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How Bill Wilson Cofounded Alcoholics Anonymous and Created a Lasting Social Movement

2025/6/10
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Robert Simons: 我认为比尔·威尔逊对世界产生了巨大的影响，尽管很多人并不了解他。我们研究那些对世界产生重大影响的人，并试图理解他们所做的选择，这些选择使他们能够晋升到重要的职位。在关于20世纪最重要人物的分析中，比尔·威尔逊的名字很突出，尽管大多数人可能不知道他是谁。我认为他是一个有巨大潜力的人，他很聪明，有天生的能力和魅力，也很努力。我相信他可能命中注定要做他在世界上所做的事情。

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This chapter explores Bill Wilson's early life, struggles with alcoholism, and eventual founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. It highlights his entrepreneurial spirit and potential despite his troubled past, setting the stage for his remarkable transformation.
  • Bill Wilson's early life and struggles with alcoholism
  • His entrepreneurial drive and potential
  • The contrast between his early life and his later achievements
  • His eventual transformation and the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous

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Bill Wilson was an incredibly entrepreneurial young man with tremendous potential. He was also a drunk who had hit rock bottom. Then an epiphany led him to enduring sobriety.

With his personal drive and fellowship with former drinking buddies, Wilson built a social movement and worldwide organization. Founded in 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of “friends of Bill” recover from alcohol addiction.

In this episode of Cold Call, Harvard Business School Professor Robert Simons joins host Brian Kenny to discuss the case, Bill Wilson: Changing the World). They explore how Wilson navigated life’s choices, transformed his life and those of others, and left a lasting impact on the world.