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• When Gary talks about hustle, he means having a good work ethic
  • It does not mean work till you burn out, get depressed, or feel suicidal
• Focus on the things within your control, such as yourself:
  • “The only thing that I have 100,000% control over is me the human being” – Gary Veynerchuk
• Don’t confuse patience with non-action
  • Success is a long term game that requires patience, but you also need to be working at it every day
• The bigger your audience grows, so will the number of haters or people who don’t like you
  • Some people will misinterpret your advice and blame you for the outcome
  • Some people are weird or enjoy trolling
  • Some people don’t know have the full context and have only heard one side of a story about you
• At a certain size, it because impossible to reply to every comment, DM, email from your audience
  • Spend a little time every day responding to people but be okay with not getting to everyone
•  Gary’s north star in life is gratitude: He’s trying to help as many people as possible and spread positivity in every direction

Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur and the Chairman of VaynerX, a modern day communications parent company, as well as the CEO and Co-Founder of VaynerMedia, a full-service digital agency servicing Fortune 500 clients across the company’s 4 locations. In this episode, we spoke about how Gary called my mom in 2011, how he owned domain names before they were hot (and how much he sold them for), and when he realized he was going to be the most famous person in the world.

• It’s a mistake to think about your audience as one big group of people
  • You have a coalition of a lot of small segments that have come together
  • If you fail to understand them separately you are talking to no one
• Consumers are on an eternal quest for convenience
  • If your product saves people’s time or makes their life easier they’ll be happy to pay for it
• What makes good hosts?
  • They have to be willing to be honest, even if it doesn’t make them look good
    • People will see them as a friend, as opposed to seeing them as a star
  • “You wanna be a good host? Know how to tell a story” Bob Pittman
• Bob sees the media business model as building relationships with consumers, and then “renting it” to third parties
  • You can’t let advertisers abuse your relationship
• If you can figure out how to be important to the consumer, you’ll figure out how to make money
• To be more creative, listen hard, and value every experience you have
  • “The great idea is just as likely to come from a production assistant, as it is from the president of production, or your kid, or a friend of theirs, or a cab driver” Bob Pittman

My guest today, Bob Pittman, has had one of the most interesting careers I’ve ever come across. Today, he’s the CEO of iHeartMedia, the country’s largest operator of radio stations and podcasts. Bob also created MTV, was the CEO of Six Flags and 21 Century Real Estate, and the COO of AOL and AOL Time Warner. He’s the Dos Equis man of business. In our conversation we discuss why convenience is king for consumers, his lessons from building MTV into one of the most iconic brands and media properties in the world, the rise of user-generated content platforms, and the future of media. We also discuss what qualities make for a great host, a topic that given my current position, is always fascinating. Please enjoy my great conversation with Bob Pittman.

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Show Notes

(2:56) – (First question) – His personal interest that unites all of his business ventures

(4:09) – His philosophy on the consumer

(7:43) – Biggest quality mistakes business leaders make

(9:31) – Respecting convenience in consumer preferences

(11:08) – Founding insight to build MTV

            (16:23) – Fred Seibert on Math in Magic Podcast

(17:14) – How the music video concept evolved with MTV

(22:37) – Role of hosts vs guests in the media world

(25:13) – Quality that increases the odds a host works

(30:15) – Why everyone needs to know how to tell a good story

(31:53) – Peak of his time at MTV

(37:51) – Lessons for new media from his experience

(43:46 – The largest uncertainty in the media landscape amid the rise of user generated content platforms

(49:27) – Where he finds inspiration outside of business

            (55:40) – What Other People Say May Change What You See

(56:16) – Different ownership structures and how they changed his behavior

(59:09) – Finding and respecting your audience

(1:02:11) – Lessons from time at Six Flags

(1:02:24) – Most interesting thing about podcasting

(102:52) – Kindest thing anyone has done for him

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• Human smell receptors actually bind to smell molecules so, for a second, what you’re smelling is actually a part of you
• Your sense of smell is dependent upon:
  • How close you are to whatever it is you’re smelling
  • How deeply you breathe in
  • How often you breathe in
• Losing your sense of smell reduces the pleasure component of eating
• The brain has 400 different receptors of smell– more than for taste
• Studies of human physiology show that lavender has a relaxing effect and citrus has a stimulating effect
• Human toddlers don’t seem to have adult revulsions to certain smells and researchers don’t know why
• The more offensive your poop smells, the more it indicates you’re eating stuff that isn’t good for you
• Smell is more episodic than vision – it’s easier to have experience attached to it

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The Functional Medicine Approach To Ending Migraine | This episode is sponsored by Simple Mills and Apeel

Migraines are a big problem for many people. These severe, nearly disabling headaches can occur anywhere from once a year to three to four times a week. They can last from hours to days. They are often associated with an aura, light sensitivity, nausea, vomiting, and severe throbbing pain on one or both sides of the head. And migraines can be caused by many different factors. This is where Functional Medicine comes in. Functional Medicine is medicine by cause; not by symptom. It helps us discover the underlying triggers of disease. And the root cause of your migraine may not be in your head at all. In fact, migraines can be caused by things ranging from food sensitivities and allergies to hormonal imbalances, vitamin deficiencies, and more.

