Jacob Turner was the ninth overall draft pick in the 2009 MLB draft. He played for 11 years as a  professional baseball player.  In this conversation, we spoke about the flow state, identity change, the importance of discipline, building your second chapter, and the importance of admitting the truth. (0:00) Intro (1:45) First Round Draft Pick (4:39) Early Days As A Baseball Player (10:50) Discipline (12:39) How Does Getting Paid Change Passion? (14:43) Making $5.5 Million As A Minor Leaguer (22:15) The Flow State (28:01) Misunderstanding About The MLB (32:12) Quitting (36:02) Second Chapter (43:01) Psychology of Money (44:20) Money And Happiness (47:10) Identity (51:44) Admitting The Truth (59:37) Downsides of Pro Athlete? (1:05:58) Parenting (1:09:21) 75 Hard (1:13:01) Social Media (1:16:48) Thinking Bigger (1:30:01) Reviewing Game Footage (1:34:18) Challenge Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel – https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Money-Timeless-lessons-happiness/dp/0857197681 The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz – https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Thinking-Big-David-Schwartz/dp/0671646788 Jacob's Links  Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSuddenWealth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ TheSuddenWealth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesuddenwealth  My Links   ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com   🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda   🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda   🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda   📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda   🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Billy Oppenheimer is a writer. He is also the research assistant for Ryan Holiday. In this conversation, we spoke about the future of AI and writing, playing the long game, why everything is a remix, what he learned driving Robert Greene from the airport, and why the work is the win. (0:00) Intro (3:02) Uncle Bill (6:09) Ryan Holiday (14:21) Research (19:11) Writing Process (22:41) Coffee Cup Theory of AI (26:01) Improving Taste (30:51) ChatGPT (35:02) Creativity (37:09) The Nerdy Dopamine Pathway (41:20) How To Get Lucky (46:09) Rick Rubin Connection (50:00) Goal Setting? (51:49) The Work Is The Win (54:02) Robert Greene (1:04:02) Be Okay Being The Freak (1:07:24) Play The Long Game (1:08:31) What Do You Admire? (1:12:42) What Does Billy Love About Writing? (1:15:45) Everything Is A Remix (1:17:01) Falcon Oath (& Exploration) (1:21:03) Challenges Resources The Cup of Coffee Theory of AI – https://every.to/p/the-cup-of-coffee-theory-of-ai First We Read, Then We Write – https://www.amazon.com/First-We-Read-Then-Write/dp/1587297930 I Can’t Make This Up by Kevin Hart – https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Make-This-Up-Lessons/dp/1501155571 Billy’s Rick Rubin Thread – https://twitter.com/bpoppenheimer/status/1596600415067537409 Fluke by Morgan Housel – https://collabfund.com/blog/fluke Billy’s Links Six at 6 Newsletter: https://billyoppenheimer.com/newsletter Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpoppenheimer My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Max Reisinger is a filmmaker. In this conversation, we dove deep into his vulnerability, how YouTube has changed him, why his following doesn't lead to ego, what it was like to break the 5-minute mile, and what it was like to see his face on a Times Square billboard. (0:00) Intro (2:50) Origami Summer Camp (4:33) Entrepreneur Vs. Artist (7:22) Importance Of Reaching Out (10:43) 19 Years Old (12:18) Parents (16:23) How Has YouTube Changed Max? (18:45) Views (22:12) Following ≠ Ego (23:22) Social Media + Food Comparison (25:28) Drive Across Country Video (34:04) Vulnerability (36:49) Discipline In Montana (42:42) Breaking 5 Minute Mile (47:42) Shifting The Energy Source (49:38) Wild Confidence & Optimism (56:03) Using Your Phone As A Tool (1:00:08) What To Do If You Feel Lonely (1:02:45) Parenting (1:04:41) Fan Mail (1:06:33) Seeing Face On Times Square (1:09:20) Tapping Into Emotions/Feelings (1:12:23) Challenge Resources * Max’s TED Talk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH6nOAr8vUw * 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson – https://www.amazon.com/12-Rules-Life-Antidote-Chaos/dp/0345816021 * Wherever You Go, There You Are – https://www.amazon.com/Wherever-You-There-Are-Mindfulness/dp/1401307787 * A Story About Falling In Love (Max Reisinger) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyHcLp1H7Mc Max’s Links * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MaxReisinger * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxbrsee/ My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Ryan Ng is making films for the next generation of creators. In this conversation, we spoke about building your world, manifestation, how  @ColinandSamir have impacted his journey, getting better at creating, how he increased his confidence, and much more. (0:00) Intro (2:50) Growing Up Long Island, NY (7:46) Mr. Brogan Believing In Ryan (15:14) Feeling Like The Invisible Asian Kid (17:49) Create Fearlessly (20:13) Building Your World (23:43) Affirmations (28:20) Creator Camp (35:54) Transparency & Empathy (39:58) How Do We Get Better At Creating? (42:07) Colin & Samir (45:23) Manifestation (50:18) Confidence (52:18) Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants To Be (57:53) Third Space (1:04:52) How To Maximize Creator Camp Experience? (1:07:15) How To Bring Together People Effectively? (1:08:48) Sniper (1:10:02) Challenge Ryan's Links YouTube:  @RyanNgFilms  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanngfilms/ My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Kevin Espiritu is the creator of Epic Gardening. Kevin has amassed over 3.6 million social media followers, 11 million podcast downloads, and 42 million blog visits. Additionally, Espiritu has authored two books, ‘Field Guide to Urban Gardening: How to Grow Plants, No Matter Where You Live” and “Grow Bag Gardening: The Revolutionary Way to Grow Bountiful Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Flowers in Lightweight, Eco-friendly Fabric Pots.” Sponsored by... Connect: 1+1=3. My new course on how I've connected with some of the world's most interesting people. Available for preorder now for $100. Price will increase when the course actually drops on Monday, March 6. Check it out here.  Timestamps (0:00) Intro (3:43) Hanging Out With Carrie Underwood & Kehlani (5:01) YouTube Celebrity vs. Traditional Celebrity (8:31) Kevin’s Early Days In Business (12:09) Lessons From Tucker Max & Book In A Box (16:15) Communication Skills (21:40) Moments That Led To Self-Awareness (25:00) Free Will Vs. Fate (27:52) Mind Virus (of Gardening) (29:50) Why Do We Share? (31:34) Gaining 2.3 Million Followers On TikTok (42:04) The Importance of Learning & Growing (52:02) Suffer Gene (56:03) Building A Team For A 2+ Million Subscriber Channel (59:02) What Do Most Creators Get Wrong? (1:00:20) Has Tech Made Us Better Or Worse? (1:02:31) Negative Sum Vs. Positive Sum (1:05:33) Young Male Entrepreneurship & Owning Yourself (1:14:40) Challenge Kevin's Links YouTube (Epic Gardening): https://www.youtube.com/@epicgardening YouTube (Kevin Espiritu): https://www.youtube.com/@kevinmespiritu  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epicgardening Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinEspiritu Website: https://www.epicgardening.com My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Nathan Baugh is a writer, and student of creativity and storytelling. In this conversation, we dived deep into how a near-death experience set Nathan on a different path, how he goes about capturing ideas, why he’s venturing into YouTube, and his morning routine to write effectively. (0:00) Intro (2:51) Nathan’s Near Death Experience (5:06) Nathan’s Fiction Experiment (7:30) How To Become More Creative (10:53) Capturing Ideas (15:38) Nathan’s Dopamine Detox (17:22) Morning Routine (24:02) Why Creativity? (27:08) What Is Success On YouTube? (29:23) 3 Step Process For Getting Good At Anything (31:41) What Does Improvement Look Like For Creativity? (38:34) Why Does Nathan Enjoy Fiction? (47:30) Process Of Writing Book (52:32) Improving Taste (1:01:22) Trend: Non-Fiction Writers Are Going To Fiction (1:05:44) Setting? (1:08:41) Free Will Vs. Fate (1:13:54) What Story Are You Telling Yourself? (1:15:36) What Emotion Does Nathan Want People To Feel? (1:19:11) Nathan’s 5 Questions For Storytelling (1:24:12) World Building Tips For Me (1:29:18) Challenge Resources Mentioned Ed Sheehan Creativity Faucet – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbU8MSpqTac On Writing by Stephen King – https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816 The Cup of Coffee Theory of AI by Billy Oppenheimer – https://every.to/p/the-cup-of-coffee-theory-of-ai Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull – https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Inspiration/dp/0812993012 Dune by Frank Herbert – https://www.amazon.com/Dune-Movie-Tie-Frank-Herbert/dp/0593438361 Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card – https://www.amazon.com/Enders-Ender-Quintet-Orson-Scott/dp/0765394863 Red Rising by Pierce Brown – https://www.amazon.com/Red-Rising-Pierce-Brown/dp/034553980X Salt to the Sea by Rita Sepetys – https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Sea-Ruta-Sepetys/dp/0142423629 Nathan’s Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/nathanbaugh27 Newsletter: https://www.worldbuilders.ai StoryWork: https://nathanbaugh.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout?cart=3082ed0c-96c0-4c91-9be5-86781e733009

JT Barnett is a former professional athlete turned founder and content creator. His content is centered around business, marketing, and lifestyle and has grown his audience to over 1M people. In this conversation, we spoke about how he broke down different platforms at a young age, how he spots talent, JT's internal growth, how to find a wife, when he knew he’d be famous, and much more. Sponsored by... Aarthi & Sriram's Good Time Show (@AarthiAndSriram). Listen to conversations with founders, athletes, and technologists who have made it from being outsiders to insiders. Past guests include Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Naomi Osaka, Gary Vaynerchuk, and many more – Apple / Spotify / YouTube (0:00) Intro (2:00) Breaking Down MySpace & Instagram (5:41) Why Does JT Break Down Platforms? (9:13) Systems Are Meant To Be Built Then Broken (24:59) Where Are We Going? (30:45) Why Do We Take Selfies Now? (37:15) Public Relationship & Fame (44:22) Finding A Wife (46:32) JT’s Many Coaches (49:55) Going Internal (52:15) More Comfortable In Survival (59:18) When Did JT Know He Was Going To Be Famous? (1:00:19) Spotting Talent (1:08:53) Scaling The Unscalable (1:13:48) What Does JT Want People To Take Away? (1:17:18) Challenge Resources 11 Reasons Not To Be Famous By Tim Ferriss https://tim.blog/2020/02/02/reasons-to-not-become-famous/ Due Diligence: JT Barnett – Lessons From 1M+ on TikTok & Avising Brands and Creators – https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TVemUDfVabqzJO7nlbcPp?si=70e79200b3434f8b Creators Mentioned By JT Matt Choi – https://www.instagram.com/mattchoi_6 Tamar Ciment – https://www.tiktok.com/@tamarciment Victoria Paris – https://www.tiktok.com/@victoriaparis Timm Chiusano – https://www.tiktok.com/@timmchiusano Connor Price – https://www.instagram.com/connorprice_ Arden Jones – https://www.instagram.com/ardenjones JT’s Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jtbarnett/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jtbarnett. