Who’s in Your Corner?

If someone hired you to make the world’s largest pizza, where would you start?


I’d call the people who set the last record and ask how they did it.

They’ve already made the mistakes. They know what works.

Does that feel like cheating? It’s not.

You’re still the one making the pizza.

Help isn’t a shortcut.
It’s an accelerator.

When I was younger, more arrogant and stupid, I thought I was smart enough to teach myself anything.

The first time I tried to learn piano, I used YouTube. Trial and error.

It didn’t work and I ended up quitting.

I was doing two jobs. Being the student and the teacher.

I didn’t know what to practice or how to fix mistakes. Worst of all, I didn’t even know what I was doing wrong. I was too close to my own mistakes to spot them.

I wasn’t learning to play the piano. I was learning how to teach piano.

Everything changed when I hired a teacher. I could just focus all my energy on practicing instead of researching.

Learning instead of doubting.

Every time I go skiing, I hire an instructor.

Last time, he asked, “What do you want to improve?”

“You tell me.” I said.

We skied one slope. At the bottom, he said, ‘I see 20 things you can improve, but I’ll only tell you one.’ He knew how teaching works: throwing everything at me would overwhelm me.

The right guidance gives you focus. And focus gives you progress.

That’s when I realized: if one teacher can accelerate progress, why settle for only one?

When learning Italian, I experimented with three teachers. Different accents. Different methods. Different personalities.

I finally settled on one but using what worked best from all the others.
Experimenting is necessary to find what works for us.

Can’t afford a teacher? Start small. Trade time instead of money. Swap skills.

Find a teenager practicing their English while you practice your Italian.

You only need someone who’s one step ahead of you.

The benefits of getting help are obvious. So why did I resist it for so long?

My logic was: If independence is a strength, dependance must be a weakness.

But help isn’t weakness. It’s a strategy.

A lever that multiplies your effort.

It doesn’t take the work away, it just makes it easier.

Let me ask you something: Have you ever finished an online course?

Neither did I.

The reason is not about the tips and tricks.

The key is the word synergy.

We aren’t just wired for growth. We’re wired for connection.

That’s why people love CrossFit but hate going to the gym alone.

Alone you can go fast, but if you want to go far you go together.

We avoid asking for help because it feels vulnerable.

What will they think of me?

But here’s a better way to see it: What will they think of themselves?

The thing you’re afraid to ask for? Others are dying to share it.

Imagine someone at the gym coming up to you and saying, “Dude, you’re ripped. What’s your routine?”

How would you feel?

When you ask, you’re not just getting answers. You’re showing someone that their journey matters. That their knowledge has value.

I love sports, and when I look at top athletes, I never see them alone.

A coach. A physiotherapist. A nutritionist.

An athlete isn’t just one person. They’re an entire team.

Even Rocky didn’t do it alone. Mickey gave him grit. Apollo gave him focus.

They pushed him to go further than he thought he could.

You don’t need to be an athlete to think like one.

What’s your biggest goal right now?

And more important, who’s in your corner?

This isn’t about hiring experts. It’s about letting go of the idea that you’re in this alone.

Isolation is the goal killer.

I still think I’m smart enough to teach myself anything.

But the smartest thing I’ve learned? To ask for help.

The world’s largest pizza has: 6,193 kilograms of dough, 2,244 kilograms of sauce, and 3,992 kilograms of cheese.

Do you really think you can feed 40,000 people on your own?