Bits of Chris: Augment, Stay Human

Most of the broke people I know drive Range Rovers.

Having a high income doesn’t make you rich.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

* How the gap between income and expenses is the most important part of building wealth

* Why your savings rate provides freedom

* As your career grows, your focus should be on slowing down lifestyle creep

* That real wealth is what you don’t see

* How to handle your feelings of envy

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Have you ever felt out of place?

Ever felt lost working towards a big goal wondering if you’ll make it?

That’s likely imposter syndrome.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

* What I plan to ask a billionaire.

* How we all suffer from imposter syndrome at times

* That growth can feel like discomfort

* How to remind yourself of your successes

* How to measure progress in hard-to-measure fields like management

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You don’t need to run your own business to be successful.

In fact, it’s easier to have the time and money freedom you want by being a top performing employee.

In this episode you’ll learn:

* That it’s more than OK to be “just” an employee

* Why making your side hustle your career can help you grow

* Treating your career like an entrepreneur

* The two roles of a CEO - and the one that’s often over looked

* How to invest your cashflow from employment for financial upside

* Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs

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Everyone hits a wall, do you keep iterating or do you quit?

In this episode you'll hear:

* How being consistent led to a parenting win

* When I knew it was time to quit my previous career

* How to trust the process and find hope to keep going

* Getting enough signal before quitting or iterating

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Have you ever considered that your biggest mistake might be assuming you're always right?

In this episode you’ll learn:

* How Derek Sivers in the book Hell Yes or No assumes everything is his fault

* Why you miss things when your glass is full

* When it’s best to shift your perspective and assume you are missing something

* How to go a level deeper and learn from everyone

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Is time flying by? Can you remember what you did last Wednesday? You have the power to slow down time.

To remember any moment form your life. But it requires you to do some homework.

In this episode you'll learn:

* How revealing more of yourself builds trust

* Wealth is what you don't see

* Homework for Life by Matthew Dicks

* How writing down unique moments will slow down time

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Time, unlike money, is a currency you cannot earn back.

In this episode, you'll learn:

* About Memory Dividends from Die With Zero by Bill Perkins

* The difference between financial portfolios and Time Portfolios

* How to optimize your Time Portfolio and what to optimize for

* Allocating your time between future-focused work like making money, present-focus creating joy, and Joy Skill to find more of what you love

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For years, I chased the illusion of quick wealth, ignoring the slow, fulfilling journey right in front of me.

In this episode you’ll learn:

* The slow, simple path to building wealth through investing

* How more money has diminishing returns on the value it provides to your life

* Why we should focus on the things money can’t buy now

* The power that comes from embracing the long-term path to wealth

* How to Maximize your Joyspan and balance the joys of the present with your future

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It was just another typical morning of September surfing until a close encounter helped me understand what being a Dad meant.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

* How a group of dolphins gave us a warning

* The moment of clarity that changed me forever

* Reflections on taking risk when you’re a parent

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The moment I hit 'publish' on my first podcast episode, I stepped into a world I never imagined.

I had no idea sharing my thoughts into a microphone could be this much fun.

If you like to write but it feels slow, or if you’ve been interested in podcasting - ignore anyone telling you to not do it.

And just give it a try!

Here’s how I got started and why I think conventional advice is wrong.

How to Start a Podcast in 10 Minutes

* Buy a Microphone. I chose the Blue Yeti.

* Pick a hosting platform. I used Substack because I’ve had a newsletter there. Any platform will do, you just need an RSS feed to submit to Apple or Spotify.

* Pick a recording & editing tool. I use Descript now but Alitu looked interesting too.

* Make the first episode. Write down a title, some key points, then hit record and go.

* Publish. Don’t stress the details, just get started and produce something.

You can always iterate as you go, the most important thing is to get going. Focus your time on creating the episode, not the little details.

You’ll learn a lot from just doing and you can tweak things over time.

Part-Time Creators Should Ignore Conventional Advice

Most advice on starting a podcast is too complicated or too negative and distracting.

Influencers who make a living by monetizing their audience are playing a different game than the part-time creators who are doing this for fun. For them, niching down and building an audience is crucial to their survival. For you and me, we don’t need to worry about that.

“Podcasting doesn’t have discoverability so don’t do it until you have an audience.”

Nonsense.

Part-time creators are playing a different game. We want to have fun, learn, explore, connect with fans, and maybe monetize in the future. But while in this period of self-discovery, just focus on have fun and making your art.

If you think podcasting sounds fun, or you want to explore another medium, do it.

You won’t regret giving it a try.

The 30 Day Challenge

Try recording a solo podcast of 5-10 minutes every day for the next 30 days.

Today was day 8 for me.

You’ll learn so much and very quickly figure out if podcasting is for you.

Let me know how it goes, have fun :)

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