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#288: Ben Wilson – Lessons From The World's Most Powerful Humans

Dec 14, 2022

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ADVICE

Use Repetition To Manifest Goals

Write your goal repeatedly to make it real and cheap to try.
Small daily rituals can accelerate discovery and traction quickly.

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ANECDOTE

How Ben Met MrBeast

Jimmy (MrBeast) DM'd Ben and they were on the phone within 30 minutes.
Ben found Jimmy unexpectedly curious and adept at mining ideas during their call.

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INSIGHT

MrBeast As Modern Walt Disney

Ben likens MrBeast to Walt Disney because of shared obsession and showmanship.
Similar biographical quirks and relentless focus on spectacle tie their approaches together.

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Challenge for People - Is This Just the First Step?

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Ben Wilson is a podcaster and entrepreneur. He is the host of the incredible How To Take Over The World podcast, which covers great conquerors, explorers, inventors, and people who have taken over the world. He is also the producer of My First Million.

(0:00) Intro

(1:30) Affirmations

(4:44) Becoming Friends With MrBeast

(8:01) Producing My First Million

(8:29) Sam Parr’s Historical Comparison

(10:18) Shaan Puri’s Historical Comparison

(11:50) Learning From Sam and Shaan

(15:01) How To Take Over The World Research

(21:20) Hitler, Napoleon, Stalin

(23:55) Common Traits of World Conquerers

(29:33) What Has HTTOTW Taught Ben?

(32:30) Camp MFM Basketball Story

(35:11) Who Does Ben See Himself?

(36:23) PodRamp

(42:01) Managing 5 Projects

(43:40) Network States (Brigham Young)

(47:01) Sperm Is Down 50%

(52:31) Sauna

(54:33) Read Biographies & Move

(56:39) Parenting Advice

(59:40) Losing Context

(1:04:20) Challenge

Resources Mentioned

Joe Rogan Experience #1638 with Dr. Shanna Swan – https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pLW2tMx4Kw5qaeAcxj0Lj?si=1be76ba37a5a43bd

Thomas Edison (How To Take Over The World) – https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GPkApesrhUpPJwsgvbOwM?si=35b483f5ef854300

Napoleon (How To Take Over The World) – https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tCx0BdtmnJMDpRpLKf8Yt?si=3194f6c9a5174204

Ben's Links

Podcast: https://twitter.com/BenWilsonTweets

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenWilsonTweets

Website: https://www.podramp.io

SPONSOR:

This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda

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