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Apr 8, 2022 • 1h 4min

#218: Sahil Bloom – Become A Magnet 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/
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Apr 4, 2022 • 56min

#217: Jordan Tarver – Gratitude, Meditation, Affirmations

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/
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Apr 1, 2022 • 1h 16min

#216: Dan Koe – The King of Walking

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/
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Mar 28, 2022 • 2h 1min

#215: Tej Dosa – Finding The Diamond Necklace Inside

Tej Dosa shares insights on living from awe, uniqueness, and setting intentions. The podcast explores self-realization, challenging societal programming, mindset shifts, nature's frequency, belly center presence, martial arts, embracing the night vibe, daily routines, moleskin notebooks, and in-between moments.
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Mar 25, 2022 • 1h 16min

#214: Bobby Hobert – The Journey Is The Destination

(0:00) Intro (1:16) $1,000,000 check by 2022 (3:23) Doubters (5:02) Similarities between podcasting & music (8:28) Why did Bobby create a new podcast? (16:23) Slow vs. long grieving process (17:40) “Everything you do is just a stepping process” (19:51) Bobby’s ability to pull quotes (21:40) Losing nuance on TikTok? (24:33) Blowing up on TikTok (29:21) “The journey is the destination” (33:33) Meeting Gary Vee (36:13) Meeting Kendrick Lamar (37:58) Why does Bobby shoot his shot? (40:21) What has Bobby changed his mind on? (43:32) Finding balance in relaxing activities (47:10) “The phone is a tool” (48:14) My regret from working out (document more!!) (51:10) Internal demons + writing “I love myself” (53:53) Colin & Samir + Andrew Schulz interview (59:31) Finding talent (1:02:03) Getting inspired by your highest version (1:03:32) What’s the process for Bobby’s TikToks? (1:04:57) How to maintain a creative muscle? (1:06:53) Running (1:10:24) Bobby’s keystone habit (1:11:51) How did Bobby start meditating? (1:13:00) Bobby’s kind words to me + closing words Bobby Hobert is a podcaster (It's The Bearded Man). In this conversation, we spoke about how he met Gary Vaynerchuk, blowing up on TikTok, inner demons as a creator, and how the journey is the destination. Bobby's TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@bobbbaaaay Bobby's Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/bobbbaaaay/ Bobby Twitter – https://twitter.com/bobbbaaaay/ 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/
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Mar 21, 2022 • 55min

#213: Steve Weatherford – Choose Your Hard

Topics: (2:00) 490 days ago (6:10) “Are you on steroids, Steve?!” (10:02) Why do we get so obsessed? (17:45) *audio issues - it gets better at 23:40* (25:41) Crazy story/coincidence about getting saved by Jesus (36:28) Choose your hard (42:57) Operating from a wound for 25 years (44:01) What allows Steve to lead with vulnerability (49:30) The Weatherford Way (instilling philosophy in children) (53:54) Connecting with Steve Steve Weatherford is a former NFL punter and Super Bowl champion. He has also built thriving businesses due to social media. In this conversation, we went deep into Steve's story. Steve explains the basis for his obsession, why you need to choose your hard, and The Weatherford Way. Steve's phone number: 949-763-5934 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/
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Mar 18, 2022 • 53min

#212: LaRussell – The Limitless Independent Rapper

Topics: (0:00) Intro (0:43) Getting the courage to start rapping alone (2:40) Putting out music on his own (3:42) LaRussell's biggest fight (4:21) When to stay the course on a dream? (5:20) A frustrating moment (6:17) Keep shooting (7:51) Mushrooms (9:04) “People matter” (9:40) Metamorphosis of LaRussell (10:20) The music is a complete reflection of me (10:48) How to facilitate growth? (11:30) How do you know you’re growing? (12:45) Where does LaRussell’s wisdom come from? (13:50) LaRussell shows us his library (15:08) Strategy for putting out music as an independent artist (16:34) Advice to someone in a rut (me lol) (20:30) Surrendering (22:58) Belief? (24:21) Where LaRussell’s confidence comes from (26:32) Having your own space (28:17) Discipline & consistency (29:37) Limitless mindset (30:45) Why does LaRussell rep Vallejo so hard? (32:49) Was 2021 the best year of LaRussell’s life? (35:00) Meeting Russ with crew (36:54) Writing is the core skill (39:12) “People have to be able to receive what you’re sending” (40:42) Working a job + doing music together (42:20) Flowing with life (43:22) What is the work? (44:07) Purpose (45:25) What is this human experience? (47:00) Let life be (51:31) Best ways to get into the body (52:24) Connecting with LaRussell LaRussell is an independent rapper. Over the past year, he has built a following from 4,000 to 160,000+ on Instagram. He has done freestyles on The Breakfast Club and LA Leakers. This conversation was originally recorded on December 21, 2021. LaRussell's Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/larussell LaRussell's Freestyle on Power 105.1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohbFe8JsAh0 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/
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Mar 14, 2022 • 1h 9min

