Sharing what I learn on my own journey from knowing nothing to learning how to achieve happiness, wealth, performance, and success with data, real stories, history, and science. The info comes from the best in the field, from athletes to billionaires to businessmen to artists to historians to scientists. The knowledge is sourced from the vast amount of books, interviews, videos, documentaries, and other research I’ve consumed.
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How to Recognize and Tame Your Negative Self-Sabotaging Thoughts [Podcast]
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It’s been a while since a podcast episode! Here is the latest one! Like this show? Please leave a rating here — even one review helps! Listen on all podcast platforms: The post How to Recognize and Tame Your Negative Self-Sabotaging Thoughts [Podcast] appeared first on Dream Life Lab With Will Chow - Experiments in Personal Development.…
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Why I Quit CrossFit After 5 Years [Podcast]
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In this podcast episode, I talk about the various pros and cons of CrossFit and why I ended up transitioning away from it after 5 years based on my goals and the trade-offs of the sport / exercise. Like this show? Please leave a rating here — even one review helps! Listen on all podcast platforms: The post Why I Quit CrossFit After 5 Years [Podcast…
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Why Are So Many Influencers Getting Divorced or Cheated On? [Podcast]
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There has been a flurry of celebrity and influencer divorces and cheating situations happening recently, more than usual. At least, that’s what it feels like. While this is a little bit of a divergence from our typical topics, this does tie into personal development because your life partner, as Alex Hormozi says, is one of… Continue reading Why Ar…
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Men of Action vs Personal Brand Creator Pro Review: Best Instagram Social Circle Dating Program?
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In this episode, we shine a spotlight on Michael Sartain, a performance coach and creator of the game-changing “Men of Action” program. Michael’s journey is a tapestry woven with diverse experiences – from his days at the University of Texas to a successful tenure in the United States Air Force as a KC-135 navigator. His… Continue reading Men of Ac…
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Driving In A Car With Evan Carmichael, the OG Personal Development YouTuber at 3.7 M Subscribers [Podcast]
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In this episode, we sit down with the dynamic Evan Carmichael, a YouTube sensation with a staggering 3.7 million subscribers. Join us as we delve into Evan’s journey as a content creator, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. Discover the secrets behind his viral success, the inspiration behind his impactful videos, and the lessons he’s learned o…
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How to 10x Your Status: My Review of Personal Brand Creator Pro After Completing the Course
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There’s a lot of conflicting advice about what leads to success in career, business, and dating. One thing almost everyone agrees on is that more status is better than less status. In this podcast episode, I review a course that I invested in and finished. This program Personal Brand Creator Pro promises to 10x your… Continue reading How to 10x You…
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I Paid My Favorite YouTube Fitness Coach Gokuflex to Train Me For 3 Months
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Imagine following fitness YouTubers for many, many years, wishing you could be coached personally by them. And then doing nothing about it because you can’t afford to even consider it. That was me. I lived off free YouTube videos (thousands of them) and affordable e-books for my fitness journey. At some point, I graduated to… Continue reading I Pai…
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How To Escape Your Hometown And An Average Life
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To some, moving out of your home state and home town in the USA is easy. Sure, it’s definitely easier than other countries. People seem to do it all the time. Most of my classmates were able to achieve that for college or after college. For the rest of us, it’s much harder than it… Continue reading How To Escape Your Hometown And An Average Life Th…
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I Paid My Favorite Fitness YouTuber for Coaching – End of Week 3 Update [Podcast]
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The title says it all. In this podcast episode, you’ll learn the pros and cons, the surprises I found out about the quality of coaching, and whether my first time experience with this is worth it. I’m three weeks into my coaching, and I’ve learned a lot. It’s been challenging and time-consuming. It can be… Continue reading I Paid My Favorite Fitnes…
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Willpower Doesn’t Work by Benjamin Hardy – Book Summary and Notes
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Today, I summarize major points from the book Willpower Doesn’t Work, by famed self development blogger and ebook writer Benjamin Hardy. Ben was known for creating viral self help articles on Medium.com. I also give my review of the book. Overall rating of the book: 3.5 out of 5 Like this show? Please leave a… Continue reading Willpower Doesn’t Wor…
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The Astonishing Reason Why Most People Fail Miserably At Their Goals [Podcast]
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Do you know someone who is constantly spinning their wheels and falling short of the growth they desire in health, wealth, career, love, and life? Perhaps, this person has spent years trying a cycle of endless tactics handed down by online influencers to build a YouTube channel but they fail each time or they haven’t… Continue reading The Astonishi…
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I Read How to Win Friends Five Times and Didn’t Do A Thing (Until Now)
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Have you ever read a book and then realized you don’t remember most of what you read and haven’t taken any action based on what you learned? This has happened to me, and I want to prevent that from happening this time around. I’ve read How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie… Continue reading I Read How to Win Friends Five Times an…
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Why You Procrastinate Even When It Feels Bad [Podcast]
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Following the theme of my latest articles, I want to touch more on procrastination since it was one of my reader’s requests to talk about this topic. In this podcast episode, I discuss why we procrastinate and the science behind it. Understanding the evolutionary psychology of how it works will help us master it. Subscribe… Continue reading Why You…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 5 Rules for Success [Podcast]
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In this podcast episode, I talk about what I have learned from the legend Arnold Schwarzenegger, a bodybuilding champion, highest paid actor at one point, a real estate millionaire, and governor. How did an immigrant live and achieve the American dream? Find out… Like this show? Please leave a rating here — even one review helps!… Continue reading …
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How I Find the Motivation to Consistently Get Things Done [Podcast]
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I asked my email newsletter what they wanted to hear about. One of my readers, Joe wrote in with this request. I am curious to hear about how you find the time and discipline to keep pushing out emails and videos. (Maybe you’ve already written about this somewhere) I have a small blog myself and… Continue reading How I Find the Motivation to Consis…
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I Did CrossFit for 5 Years: Here are the Pros and Cons
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I have a very unique perspective of seeing the ins and outs of working out at a CrossFit gym for five years, for 4 to 5 days a week. Most videos or books about the topic are people who tried CrossFit for 5 days or 30 days or a week, which gives a very superficial… Continue reading I Did CrossFit for 5 Years: Here are the Pros and Cons The post I Di…
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The Strange World of Dating Gurus: How To Find A Legit Coach
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The world of dating advice is similar to walking through a regional market in Asia: everyone’s trying to sell you how high-quality their product is, happy to tell you it’s the genuine thing, when a lot of it is counterfeit or poor material. You never know if it’ll work or not, because it all looks… Continue reading The Strange World of Dating Gurus…
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Why People Love Jordan Peterson and How He Can Change Your Life
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Yep, I finally finished Jordan Peterson’s book 12 Rules for Life and figured out why so many young men love him and hype him up. In this podcast episode, I touch on my initial impressions, why people love him, how he’s so effective with his advice, the reasoning behind his advice, the different layers and… Continue reading Why People Love Jordan Pe…
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You Are Your Own Worst Enemy: How To Get Out of Your Own Way [Podcast]
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In this podcast episode, we talk about how to stop shooting yourself in the foot, giving and receiving feedback, and eliminating ego. Like this show? Please leave a rating here — even one review helps! Listen on all podcast platforms: The post You Are Your Own Worst Enemy: How To Get Out of Your Own Way [Podcast] appeared first on Dream Life Lab Wi…
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I Spent Thousands of Dollars on Every YouTuber’s Course So You Don’t Have To [Podcast]
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Successful YouTubers make a lot of money doing what they love. That’s obvious and no secret. So, you may not be surprised to find that a lot of them sell courses on how they did it. Over the years, I’ve bought almost every course, book, or program that’s come out, including ones from people who… Continue reading I Spent Thousands of Dollars on Ever…
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How to Travel and Work Remote – The Digital Nomad Playbook [Podcast]
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In this podcast episode, I discuss and document my journeys and experiences reaching the digital nomad lifestyle that allows you to travel while working. Many people dream of this life; “Travel” is often the first world that comes out of people’s mouthes when asked what they could do if money wasn’t an issue. I am… Continue reading How to Travel an…
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How I Grew My Online Business & Following in Personal Development
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I asked what my email subscribers wanted and a couple of them responded back that they’re curious about the inner workings of my online business. While I’m surprised since I mostly talk about personal development rather than online business, I’m not too surprised since it isn’t the first time I’ve been asked this. I even… Continue reading How I Gre…
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We Need To Talk About Dating For Asian Men
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In today’s podcast episode, I decide to talk about dating for Asian men. It’s been a while since I’ve addressed this topic, and it’s very interesting. That’s because even though there’s been a lot more content, awareness, discussion, and advice over the last decade, I still see hordes of Asian men who fit a nerdy,… Continue reading We Need To Talk …
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How to Get Rid of Anxiety and Fear of Not Being Where You Want To Be Yet
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Lately, I’ve found a good amount of people seem to stress over not achieving some level of success they believe they need to hit by a certain age. Past a level, the anxiety, fear, and negative self-talk can be more damaging than self-serving. In this short but impactful podcast episode, I touch on some tips… Continue reading How to Get Rid of Anxie…
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How to Get Unstoppable Perseverance & Improve Your Communication Skills (Q&A Podcast)
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In today’s podcast episode, I cover some tips and topics based on an email subscriber’s question. He said he found a lot of value from my content so far with improving his communication skills for career and dating and his confidence, but he wanted more elaboration. In this episode, I talk about: how do I… Continue reading How to Get Unstoppable Pe…
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This is the Best Book I’ve Read In A While: Lessons From Will Smith’s Biography (Podcast)
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I read a lot of books. So it’s saying something when I say this is the best book I’ve read in the last two years. In this podcast episode, you’ll discover why. You’ll learn all sorts about Will Smith’s life, struggles, mistakes, advice, and trauma. What a story! Like this show? Please leave a rating… Continue reading This is the Best Book I’ve Read…
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Life Lessons I Learned From Traveling Through China & the Philippines
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With COVID, I haven’t traveled outside the country in almost three years. Now, I know a lot of people who have already traveled to another country in 2021 and 2022 for vacation, but I know people who won’t. At least for now, I fall in the latter camp. In the meantime, I can do some… Continue reading Life Lessons I Learned From Traveling Through Chi…
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How to Not Die Alone By Eliminating Self-Sabotage - A Book Summary
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This podcast episode dives into the details of what I learned from a book called How to Not Die Alone. The book provides very useful tips and insights about three self-sabotaging tendencies that stop us from succeeding in our love life in the modern world. I believe these tendencies can also be applied to the… Continue reading How to Not Die Alone …
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I Finally Finished Jimmy O. Yang’s Book on Asian Immigrant Struggles [Podcast]
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I promised to finish reading Jimmy O. Yang’s book in my last podcast episode, and I did! Here are some additional lessons and entertaining experiences I learned from the book, and how it has affected how I perceive and live life as a child of Asian immigrants myself. This was an entertaining, funny memoir! Like… Continue reading I Finally Finished …
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End of Year Review of How 2021 (and 2020) Went For Me
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I’m following the theme of popular blogs around the web by posting an annual end-of-year review . However, there’s going to be a few twists: I’m going to keep it concise to a just a few major points rather than every little goal since I doubt you want to listen to three hours of talk.… Continue reading End of Year Review of How 2021 (and 2020) Went…
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Relatable Asian American Experiences & Lessons with Jimmy O. Yang
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I was getting into the holiday spirit a few weeks ago when I started hearing buzz about a Netflix Original Rom-Com Christmas film called Love Hard, featuring Asian American Jimmy O. Yang as the romantic lead. And it was the #1 film in the USA for a few days! After loosely following Jimmy’s career over the years,… Continue reading Relatable Asian Am…
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Lessons Learned from the Master FBI Negotiator – Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss [Podcast]
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One of the first experiences I had with negotiation tips came from tips I got from people I follow on buying a car at a good price. Here’s a bit of what I learned… The best time to buy a car is at the end of a month based on car salesman sales cycles. They’re… Continue reading Lessons Learned from the Master FBI Negotiator – Never Split the Differe…
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How to Travel The World For a Living with A Small Following With SeeLauTravel (Christopher Lau)
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In this podcast episode, I pick the brain of Christopher Lau, a man who has made full-time travel through Southeast Asia a reality. Christopher has an interesting story about how he hated his job and life living in the USA and working for a top tech company. He longed to travel, and he made that… Continue reading How to Travel The World For a Livin…
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How I Coached Two People to Help Them Grow an Online Following & Progress in Their Careers
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In this podcast episode, I discuss the stories of the first two coaching clients I’ve had. They came from different backgrounds and had different goals, but I enjoyed both experiences. And I’m happy for how I was able to help them. The first student cared about improving his personal brand online. He wanted to grow… Continue reading How I Coached T…
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Kevin Hart went from college drop out to international super star. He’s someone who has achieved a monumental, rare level of financial and career success in the stand-up comedy and acting world. I was curious about his journey to see if there’s anything we can take from his life to better our own. Based on… Continue reading Kevin Hart’s 10 Rules fo…
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How To Get Your First Digital Marketing Job with Seth Jared Hymes [Podcast]
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Digital marketing is one of the coolest industries to ever come out. It’s fresh, new, and part of the new digital era. I know there’s a lot of young, new graduates following my content, and I want to give you some tips from someone experienced on getting your first foot in the door in this… Continue reading How To Get Your First Digital Marketing J…
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Ginger Flesher-Sonnier – From Math Teacher to Multi-Million Dollar Event Empire [Podcast]
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I’m a huge fan of escape rooms, and a few years ago, I came across an escape room experience like no other. The lobby, like the escape rooms were well decorated, almost as if you were in a mansion. Everything from the fur carpets to the optical illusions in the paintings made even the waiting… Continue reading Ginger Flesher-Sonnier – From Math Tea…
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Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins: Book Summary and Review