In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Todd LePine to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to ending migraines. They explore how to identify and eliminate what might be causing your migraines and share specific patient migraine cases they have treated.

Dr. LePine graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine. He is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center, he worked as a physician at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, for 10 years. Dr. LePine’s focus at The UltraWellness Center is to help his patients achieve optimal health and vitality by restoring the natural balance to both the mind and the body. His areas of interest include optimal aging, bio-detoxification, functional gastrointestinal health, systemic inflammation, autoimmune disorders and the neurobiology of mood and cognitive disorders. Dr. LePine teaches around the world, and has given lectures to doctors and patients at American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG), the University of Miami Integrative Medicine Conference, The Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA, and is on the faculty for American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). Dr. LePine is the head of the Scientific Advisory Board for Designs for Health and a consultant for Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory. He enjoys skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping and golfing in the beautiful Berkshires, and is a fitness enthusiast.

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In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Dr. LePine discuss:

• The conventional vs Functional Medicine’s approach to preventing and treating migraines

• The most common types of migraines, including menstrual migraines

• The role of mitochondria in migraines, and the connection between migraines and seizures

• The connection between gut health and migraines

• How stress and lack of sleep can trigger migraines

• Eliminating gluten and foods to treat migraines

• Common nutrient deficiencies that can lead to migraines, including magnesium deficiency

• How histamine sensitivity can be related to migraines

• How your genetics can be a factor in driving migraines

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• All sugars are not created equal
• “Is glucose a sugar? Yes. Is fructose a sugar? Yes. Are they the same? Not even close.” – Peter Attia
• Glucose & fructose have dramatically different metabolic effects
• Fructose doesn’t stimulate insulin secretion the way glucose does but that doesn’t mean it’s healthy

In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter and Bob talk all about sugar and sugar substitutes and provide a way to think about sugar consumption. The conversation begins by defining the various forms of sugar, delineating between added sugar and naturally occurring sugar, and describing the important variables that determine the potential for metabolic damage from consumption. They then take a dive deep into three main categories of sugar substitutes—non-nutritive sweeteners, alcohol sugars, and leaving allulose, in a class by itself—including the safety profile of each, impact on blood sugar and insulin, side-effects, taste preferences, and more. 

We discuss:

• Delineating the various forms of “sugar” (2:00);
• Added sugar vs. naturally occurring sugar (12:30);
• Important variables related to sugar consumption: Density, volume, and velocity (17:00);
• Alternatives to sugar: Non-nutritive sweeteners (22:30);
• Alternatives to sugar: Alcohol sugars (34:15);
• Alternatives to sugar: Allulose (39:00);
• Contextualizing risk when it comes to sugar substitutes (45:00);
• Why some people report feeling better when eliminating non-nutritive sweeteners from their diet (46:30);
• The impact of sweetness—Cephalic insulin response and the metabolic drive to eat more (49:45); and
• More.

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• People need to talk about money – it’s not rude!
• Financial advisors should be the buffer between the extremes of fear vs greed and losses vs gains
• Rules for Designing Portfolios:
  • Rule 1: Balance risk and return
  • Rule 2: Advisors should tell their client the risks that they should take
  • Rule 3: Advisors might consider having clients write letters to themselves – “we are our own worst enemies”
• “The (financial) jargon is there to keep people confused. This is the Golden age of Investing. It’s about demystification.” – Brian Portnoy
• Give people investment choices that are reasonable but know there is emotion involved
• No process of investment strategy is right for everyone
• Money as a weapon or a control tool never leads anywhere good – i.e. kids and divorce
• The smarter you are, the easier you are to fool because you don’t think you can be fooled

In this episode of Infinite Loops we spoke with Josh Brown & Brian Portnoy, authors of the newly released book How I Invest My Money. In this discussion, we cover:

• How Brian and Josh invest personally.
• Highlighted stories from some of the 25 contributing authors.
• The concept of “Funded Contentment”
• How money can be wielded as a weapon
• Behavioral biases and money
• Roasting Jamie… and much more

Follow Josh (https://twitter.com/ReformedBroker) and Brian (https://twitter.com/brianportnoy) on Twitter, and their new book here How I Invest My Money: Finance Experts Reveal How they Save, Spend, and Invest.