Finding Your Freedom Number

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This chapter explores the concept of a 'freedom number' and how it empowers individuals to pursue their desired lifestyle. Through personal anecdotes and examples, the speakers explain that the freedom number is the income needed to live the life one wants, emphasizing that it doesn't have to be a million dollars a month.

Patrick Donley sits down with Noah Kagan to talk about his new book, "Million Dollar Weekend". You’ll learn about the early struggles of Noah’s career, the two main things that hold people back from their entrepreneurial dreams, why launching a business doesn’t need to be risky and why now is the best time to do it, why Noah walked out of a Tony Robbins seminar, and much more!

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

00:00 - Intro

03:05 - What some of the hardships and sacrifices Noah’s made to get to where he is.

03:05 - Why it so important to just get started working on your dreams now.

05:48 - What his thoughts on mentors are.

06:28 - How to learn the power of asking for what you want.

10:28 - What Noah learned from talking with first class passengers.

14:38 - What the writing process was like for Noah.

18:21 - What holds people back from launching a successful entrepreneurial venture.

18:31 - How to practice the idea of “now, not how”.

18:31 - Why to set rejection goals.

23:18 - How to calculate your freedom number.

25:26 - How minimalism played a role in his success.

25:26 - Why he is working on simplifying his investments.

27:57 - Why you need to find the thing you’d do for free, but that is hard.

30:12 - Why having a day-job can be risky.

32:20 - How Noah’s experience in real estate investing went.

32:20 - Why entrepreneurship doesn’t need to be risky.

38:28 - Why Noah walked out of a Tony Robbins seminar.

40:13 - How to think about growing an audience.

48:12 - What he sees himself doing in ten years.

48:12 - How he built a $100 million dollar/year business using the framework in his book.

And much, much more!

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Recommended Book: The Everything Guide to House Hacking by Robert Leonard.
Recommended Book: Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan.
Recommended Book: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron.
Recommended Book: The Power of Full Engagement by Tony Schwartz.
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