New York Times Best Selling Author Robert Greene Talks 50 Cent, Hollywood, the 10,000 Hour Rule & more - Episode 15 - 081613

Episode 15 of the Live Life Aggressively podcast is now available for your downloading & listening pleasure, and is a "must-download!"  This week, we are joined by speaker and best-selling author, Robert Greene (http://powerseductionandwar.com). Robert is best known for his highly influential and controversial books "The 48 Laws of Power," "Mastery," "The 50th Law," in which he co-wrote with 50 cent, and more.

Part One: Robert joins us this week to discuss:

• Is it possible to be a good person and follow the "48 Laws of Power?"
• How working in Hollywood played a part in the themes of Robert's books
• Why Robert got a thrill out of revealing the taboos of everyone's desire for power
• Why "everyone" should be aware of the 48 Laws of Power
• What you can learn from Mozart about finding your own path, despite what your others have told you...including your parents
• Why competing for the same position (even as an entrepreneur) can be detrimental to your success
• Robert's view about the popular "10,000 hour rule" attributed to mastery and success
• How to overcome what you're known for, when you want to focus on a different area in which you're excited about
• What you can learn from 50 Cent in terms of leveraging success in one arena , in order to leverage success in another 
• Robert's take on why so many creatives won't take action on their dreams, goals, career choices, etc.
• What Sun Tzu's "Death Ground" & Cortez's "Ship Sinking" can do to help you achieve your goals 
• Why Robert's books appeal to a generation that feels disconnected to the current education, business machine
• Robert's view on being a self-published author vs. getting published via conventional means, and which will play a role in his future books

Part Two: Mike & Sincere discuss:

• Mike & Sincere discusses the art of self-manipulation...the Ken Blackburn way
• How fitness pros utilize manipulation for both, negative and positive ways
• How one of the 48 Laws is killing the fitness industry, and why the fitness consumer is just as much at fault as the fitness pro 
• How did Kevin Trudeau, Joel Osteen, TD Jakes, and Tony Robbins find their way in our conversation
• Why so many people are so willing to hand over their health and success to others
• The paradox of desperation vs. rejection
• Why you need to decide if you want to be right or do you want to be happy...yes, there is a difference
• Mike takes on a flight attendant...and why the winner had to eat crow
• Why the Facebook "Like" button is getting so many people (especially men) in trouble
• Mike's airplane lavatory tales and pranks