Jorgenson: Living like a lion means keeping capacity to seize major opportunities
Eric Jorgenson · How to Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky) | Eric Jorgenson on Naval Ravikant · May 7, 2026 · at 10:46
Author Eric Jorgenson unpacks investor Naval Ravikant's 'live like a lion' work philosophy during a conversation with host Codie Sanchez.
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“But if you were mired in something else, just like, plodding along on not the biggest opportunity, rather than having the space to jump on the best opportunity, When it came about, then you might miss it. And like, that's the live like a lion kind of mindset is like, you want to have the space to evaluate and attack the most important thing at any time.”
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