Daniel Thomas rejoins the podcast to share his very personal story of his first brush with mortality regarding his father's illness. He also details his morning routine which includes pushing himself beyond what is comfortable in order to build resiliency on a daily basis. This recount leads to book recommendations and plans for the future.

 

Key Takeaways:

 

[3:28] Your environment shapes your behavior.

[7:38] Daniel found himself dealing with mortality for the first time.

[16:57] Imagine starting your day meditating by the ocean and then swimming with dolphins.

[25:02] Explaining the book Antifragile, by Nassim Taleb

[29:12] Books the Daniels' are reading.

[39:55] The Daniels are both going to Spain, but Daniel D. planned it first.

[43:48] Daniel feels it's time to build out Evolution Eat in a real way.

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Rich20Something

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Under 30 CEO

Rich20Something: Ditch Your Average Job, Start an Epic Business, and Score the Life You Want, by Daniel DiPiazza

Evolution Eat

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Antifragile, by Nassim Taleb

The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection, by Michael Singer

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, by Timothy Schneider

Milk and Honey, by Rupi Kaur

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe, by Robert Lanza and Bob Berman

The Prosperous Coach, by Rich Liftin