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jtbarnett My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Chris Van Vliet is a podcaster and entrepreneur. He's someone I deeply admire in the podcast world for his work ethic, mindset, and love for life. He's interviewed The Rock 10 times in his 18-year career as a broadcast journalist. In this conversation, we spoke about why Chris is obsessed with greatness, his morning routine for interviewing The Rock, the first time Tony Robbins impacted Chris, and why you need to do something you love today. Sponsored by... Aarthi & Sriram's Good Time Show (@AarthiAndSriram). Listen to conversations with founders, athletes, and technologists who have made it from being outsiders to insiders. Past guests include Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Naomi Osaka, Gary Vaynerchuk, and many more – Apple / Spotify / YouTube Connect: 1+1=3. My new course on how I've connected with some of the world's most interesting people. Available for preorder now for $100. Price will increase when the course actually drops on Monday, March 6. Check it out here. Resources Chris Van Vliet’s First Interview – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxdtEx7xzys Hidden Genius by Polina Marinova – https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Genius-secret-thinking-successful/dp/1804090034 The Profile (Polina Pompliano) – https://theprofile.substack.com Chris’ Links YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/chrisvanvliet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisvanvliet Podcast: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Peiman Raf is the cofounder and CEO of Madhappy. The brand has been worn by people like LeBron James, Jay-Z, Gigi Hadid, Spike Lee, and Larry David. In this conversation, we spoke about what optimism, Peiman's strategy for learning, getting cut from the basketball team, what it's like when celebrities wear his brand, and the first moments of frustration and success with the brand. Sponsored by... Aarthi & Sriram's Good Time Show (@AarthiAndSriram). Listen to conversations with founders, athletes, and technologists who have made it from being outsiders to insiders. Past guests include Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Naomi Osaka, Gary Vaynerchuk, and many more – Apple / Spotify / YouTube Connect: 1+1=3. My new course on how I've connected with some of the world's most interesting people. Available for preorder now for $100. Price will increase when the course actually drops on Monday, March 6. Check it out here. Peiman's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/peimanraf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peimanraf Madhappy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madhappy Madhappy Website: https://www.madhappy.com My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda

Charlie Houpert is the creator of Charisma On Command – a YouTube channel with more than 6 million subscribers. His videos have more than 600 million views in an attempt to help people become more charismatic and confident. He is also the host of The Dropping In Podcast - where he discusses philosophy, business, and current events. In this conversation, we spoke about how fame was different than he expected, the work after charisma, how he did psychedelics with his family, and the difference between attention vs. connection for content creators. Sponsored by... Aarthi & Sriram's Good Time Show (@AarthiAndSriram). Listen to conversations with founders, athletes, and technologists who have made it from being outsiders to insiders. Past guests include Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Naomi Osaka, Gary Vaynerchuk, and many more – Apple / Spotify / YouTube (0:00) Intro  (3:30) The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield  (7:50) YouTube Treadmill  (12:32) Suppressing “Video Game Self”  (17:12) Looks Versus Feels  (22:42) Looking Inward  (27:25) Being Vs. Doing  (30:55) The Problem With Happiness  (34:27) Cleaning Internal Pipes  (36:48) Attention vs. Memory  (42:40) Holotropic Breathwork  (45:12) Friends  (47:53) Fame  (55:48) Validation  (1:00:05) Psychedelics With Family   (1:22:32) Who Charlie Admires Today   (1:24:38) Parenting  (1:29:31) Romantic Relationships  (1:32:13) Challenge  Resources The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield – https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026 Guided Breathwork Class (Evan Berger) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzwVp7W-ghM Charlie’s Links Charisma On Command: https://www.youtube.com/@Charismaoncommand Dropping In Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DroppingInPodcast My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitt