The Danny Miranda Podcast

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• The Americanization of the world is undeniable but the consequences of it haven’t been fully reckoned with
  • “When America sneezes, the world catches a cold” – Klemens von Metternich
• Keeping up with the news is a net negative for the vast majority of people
  • This is not to say you shouldn’t be aware of what’s happening in the world, but that there are healthy and unhealthy degrees of media engagement  
• On February 26, 2019, Zuby went viral for this tweet
  • Weeks later he was being contacted by the BBC, Fox News, and even Joe Rogan to talk about the tweet
• If you never stop moving forward then you are guaranteed one of two results: either you reach your destination or you die trying
  • Once you determine your destination then anything in the way just becomes a hurdle to surmount 
  • There is no reason not to take risks and pursue your dreams if you live in the West and your basic needs are covered 
• “Recognize that you have potential and you are nowhere close to where you could be in any regard” – Zuby

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Zuby is an independent rapper, podcast host, author, public speaker and creative entrepreneur, with over 500,000 followers online. He was born in England, raised in Saudi Arabia, and graduated from Oxford University. In this conversation, we spoke about his childhood, his "overnight success," and the Americanization of the world.

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