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Ep 369: Product Hunt – Entrepreneurship Lessons From a Blazing Success Story 28:53

6y ago28:53

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James credits at least some of his success to his guest's new company, Product Hunt. Erik Torenberg a founding team-member at Product Hunt, co-founder of Rapt.fm, and associate at Queensbridge Venture Partners joins James today. Product Hunt seems like such an easy idea and an overnight success on the surface... but really it was years in the makin…

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Ep 368: The Best-Kept Secret in "America" 27:43

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Do you need a vacation? How about a place that has such a lingering bad reputation that it's the perfect place to get away to? Interested? Today, James and Claudia call our good friend and the original co-host of Ask Altucher, Aaron Brabham, to find out why he's now living there and what else he has been up to. I can't tell you where he is – you'll…

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Ep 367: Altucher interviews Altucher 1:00:04

6y ago1:00:04

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James spent an hour interviewing his wife and business partner, Claudia Azula Altucher. They went back to 1999, when Claudia first started to learn about yoga. She knew very little about it, but wanted a discipline that would be physical and get her into a "zone." They went all the way back to Claudia's early childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. S…

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Ep 366: James Needs a Therapist for His Public Speaking 16:41

6y ago16:41

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James gives his friend Mitch Joel a call today to talk about a subject that scares the heck out of him — public speaking. James asks Mitch about his philosophy on public speaking. Mitch breaks down public speakers and presenting into three styles of music: The first is the "classical music approach," the second he calls the "jazz improve” approach,…

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Ep 365: Chris Brogan – What's the Real Value of Podcasting? 18:41

6y ago18:41

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James gives his good friend Chris Brogan a call today to talk about the real value of doing a podcast. James asks Chris... Is podcasting worth the time and effort? Chris says "no... and yes." There's no real money in it, but the other benefits are worth every second you put into it. Podcasting helps you with all your other media by broadening your …

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Ep 364: The Art of Fiction, with Screenwriter, Brian Koppelman, Part Two 27:16

6y ago27:16

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Brian Koppelman is back today to continue the fascinating discussion he and James started on his last visit. As Brian says, "Non-fiction books answer a series of questions, whereas fiction books raise a series of questions." On the last show, James made a promise to Brian that he would read more fiction. Brian holds him to it today. This is another…

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AA Ep 363: It's Time to Take Care of Your Own Needs 11:43

6y ago11:43

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Today's question is a tough one, as one of our listeners writes in... "My girlfriend has decided to concentrate on her career and wants to take a break from our relationship. How can I support her while satisfying my own needs?" James and Claudia disagree a bit on their answers. Listen here and you can decide who you think is right.…

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Ep 362: Should I Quit College and Pursue My Passion? 16:50

6y ago16:50

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Today's question... "I feel like the life I knew is falling apart before my eyes and my next steps are critical. I would deeply appreciate guidance and support. Here is what's happening. I'm a twenty-year-old college student starting an online business, and last week I flew to New York City behind my parents' backs for a business event (with my own…

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Ep 361: The Best Salesman Ever 42:29

6y ago42:29

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John Ruhlin joins James and Claudia to talk about what it means to be a great salesman and John has decided to take it to a new level. Before you can sell you have to get in the door. So he introduces himself with a very special gift. Like the time he brought $7000 worth of Brooks Brothers clothes to a prospective clients hotel room and set it up t…

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Ep 360 Jason Zook (aka Surfrapp) Sells His Future 41:04

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Of all the assets that you could possibly sell, I bet you've never thought of selling your future . . . but Jason is doing just that. Jason Zook (formerly JasonSurfrapp, Jason Headsetsdotcom and Jason Sadler) is a crazy-at-heart salesman . . . beneath that, he's an impressive content creator with a long track record of success. He's not a painter o…

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Ep 359: How to Become a Master at Networking 34:24

6y ago34:24

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Derek Coburn is the master at networking. Derek says, "Going to networking events is a waste of time." You can go to networking events two or three times a week and never realize how much time you're wasting. Traditional networking isn't working anymore. He still goes to larger networking events, but only if there are multiple ways he can win . . .…

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Ep 358: What to Do When You're Burned Out 12:53

6y ago12:53

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Everyone at some point in their career hates their job. For some people it's just temporary, but for others, it gets so bad that they quit. If you decide to quit, everything suddenly changes. The stability of your old job is gone. Now you're on your own, and it's scary. Give yourself permission to be burned out. Listen to James and Claudia work thr…

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Ep 357: The Secret Mistake ALL First Time Entrepreneurs Make 11:21

6y ago11:21

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Do you know what the secret mistake that most first time entrepreneurs make? If you’re an entrepreneur than its so to know it. If you don’t you could already be out of business and not even know it. Listen to James and hear his secret.

