@FoundersPodcast: I love how unapologetically extreme Mike Bloomberg is. This is what he said about taking the risk to start his own comp…

I love how unapologetically extreme Mike Bloomberg is.

This is what he said about taking the risk to start his own company:

“Did I want to risk an embarrassing and costly failure?

Absolutely.

Happiness for me has always been the thrill of the unknown, trying something that everyone says can’t be done, feeling that gnawing pit in my stomach that says:

“Danger ahead.”

I want action. I want challenge.

Work was, is, and always will be a very big part of my life.

I love it.

Even today, after toiling for 50 years, I wake up looking forward to getting in early, practicing my profession, creating something, competing against the best.

It’s a real high to be a participant rather than a spectator.“

David Senra (@FoundersPodcast): Episode #433 How Michael Bloomberg Works

0:00 — “I was fired from the only full-time job I’d ever known and from the high-pressure life I loved.”

3:43 — “If we’re going to eat, someone’s gotta sell.”

4:21 — “You’re always selling. And if you don’t like to sell, here’s my