Founder's Ascent

Welcome to Founder's Ascent. In this podcast, we will explore self improvement, success, and motivation through the stories of Founders. These Founders are not just entrepreneurs who created startups that became successful businesses, but those who founded a new lifestyle, purpose, or mindset that allow them to pursue success, money, and/or fame without sacrificing health or happiness. The journeys of athletes, innovators, philosophers, and creators will inspire discussion between our co-hosts and guests who share their ideas on life. Feel free to Subscribe to get our next episode which airs every Tuesday at 12pm CST. This episode was originally published on YouTube on Mar 28, 2023

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Oliver Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970) was an American self-help author. He is best known for his book Think and Grow Rich (1937), which is among the best-selling self-help books of all time. Hill's works insisted that fervid expectations are essential to improving one's life. Most of his books were promoted as expounding principles to achieve "success".

Hill is, in modern times, a controversial figure. Accused of fraud, modern historians also doubt many of his claims, such as that he met Andrew Carnegie and that he was an attorney. Gizmodo has called him "the most famous conman you've probably never heard of".

Read more at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Hill

ABOUT THE THINK AND GROW RICH:

The 13 steps to riches, as outlined in "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill, are:

1. Desire: Start with a strong desire or burning ambition to achieve a specific goal or outcome.

2. Faith: Have unwavering faith in yourself and your ability to achieve your goal.

3. Autosuggestion: Use positive self-talk and affirmations to reinforce your beliefs and goals.

4. Specialized knowledge: Acquire the knowledge and skills needed to achieve your goal.

5. Imagination: Use your imagination to visualize your goal and see yourself achieving it.

6. Organized planning: Develop a detailed plan of action to achieve your goal.

7. Decision: Make a firm decision to follow through on your plan and never give up.

8. Persistence: Keep working towards your goal, even when faced with obstacles or setbacks.

9. Power of the Master Mind: Surround yourself with like-minded people who support and encourage you.

10. The Mystery of Sex Transmutation: Use the power of your sexual energy to fuel your desire and drive.

11. The Subconscious Mind: Tap into the power of your subconscious mind to help you achieve your goals.

12. The Brain: Use your brain to analyze and plan, and to make decisions and take action.

13. The Sixth Sense: Trust your intuition and inner guidance to help you make the right decisions and achieve your goals.

0:00 Intro

2:00 Mindset

6:00 Validate Your Idea

8:15 Join a Mastermind

15:06 Autosuggestion

19:02 Persistence

21:58 Book Examples

23:30 Large Goals

34:43 Key Takeaways

38:36 Thanks for Watching!

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Welcome to Founder's Ascent. In this podcast, we will explore self improvement, success, and motivation through the stories of Founders. These Founders are not just entrepreneurs who created startups that became successful businesses, but those who founded a new lifestyle, purpose, or mindset that allow them to pursue success, money, and/or fame without sacrificing health or happiness. The journeys of athletes, innovators, philosophers, and creators will inspire discussion between our co-hosts and guests who share their ideas on life. Feel free to Subscribe to get our next episode which airs every Tuesday at 12pm CST.

This episode was originally published on YouTube on Mar 21, 2023.

Email [email protected] for all business inquiries (including sponsorship, collaboration, and being a part of our next discussion)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Chris Guillebeau (born April 4, 1978) is an American author, entrepreneur, blogger, and speaker. He initially received attention for his entrepreneurship and travel blog, The Art of Non-Conformity, which led to the publication of a book of the same name in 2010. Since then, he has published six additional books including The $100 Startup (2012), Side Hustle (2017), and most recently, The Money Tree (2020), his first novel. He also organizes the annual World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon and hosts the daily podcast, Side Hustle School.

Learn more about Chris Guillebeau here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Guillebeau

ABOUT THE $100 STARTUP:

[Published May 8, 2018]

Lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose—and earn a good living.

Still in his early thirties, Chris Guillebeau completed a tour of every country on earth and yet he’s never held a “real job” or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back.

Chris identified 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases, $100 or less), and focused on the 50 most intriguing case studies. In nearly all cases, people with no special skills discovered aspects of their personal passions that could be monetized, and were able to restructure their lives in ways that gave them greater freedom and fulfillment.

Here, finally, distilled into one easy-to-use guide, are the most valuable lessons from those who’ve learned how to turn what they do into a gateway to self-fulfillment. It’s all about finding the intersection between your “expertise”—even if you don’t consider it such—and what other people will pay for. You don’t need an MBA, a business plan or even employees. All you need is a product or service that springs from what you love to do anyway, people willing to pay, and a way to get paid.

Not content to talk in generalities, Chris tells you exactly how many dollars his group of unexpected entrepreneurs required to get their projects up and running; what these individuals did in the first weeks and months to generate significant cash; some of the key mistakes they made along the way, and the crucial insights that made the business stick. Among Chris’s key principles: If you’re good at one thing, you’re probably good at something else; never teach a man to fish—sell him the fish instead; and in the battle between planning and action, action wins.