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Ep 356: The 10 Most Important Books to Expand Your Mind 18:28

6y ago18:28

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Most books are "business card" books. A "business card" book is a book that helps the author establish credentials. It works as a business card. But today, James wants to talk about "braingasm" books. Your brain has an orgasm while you're reading these books – they're that good. James recently wrote a post about books like these, called "The 10 Mos…

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Ep 355: Is There Such a Thing as True Love 7:04

6y ago7:04

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James says, no.

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Ep 354 Suicide 12:33

6y ago12:33

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Just don't do it. In honor of National Suicide Prevention Week, Claudia and James felt it was very important to record this podcast. Claudia, being a victim of living through her mother's suicide when she was just a teenager, is passionate about preventing it. Listen to this extremely important podcast.…

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Ep 353: Why Accomplish Anything? 13:42

6y ago13:42

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This question came in from the Choose Yourself Facebook group: "I've been passed over for my next promotion. I feel like 'the poor employee' instead of "the 'rich employee.'" James says being "The Rich Employee" is a mindset, and this person is already acting as a rich employee. He has realized there's a problem and he's taking steps to fix it, but…

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Ep 352: Do You Have To Pay Your Student Loans? 16:12

6y ago16:12

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Get ready – this one is going to be very controversial. You went to college. You took out huge student loans to get your degree. You can barely make ends meet, and your monthly student loan bills are now due. What can you do? Ask for help. Listen to today's show here Regards, David Newman P.S. The Rich Employee is now also in paperback.…

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Ep 351: How to Know When to 'Fire' a Terrible Customer 14:51

6y ago14:51

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Should you "fire" a really terrible customer? Well, that depends... If that customer happens to be 99% of your business, you have a big problem. But today, James addresses what to do with those customers who won't break your business. You could delegate that customer to another employee. Sometimes that works. You could have a real, honest conversat…

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Ep 350: How to Go From $0 to $100,000 as a Public Speaker 55:23

6y ago55:23

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Do you want to be a professional speaker? Does having to get up on stage in front of a group of people scare the heck out of you? Today James and Claudia invite Brian Rashid to join them to give us a couple of quick tips to help you if you want to become a public speaker. Brian says you have to get really clear on one topic. Then create a clean one…

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Ep 349: Why Did James Self-Publish The Rich Employee? 13:58

6y ago13:58

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Why did James self-publish his new book, The Rich Employee? He wanted total control over the marketing. The old way of the legacy book publishers is to get the author to march around the country doing book signings at the few book stores that still exist. This just doesn't work anymore. Instead, writers should do the "podcast tour". You'll get in f…

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Ep 348: The Rich Employee 15:22

6y ago15:22

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Why did James feel that he had to write his new book, The Rich Employee? He wanted to set the record straight. For the average employee, income is going down while inflation goes up. Industry, knowledge, and management are all being outsourced cheaply to other countries or to technology. Many people mistakenly think that the only solution is entrep…

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Ep 347 Chris Brogan hosts James today on Blab.im 1:02:20

6y ago1:02:20

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Chris Brogan was gracious enough to allow us to repost an interview he did today with James to talk about, everything…including the release of James brand new book; The Rich Employee that hit the Amazon bookstore today. They jumped onto a platform new to many of us, Blab.im and did an hour long interview. A lot of people jumped in to ask questions …

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Ep 346: Dr. Wayne Dyer – Namaste 56:05

6y ago56:05

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This weekend Dr. Wayne Dyer passed away. James wants to recognize the influence Wayne Dyer has had on his life. We're very sad about his passing. Here is one of the last interviews Wayne Dyer has done and it is with James... During that interview James asked Dr. Dyer what he saw as the arc of his career. "What has your message been and how have you…

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Ep 345: Frank Curzio Interviews James Altucher 50:16

6+ y ago50:16

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A few months ago Frank Curzio interviewed James on his Top 10 iTunes podcast Wall Street Unplugged. We thought a lot of our new listeners might have never heard this interview and so I decided to publish it today. I really think you’ll enjoy this interview Regards, David Newman P.S. James is hard at work on his next new project. Stay tuned right he…

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Ep 344: Why Do So Many Small Businesses Fail? 24:45

6+ y ago24:45

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Most small businesses fail. In fact, about 85% of them do. Is it the business, or is it the people behind the business that fail? Listen here today as James talks about how not to fail as a small startup business.

