The Danny Miranda Podcast

Andrew Murnane is a creator. He's built a following of more than 680,000 people in just two years. In this conversation, we spoke about how Eckhart Tolle impacted his journey, how the dualistic world, the reactions from his friends and family to his new version, his breaks from social media, and much more. (0:00) Welcome Andrew (0:34) Power of Now (3:23) What did Andrew change as a result of reading the book? (5:29) What’s been the reaction to this new version of Andrew? (8:10) Why Andrew starting putting out content (11:03) The recording that changed Andrew’s life (13:08) Where does the negative voice come from? (16:43) Breaks from social media (23:03) Who are Andrew’s heroes? (27:40) The Illusion of Duality (37:39) How beliefs take you away from the recognition that you are everything (43:45) Andrew’s experience with mushrooms (50:03) How mushrooms impacts identity (57:45) The movement of Awakening (1:00:41) Similarities between mushrooms and Bitcoin (1:02:13) What practices can help us get closer to ourselves? (1:05:43) Connecting with Andrew Murnane Andrew's Links TikTok / Twitter / YouTube Continue the conversation with me... 🎙Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/

Jonny Miller is an internal explorer. He's a former meditation teacher turned breathwork evangelist. In this conversation, we dive deep into his story. How has he changed? Is he surprised at how his life has unfolded? What is the future for breathwork? What's it like to go into a dark room for days on end? Topics: (0:00) Thank you Jonny (0:36) Freediving (5:53) Guiding in breathwork sessions (10:10) Why does Jonny focus so strongly on breathwork? (16:12) Bottom-up (20:01) Is the person who Jonny is today surprising to him? (21:36) What would be most surprising to him about himself? (23:03) Future for breathwork (27:50) What should people do to integrate their breathwork experiences? (31:15) The relaxation phase of breathwork (34:20) Flaws of current Western education system (37:41) “The conversational nature of reality” (41:10) How Jonny met his wife (43:08) Going into a darkroom (47:19) How different was Jonny’s experience from his wife’s? (48:33) What point should someone consider going into a dark room? (49:40) Andrew Taggert (53:55) Inner work = mirror (56:30) Judgment of judges (58:01) Internal Family Systems (1:02:10) Byron Katie and addiction (1:04:01) Why are some people transformed by pain in a positive direction and others in a negative direction? (1:10:45) Working with anger (1:14:30) How has love changed for Jonny? (1:19:07) How to deepen love within ourselves? (1:21:49) Deep gratitude

Eric Zimmer is the creator and host of The One You Feed Podcast, where Eric interviews authors, thought leaders, spirituals teachers, and other experts. He also was a heroin addict who is now a behavior coach. In this conversation, we spoke about self-love, behavior change, meditation, and experiencing Oneness. (0:50) Why is trust something Eric and his spiritual advisor talk about? (2:47) Why is Eric attracted to questions about meaning? (4:21) God (10:06) “Self-love is the prevention and treatment for depression” (12:45) What are ways to practice more self-love? (16:45) Why do negative thought patterns exist? (18:26) Social media’s role? (19:48) Nonprofit for disadvantaged children (23:23) From helping to heroin (29:12) What we can we do to help tackle addiction better in the future? (33:04) What separates those who make change? (37:25) How do you get someone to change? (40:30) Meditation (and the Default Mode Network) (45:43) Experiencing Oneness (55:15) Where do you get fuel from? (59:40) Before life and afterlife? (1:02:28) What drew Eric to Buddhism? (1:05:03) Eric’s thoughtfulness (1:08:08) “If you want a perfect spiritual teacher, find a dead one” (1:12:23) What does Eric feels like he’s mastered / still learning? (1:16:30) Connecting with Eric Eric's Podcast – https://www.oneyoufeed.net/ Eric's Twitter – https://twitter.com/oneyoufeed Continue the conversation with me... 🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/

