Travis Makes Money Make Money by Improving Your Contacts
On this episode, Travis Chappell sits down with his producer Eric for a fun but revealing “check your contacts” game that exposes how much your network shapes your opportunities, decisions, and problem-solving capacity. Instead of focusing on tactics alone, they use real names from Travis’s phone to unpack what makes a relationship actually valuable beyond social proof or status.
On this episode we talk about:
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The one professional contact Travis would keep if he had to delete everyone else from his phone
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Who he’d bet $1,000 will pick up the phone every time he calls
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Which friend he hasn’t talked to in years but knows would still show up if he needed help
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The first “celebrity” and first true household-name contact that made his network feel different
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Who he’d choose as his only coach if he had to start a new business tomorrow
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The worst “client” call of his career and the red flags it revealed
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The best call he’s ever received and how it turned into a defining podcast interview moment
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Why your network multiplies your ability to solve problems, Henry Ford–style
Top 3 Takeaways
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A contact is only as valuable as their willingness to respond; reliability and generosity matter more than fame or follower count.
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Strong relationships built over years—even with long gaps in communication—can still be some of the most dependable when life or business goes sideways.
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Your network is a force multiplier: like Henry Ford and modern ultra-learners, you do not need to know everything yourself if you can quickly reach people who are true experts in their domains.
Notable Quotes
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"Your contacts are only as good as the people who actually text back and pick up when it counts."
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"You can solve bigger and more complex problems when you know who to call, not just what to do."
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"Your contact list will largely dictate how successful and how helpful you are in life—so don’t neglect the work of building real relationships."
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