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The School of Greatness

778 Turn Your Creative Passion into a Thriving Business with Christina Tosi

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP EVERY DAY. I’m not a distance runner. When I run, the first few minutes are easy. But after a mile, it starts to hurt. I can either stop there, or I can keep going. When I push through the adversity, I feel like I can run forever. I hit the zone where it doesn’t hurt anymore. The same thing happens in life. You have to keep giving it your best even when it’s hard. You have to know that something great is waiting for you on the other side. Everything you’re going through now is paving the way for success in your future. On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I talk about passion and hard work with a woman who revolutionized the dessert industry: Christina Tosi. Christina Tosi is a chef, author, and television personality. She is the founder and owner of Milk Bar, the sister bakery to the Momofuku restaurant group, and just opened her seventeenth store. Christina is the recipient of several awards and was featured on a list of "Most Innovative Women in Food and Drink" by Food and Wine Magazine in 2014. Christina shares that every time she gets close to a goal, she raises the bar a little higher. She is always growing and always learning. So get ready to learn how to find your true passion and share your gifts on Episode 778. Some Questions I Ask: Can you tell us the story of how Milk Bar came to be? (12:00) How did you learn how to scale your business? (24:00) What’s your vision for Milk Bar? (31:00) How do you continue to reinvent the dream (34:00) What’s the worst voice you have in your head, and what’s the best voice (39:00) Do you think you’d be as driven as you are if you weren’t critical of yourself? (42:00) In This Episode You Will Learn: About filming Netflix’s Chef’s Table (8:00) The lie of the “overnight success” (10:00) How David Chang influenced Christina (15:00) The problem of “knowing too much” (29:00) How working out can help you in business and life (37:00) Why you can’t use outside approval to measure success (43:00)

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is episode number seven seven eight with Christina Tozi.

0:06.3

Welcome to the School of Greatness.

0:09.5

My name is Louis Howe's former pro athlete

0:11.7

turned lifestyle entrepreneur.

0:13.6

In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message

0:17.3

to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness.

0:21.6

Thanks for spending some time with me today.

0:23.3

Now let the class begin.

0:31.0

Georgia O'Keefe said whether you succeed or not is a relevant.

0:36.0

There is no such thing making your unknown known is the important thing.

0:43.0

Welcome to this episode.

0:45.0

I'm super pumped.

0:46.0

We've got Christina Tozi in the house.

0:49.0

If you are a fan of master chef, then you're going to love this episode.

0:55.0

I watched an episode of MasterChef and was blown away.

0:59.0

Blown away by this story about Christina Tozi.

1:03.0

She is the founder and owner of Milk Bar, which is the sister bakery to the Mama Fuku restaurant group.

1:10.0

And with a number of locations all around North America, it's been blowing up and her story is incredible.

1:18.0

In this interview, we talk about how her story became a metaphor for people who are passionate about life

1:24.0

and what it takes to get your dream going.

1:27.0

Also the power of making mistakes and figuring out answers as you go when you start a business

1:33.0

and not just having it all figured out right from the start.

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