#318: John Fio – The Magic Of Exceptional Ideas

John Fio is the creator of the Gravity Blanket, Moon Pals, Moon Pod, and Birthdate Candle.

In this conversation, we spoke about Fio's Number, listening to yourself, the feeling of greatness, Mark Cuban, his new fashion brand, fame, and lessons from Justin Bieber.

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(0:00) Intro

(1:45) Why I Reached Out To John

(3:37) Fio’s Number

(8:32) Listening To Yourself

(10:50) Where Do Ideas Come From?

(12:38) Gravity Blanket Origin Story

(18:14) The Feeling Of Greatness

(21:28) Fio’s Fashion Brand

(25:01) Mark Cuban

(28:17) Moon Pod

(32:27) Can Bad Ideas Become Good Ideas?

(39:18) War Lord vs. Artist

(42:19) Metrics For Success?

(43:20) Finding The Deep Truths

(46:22) Discoveries

(51:00) Remove The Bible, Insert Self-Help

(54:12) Lessons From Justin Bieber

(58:21) Where Do Our Scripts Come From?

(1:05:20) Right Vs. Wrong

(1:08:15) Fame

(1:17:14) Dating Apps

(1:19:41) Modern Version of Cigarette

(1:23:41) Questioning Everything

(1:29:01) Surrounding Yourself With Greatness

(1:34:33) Challenge

John's Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnhfio

Moon Pals: https://www.moonpals.com

Invest Like The Best Podcast with John Fio: https://open.spotify.com/episode/69T6d8FolJIHDKiMhpDc56?si=2cdd411e675c4738

My Links

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