BookThinkers: Life-Changing Books

Nick Bostrom, a Swedish-born philosopher, discusses the dangers and benefits of AI, a world without scarcity, the potential obsolescence of labor, evolving definitions of purpose and meaning, spirituality in a superintelligent world, and the ethical considerations of digital minds. The conversation delves into post-scarcity utopias, the impact of advanced AI on business leaders, and reflections on kindness, philosophy, and context-specific advice.

Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: ⁠https://courses.kenrusk.com/⁠ ⁠https://www.kenrusk.com/⁠ ————————————————————————— The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview for the second time Pauline Nguyen author of “The Way of the Spiritual Entrepreneur” Pauline, is a conscious entrepreneur who has owned many businesses, including Red Lantern which is an award winning restaurant in Australia, she is also international keynote speaker, author, and life coach who integrates science and spirituality into her life, her teachings, and her coaching. In this episode you’ll learn about the keys to keynote speaking, why you need to speak from your authentic self and what that means, about the power of decisions, the different types of speakers from public to private, why it’s not your job to fix people, the power of crafting a compelling story, why speaking can be part of your healing journey and all about the art of keynote speaking. We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Pauline Nguyen.  ————————————————————————— To learn more about Pauline and buy her book “The Way of The Spiritual Entrepreneur: The 7 Secrets to Becoming Fearless, Stress Free and Unshakable in Business and in Life” visit the links below: The Book: https://a.co/d/goE7jUA Website: https://pauline-nguyen.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulinenspeaks LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulinenguyenspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulineNguyenTheSpiritualEntrepreneur/ Today’s episode is sponsored by Audible. Try Audible for free: www.bookthinkers.com/audibletrial. The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers)

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ ————————————————————————— In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview for the second time Shawn Patt Author of 11 books all coming out soon, but today we are focusing on “Building Blocks of Business”   If you haven’t checked out our other episode with Shawn I encourage you to go do it! It was packed with value and this one is too. Shawn wants to bring you through all the steps of wealth creation, from the basics of finance to securing funding for a business. Shawn, is a Certified Private Wealth Advisor® with nearly 20 years of experience, working at RBC Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley & UBS Financial Services. He is now the CEO of Atala Financial which is Dedicated to providing the education, tools and guidance needed to solve life’s enduring financial challenges.  Shawn is also a professor at The Anderson School of Management at UCLA, teaching Personal Finance and he is an advisor to the Student Investment Fund there, helping elite students manage a portion of the UCLA foundation. In this episode, you’ll learn about how Shawn is using AI to disrupt the financial sector, all about Atala Tools which Shawn and his team created to help you upgrade your finances using AI, why optimizing your finances starts with understanding yourself better, why you should utilize AI in your business and life so you don’t get left behind, how you can get the same amount of knowledge you would get in college for less than a hundred dollars, and so much more.   We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Shawn Patt.    To learn more about Shawn and buy his book “Basic Economics Primer - The Building Blocks of Business ”  follow the links below: ————————————————————————— Building Blocks of Business: https://a.co/d/1PQIEUM The Books: https://tinyurl.com/shawnspatt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpatt Website: https://atalafinancial.com/ The Tools: https://atalatools.com/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ ————————————————————————— In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Reid Tileston author of “GRIT it Done: A Low Risk Guide to Entrepreneurial Business Ownership”  Reid is an entrepreneurial business owner, Adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University where he teaches Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, he also  invests in entrepreneurial business owners, is a board member, is an award winning paid keynote speaker, and elite athlete! Reid started his entrepreneurial business ownership at a young age, and has over 16 years of  on the ground experience; acquiring, opening, growing and selling 4 companies in addition to his academic research. He is an impressive and inspiring person to learn from! In this episode you’ll learn about Reid's background, how you can win through pure effort, why you don’t have to have a novel idea to become a business owner, the differences between Entrepreneurial Business ownership and traditional entrepreneurship, how it’s possible for anyone to become a millionaire, why the American Dream is alive and well, how you can create a life of freedom and autonomy with the right knowledge and leverage, and how being a business owner isn’t out of reach for anyone. So if you’re ready to dive into the world of Entrepreneurial Business Ownership and to start taking control of your life you are in the right place! We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Reid Tilestone —————————————————————————To learn more about Reid and buy his book “GRIT it Done: A Low Risk Guide to Entrepreneurial Business Ownership”  follow the links below: Website: https://www.grititdone.com Book: https://a.co/d/hhIIfjW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reidtileston/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reidtileston/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/reidtileston ————————————————————————— The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

Entrepreneur and author Tommy Whitehead discusses the power of embracing insecurity, the importance of communication skills for business success, embracing failure for growth, disrupting the construction industry, and his book 'Building Success' in a captivating conversation.

