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What do you want to be remembered for?

Halfway through his first semester of college, Chris Magee was looking at 15 years in jail. He was later proven innocent, and he walked out with a mindset he still runs on: he's playing with house money, so every day is a chance to see how far he can go.

In this episode of Zero to Umm..., Kyle Hudson talks with Chris about rebuilding his confidence by saying hi to one stranger a day, starting his first company from a lecture hall, taking the hate that comes with posting online, and the birthday trip to Aspen that led him to LSC100.

Chris also shares his advice for anyone starting college: try everything, take every risk you can while you have the runway, and stop looking in the rear view mirror.

In this episode:

• 0:00 Cold open
• 0:29 Flow states and LSC100
• 3:16 "What are you going to be when you grow up?"
• 5:47 From duct tape wallets to a life uprooted
• 7:10 Facing 15 years, then proven innocent
• 8:27 Playing with house money
• 9:31 Rebuilding confidence, one stranger at a time
• 11:53 Hug Your Friends and its first big failure
• 16:21 Listening to your own voice
• 19:46 Handling hate online
• 20:43 Aspen and the start of LSC100
• 25:17 The pitch
• 28:54 The five-year vision
• 30:23 Rethinking the morning routine
• 30:47 What focus actually is
• 32:47 Collaborations and what's next
• 34:13 Advice for college freshmen

Content note: this episode includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. In the US, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). Elsewhere, visit findahelpline.com