#211: Dave Gerhardt – Building A Thriving Paid Community

Dave Gerhardt is a marketing expert. He has grown an audience of more than 130,000 people on LinkedIn and now is focusing his time on his paid community. In this conversation we spoke about walking, building a paid community, and how he started to grow his online brand in 2014. (0:00) Intro (0:35) Majoring in marketing and journalism at Wagner (5:15) Any signs of future in childhood (9:00) Why do we try to improve our weaknesses? (Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker) (10:20) How do you figure out if you should take the advice you see? (11:40) Starting to grow his podcast/brand in 2014 (15:54) Why Dave has started so many podcasts “My biggest flaw is starting things and never finishing them" (20:45) No longer doing CrossFit (22:30) The power of walking (27:15) Living for “the moment it clicks” (32:00) Literal vs. lateral (34:54) Harry Dry (36:42) Paid community (43:48) What to think about when starting a paid community (48:20) How do you reward engaging content (51:18) Maintaining sanity when every platform is vying for your attention (55:00) Thinking in dollar amounts (57:43) How has Dave changed over the years (1:05:00) Importance of deep work (1:08:10) Connecting with Dave Founder Brand by Dave Gerhardt - https://www.amazon.com/Founder-Brand-Story-Competitive-Advantage/dp/1544523408 Dave’s Website - https://davegerhardt.com Dave’s Twitter – https://twitter.com/davegerhardt Dave’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegerhardt/ 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/
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Mar 11, 2022 • 1h 11min

#210: Dr. Sian Proctor – The First Black Woman Pilot In Space

(0:00) Intro (2:15) Ice hockey experience (5:15) What made Dr. Proctor keep going? (6:00) Meeting Olympian hockey players (9:25) Getting recognized in public (11:53) Almost an astronaut (15:07) Why did Dr. Proctor’s friend suggest she apply to be an astronaut? (16:29) How do you cultivate curiosity for new technologies? (18:00) How did Dr. Proctor’s dad help her (20:07) Why your self-talk is so important (22:23) Going to Mars? (24:30) What challenges do we face settling on Mars? (26:16) Civilians going to space (28:05) What should we expect on Mars? (30:40) “Learn to be more forgiving to yourself” (33:28) Talking to Michelle Obama (36:58) Starship Earth (40:49) Where does Dr. Proctor feel accepted? (41:52) Seeker poem (44:28) NFTs and saying yes to early technology (50:39) Exploring the inner world (55:49) Jack of all opportunities, master of life experience (56:50) Nickname “Leo” (1:00:40) Meeting Elon Musk (1:04:16) Gryffindor (1:06:37) Is Inspiration4 a family? (1:08:47) Connecting with Dr. Proctor Dr. Sian Proctor is an American geology professor, science communicator, and commercial astronaut. She was launched into Earth orbit, on September 15, 2021, as the pilot of the Crew Dragon space capsule. I originally came across Dr. Proctor when she starred in the Netflix special Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space. In this conversation, we spoke about settling on Mars, getting recognized, and her many talents + interests. Dr. Proctor's Twitter – https://twitter.com/DrSianProctor Space2Inspire – https://www.amazon.com/Space2inspire-Inspiration-Dr-Sian-Proctor/dp/1733765417 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/
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Mar 7, 2022 • 54min

#209: Frank Michael Smith – Media's Next Superstar

Frank Michael Smith is a creator who has built a following of over 1.5 million on TikTok and close to 1 million on YouTube. He has dominated short-form content and in this episode, we talk about how he plans on expanding to longer form, why he takes driver's license photos, and how he plans on expanding his media empire. Frank's Links TikTok / Instagram / Twitter Continue the conversation with me... Twitter / Instagram / YouTube / TikTok / Website

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