Dakota Robertson, a writer on social media who founded a social media marketing agency, shares his journey to building a large following. They discuss authenticity on social media, dealing with criticism, the future of creative work, building a personal brand, and the tribalism in politics.

Matt Izzo is a Fitness coach and entrepreneur. He has gone through an inspiring weight-loss journey, losing 75 pounds three separate times, and now coaches others along their weight-loss journey. Rather than just giving generic fitness advice like walking 10,000 steps or eating fewer calories, Matt takes a holistic approach to weight loss by analyzing his client's psychology and changing their belief structures. This episode taught me a lot about weight loss, overall health and wellness, and how our beliefs impact our eating habits and health. I think you'll come away from this episode with the same takeaways. Matt's links: https://twitter.com/mattizzo https://mattizzofitness.aweb.page/p/546aed8b-0ec4-4148-8a55-4a937c56b154 My links: https://linktr.ee/jackmoses0 Timestamps: 1:30 Overcoming resistance 4:30 How to become disciplined 8:55 Different “types” of dopamine 14:30 You are who you surround yourself with 20:00 Pursue your highest self 27:00 Creating communities 33:20 Healthy comparison 36:00 Root causes of weight gain 40:20 The power of belief 51:00 Current weight & training 56:15 How to set yourself up for a healthy life 1:03:00 Other socials/ coaching

Ronen Hayempour is a 14-year-old creator and aspiring entrepreneur on Twitter. He is from Los Angeles, California, and is particularly interested in business, investing, and Stoicism.  In this episode, Ronen and I talk about why we started off on Twitter, whether it's smart to turn your Twitter account into a business or keep your business and personal brand separate, and going pretty deep into sleep and Stoic philosophy. I had a ton of fun getting to know Ronen in this episode, and I'm eager to see his growth and progress over the next couple of years. 20 years from now, you may be able to say you first heard Ronen speak at 14 years old on this podcast. I think his future is that bright. Ronen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonenHayempour My stuff: https://linktr.ee/jackmoses0 Timestamps 1:19 Why we started on Twitter 6:30 Ronen’s background and interests 9:30 Post high-school plans 12:00 Elon 16:00 Building net worth to $30M before 21 18:56 Monetizing through twitter? 22:21 Business ideas 24:35 Sleep problems and loneliness 30:41 You gotta have fun with twitter 33:48 Stoicism 43:45 Marcus Aurelius- Meditations 47:00 Ryan Holiday and Robert Greene 50:06 Ronen’s plan going forward

Luke Mertens is the head football coach at St. Patrick High School in Chicago, Illinois.  He was formerly the head football coach at Lakes Highschool and Lake Zurich Highschool, where he was my coach for 2 years. Outside of coaching, Luke is also the host of "The 'I' in Win" Podcast, where he applies life lessons and coaching philosophies to life advice. In this conversation, we talked about football as a teacher for discipline and self-accountability, life lessons from the sport, and also reflected on some great memories from our time together at Lake Zurich. The "I" in Win podcast: https://www.theiinwin.com/ Luke's Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukeMertens My stuff: https://linktr.ee/jackmoses0

Tim Carden is a writer and ghostwriter on Twitter. He is currently studying in Barcelona and has lived all over the world throughout his life. In this conversation we talked about how we both got into the self-improvement and twitter spaces, going down rabbit holes, ghostwriting, and much more. Tim’s Twitter: twitter.com/timjcarden Tim’s Landing Page: [https://twittligrowth.carrd.co/](https://twittligrowth.carrd.co/) My Twitter: twitter.com/jackmoses0 Timestamps 0:30 Moving around the world 5:38 Doing something you want to do 7:45 Getting into self improvement/ Twitter 11:45 Going down rabbit holes 17:00 Closing the idea to implementation gap 21:54 Twitter growth strategy 24:00 Ghostwriting 33:02 The 4-hour work week 38:15 Lengthening the time frame 41:20 Getting in the zone 44:00 Differing mindsets 52:45 Elon buying twitter 56:30 Shifting away from partying 1:01:00 Balancing social life and social media 1:03:30 Having fun without drinking 1:04:30 Plans for summer 2023

