Today’s guest is guest is Sam Parr. Sam is cohost of the highly popular business podcast My First Million. He also founded the media company “the Hustle” back in 2016 which was acquired by HubSpot in 2021.

Today we discuss: Why being an alcoholic can be your greatest superpower, Sam’s inspiring story and how he went from jail to selling his company to HubSpot, the top six lessons he’s learned from giving up alcohol and why that led to tremendous personal growth, how to instantly upgrade your approach when contacting someone via DM or email, his contrarian views on money and happiness, a simple and effective approach to taking calculated risks and managing uncertainty in life and much more.

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Episode Resources:

• Sam | Website, Instagram

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