Podcast Host - What's Behind Your Ambition?

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I was given a an incredible starting point in life and to me The best way to honor that starting point is to do the opposite of playing it safe It's to dream as big as you possibly can. I'm trying to have somebody Walk away and be like oh, I understand myself one percent better now if I can do that a thousand times Ten thousand times which I hope to do over the course of my lifetime will be Good podcasting just the way I want to do it. That's what I'm doing Am I doing a good job right now? I'll let you know by the end of it.

David Perell is a writer and the creator of Write of Passage - an online writing school focused on building the next generation of internet citizens. In March 2020, I stumbled across David’s account and was blown away by his tweets. They were thoughtful and insightful. So when he suggested interviewing me at his brand new studio, I was honored.

In this conversation we spoke about some of my podcasting secrets, how I do my research, why I admire people like Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss, Chris Williamson, and Taylor Rooks, the biggest area I believe I need to improve as a podcaster, and what I’m usually doing on Sunday at noon. Some of what we talked about I’ve never shared publicly, and it’s only because of David’s ability as an interviewer to get it out of me.

(0:00) Intro

(2:24) My Research Process

(5:03) Gary Vaynerchuk Calls My Mom

(7:05) Coming Back To Writing

(9:01) Moving To Austin

(11:30) Long Island

(13:03) Ambition

(14:01) What Makes For A Great Podcaster?

(17:30) Who Do I Admire?

(20:02) Aesthetics

(21:22) How Am I Misunderstood?

(22:11) Grandparents