Noah Edelman is the founder of WTFcrypto, a crypto education platform for regular-day people. He is also the author of the WTFcrypto newsletter, a twice-a-week email series with updates and insights about everything in the cryptocurrency space. WTFcrypto educates everyday people about cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and everything Defi in a funny, easy-to-understand way. Alongside these projects, Noah is also a junior at Northwestern studying psychology. In this conversation, Noah and I discussed balancing building an online business and school, the FTX scandal, and why we chose to major in psychology. We also got into what drew us to entrepreneurship, who we look up to, and what’s next after graduation. Everything Noah here: https://twitter.com/wtfcrypto_ https://wtfcrypto.beehiiv.com/ Timestamps 0:30 School, newsletters, and pods 5:45 Why not drop out? 13:15 FTX scandal 17:45 High-level overview of the FTX scandal 27:28 Why study psychology? 32:44 Having a rebellious nature 35:07 Leverage 41:00 Who do we look up to? 51:45 What’s next after graduation? My stuff: https://linktr.ee/jackmoses0

Jimmy Warden is a mindfulness coach on Twitter and the author or the “Monthly Mindfulness” Newsletter. For his day job, Jimmy is an elementary school teacher. In this episode, Jimmy and I talk about practices you can implement into your daily routine to feel more mindful and present, as well as how to balance having big future goals with being present in day-to-day life. Jimmy’s Twitter https://twitter.com/WardensWisdom Timestamps 1:04 Combatting burnout 5:30 Using airplane mode to block out distractions 7:15 Separating work and rest 8:30 Morning routine 19:24 We’re always running toward something 21:45 There’s always something more we could be doing 23:00 Little ways to be mindful 28:15 Taking the time to be present and at peace 34:29 Focus on the process, not the results 42:45 Long-term planning 50:15 Fear of failing as a creator 56:55 Social media is a positive sum game

Matt Moore is an online fitness influencer and CEO of the group EVTLife. After graduating high school in 2020, he decided to take the unconventional path of skipping college to find his own way. Through a few connections and mentorships, Matt began to take fitness much more seriously, eventually turning fitness coaching and community building into his full-time job at just 20 years old. In this episode, Matt and I talk about becoming a leader, the power of relationships and networking, as well as what it takes to be an entrepreneur and "digital nomad." This was an extremely interesting and insightful conversation, and I believe you'll think the same. Matt's socials: https://twitter.com/MattSMoore_ https://www.instagram.com/mattsmoore_/ https://elvtlife.com/ My socials: https://linktr.ee/jackmoses0 Timestamps 0:30 Best day ever 1:40 What Matt does 2:50 Becoming a leader 7:00 COVID transformation story 19:15 You know what’s holding you back 24:00 Relationships and networking 27:00 Moving back to hometown 30:00 Taking advice from the right people 39:30 Living as a digital nomad 40:39 Developing a why not mentality 48:45 Success is expanding your comfort zone 1:00 Action drives beliefs 1:04 Overcoming friction 1:15 12-Hour Walk 1:28 Walkabouts / stepping away 1:31 The power of reflection

Brady Wix is U.S. Army Paratrooper and Ultra Runner. He is also a former college football player and transformed himself from a 340-pound defensive lineman to a 180-pound paratrooper and endurance runner in just a couple of years. In this episode, Brady and I talk about his transformation story, running 50k ultra-marathons, eating one meal a day, and much more.  - Follow Brady on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wix47 My stuff here: https://linktr.ee/jackmoses0 - Timestamps Brady intro 1:30 Transformation, joining the army 2:28 Inspired by David Goggins 3:27 Ultras 7:00 One meal a day 9:15 No cheat meals 12:30 Looking to your future self for inspiration 14:35 Overcoming laziness 18:00 Free falling from 300 feet 21:53 Our bodies can do way more than we know 26:00 Running in Europe 31:15 2:30 AM runs 32:45 Cameron Hanes 35:00 Joining the army 38:17 Losing 140 pounds 39:22 Calisthenics 41:18 No one is gonna help you 42:50 Happiness is internal 44:30 Happiness is in the pursuit

Connor Burkley is a fitness influencer on Instagram (3.5k) and TikTok (28k). He has been training consistently for 2 years and started posting fitness content on social media in his freshman year of college.  In this episode, Connor and I talk about a wide variety of fitness topics, such as sleep, nutrition, and training splits. We also dive into social media, more specifically the topic of overcoming social anxiety that comes with starting to post, fitness twitter, as well as social media growth. You can find everything Connor here: https://linktr.ee/cornfit Access to my Twitter, newsletter, and other podcast episodes here: https://linktr.ee/jackmoses0 Timestamps Intro 0:37 Why start posting fitness content? 1:38 Overcoming social anxiety 4:30 Initial transformation 6:03 Staying consistent 9:25 Current training split 13:53 Intensity is everything 16:31 Sleep schedule 19:17 Current macronutrients and calories 20:50 Carbs 23:55 Fitness Twitter 28:50 Growing on social media 30:34 Portraying a fake narrative 33:18 How can young people get in the gym