In ancient times, people who were dissatisfied with their lives dreamed of finding magic lamps, buried treasure, or streets paved with gold. Today, we know that it’s up to us to change our lives. And the best part is, if we change our own life, we can help others change theirs. This remarkable book will start you on your way.

Welcome to Founder's Ascent. In this podcast, we will explore self improvement, success, and motivation through the stories of Founders. These Founders are not just entrepreneurs who created startups that became successful businesses, but those who founded a new lifestyle, purpose, or mindset that allow them to pursue success, money, and/or fame without sacrificing health or happiness. The journeys of athletes, innovators, philosophers, and creators will inspire discussion between our co-hosts and guests who share their ideas on life. Feel free to Subscribe to get our next episode which airs every Tuesday at 12pm CST. This episode was originally published on YouTube on Mar 7, 2023.

Email [email protected] for all business inquiries (including sponsorship, collaboration, and being a part of our next discussion)

“Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'.”

― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

About the Author:

"Viktor Emil Frankl (26 March 1905 – 2 September 1997) was a Jewish-Austrian psychiatrist who founded logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that describes a search for a life's meaning as the central human motivational force. Logotherapy is part of existential and humanistic psychology theories.

Logotherapy was promoted as the third school of Viennese Psychotherapy, after those established by Sigmund Freud, and Alfred Adler.

Frankl published 39 books. He was a Holocaust survivor. The autobiographical Man's Search for Meaning, a best-selling book, is based on his experiences in various Nazi concentration camps."

Learn more about Viktor Frankl here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl

Welcome to Founder's Ascent. In this podcast, we will explore self improvement, success, and motivation through the stories of Founders. These Founders are not just entrepreneurs who created startups that became successful businesses, but those who founded a new lifestyle, purpose, or mindset that allow them to pursue success, money, and/or fame without sacrificing health or happiness. The journeys of athletes, innovators, philosophers, and creators will inspire discussion between our co-hosts and guests who share their ideas on life. Feel free to Subscribe to get our next episode which airs every Tuesday at 12pm CST.

This episode was originally published on YouTube on Feb 28, 2023.

Email [email protected] for all business inquiries (including sponsorship, collaboration, and being a part of our next discussion)

About the Author:

"Jordan Bernt Peterson (born 12 June 1962) is a Canadian psychologist, author, and media commentator. He began to receive widespread attention in the late 2010s for his views on cultural and political issues, often described as conservative. Peterson has described himself as a classic British liberal and a traditionalist.

Born and raised in Alberta, Peterson obtained bachelor's degrees in political science and psychology from the University of Alberta and a PhD in clinical psychology from McGill University. After researching and teaching at Harvard University, he returned to Canada in 1998 and became a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. In 1999, he published his first book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief, which became the basis for many of his subsequent lectures. The book combines psychology, mythology, religion, literature, philosophy and neuroscience to analyze systems of belief and meaning.

In 2016, Peterson released a series of YouTube videos criticizing the Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (Bill C-16), passed by the Parliament of Canada to introduce "gender identity and expression" as prohibited grounds for discrimination. Peterson claimed that the bill would make the use of certain gender pronouns, "compelled speech", and related this argument to a general critique of political correctness and identity politics. He received significant media coverage, attracting both support and criticism.

In 2018, he paused both his clinical practice and teaching duties and published his second book: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Promoted with a world tour, it became a bestseller in several countries. Throughout 2019 and 2020, Peterson suffered health problems in the aftermath of severe benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome. In 2021, he published his third book, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, resigned from the University of Toronto, and returned to podcasting. In 2022, Peterson signed a content distribution deal with conservative media company The Daily Wire and became Chancellor of Ralston College. His various lectures and conversations, propagated mainly through YouTube and podcasts, have gathered millions of views."

(see more on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peterson)

Welcome to Founder's Ascent. In this podcast, we will explore self improvement, success, and motivation through the stories of Founders. These Founders are not just entrepreneurs who created startups that became successful businesses, but those who founded a new lifestyle, purpose, or mindset that allow them to pursue success, money, and/or fame without sacrificing health or happiness. The journeys of athletes, innovators, philosophers, and creators will inspire discussion between our co-hosts and guests who share their ideas on life. Feel free to Subscribe to get our next episode which airs every Tuesday at 12pm CST.

This episode was originally published on YouTube on Feb 21, 2023.

Email [email protected] for all business inquiries (including sponsorship, collaboration, and being a part of our next discussion)

Ep. 4 - "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho.

