

Becoming Sovereign
Nolan Wilson
Learn how to build wealth, family, and relationship with God from the great men of past and present.
New episodes every Monday. Most weeks, I read a biography about a great man of history and relay the most important lessons that you can apply to your life. Some weeks, I have conversations with men who are living sovereign lives to learn from them and their experience.
"Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world." - Napoleon Bonaparte
New episodes every Monday. Most weeks, I read a biography about a great man of history and relay the most important lessons that you can apply to your life. Some weeks, I have conversations with men who are living sovereign lives to learn from them and their experience.
"Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world." - Napoleon Bonaparte
Episodes
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Jul 20, 2025 • 48min
109 - Dietrich Mateschitz - How RedBull Gives You Wings
Dietrich Mateschitz founded redbull at the age of 41 years old. At the time of his passing 35 years later, he was worth over $27 billion and 90% of the world’s population could recognize RedBull’s branding.He is one of the most effective marketers and enigmatic founders of our time and RedBull is one of the most powerful, wide spread, and successful brands in history.What started as an Idea that came to Mateschitz from a Japanese newspaper while he was a marketing executive selling deodorants, has taken the world by storm. In this episode of Becoming Sovereign we will study the man behind RedBull and how he has given billions of people “wings”

Jun 17, 2025 • 1h 26min
108 - General George Patton's Guide To Fulfilling Your Destiny
I read a biography of United States General George Patton titled “Patton: The Man Behind The Legend.”As with every episode, I read the entire book, highlighted everything that struck me as important, and then went through it two more times to refine and annotate the most important lessons from General Patton’s life before sitting down and discussing them with you. General Patton served in World War 1 and World War 2 and is one of the greatest military leaders to ever live. His life is one of immense inspiration, doubt, fear, courage and bravery, challenges, and an unrelenting desire and resolution to fulfill his destiny.You and I can learn a lot from his story and this episode we will do just that. --

May 27, 2025 • 1h 41min
107 - Nate Pontious - How A Homeless Misfit Became A Father, Entrepreneur, & Rancher
Nate is a United States Marine veteran, entrepreneur, rancher, and father.In this conversation, we discuss why Nate is grateful for the time he spent homeless, the importance and power of training for something specific, how becoming a father has changed his life, why men need wilderness and more.

May 12, 2025 • 1h 6min
106 - Sam Walton - 10 Rules He Used To Build Wal-Mart, A Family, and A Good Life
Sam Walton is the founder of Wal-Mart and the patriarch of the world's richest family with a networth of $432 Billion. He grew up middle class in Missouri, however, by the time he died he was the world's second richest man, the father of 4 children, and was married for 49 years.I read his autobiography "Sam Walton: Made in America" that he wrote in the last years of his life detailing his rise from the middle class to one of the world's greatest entrepreneurs of all time.In this episode, you and I will study the lessons from his life and how we can apply them to our lives to become better fathers, husbands, friends, neighbors, and businessmen.--Sign up for my personal email list--Read the book "Sam Walton: Made In America"-- Connect on Instagram

May 5, 2025 • 1h 14min
105 - Naval Ravikant & Chris Williamson - 44 Ideas To Improve Your Life
Explore how location profoundly impacts life decisions and personal growth. Discover the power of intentional freedom and saying no to distractions. Unpack the balance between intuition and systematic exploration for true passion. Learn about setting high expectations to inspire greatness and cutting losses for clarity. Dive into the dual nature of wealth, emphasizing value creation over materialism. Finally, reflect on the irreplaceable significance of motherhood and relationships as sources of true fulfillment.

Apr 28, 2025 • 1h 3min
104 - Jeff Bezos - 7 Principles To Building A Successful Business
Jeff Bezos is worth $200 Billion Dollars and Amazon has a market cap of $2 Trillion dollars. How did Bezos go from a dissastified wall-street employee in his 30’s who started selling books online to the second richest man in the world and founder of one of the most valuable companies to ever exist?I read “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and The Age of Amazon” by Brad Stone to find out.This book details the prolific journey of Bezos and Amazon and in this video you will learn the 7 primary lessons from the book that you can apply to your life today to become a more formidable, powerful, and resilient man.--- Buy the book: The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and The Age of AmazonLeave a comment below or connect on... / becomingsovereignpod

Apr 21, 2025 • 55min
103 - Napoleon Bonaparte - What Young Men Can Learn From His Rise and Fall
I read the book "Napoleon" by Paul Johnson.Napoleon Bonaparte conquered all of Europe, then lost all of his power, then got it back, and then lost it again. According to Time Magazine, he is the second most influential man of all time behind Jesus Christ and he has had over 100,000 books and articles written about him. Why? Because is one of the most prolific conquerors, military thinkers, and leaders in human history.I read Napoleon, a biography by Paul Johnson about Napoleon Bonaparte and in this video you and I will go over the highlights from his life and the lessons you can apply to your life to become a better and more powerful leader.---Buy the book "Napoleon"---Connect on:YouTubeInstagramX

Apr 14, 2025 • 54min
102 - Winston Churchill - How He Rose From Rock Bottom (And How You Can Too)
I read "Churchill" by Paul Johnson.---WInston Churchill was born the half-American son of a British aristocrat. He would go on to become a prisoner of war and war hero, prolific writer, painter, and public speaker, and most notably, the prime minister of Englad during World War 2, when they most needed him.He lived a full life and there is much to be learned from his life.---Buy the book "Churchill"---Connect on:YouTubeInstagramX

Mar 31, 2025 • 1h 12min
101 - Benjamin Franklin - 29 Lessons From Benjamin Franklin's Journey From Poverty To Founding Father
I read “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life"Benjamin Franklin was born into a middle class family, ranaway from home as a teen, and became one of America's best diplomats, scientists, political thinkers, and founding fathers who dined with European kings before he passed away.He was experimental, nuanced, incredibly curious, and profoundly influential on his community, nation, and the world in his time and for centuries in posterity.In this podcast you will learn how he thought about politics, duty, business, science, God, and life; and how you can apply his principles to your life and business.----Read the book: “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life"----Connect with the show on:InstagramTwitterYoutube

Mar 12, 2025 • 36min
100 - Q&A - 15 Lessons From 100 Episodes
This is the 100th of episode of The Art and Science of Becoming Sovereign podcast. I asked folks to submit questions and I answered them. Thank you for supporting the podcast and finding it valuable.