Why the Most Successful People Give Up More, Not Less | David Kalinowski

The Bigger Stage w/ Matt Stone · Mar 7, 2026 · 1h 35m · transcript

What if the key to success isn't about doing more — but giving up the right things?David Kalinowski has spent 30 years building Proactive Worldwide, a global competitive intelligence firm operating across 62 countries. But in this conversation, we leave the business strategy behind and go somewhere more important — the inner game.David's third book, The Sacrifice Paradox, draws on 101 real stories from entrepreneurs, executives, athletes, parents, and students — all wrestling with the same fundamental tension: what do you have to let go of to get where you're going?In this episode we get…