“I could do that!” Stories of improbable confidence

About this episode

The episode features stories of individuals who took on challenges after expressing improbable confidence.

What’s a sentence that invites the universe to call your bluff? “I could do that!” Meet three people who said it, and then had to live it. Christopher Lamar runs Lunar Embassy, a company that sells deeds to plots on the Moon and other celestial bodies. Logan Goodspeed learns what happens when you casually claim you could run a marathon “with 24 hours’ notice,” and your spouse takes that seriously. And Mandle Cheung, a tech CEO and devoted music lover, writes a huge check to fund a Mahler concert, so he can conduct the Toronto Symphony Orchestra himself.   Suggested episodes: What Happens When You Act Like You Belong GOOD GOURD! A show about pumpkins! TOPS: A woman summits Everest, a man considers a body transplant, and world-record hat-wearing    GUESTS:  Christopher Lamar: CEO of Lunar Embassy , a company that sells deeds to plots on the Moon and other celestial bodies. The business was founded by his father, Dennis Hope, in 1980 Logan Goodspeed: A 32-year-old software engineer from California who ran the Rock ’n’ Roll San Diego Marathon with about 24 hours’ notice and no formal training Mandle Cheung: A…

People in this episode

Host: Chion Wolf

Guests: Christopher Lamar, Logan Goodspeed, Mandle Cheung

Topics covered

• confidence
• personal stories
• ambition
• marathon
• music
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• confidence
• Lunar Embassy
• marathon
• Mahler
• Toronto Symphony Orchestra
• entrepreneurship
• personal stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lunar Embassy, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

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