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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Tony Hawk's Wisdom on Skateboarding, Life, and Success

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode is a throwback to 2018, featuring skateboarding legend, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Tony Hawk. We explore the importance of overcoming ego-based fear in achieving success and how skateboarding parallels life's challenges. Tony shares insights on embracing humility and maintaining authenticity despite his worldwide fame. He reflects on his journey from a young, fearless skateboarder creating unique moves to a business-savvy individual, understanding when to persevere and when to quit. Tony's transition into philanthropy, particularly through his foundation supporting skate parks in low-income areas, reveals his dedication to giving back. This episode offers a unique perspective on facing fears, embracing failures, and staying true to one's values while navigating the path to success.

Transcript

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0:00.0

On this episode of the playbook, I have the legend Tony Hawk,

0:04.8

and we're going to discuss finding your own path

0:07.3

while dealing with the fear of failure.

0:10.6

Join me for all this and and more on The Playbook.

0:14.7

This is the Playbook where I give you access each week to the world's greatest athletes

0:19.2

and executives about their personal and professional playbook and what has made them champions on and off the field.

0:27.0

This is the playbook.

0:28.0

I have to tell you I'm really excited to be here with Tony Hawk, not just because I wanted to be you when I was 12,

0:36.0

but you're already waiting stuff. I was, you know, live close enough and we probably

0:39.7

skated the same parks. I just was too much of a chicken to do what you did when I was

0:44.3

I think I was just blissfully ignorant yeah you know what that's good you know

0:48.8

let's start there you know skateboarding to me is an analogy or an anomaly to life is I believe that the thing with success is that it's we prevent it.

1:00.0

And the thing that prevents success from happening is fear.

1:02.8

Yeah.

1:03.8

And our ego-based fear.

1:04.4

And I think with skateboarding especially,

1:07.6

you know, it's really an area where how do you learn or is it,

1:11.4

you know, was it ever present from a young age you know we'll talk about

1:14.5

getting in turning 50 you know soon but when you're young you know where did fear come into play

1:20.0

because you created like a hundred different Tony Hawk moves you're a

1:24.8

a hundred different Tony Hawk moves.

1:24.4

You're a creator, an innovator, and a legend.

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