Jay Clouse is a podcaster and creator. He is the host of Creative Elements, a show with over 1 million downloads (in just than 2 years). In today's interview, he talked about how to create unique messaging, his MOAT method, what it was like to work with Pat Flynn, how his voice is so silky smooth, and much more. Topics: (0:00) Intro (0:25) How Jay helped his dad plant trees (4:30) Why Jay's 1 year of journalism was his most impactful (6:43) Inverted pyramid (style of writing) (10:55) Turning blog posts into books (14:05) "Lifestyle of an author" (17:13) Timeless principles of creators (The MOAT Method) (22:43) Messaging as a creator (24:47) Working with Pat Flynn (30:02) The highs and lows of being a creator (35:12) Living on $24,000/year (38:00) How does it feel to look back on it? (39:50) Winning a negotiation (41:50) Origin of money story problem (43:20) How to get over the money story? (44:22) Jay's podcast changing his money story (46:54) Jay's silky smooth voice (51:20) Day-to-day energy levels (52:34) Work like a lion (54:23) Repurposing ideas (58:40) Cold emailing (The Rule of One Scroll) (1:03:13) Growth for podcasters and creators (1:11:24) Connecting with Jay Jay's Links Podcast / Newsletter / Twitter Continue the conversation with me... 🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/

(0:00) Stone’s story (6:31) Has Stone convinced any of his friends to start posting? (8:54) Where does Stone’s wisdom come from? (12:51) Execution. Grind. Hustle. (14:40) Stone’s vision (18:16) From lazy to hard work (19:58) What does a normal high schooler think of crypto? (21:39) Stone’s journey into Bitcoin (23:15) How does Stone create a piece of content? (26:00) What gives Stone confidence? (27:30) Stone’s biggest fear when starting his biz (28:50) “I love proving people wrong” (31:40) Why is our first reaction negativity/doubt? (34:23) How do you pick the right stress with business to grow? (35:45) Stone’s biggest stress 36:50 Stone’s experience in school (38:11) 2 traits every great teacher needs (40:15) Benefit to being in school (42:42) What would Stone say to a 13-year-old content creator? (45:34) Focus on your own path (47:00) Don’t get too high on your own supply (48:08) Where does Stone’s long-term view come from? (50:34) What makes Stone happy? (52:50) Connecting with Stone Stone Frederickson is an 18-year entrepreneur, digital creator, and social media strategist. He has two separate TikTok accounts with over 100,000 followers. One of them is about creating wealth/compound interest. The other is about creating content. In this episode, we went over how Stone creates content, his current biggest stress, and where his long-term view comes from. Stone's First TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@stonefredrickson?lang=en Stone's Second TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@coach.stone Continue the conversation with me... 🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/

Nick Ercolano is the creator of BDGE - a fantasy football lifestyle brand. Nick started BDGE from his mom's house seven years ago. This year, he moved his operation into NYC offices. In this conversation, we spoke about the journey. In this wide-ranging conversation, we spoke about the Kanye documentary, judging people who vlog in public, and what Nick is putting off. (0:00) Success is happening for people at younger ages (1:14) Flaws in Gary V’s patience argument (2:50) Going on blind dates (4:05) Nick’s story (10:45) Why is Nick good on camera? (13:05) How did Nick become more introspective? (15:02) “I was okay with people judging me” (17:30) Looking at childhood (18:20) Documenting more (19:10) Judging people who vlog in public (20:30) Kanye doc (22:48 Kanye:songs, Nick:?? (24:13 Nick’s second YouTube channel (27:37 18 months before monetizing (30:04 Making money from your content (38:14) Regrets (41:13) What is Nick putting off? (44:19) People who have helped Nick (49:24) What makes for good content? (52:06) Where do I see myself in 5-10 years? (54:47) Impactful quote (56:33) 99% of the world has no idea who Nick is 58:05 Connecting with Nick Nick's Links Twitter / Instagram / BDGE

Entrepreneur Matt Kelly shares his journey from $1 million/month success to rock bottom and launching Space Goods. Topics include mental health struggles, dealing with online hate, cynical optimism, and his four pillars for success.