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After hearing a lot of buzz about this book Can’t Hurt Me from young men, I finally gave it a shot after wanting to improve my pull-up count. I usually avoid “tough guy” books in this realm, like Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink, because I have no desire to join the army or put myself… Continue reading Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins: Book Summary…
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How to Stop Worrying What Others Think About You
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I got a few of the same type of questions from my YouTube subscribers. They want to know how they can stop caring about what others think. This struggle is a popular issue for most people, so I thought I’d summarize some of the major findings I’ve discovered from it over my own research, experience,… Continue reading How to Stop Worrying What Other…
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Let’s Talk About #StopAsianHate and Equality [Podcast]
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With all the current events regarding #StopAsianHate going on, I figured it was my duty to post about it and support the movement. In this podcast episode, I do a recap on the rise in violence targeting the Asian-American Pacific-Islander (AAPI) community based on what I found out about it, my thoughts, and the different… Continue reading Let’s Tal…
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Why Some Businesses Fail While Others Succeed [Podcast]
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In this podcast episode, I wanted to have a discussion on why some businesses fail and others succeed. While there are various people discussing this content already online and offline, I hoped to add some level of unique contribution or debate about this topic given my several years of reading successful business books (and consuming other forms… …
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How To Better Manage Your Emotions and Stay Calm (with Recommended Books) [Podcast]
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It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that sometimes, your emotions make you make stupid moves. For me, anger is one that comes to mind. When you’re angry, you react, yell, and argue back. Unfortunately, these behaviors may not be the best behavior for a situation, which may only make things worse. Our emotions… Continue reading How To Bett…
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5 Science-Backed Relaxation Techniques for Stress and Anxiety [Podcast]
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Recently, an email newsletter subscriber asked me how to destress, relax, and cope with anxiety. Rather than give a quick answer, I took my time to make an entire podcast episode on the most effective techniques for relaxing. This topic’s relevant for almost anyone trying to succeed since everyone deals with nervousness and stress at… Continue read…
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6 Success Principles the Best Poker and Chess Players Have in Common
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Given the popularity of and my interest in the new Netflix show Queen’s Gambit, I’m releasing a podcast episode about success principles I’ve found from the top chess and poker players. This episode sources its advice from my research of some of the best poker and chess players of all time. I’ve read books by… Continue reading 6 Success Principles …
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DustinNotJustin - From Miserable to Dream Job with Gary Vaynerchuk (& We Talk Pokemon Card Investing)
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Today, I interview DustinNotJustin, who works for the famous entrepreneur and social media mogul Gary Vaynerchuk. You’ll learn about his story. He started off miserable at a job that he took for the money and managed to obtain his dream job making content for Gary. We also discuss the Pokemon card collecting and investing market.… Continue reading …
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Tim “DeLaGhetto” Chantarangsu on How Asian American Can Reach More of Their Potential
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We have one of the most respected, recognized OG YouTubers in the house. I’ve been watching his YouTube videos for several years now, and I’ve seen him grow into a dominant force on YouTube — and maintain his standing (which is hard in a competitive space). In this podcast episode, we’re all about helping young… Continue reading Tim “DeLaGhetto” Ch…
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Michael Sartain on How to Build a Social Circle of High-Value Men and Women
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In this podcast episode, I talk with Michael Sartain, a millionaire TV star on Millionaire Matchmaker, an Air Force veteran, Las Vegas resident, red carpet host, and social media influencer. This interview has been one of my favorites since it’s packed with knowledge bombs. We talk about: fashion advice the lifestyle of the Las Vegas… Continue read…
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How to Become Successful in Hollywood with Brian Grazer
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Having spent the last five years studying the patterns of successful people, it’s rare that I’ll find some principle that I haven’t heard of already. When I do, I get excited. And that’s what happened with this latest book Face to Face: The Art of Human connection I read. This book is written by Brian… Continue reading How to Become Successful in H…
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I have everything I thought I wanted, and I'm still not happy. Why? Answered.
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Imagine hitting all your life and financial goals. Sounds great, right? Not always. Many people who get there hit a funk. Pat Flynn, an online entrepreneur, received this chilling email one day. He shared this email in his book Will It Fly? Read it if you think money alone is all that matters: Subject: I… Continue reading I Am Rich, Successful, And…
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How to Live a Fulfilling and Purposeful Life with Dan Beaumont
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In this podcast episode, we have one of the most interesting people of our generation, Dan Beaumont. He’s an entrepreneur who runs the hostel company Podstel and has traveled across to 50+ countries over 4 years. He’s known for hitchhiking across Europe and the USA (partially through the use Tinder). We discuss: his story quitting… Continue reading…
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