
RWH061: How To Thrive No Matter What w/ Arnold Van Den Berg
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In this episode, William Green chats with Arnold Van Den Berg, a revered investor whom he spotlighted in his book, Richer, Wiser, Happier. Against all odds, Arnold has run a highly successful investment firm for 50 years. Here, he discusses what heâs learned about how to succeed in markets & life; shares practical tools that heâs found transformative; & explains how heâs positioned to survive & thrive in the most overvalued US stock market heâs ever seen.
IN THIS EPISODE YOUâLL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro 06:57 - How extreme focus saved the life of Arnold Van Den Bergâs father. 14:05 - How to develop one-pointed focus & get into a flow state. 18:50 - What Dostoevsky taught Arnold about avoiding lies & discerning truth. 40:58 - How Arnold overcame a terrible self-image & âreprogrammedâ himself. 40:58 - How he taught himself to be a successful investor. 01:34:51 - What habits he practices every day, including his favorite affirmations. 01:47:53 - How he remains optimistic amid adversity. 01:51:56 - Why heâs betting big on gold, silver, uranium, oil & natural gas. 01:51:56 - Why he thinks the S&P 500 âis one of the worst things you could buy.â 01:57:54 - Why he warns against long-term Treasury bonds & âanything with leverage.â 02:02:24 - How he & his firm are harnessing Artificial Intelligence. 02:09:59 - What brings him the greatest happiness. 02:19:02 - What youâll learn from his favorite book about the âreal secret to life.â
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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- Arnold Van Den Bergâs investment firm, Century Management.
- Write to request Arnoldâs report on one-pointed focus.
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's â Flowâ .
- Victor Frankl's Manâs Search for Meaningâ .
- Fyodor Dostoevsky's â The Brothers Karamazov.â
- James Nestor's Breathâ .
- Leslie Lecron's Self Hypnotism.â
- Harry Carpenter's The Genie Withinâ .
- Harry Carpenterâs audio recordings for relaxation & self-hypnosis.
- James Allen' Mind is the Masterâ , including âFrom Poverty to Powerâ.
- William Greenâs 2022 podcast interview with Arnold Van Den Berg.
- William Greenâs 2023 podcast interview with Arnold Van Den Berg.
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