The Danny Miranda Podcast

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

John Fio is the creator of the Gravity Blanket, Moon Pals, Moon Pod, and Birthdate Candle. In this conversation, we spoke about Fio's Number, listening to yourself, the feeling of greatness, Mark Cuban, his new fashion brand, fame, and lessons from Justin Bieber. 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 (1:45) Why I Reached Out To John (3:37) Fio’s Number (8:32) Listening To Yourself (10:50) Where Do Ideas Come From? (12:38) Gravity Blanket Origin Story (18:14) The Feeling Of Greatness (21:28) Fio’s Fashion Brand (25:01) Mark Cuban (28:17) Moon Pod (32:27) Can Bad Ideas Become Good Ideas? (39:18) War Lord vs. Artist (42:19) Metrics For Success? (43:20) Finding The Deep Truths (46:22) Discoveries (51:00) Remove The Bible, Insert Self-Help (54:12) Lessons From Justin Bieber (58:21) Where Do Our Scripts Come From? (1:05:20) Right Vs. Wrong (1:08:15) Fame (1:17:14) Dating Apps (1:19:41) Modern Version of Cigarette (1:23:41) Questioning Everything (1:29:01) Surrounding Yourself With Greatness (1:34:33) Challenge John's Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnhfio Moon Pals: https://www.moonpals.com Invest Like The Best Podcast with John Fio: https://open.spotify.com/episode/69T6d8FolJIHDKiMhpDc56?si=2cdd411e675c4738 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

Cathryn Lavery is the founder of BestSelf. She came to NYC in 2012 with $758 in her pockets. Now she lives in Austin and sold the company for millions. BestSelf sells journals, planners, and conversation decks to help you become all you can be. Use the code MIRANDA at checkout to get 15% off. Cathryn provided me with the code and I don't make any money from it. Just as a thank you for listening! And in this conversation, we spoke about Cathryn’s growth as an entrepreneur, the importance of going inward, how she builds momentum, her core values, how becoming a parent has changed her, and much more. Cathryn’s Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/cathrynlavery LittleMight: https://littlemight.com BestSelf Core Values: https://bestself.co/products/core-values-deck 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

Joshua Fields Millburn is one-half of The Minimalists. He is also a New York Times–bestselling author, Emmy-nominated Netflix filmmaker, podcaster, writing instructor, and international speaker. But in this conversation, he spoke about why he doesn’t get too attached to those labels, the practice of grounding, why he doesn’t use his phone on Saturdays, why discipline is a misnomer, and much more. (0:00) Intro (4:55) How Do Accomplishments Feel? (6:25) Kapil Gupta (16:03) Why Are We Doing Things? (21:28) Grounding (27:01) Un-Schooling (30:10) How Does Joshua Choose Teachers? (33:00) Discipline Is A Misnomer? (40:00) Screenless Saturdays (45:00) Hugging Fans & Connection (50:43) Josh on AI (52:08) Fiction/Reading (57:54) Writing (1:00:48) Challenge Joshua’s Links Website: https://www.theminimalists.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theminimalists 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

John Coogan is the co-founder of Lucy and co-founder and CTO of Soylent. He is also the creator of a YouTube channel ( @JohnCooganPlus ) with over 257,000 subscribers. In this conversation, we spoke about why Paul Graham played a pivotal role in John's life, early stories from his days at YCombinator, what his YouTube channel has given him, why he's optimistic about technology, 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 – https://www.youtube.com/@AarthiAndSriram Resources • Founders At Work by Jessica Livingston – https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Early/dp/1430210788 • Paul Graham’s Essays – http://www.paulgraham.com John's Links • YouTube:  @JohnCooganPlus  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/johncoogan 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

Paul Millerd is a writer. In this conversation, we spoke about how his book has sold 12,000 copies in a year without him trying, why sabbaticals are the key, the problem with our wage-based society, and why Paul took the long, slow, stupid way but why it's paid off for him. 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 – YouTube / Spotify / Apple Resources Mentioned Paul Interviews David Perell – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIWDvuJhVm8 Noah Huisman Substack – https://noahhuisman.substack.com Jonny Miller’s Nervous System Mastery – https://nsmastery.com Paul’s Links The Pathless Path by: https://www.amazon.com/Pathless-Path-Imagining-Story-Work/dp/B09QF6Q421 Substack: https://boundless.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/p_millerd 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