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Ep 343: Why Do Anything If You're Going To Die Anyway 12:01

6+ y ago12:01

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Why do anything if you're going to die anyway? It's an evolutionary thing. Our brains have been setup to reward us for those things that trigger well-being. When the chemical dopamine is triggered in your brain, it makes you feel great. Listen here today and go do something.

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Ep 342: Is the Stock Market Crashing? 21:57

6+ y ago21:57

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China is having problems... The Fed may raise interest rates next month. And the market is down about 10%. But this is not 2009. The world is not falling apart. Today James gives you some companies you may want to think about. Listen here today and I hope you profit from it.

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Ep 341: Why You Should DO IT NOW 13:08

6+ y ago13:08

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Before you start your podcast, should you have a specific niche in mind? James says no – you can do whatever you want, whenever you want. If it works, great. If not, then you can close it down and start another. Just do it for fun. Listen here today. I hope you enjoy it. Regards, David Newman P.S. For a very limited time, I want to send you a brand…

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Ep 340: SPECIAL PRESENTATION: James Altucher Live (Sort of...) 1:06:51

6+ y ago1:06:51

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I've been saving this recording for the day when James' schedule became so crazy he just couldn't record your daily dose of Ask Altucher. Today is that day... This is a presentation that James gave recently at the NJ Tech Meetup. WARNING: This recording does have a bit of explicit language, so listen at your own risk. Listen here today and I hope y…

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Ep 339: Cassey Ho, YouTube's Biggest Fitness Instructor, Tells How She Did It Her Way 38:09

6+ y ago38:09

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Are you willing to disobey your parents? Cassey Ho came from a typical Asian family. They gave her three choices for her career... doctor, lawyer or engineer. She had to bring honor to her family. But that wasn't Cassey's calling. She had the entrepreneurial spirit, and she just had to follow her dream. Fast-forward to today, and Cassey has almost …

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Ep 338: Do You Fear Death? 13:49

6+ y ago13:49

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Do you fear the nothingness of death? That last thought, that last breath... James doesn't. Pain scares him, but not death. Listen here today as he and Claudia discuss the unknown. Regards, David Newman P.S. This Thursday, August 20th, James will be the featured guest on Product Hunt LIVE, a place to chat with the world's most interesting authors, …

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Ep 337: The Power of an Impossible No! 19:45

6+ y ago19:45

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What if the consequences of saying "no" are so strong, you feel like you just have to agree? James gives an example: Your boss demands that you change your plans at the last second and spend the weekend traveling for business, instead of doing what you had planned. Can you say "no" to him? Sure, but you'll probably lose your job, and that may not b…

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Ep 336: Dominating a Room with Your Body Cues 41:59

6+ y ago41:59

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What if someone told you that your behavior was controlled by a powerful, invisible force? Nick Morgan, the author of Power Cues, joins James today to tell the fantastic story of how, after a serious concussion that left him in a coma for about 10 days, Nick lost the ability to read other people he knew. He could no longer read their body language.…

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Ep 335: Q & A Day 17:36

6+ y ago17:36

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What's an effective way to deal with complainers? James says help the complainer focus on other things, and if they're a chronic complainer, then just remove yourself from the conversation. You'll notice the complaints will slow down. Why doesn't James have any external advertising on his blog or podcasts? James gives his honest answer and breaks s…

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Ep 334: How to Make a GREAT Book 19:15

6+ y ago19:15

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Are you writing a thousand words a day, every day? You better be if you want to write a great book. Are you doing great research? Have you immersed yourself in the story? Are you writing everything down? James says you should start off with a moment of fear. Ask yourself, what are the 10 questions everyone is going to have? Good luck, and if you wa…

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Ep 333: I’m Obsessed with Being Rich 17:00

6+ y ago17:00

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We’re not talking about having enough money to take care of your human needs; we’re talking about getting rich. Today’s question comes from a twenty-year-old who says that’s all he can think about. The key to getting rich is to ask, who did I help today? Regards, David Newman

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Ep 332: Ask Mollie 12:37

6+ y ago12:37

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James delves into the mind of his 13-year-old daughter Mollie today. We start off with James asking Mollie about her favorite music, movies, and TV shows. They then talk about school. James has made Mollie an offer: She will never have to go to school again, if she'll just read one book a week and talk about it with him. She says... No thanks. List…

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Ep 331: How to Remember Everything You Read 17:20

6+ y ago17:20

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Claudia "The Snake Killer" has today's question, which is, how does James retain the information from all the books he reads? James usually reads about five books at the same time, making it through 20% of each book daily. If something interests him, he'll highlight it and write it down. And then he'll try to teach it to someone else. Listen here t…

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Ep 330: How to Survive a Really Terrible Job 13:53

6+ y ago13:53

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I hate my boss. He's a real tyrant, but I can't quit because I need the money. James says, in order to become the rich employee, you need to tie your success to the success of the company. Encourage the people around you, as hard as that may seem. It will make you feel better. And, as intimidating as it may seem to leave your job, you need to start…

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Ep 329: How You Can Get Your Dream Job 14:40

6+ y ago14:40

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What's the best way to get your dream job? A listener wrote in to say that he has been sending his "out-of-the-box ideas" to his company, but he hasn't heard back. Suddenly, the company has posted a job opening for something similar that he can do. He's wondering if he should just go through the normal routine and apply for the opening through the …

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Ep 328: Who Are the Gatekeepers in Your Life? 13:50

6+ y ago13:50

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Today, James, Claudia, Mollie, and Josie are podcasters in cars going to Whole Foods. Often, the biggest gatekeeper you'll run up against is in your own mind. You believe you have to use gatekeepers to become successful. What if you want to be a star in Hollywood? Do you need an agent (i.e., a gatekeeper)? The short answer is: no. Listen here to he…

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Ep 327: The 11 Funniest Movies Ever 17:26

6+ y ago17:26

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Good television tells great stories... In fact, James believes television is the best art form out there right now. It's better than the best movies and even better than most books. But they both do love to watch funny movies Here's a list of the 11 funniest movies ever, according to James and Claudia: 1. Superbab 2. This Is the End 3. The Hangover…

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Ep 326: Is Society Dying Because of Lack of Character? 10:41

6+ y ago10:41

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First, what is good character? A person who takes responsibility has good character. Listen to hear James and Claudia talk about whether society is dying because of a lack of character. Be impeccable in your word… Regards, David Newman P.S. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? A great new resource shows a clever way to start a business, …

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Ep 325: The One Question More Valuable than Money 13:51

6+ y ago13:51

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When is enough enough? Whenever money is your main goal, it will always disappoint you. At the end of the day, it's more important to ask yourself: "Who did I help today?" Regards, David Newman P.S. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? A great new resource shows a clever way to start a business, get a new job, find a retirement career, p…

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Ep 324: Super Nova Thursday 14:12

6+ y ago14:12

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James answers a few questions in rapid-fire fashion. The first question is whether you should edit as you write. James says never. Your first draft is always terrible. Just race to the end. Write it, write it, and write it... Race to the end, and then sculpt it when you're finished. A listener writes in to ask James if he, as an author, should star…

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Ep 323 How Has James Survived Being Married to Claudia for Five Years!? 19:45

6+ y ago19:45

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James and Claudia celebrate five years of marriage on today's show. They talk about what marriage is really all about. It's not about your sex life, the money, or almost anything else... It's about becoming friends and handling problems. If there is love underneath... any problem can be solved. Because you will have problems... And to read James bl…

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Ep 322: The Hustle 38:34

6+ y ago38:34

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James recently hired someone to completely rewrite Fifty Shades of Grey using a thesaurus to change every word. Unfortunately, he found out there are laws against this, so of course, he never published it James' guest, John Havel, joins him today to talk about a friend of a friend of his who claims he makes about $15,000 a month through the Amazon …

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Ep 321: How to Deal With Unrequited Love 12:35

6+ y ago12:35

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Love can be tough – especially when it's unrequited or unreturned. We've all been there... Are you sure that what you're feeling is love? If you truly care about someone, then you want the best for them. The best for them may not be the best for you. Love is not a gift that has to be returned. Regards, David Newman P.S. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THE…

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Ep 320: What is the Difference Between School and Real Life? 15:21

6+ y ago15:21

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In school, in order to get an "A" you have to get 90% of the questions right. But in business, if you make just 50% of your decisions correctly, you're an "A+" leader. Do most of you really need to learn trigonometry, algebra or geometry? Why to they keep teaching this to everyone? Real life business is about strategy, persuasion, and writing. Writ…

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