Larry WeidelMentor and Coach Empowering Million Dollar Earners

Part 1 - ADHD, Dentistry, and Beer with Dr. Ty Eriks

30 May 2024 · 1 min

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This is a YouTube interview (Part 1) with Dr. Ty Eriks where he reflects on his upbringing, early work (a car-washing business started in high school with his father), the importance of hard work and schooling, and his college experience: he majored in neurobiology at the University of Washington (a selective major with ~25 students accepted per year) and played college football there for five years (redshirted; played defensive line and fullback). The piece emphasizes foundational life lessons about responsibility, work ethic, and prioritizing education and athletics.

Questions this video answers

A car-washing business.

Neurobiology.

About 25 people accepted into that major per year.

University of Washington.

Five years (redshirted).

I never got handouts. My first car, my dad helped me set up a car washing business when I was in high school. Things like that obviously didn't pay for everything, but at least I had to work towards it. I think that really set the precedence for making sure that you were working hard and going in the direction that you want to go in to accomplish the goals that you want to accomplish. So that really started it. And honestly, without that foundation, it would have been a lot tougher to do this. Obviously school became very important because I realized that without that, you couldn't perform, fulfill the other dreams that you have for your long term life. So I spent a lot of my time, or most of my time on school and sports. I played college football as well. I played University of Washington, played five years, Red Shirt warriors, played defensive line and fullback for the time I was there. And even then I'd spent a ton of time out off the field in school. I majored in neurobiology in college and there was maybe 25 people accepted into that major a year.