Welcome to Founder's Ascent. In this podcast, we will explore self improvement, success, and motivation through the stories of Founders. These Founders are not just entrepreneurs who created startups that became successful businesses, but those who founded a new lifestyle, purpose, or mindset that allow them to pursue success, money, and/or fame without sacrificing health or happiness. The journeys of athletes, innovators, philosophers, and creators will inspire discussion between our co-hosts and guests who share their ideas on life. Feel free to Subscribe to get our next episode which airs every Tuesday at 12pm CST.

This episode was originally published on YouTube on Feb 2, 2023.

Email [email protected] for all business inquiries (including sponsorship, collaboration, and being a part of our next discussion)

Welcome to Founder's Ascent. In this podcast, we will explore self improvement, success, and motivation through the stories of Founders. These Founders are not just entrepreneurs who created startups that became successful businesses, but those who founded a new lifestyle, purpose, or mindset that allow them to pursue success, money, and/or fame without sacrificing health or happiness. The journeys of athletes, innovators, philosophers, and creators will inspire discussion between our co-hosts and guests who share their ideas on life. Feel free to Subscribe to get our next episode which airs every Tuesday at 12pm CST.

This episode was originally published on YouTube on Jan 24, 2023.

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Ep. 2 - "Deep Work" by Cal Newport.

Welcome to Founder's Ascent. In this podcast, we will explore self improvement, success, and motivation through the stories of Founders. These Founders are not just entrepreneurs who created startups that became successful businesses, but those who founded a new lifestyle, purpose, or mindset that allow them to pursue success, money, and/or fame without sacrificing health or happiness. The journeys of athletes, innovators, philosophers, and creators will inspire discussion between our co-hosts and guests who share their ideas on life. Feel free to Subscribe to get our next episode which airs every Tuesday at 12pm CST.

This episode was originally published on YouTube on Dec 21, 2022.

Email [email protected] for all business inquiries (including sponsorship, collaboration, and being a part of our next discussion)

Welcome to Founder's Ascent. In this podcast, we will explore self improvement, success, and motivation through the stories of Founders. These Founders are not just entrepreneurs who created startups that became successful businesses, but those who founded a new lifestyle, purpose, or mindset that allow them to pursue success, money, and/or fame without sacrificing health or happiness. The journeys of athletes, innovators, philosophers, and creators will inspire discussion between our co-hosts and guests who share their ideas on life. Feel free to subscribe to get our next episode which airs every Tuesday at 12pm CST.

This episode was originally published on YouTube on Dec 13, 2022

Email [email protected] for all business inquiries (including sponsorship, collaboration, and being a part of our next discussion)

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction -B

00:23 First Thoughts -G

01:01 Compound Growth (Chapt 1) -B

02:16 Delayed Gratification -G

03:19 Goals vs Systems (Chapt 1) -B

04:20 4 Laws of Behavioral Change (Chapt 3) -B

05:05 Make It Obvious, 1st Law (Chapt 4) -B

05:23 The 30 Second Rule -B

06:25 Eliminating Bad Habits by Environmental Design -G

08:34 Make It Attractive, 2nd Law (Chapt 8) -B

09:43 Changing your Mindset, Gratitude -B

10:44 Financial Incentives & Rewards -G

11:40 Make It Unattractive, Accountability Contracts -G

12:46 Make It Easy, 3rd Law (Chapt 11) -B

13:31 Consistency & Long Term Growth -B

14:44 Two Minute Rule (Chapt 13) -G

16:00 Daily Decisions & Rituals -G

17:08 Make It Satisfying, 4th Law (Chapt 15) -B

17:48 Behavioral Change, Rewards lead to Repetition -B

18:19 Make It Unsatisfying, Punishments -B

19:00 Habits that Stick (Chapt 16) -B

19:38 Daily Habit Tracking Chart -G

20:40 Food Motivation -G

21:57 Spreadsheet in Description -B

22:07 Drawbacks of Habit Tracking -B

22:54 Habit Stacking (Chapt 5) -B

24:21 "Put Smart on Autopilot" -B

24:47 Motivation, Automation, Desire -G

25:15 "Motivation is Perishable" -G

25:52 Podcast to Make Good Habits (Chapt 9) -B

26:57 Community of Support & Shared Goals -B

28:27 Join Communities where Normal Behavior is your Desired Behavior -G

29:16 Getting Rid of Bad Habits with Community -G

29:53 Implement Strategies to Make Our Lives Better -G

30:26 Mindset to Stop Smoking (Chapt 10) -B

31:10 Lose Nothing, Become Successful -B

32:30 Reduce Friction to Success, Destroy Mental Barriers -B

32:53 Framing your Mindset to Change your Everyday Behavior -G

33:09 How to Be Successful in Business with Habits -G

33:40 "Make your Product or Service a Habit" -G

34:54 Retaining Customers or Viewers -B

35:29 Growing your Business -B

38:26 Final Thoughts, Deep Work -G

39:40 Feedback -B

40:11 Thank You! -B