year of Challenge - story of a kid scoring 8 goals and how he improved - 5 minutes a day - spending quality time with each of his three kids - owing his son $27.50 - teaching his kids skills and working with them at least five minutes a day - why it’s easy to forget you’re a good parent - a local friend as a mentor - Bob Campana as a mentor - living with intention - prioritizing goals based on value - climbing the ladder on the wrong building - why he couldn’t do a side hustle with law - writing his time down every six minutes - burn the ships route - a photo of a guy he didn’t want to be like in his closet - letting his law license expire - starting a crypto fund - like the early days of airplanes - being very much into Bitcoin - different crypto funds for investors - the current bloodbath of crypto - sitting in cash and not getting impatient - giving credit to his OG partners - picking the right partners - not orange pilling people anymore - why everyone will come to Bitcoin in their own time - comparing Bitcoin to the early days of the internet - why it’s hard to be associated with crypto - thinking of Bitcoin as a massive computer network - why Dan doesn’t make any price predictions anymore - if macro is bad, everything is bad - massive growth over the last two years and dealing with repercussions - why losing focus is bad - positive green shoots in business - “I go into action and start trying to figure out the problem.” - “I am just seeing the results of not putting in great effort.” - “Every single day, get a little bit better, and those efforts will compound.” - how bamboo grows and compounding effects - being patient in the root building years - why cold plunges intimidated him in the beginning - doing one hard thing in the morning, making the rest of the day easier - done wiping butts and changing diapers - having to be a different dad to each of his kids - a brand new challenge everyday - trying every single day to get better - wanting to have the same relationship with his wife and kids five years from now - hoping 2023 is the year of relationships - sending three messages a day to people you care about - checking off the box on his daily tracker