#49 Brent Gilchrist: Goal Mining

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Farnam Street

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Former NHL player turned mining executive Brent Gilchrist joins me to share the lessons he learned in the trenches of professional hockey. We discuss leadership, hard work, and what it takes to win as a team.

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0:00.0	You look back and I don't think about the things that were really hard, the injuries.
0:04.6	I really don't think back like that. I think of how great it was to live that life and play the game.
0:20.7	Hello and welcome. I'm Shane Parrish and this is the Knowledge Project,
0:24.5	a podcast explaining the ideas, methods and mental models that help you learn from the best of
0:29.1	what other people have already figured out. To learn more about the show and past guests, go to
0:34.1	fs.blog slash podcast. My guest today is former professional hockey player Brent Gilchrist.
0:42.2	Brent spent 15 years in the NHL playing 792 games with the Montreal Canadians, Edmonton Oilers,
0:49.6	Dallas Stars, Detroit Redwings and National Predators. He won a Stanley Cup with the Redwings in 1998.
0:57.6	And his post-playing career has become a mining executive with JDS Energy and Mining.
1:02.5	In this conversation we explore what it's like to play in the NHL and the habits that allowed him to
1:07.1	have such a long playing career. We talk about the difference between good coaches and bad coaches.
1:12.0	We also talk about how he transitioned from hockey to investing and then venture capital and mining.
1:18.0	So let's get started.
1:27.4	Before we get started, here's a quick word from our sponsor.
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2:11.7	Take me to the Stanley Cup final. Your professional hockey player at this point. This is before we get
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