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On this episode, I’m expanding on the previous one. Right after I finished recording part 1, another reader asked me how I generate revenue as a writer and teacher. I talk about that (and more) on this episode.  Learn more about http://digitalbusiness.school. --- Receive weekly tips to become Wise & Wealthy Wise & Wealthy is a weekly newsletter full of proven ideas to become smarter and wealthier. I send this short email every Monday. Join for free here: dariusforoux.com/wise-wealthy/

I recorded a podcast about how I got started with writing. A few readers have asked me about this recently. They mentioned they were stuck right now and were looking for inspiration in other people’s stories. Here’s a brief version of mine. --- Receive weekly tips to become Wise & Wealthy Wise & Wealthy is a weekly newsletter full of proven ideas to become smarter and wealthier. I send this short email every Monday. Join for free here: dariusforoux.com/wise-wealthy/

It's been a while since I did one of these "update" episodes. In this one I talk about training for a race, traditional publishing, rebranding my newsletter, and more.  Thanks for listening!  ---  Join my online course Procrastinate Zero 2 Learn more about how you can improve your energy, focus, and productivity. dariusforoux.com/pz-2

Hi there, welcome to the latest episode! I talk about the latest developments in the global economy and how we can improve our ability to deal with a potential slowdown. Since no one knows when things will slow down, it's better to prepare and to stay focused on what you control. Thanks for listening! --- Receive weekly tips to become Wise & Wealthy Wise & Wealthy is a weekly newsletter full of proven ideas to become smarter and wealthier. I send this short email every Monday. Join for free here: dariusforoux.com/wise-wealthy/

Today’s guest is Amy Shearn, an award-winning author of five novels including Unseen City. She has also worked as an editor at publications like JSTOR Daily and Medium’s Creator Hub, Human Parts, Forge. I’ve known Amy for nearly two years and she’s been the editor of my Stoic Letter column on Medium. On this episode, we talk about everything writing, creativity, journaling, editing, and a lot more! Enjoy! Subscribe to Amy’s newsletter: https://amyshearn.substack.com Learn more about Amy: https://www.amyshearnwrites.com/ --- Receive weekly tips to become Wise & Wealthy Wise & Wealthy is a weekly newsletter full of proven ideas to become smarter and wealthier. I send this short email every Monday and every other Thursday. Join for free here: dariusforoux.com/

I’m joined by the investor and author Vitaliy Katsenelson. He’s known for his investing track record and books about value investing. But in his latest book, Soul in the Game, he shares his philosophy for life. We talked about Stoicism, journaling, art, skills, and how everything translates to a meaningful life. Enjoy! Get Soul in the Game here: http://soulinthegame.net Learn more about Vitaliy: https://contrarianedge.com --- Receive weekly tips to become Wise & Wealthy Wise & Wealthy is a weekly newsletter full of proven ideas to become smarter and wealthier. I send this short email every Monday and every other Thursday. Join for free here: dariusforoux.com/

On this episode, I'm joined by Amantha Imber, who's an organizational psychologist and founder of behavioral science consultancy Inventium. She also hosts the How I Work Podcast (I've also been on her show!). We talked about her latest book, Time Wise, which is about how the get the most out of your time in a meaningful way. Learn more about her work here: https://www.amantha.com Thanks for listening! --- I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers.  Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction | Dr Amantha Imber 00:26 - How I work podcast 00:33 - Time Wise 01:22 - Creativity formula 02:20 - Mindset and taking the first step 04:40 - What happened in-between the Podcast and first book 07:00 - Adam Grant, Amanda Palmer, and Matt Mullenweg. 10:36 - Strategy to avoid burnout 11:38 - Four -day workweek 13:07 - The gift of the 5th 19:46 - Thoughts about "Sleep" 24:05 - "Big personal goal" or BPG 25:39 - Methods for improving "Focus" 28:39 - Incorporating "solitude" in life 31:13 - Book "Solitude" 33:31 - Importance of character and knowing yourself 34:09 - Simple journaling 34:50 - Incorporating reflection/journaling 36:53 - Six Spokes Theory 39:59 - Getting overly focused on the timeframe 42:19 - Set goals that you can control 44:19 - Personal energy being underrated 45:23 - Creating structure for writing a book

In this episode, I invited Jimmy Soni, who's an author, speaker, and speechwriter, to talk about the founders of Paypal and Elon Musk, We talked about work ethics, consistency, vision, leadership, and his writing process. The Founders by Jimmy Soni: amazon.com/dp/1501197266/ Learn more about Jimmy here: jimmysoni.com/ Thanks for listening! --- Receive weekly tips to become Wise & Wealthy Wise & Wealthy is a weekly newsletter full of proven ideas to become smarter and wealthier. I send this short email every Monday and every other Thursday. Join for free here: dariusforoux.com/ --- Timestamps: 00:46 - The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley 01:11 - Elon Musk & Twitter 02:24 - Zip2 02:56 - X.com 03:39 - Space X 04:16 - Consistency of vision 07:18 - Scale of ambition 08:22 - How Elon Musk put the same amount of pressure. 11:15 - Leadership 13:44 - Max Levchin's management training 16:30 - Hiring and empowering people that are better than you 17:48  - Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, David O. Sacks 19:47 - Enough amount of confidence to get somewhere 20:04 - Sanjay Bhargava 20:59 - A company is an exercise and a recursive self-improvement 23:59 - Why is it called X.com? 26:09 - SB Master (Naming Paypal) 29:08 - Wealthfront 31:24 - First principles thinking 33:50 - Challenge your own habits 37:58 - "Money is an information system" 42:56 - On asking yourself, Why? 50:32 - Amy Klement 53:35 - Ways to convert difficulties 59:46 - David Goggins "Memoir" Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds 1:00:38 - Jimmy Soni's Writing process 1:12:43 - Seth Goldin - Purple cow 1:14:23 - Jimmy Soni's Reading habit 1:15:48 - Brad Stone's "Everything story" 1:17:37 - Walter Isaacson 1:19:07 - Relentless.com "a.k.a Amazon" 1:26:53 - Spend time and energy to do something and feel accomplished

In this episode, I invited Shane Neman, who's an entrepreneur and investor, to talk about the current bear market. We talked about our first experiences with investing and bear markets. How we dealt with losing money. And how we've adjusted our strategies. Learn more about Shane: shaneneman.com Timestamps 00:10- Shane Neman (introduction) 00:55 - Bear Market experience 05:19 - Emotional challenges/experience 09:51 - Diversifying 10:45 - Detaching the self from money 12:43 - "Investing is having a long term vision" 14:38 - Be greedy when everyone else is fearful 15:31 - Jeremy Siegel "Stocks for the long run" 19:37 - Stick to your strategy 21:39 - Bill Ackman & Netflix 23:15 - Foundation of investing 30:28 - Relying on your skills 35:55 - "Todays Market" 40:26 - 90|10 Rule investing 46:40 - How to prevent going Nuclear 50:54 - Play games you're good at 51:55 - Buy low, sell high 54:58 - Winners are the ones that are the most patient 56:00 - Be financial literate 58:55 - END Thanks for listening!  --- Receive weekly tips to become Wise & Wealthy Wise & Wealthy is a weekly newsletter full of proven ideas to become smarter and wealthier. I send this short email every Monday and every other Thursday. Join for free here: dariusforoux.com/

The guest for this episode is Penny Phillips, the co-founder of Journey Strategic Wealth, a Registered Investment Adviser for advisors. She’s also the founder of Thrivos Consulting, where she coached and consulted financial advisors. I invited Penny because of her ideas about wealth building that she’s been sharing on Twitter and YouTube. On this episode, we talked about her journey, personal values, building a career in finance, coaching people who were older than her, and many more topics. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrivosLLC Read more about her bio: https://journeyswadvisor.com/who-we-are/penny-phillips/ Thanks for listening! I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers.  Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit Timestamps: 00:12 - Introducing Penny Phillips 01:33 - Her backstory 07:00 - Family values to be successful 12:35 - Age discrimination 18:11 - What success feels like (Visualization) 20:44 - Finding balance 21:10 - Do not compare yourself to others 21:25 - The Paradox of Happiness: Why Desiring More Makes Us Miserable 23:06 - From being in the corporate world to building a business 33:05 - Work life and personal life 39:21 - Surround yourself with people who understand you 40:50 - Perception is reality 43:25 - Be your own hype person 45:42 - Geraldine Wise, the first successful woman on Wall Street 52:24 - Penny on building her first business 57:19 - Rely on things you know to be true 59:55 - Consulting vs coaching 1:04:02 - The role of behavioral change 1:04:33 - What financial advisors do 1:09:25 - The best way to learn as a financial adviser

On this episode, Ben Dunkel and I talk about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. A lot has changed in recent years, and more people are now owning Bitcoin and other crypto. But there are also a lot of people who are interested in getting started. We also talk about getting started with crypto. Learn more about Ben Dunkel on www.howtobegincrypto.com Thanks for listening! --- I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers.  Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit

In this episode, I'm sharing 5 tips for desiring less, so you can stay happy. Learn more about the desire for more and the destruction of happiness here: https://dariusforoux.com/paradox-of-happiness/ Thanks for listening!  ---  I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers.  Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit

Today, I’m sharing some of my favorite books that I haven’t talked about in other posts. These are books I’ve learned a lot from. And I really can’t recommend them enough. Here's the post with the links to the books: https://dariusforoux.com/7-books-that-make-you-a-better-human/ Thanks for listening!  ---  I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers.  Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit

In this episode, I'm talking about the lessons I learned about wealth building from Jesse Livermore.  Read the article: https://dariusforoux.com/3-lessons-building-wealth/ Thanks for listening! --- I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers.  Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit

Whether you’re a short-term trader or long-term investor, if you are too active, you probably will lose as much as you win. And if you’re unlucky, you’ll even lose more than you win. Both situations are undesirable. On this episode, I talk about a better way to approach investing opportunities. Thanks for listening!  --- I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers.  Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit

So many of us think the source of fear is because there are so many unknowns in life. We believe that uncertainty usually leads to fear. But that's not always true. On this episode, I talk about how most of us are actually afraid of the known. Thanks for listening! --- I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers. Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit

In life, things usually follow a trend. The trend is either upward, and things are getting better, or it’s downward, and things only get worse. Even when things are moving sideways, it often feels like a downtrend because everything else around you seems to keep moving up. Learn more about that in today's episode! Thanks for listening! --- I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers. Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit

We often run into situations where we can make a smart choice and a "not so" smart choice. For example: Will you watch an episode of your favorite tv show? Or will you exercise? On this episode, I talk about four situations where you want to go for the smarter choice. Thanks for listening! --- I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers. Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit

About six months before my dentist died in a motorcycle accident, he gave me some of the best advice I’ve ever received. It was about saving money. And on this episode, I talk about that advice. Thanks for listening! --- I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers. Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit

On this episode, I talk about a simple question I often ask myself. This question helps you to make sure you're on the right path. We spend so much of our time at work, that it's important we enjoy our work.  Thanks for listening! --- I’ve put together 6 resources with proven tips for optimizing your life and work. It’s free for my newsletter subscribers.  Get your free Growth Kit here: dariusforoux.com/growth-kit