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ ————————————————————————— In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Lesley Logan author of “Profitable Pilates: Everything But the Exercises”  Lesley is an entrepreneur, pilates trainer, author, coach, podcast host, and world traveler.  Lesley, went from being homeless to owning her own pilates studio and coaching mastermind for fitness business owners. Her energy is electric and you can tell she has a passion for what she does. In this episode you’ll learn about why pilates is for everyone not just women, a little bit about the background of where pilates originated, why you need to spend more time with yourself and get to know what you want out of life, and all about why perfect is boring. We hope enjoy this incredible conversation with Lesley Logan! —————————————————————————To learn more about Lesley and buy her book “Profitable Pilates: Everything But the Exercises”  follow the links below: START Pilates: https://onlinepilatesclasses.com/youtube FREE Full Body Workout: https://fullbodyin15.com Website: https://lesleylogan.co/ Book:  https://a.co/d/dhfJtd7 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lesley.logan/ YouTube: https://www.facebook.com/llogan.pilates Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/llogan.pilates ————————————————————————— The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast! Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ ————————————————————————— In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Steven Pivnik, author of “Built to Finish” Steven is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, business advisor, and serial entrepreneur specializing in the Information Technology market. He grew his last company, Binary Tree, to over 200 employees across twelve countries before a successful exit to a 4-billion-dollar competitor, Quest Software. When he’s not speaking or climbing one of the seven summits, Steven advises other founders and entrepreneurs looking for a similar corporate growth and company sale journey In this episode you’ll learn how Steven discovered triathlons as a way to improve his health and became hooked on the sport. About the importance of passion and perseverance in achieving goals, lessons learned from his entrepreneurial journey, including the value of learning from mistakes and the power of visualization, how anyone can be an elite athlete, and why everyone should dream big and go after their goals. We hope enjoy this incredible conversation with Steven Pivnik! ————————————————————————— To learn more about Steven and buy his book “Built to Finish” follow the links below: Website: https://stevenpivnik.com/ Book: https://a.co/d/axs1fVP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenpivnik/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenpivnik/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenpivnik/ ————————————————————————— Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Background 01:00 Discovering Triathlons 02:31 From Couch Potato to Triathlete 05:00 Learning from Mistakes 07:35 Overcoming Setbacks 08:38 The Importance of Passion 09:09 Building a Successful Business 10:29 Lessons from Endurance Sports 17:37 The Power of Visualization 22:45 Achieving the Kona Ironman 25:00 Writing a Book and Inspiring Others 27:27 Helping Entrepreneurs Exit Their Businesses 29:14 The Feeling of Accomplishment 30:22 Ideal Customers and Getting in Touch 31:23 Anyone Can Achieve Big Goals 36:16 Leaving the World with Advice The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ ————————————————————————— In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Jake Kelfer, author of “Big Idea to Best Seller” Jake Kelfer is a best selling author, high energy inspirational speaker and career elevation coach. He aims to inspire millions of people on their journey to achieving their own definition of success. Jake went from college to working with the Lakers and people would always ask how he landed such an amazing job at such a young age, well he answered the call and  went onto writing his first best-selling book to answer that question. And you’ll get to hear all about his journey and  the valuable lessons he learned along the way. In this episode you’ll learn about Jake's unique story of perseverance and ability to create a reality that worked for him, why books are crucial for business success, how anyone can write a book, why you don’t need to have the “credibility” first but the book to gain credibility, and if you’ve been wanting to write that book but aren’t sure where to begin listen up! We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Jake Kelfer ————————————————————————— To learn more about Jake and buy his book “Big Idea To Bestseller: How to Write, Publish, and Launch a Nonfiction Book To Grow Your Business and Make an Impact”  follow the links below: FREE BOOK: https://go.bigideatobestseller.com/free-bookWebsite: https://www.jakekelfer.com/ Book:  https://a.co/d/1xRmpZw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakekelfer Facebook: https://facebook.com/jakekelferjourney Twitter: https://twitter.com/jakekelfer ————————————————————————— The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ ————————————————————————— In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Tulsi Gabbard author of “For The Love of Country” Tulsi is a former United States Congresswoman, ran for President of the US in 2020, is a veteran, a surfer, a soldier, and author. This episode is a special one, Not only because of the important topics Tulsi talks about but also because our good friend and mentor Ken Rusk was able to join us as guest host. In this episode you’ll learn about the importance of being who you are, what spirituality has taught Tulsi, why you need to live a life that is true in order to have fulfillment and happiness, the power of the Constitution of the United States, what the Spirit of Aloha is, why thinking for yourself is more important than ever, and why it’s time to stand in unity. We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Tulsi Gabbard. ————————————————————————— To learn more about Tulsi and buy her book “For Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind”    follow the links below: Website: https://www.tulsigabbard.com/ Book:  https://a.co/d/bkQ1ihf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tulsigabbard/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TulsiGabbard Twitter: https://twitter.com/tulsigabbard TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tulsigabbard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TulsiGabbard ————————————————————————— The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

he World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast! Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ ————————————————————————— Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ ————————————————————————— In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview James Lawrence also known as the Iron Cowboy, author of “Iron Hope: Lessons Learned from Conquering the Impossible” James is a 2x author, an elite athlete, a Guinness World Record Breaker, including things like completing 50 Ironman-distance triathlons within a single calendar year, and completing 100 consecutive Ironman length triathlons in 100 days. He is a speaker, coach, and a family man with 5 children. And is on a mission to help people redefine impossible. James considers himself average even though he has accomplished incredible feats and believes that anyone can achieve the impossible with the right mindset. In this episode you’ll learn about how and why anyone can achieve great things, why the boring work is the most important work, what role community plays in accomplishing big goals, about his insights into raising exceptional kids, why you need to take responsibility for every aspect of your life, and how you too can achieve impossible feats! We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with James “The Iron Cowboy” Lawrence ————————————————————————— To learn more about James and buy his book “Iron Hope: Lessons Learned from Conquering the Impossible” follow the links below: Website: https://www.ironcowboy.com/ Book: https://a.co/d/cjKLQwU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ironcowboyjames/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ironcowboy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IronCowboyJames YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesLawrenceIronCowboy ————————————————————————— The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!