Ashley and Ryan Smith: The Confidence That Comes from Being “All In”

All In

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 13 May 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

At the 2019 BYU Marriott School Commencement, Qualtrics CEO and Co-Founder Ryan Smith said, “If you have one foot in and one foot out the door, you will never experience true happiness and fulfillment.” It is a simple sentence but it sums up the way Ryan and Ashley Smith seek to live their lives. On today’s episode, the couple shares the many byproducts they have discovered as a result of their decision to be "all in" their careers, "all in" their family, and "all in" their faith.

"Nothing I've ever done has ever been great if I haven't gone all in." -Ryan Smith

Show Notes

2:14- The Uphill
8:46- A Contrast and a Decision
14:00- What It Takes
18:46- All In on Your Career
25:46- Decision to Discipleship
31:40- Teaching Others to Go All In
38:10- All In on Your Family
41:32- What Does It Mean To Be "All In" the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0	In April 2019, Ryan Smith spoke at the BYU Marriott Schools Convocation and said,
0:07.4	being all in is the lost art of really committing to something.
0:12.7	Real commitment is hard. Technology and social media have raised our awareness
0:18.0	and we live in a constant state of FOMO, fear of missing out.
0:22.5	We live in the ultimate on-demand world where there's always a backup plan
0:27.4	where there's always an off ramp and where commitment fills binding to a lot of people.
0:32.8	I am here to testify that the only way to feel successful in life is to make decisions wisely
0:39.7	and then act on those decisions with 100% commitment.
0:44.1	He went on to talk specifically about being all in on your career, all in on your family,
0:50.3	and all in on your faith.
0:52.4	Today, we dig deeper into that message with Ryan and Ashley Smith.
0:58.4	In 2002, Ryan Smith co-founded Qualtrics and Experienced Management Software Company.
1:05.6	He was named to Fortune's 40 under 40 list in 2016,
1:11.0	and in 2018, Qualtrics was purchased in the largest private enterprise software acquisition of all time.
1:19.0	Smith continues his position as CEO of the company,
1:23.2	and in 2016, he co-founded Five for the Fight,
1:27.5	a nonprofit that encourages everyone to give just $5 in the fight against cancer.
1:34.2	Ashley Smith found her passion for dance as a child and is now the owner of Smash Dance Academy.
1:41.1	A dance studio she originally founded in She and Ryan's basement that is grown to have more than 600 students.
1:48.6	She and Ryan are the parents of five children.
1:54.2	This is All in an LDS living podcast where we ask the question,
1:58.6	what does it really mean to be All in the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
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