Take 10 seconds and sign up for my free "5-Bullet Friday" newsletter: https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Each Friday, you’ll get a short email from me with five things I've discovered that week, sending you off to your weekend with fun and useful things to ponder and try. 🙌 As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, Robert A. Iger (@RobertIger) is the steward of one of the world’s largest media companies and some of the most respected and beloved brands around the globe. Since becoming CEO in 2005, Iger has built on Disney’s rich history of storytelling and innovation with the acquisitions of Pixar (2006), Marvel (2009), Lucasfilm (2012) and 21st Century Fox (2019), and the landmark opening of Disney’s first theme park and resort in Mainland China, Shanghai Disney Resort in 2016. His new autobiography is titled The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, which offers stories and lessons about dealmaking, leadership, and much more. Resources from the episode: https://tim.blog/2020/01/16/bob-iger/ Start [00:00] Bob, Steve Jobs, and Disney’s purchase of Pixar. [08:02] Steve and Bob's weekend calls. [16:24] Roone Arledge and long shots. [19:39] On securing Herculean deals. [23:52] Good negotiators vs. great negotiators [26:54] Emotional investment in deals that don't work out. [29:46] Risk-taking [31:24] Good things come from bad bosses. [32:59] On maximizing luck surface area. [37:59] Bob’s exercise regimen. [41:46] China experiences during the ’90s. [44:28] Bob's personal trainer [46:42] Pizza [47:47] Adam Grant says Bob prepares more than most CEOs. What is his process? [52:27] Optimism and how Bob cultivates it in his kids. [55:22] A challenging time in Bob’s career. [58:25] Surviving a manic depressive father. [1:02:15] Bob’s relationship with anger. [1:04:58] Cruelty and value in growing old. [1:10:11] Important lessons and character traits Bob hopes to instill in his kids. [1:11:33] Lessons or stories that Bob wishes people would pay more attention to. [1:15:08] On identifying opportunity. [1:17:26] Leaders, philosophies, and books that Bob has leaned on. [1:19:42] A memorable Teddy Roosevelt quote by which to live. [1:23:58] Parting thoughts. [1:26:09]