12. James Altucher: How To Choose Yourself & Live Your Dreams
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Episode: 12. James Altucher: How To Choose Yourself & Live Your Dreams
Pub date: 2020-10-17
Podcast Notes Key Takeaways “You only have one life to live and you want to do things that you love doing” – James AltucherChoosing yourself means not waiting for approval from gatekeepers and starting the venture you want:Want to be an author? Self-publish your book on AmazonWant to make a TV show? Record it and upload it to YouTubeDidn’t get into MIT? Take their free online courses“Choosing yourself, to summarize, is when everyone is telling you you can’t do it or you need to go through these gatekeepers but you just go ahead and figure out how to do it anyway” – James AltucherYou don’t have to quit your day job tomorrow to choose yourselfJames started a website design company while he worked at HBO and didn’t quit his job until 18 months after started the businessJames’s advice for finding happiness:Have a strong sense of communityHave good friends and relationshipsWork on mastering a skill you enjoy doingBe financially independent (it gives you the option of leaving your job if you hate it)Don’t dwell on the past:“Yeah it’s too bad I lost millions of dollars but it happened. I can’t go back in time and I got to just focus on physical health, creative health, and emotional health.” – James Altucher“To be a great writer, you have to read great writers and the best writers are fiction writers because they spend their entire career learning how to write” – James Altucher
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My guest today is James Altucher, the author of several books including the WSJ bestseller Choose Yourself! He is an entrepreneur, angel investor, chess master, comedian, and prolific writer. He is also the podcast host of "The James Altucher Show" which has had over 30 million downloads.
In our conversation, James shares advice on how to find your passion, why you should choose yourself and not wait for the approval of others, advice from billionaires, how to be happy, and much more.
TIMESTAMPS:
[1:14] About James Altucher & his background [2:49] The benefits of trying new things[4:54] What it means to Choose Yourself[9:56] We live in a Choose Yourself era[12:52] How to find your passion[23:21] You don't have to quit your day job to be an entrepreneur[25:47] Dealing with failure & how to keep going when things get tough[29:53] Why you should experiment often & share your ideas [32:13] How to be happy & the role money plays in happiness[35:04] How James was able to overcome depression & rebuild himself from nothing[41:10] Things James learned from interviewing billionaires[46:06] It's never too late to Choose Yourself[49:00] Books that had a huge influence on James & how they changed him[53:38] How James inspired me to choose myself & start this podcast
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