Being Your Own Boss with Bobbie Sausalito | Mike Drop - Episode 82

About this video

Mike Ritland interviews comedian Bobbie Sausalito about his journey to self-employment and entrepreneurship. Sausalito recounts dropping out of college after his brother advised him that school teaches people to be employees, then struggling through various jobs including web development and scraping gum off grocery store floors. He describes moving to Florida with $13,000 and committing to never work for anyone again, eventually building a web development business through relentless work ethic and door-to-door sales despite numerous rejections.

Key takeaways

• Sausalito argues that he unlocked greater clarity and productivity after quitting daily marijuana use following 15 years, claiming people often dismiss personal responsibility by saying they need substances to relax or be creative.
• Sausalito recounts learning entrepreneurship through financial struggle, including scraping gum off floors for cash while building his web development business on the side.
• Sausalito credits his parents with teaching him independence by gradually increasing his financial responsibilities rather than cutting him off completely or enabling dependence.
• Sausalito describes psychedelics as beneficial for making people realize that reality is perception-based and recommends most people try them, especially for medical issues like PTSD.

Episode details: published February 11, 2022 · 7.6K views · 1:39:35 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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