The Universe Is Conspiring in Your Favor

Things tend to work out. Usually better than you imagined. In this episode of The Inner Circle, Mike and Kevin unpack a line from climbing legend Lynn Hill at Kevin's Boulder event: "I've managed to live my whole life without having a regular job, and things tend to work out." Mike shares how losing $1.6 million on a distressed e-commerce company became one of the greatest gifts of his life, and they dig into why fear makes us overestimate risk, underestimate the cost of staying put, and why the wealthier people get, the harder change becomes. They discuss: - Lynn Hill's "things tend to work out," and why people who make bold moves wish they'd done it sooner - Mike's $1.6M business loss and the idea that the universe is conspiring in your favor - Correcting for fear: why a decision that feels 50/50 is probably 70/30 - The hidden cost of the status quo, and reclaiming your agency by choosing consciously (from chapter 7 of Mike's book, Be Rich Now) - Why success and money often make people more afraid of personal change - The CEO who said he was miserable but wouldn't show up for a 6 a.m. walk - Doing it for someone else, and running toward something irresistible instead of away from something - Letting go of the illusion of control Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to The Inner Circle 00:27 Lynn Hill: "Things tend to work out" 03:00 Mike's $1.6M loss and the universe conspiring in your favor 06:30 Looking back: the hard times that were exactly what we needed 07:55 Fear, regret, and the cost of staying the same 10:18 Internal dissonance and choosing consciously 11:23 Why wealth makes change scarier 13:15 The CEO who wouldn't change 15:32 Do it for someone else, and run toward something 18:56 Go for it: letting go of the illusion of control Connect with Kevin and Mike on X for more from The Inner Circle: Kevin Dahlstrom: https://x.com/Camp4 Mike Brown: https://x.com/mbrown_co