(0:00) Sahil compliments me (0:45) Crazy coincidence (2:40) Sahil’s been plugging his Twitter since 2011 (3:44) Why Sahil is attracted to motivational tracks (6:31) Obesity research at Nike (11:40) The transition from arrogance to kindness (15:25) Identity (Indian + Jewish parents, nerd + jock) (18:27) 10-year reunion (20:14) Practices that made Sahil more secure? (21:39) Darkest hour friend (25:15) What to say in dark times to a friend? (27:15) How to accept compliments (28:08) “I appreciate you” (30:05) Why Sahil microanalyses life (32:00) Condoleezza Rice (36:29) Cold email (37:38) Going to the gym with Tim Cook (39:20) Why is Sahil so connected to highly successful people (46:30) What can someone do today to show grit and work ethic? (50:02) Zone of genius (59:15) How to single focus (1:00:55) More walks without tech (1:03:10) Connecting with Sahil Sahil Bloom is an investor, entrepreneur, and creator. In less than 2 years, Sahil has gained over 500,000 Twitter followers. But in this episode, we didn't focus that much on his hyper-growth online. Instead, we spoke about how Sahil got mentored by BOTH Tim Cook and Condoleezza Rice, how Sahil became more secure in himself, and what it means to be a "darkest hour friend." Sahil's Twitter – https://twitter.com/SahilBloom Continue the conversation with me... 🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/

Topics: (0:00) Welcome Jordan (0:24) Extending his stay in Barcelona (1:30) Backpacking around Europe (3:44) Start a business or backpack? (4:45) What adaptation did Jordan make that surprised him? (6:02) How to start traveling? (7:01) Photography (8:34) Will Jordan get sick of writing? (9:30) Jordan’s 2022 word: surrender (10:43) Jordan’s struggles with surrendering (12:13) Selling 4,840 copies in February (13:54) Why was Jordan’s first reaction “it can’t continue” (15:20) Jordan’s self-limiting belief (17:50) Building connection off social media (19:35) “What’s truly important in life: being a generous, kind person” (22:00) Jordan’s 2 prompts every weekend (23:45) How Jordan’s gratitude practice transformed me (25:39) “Trusting yourself is the first step in recognizing your full potential” (28:42) How did Jordan start meditation? (30:34) Jordan’s guided meditation (33:17) Any resistance for Jordan to start meditating? (34:30) “Life isn’t about becoming a new person, it’s about learning who you already supposed to be” (36:20) Being open (38:45) Car crash (41:05) Cultivating the belief that everything happens for a reason (42:10) Ways to get better at reframing (44:04) How often does Jordan practice his affirmations?  (45:30) Why is talking in a mirror uncomfortable? (47:22) Jordan’s affirmations (50:35) Unworthiness of money and recognition (51:45) Why do affirmations work? (54:21) The Pursuit of Purpose (55:01) Connecting with Jordan Jordan Tarver is an author. In this conversation, we spoke about his backpacking trip, how he sold 4,840 copies of his latest book (You Deserve This Sh!t) in February, Jordan's self-limiting beliefs, and much more. Guided Manifestation Meditation –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS1Qm8EOR-Y Jordan's Links TikTok / Instagram / Book / Text Community: (707) 289-7047 Continue the conversation with me... 🎙 Website: https://dannymiranda.com 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/

Dan Koe is a writer. He is the creator of Modern Mastery – a private community for personal development and online entrepreneurship. In this conversation, we talked about Dan's growth in the past year, his book, becoming depressed after losing his Dad's money, his social media success, and Alan Watts. (0:00) Intro (0:43) What’s the biggest change from Dan last year to Dan today? (1:40) What was the catalyst for the change? (6:45) How has Dan spiritually evolved? (12:05) Please walk more :) (18:09) Tips for getting rid of a negative habit (21:05) Dan’s book The Art of Focus (25:25) The paradox of surrender (32:20) Books to check out (33:25) “Give out information, sell implementation” (37:34) How Dan became depressed after losing Dad’s money (46:45) Hitting 100,000 followers on Twitter (49:43) Going viral on TikTok (2.3M views) (53:30) The Passion Process (1:01:50) Could I see myself doing this in 10 years? (1:05:30) What does Dan think of Mr. Beast? (1:07:05) The key to keeping attention (1:09:20) Alan Watts (1:13:25) Outro / connecting with Dan (1:15:30) Becoming the people we admired as kids Previous Episode With Dan (#083): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve3UikJp8NA Dan's Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedankoe Dan's YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/DanKoeTalks Dan's Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thedankoe/ Dan's TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@thedankoe Continue the conversation with me... 🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure/