At the age of 28, Scott Harrison walked away from his career as a top nightclub promoter in New York to volunteer on a hospital ship in West Africa and discover his true calling. In this episode, he tells Brian how, with no money or experience, he founded charity: water, an organization that has raised over $740 million to bring clean drinking water to more than 18.4 million people around the world.
YOU WILL LEARN:
· How his childhood shaped him.
· How he came to a radical decision to reset his life.
· How he built one of the most trusted nonprofits in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
charity: water
“Thirst,” by Scott Harrison
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“703 million humans are poisoning themselves today because of the situations they were born into. And it's a solvable problem.” – Scott Harrison
“We literally know how to help 100% of the people on earth get water, but we haven't chosen to do it. We haven't built the will, the determination. We haven't built the movement. We haven't raised the resources to do it. But that's what keeps me so excited.” – Scott Harrison
“I feel so fortunate, at 28, to have realized there would never be enough. There would never be enough - someone would always have more.” – Scott Harrison
“I just encourage people to ask a different question: how can I use my time and my talent and my money in the service of others?” – Scott Harrison
“It almost is intoxicating when you're moving from a life of accumulation, of collecting the markers of success, to then saying, ‘Well, what if my life could benefit others?’” – Scott Harrison
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