These individuals are in their late 20s, early 30s, or late 30s, and if they are in business school, it is likely that the first activity they did out of college did not live up to their expectations. Peter High: You has a very successful book in The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. (The business talk perhaps gives them cover.). In December 2021, Scott and Beata opened up their home for a fundraiser for The Jed Foundation, a national non-profit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for the nations teens and young adults. (Mr. Galloway used saltier language. When I asked one listener, Connor Queen, 28, a former sales executive in Idaho, how Mr. Galloway had influenced him, Mr. Queen said he recently started telling his brother that he loves him. Generally speaking, people who are at my age often start to get happier. High: You mentioned that your drive comes from the economic insecurity of your youth. (The latest, Adrift: America in 100 Charts, will be published in September.). To me, that provides a certain level of balance. I even get a plethora of questions on relationships and finding a work-life balance. I am not suggesting everyone needs to work this hard and achieve economic success. The couple collaborates a lot, including in philanthropy. There is great research that shows that there is an arc of happiness, and it is a smile. We live in an extremely competitive society, so you need skills and grit to differentiate yourself. You can come in making $60,000 to $80,000 a year and leave making $100,000. Mr. Galloway, a self-identified introvert, at a February conference for Pivot listeners in Miami. Scott and Beata shield their childrens identities from the public, and their names are not publicly known. Galloway: This is a huge issue. The birthplace of Scott Galloway is New York, United States. Scott Galloway's immediate family includes his two young sons. Follow himon Twitter@PeterAHigh. Part of the competition gene is that you are always noticing who is in front of you, and we have a tendency to anchor off the most successful person we know. Hed have to alienate his own audience, who were presumably drawn in by his provocations in the first place.