Iron John: A Book About Men
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Iron John: A Book About Men has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Shaan PuriEntrepreneur and investor, co-host of My First Million, former Twitch executive
Puri relays Jack Skeen's view that a people-pleasing good boy cannot become a great king, but a wild man can if he cares about things beyond himself.
“What he says is that a good boy never becomes a great king. A wild man can become a great king if he starts to care about things beyond himself”
Modern Wisdom: 9 Harsh Truths No One Wants To Admit - Shaan Puri - #1163 (Oct 15, 2026) · Listen from 50:13
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- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
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9 Harsh Truths No One Wants To Admit - Shaan Puri - #1163Modern Wisdom · Oct 15, 2026 · 1 h 38 min
Chris Williamson and entrepreneur Shaan Puri discuss marketing and insecurity, courage, moving to the right environment, obsession, the Iron John fable, the cost of greatness, and relationship repair.