The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

In this episode Noah Kagan talks about creating what we want to see exist in the world, building AppSumo, and being employee #30 at Facebook.

• The impact of being raised by immigrants 
• Overcoming our cultural conditioning
• Understanding what it is you really want to be doing
• Overcoming the fear of starting and taking action
• The power of focusing on what’s essential 
• Navigating the emotional roller coaster of entrepreneurship
• Creating daily routines that make you feel good 
• Having the guts to do what’s really different

Resources

Nolan Bushnell Interview

Tucker Max Interview

How to Start a Conference

Failuregames.com

Strangerchallenge.com

Essentialism 

Neil Gaiman Commencement Speech

Newsfeed Eradicator

Quotes

“Most big things start small” – Noah Kagan

“If you want to get known, become the hub for people” – Noah Kagan

Noah is the Chief Sumo at AppSumo.com, where they promote cool tools and content to help entrepreneurs kick more ass (and learn how to make a $1,000 a month business). 

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Golriz, Creative Director at Soul Pancake, talks about how the work happens behind the scenes.

In this episode, hear:

• Making change in bite-size chunks
• How music connects us
• Taking leaps
• The creative process behind Soul Pancake

Resources:

• Soul Pancake

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3-time NY Times best-selling author, Tucker, shares his story of lost opportunities and self-destruction, and how the key to getting over traumas is to give away what you never had.

In this episode, hear:

• Turning luck into talent
• Why “fake it ’til you make it” doesn’t work
• The dirty secret of successful creatives
• Separating yourself from your work
• The elements of telling stories

Resources:

Tucker’s website

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell – Book

Mating Grounds podcast

Book in a Box

Quotes

“You never create success by doing what was successful last time. You create success by figuring out how to combine the need and how you can meet that need.” ~Tucker Max

“Your story needs to be about truth and honesty and vulnerability.” ~Tucker Max

“People who are working 80 hours a week are doing it because they have something they don’t want to face.” ~Tucker Max

“The only emotions that cripple you are the ones you fail to accept or acknowledge.” ~Tucker Max

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Captivating storyteller and sometimes controversial media personality and entrepreneur, Glenn Beck, shares his personal story of going through rock-bottom into what his future is with The Blaze TV. He talks about why we become our best selves because of our struggles and why we have the right to failure.

We go live in Glenn’s studio for this special episode of The Unmistakable Creative.

In this episode, hear:

• Living in blindfolded fear
• An exploration of religion
• The loss of a parent
• Defining or destroying ourselves out of traumas
• Extracting lessons from darkness
• Defining your own success
• Creative transformation and creative destruction
• Visionaries
• Shedding your spiritual 8-year old
• The future of media
• Why Glenn left Fox News

Resources:

• Glenn’s website
• Simon Sinek episode: Finding Your Why
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Glenn Beck is a politically conservative American television and radio host, political commentator, author, television network producer, media personality, and entrepreneur. The Glenn Beck Program is the third highest rated radio program in America and TheBlaze TV, one of the world’s largest streaming video networks. He is the founder and CEO of Mercury Radio Arts, a multimedia production company. He is the author of seven #1 New York Times Bestsellers (fiction and non-fiction).

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Whether you’re working on a startup or building a movement, the success begins with traction. Gabe joins us to talk about applying the principles in his book to our own businesses, to create customer acquisition and growth.

In this episode, hear:

• Non-comformity
• Bouncing back from dark periods
• Being “long-term greedy” vs “short-term greedy”
• Developing capacity for failure
• Gaining or creating business traction
• Testing traction channels
• The future of search



Resources:

Traction- Book

Gabe’s Website

DuckDuckGo

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Thomas’ journey was not just about going from Berlin to India, but about continuing to move in the right direction and taking action on his bold ideas. He joins us to talk about what it takes and what he’s learned.

• Separating scarcity from abundance
• Taking charge of your own learning
• Taking bold action
• Enrolling people in your vision
• Moving in the right direction
• Integrating to normal life after an epic journey
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“People don’t speak about their big visions often enough, and then they don’t get the support that could propel them forward.” ~ Thomas Jakel

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Co-author of Happy Money, Elizabeth joins us to talk about the research she’s done on spending and the ways in which spending (or not) can give us better experiences and increase happiness. She helps us to apply this to our daily lives.

In this episode, hear:

• The effects of environment on our happiness
• The role of technology in happiness
• The science in happy spending
• Buying experiences over things
• Renters vs buyers
• Paying now and enjoying later

Resources:

• Elizabeth’s website
• Dan Ariely episode: Overcoming Learned Helplessness and Understanding Irrational Behavior
• Happy Money book

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Join us on Unmistakable Creative for an inspiring conversation with Scott Barry Kaufman, a renowned psychologist, cognitive scientist, and author. In this episode, Kaufman shares his journey from special education to earning a Ph.D. at Yale and how his scientific work in intelligence and creativity has shaped his views on education, imagination, and the labels we assign ourselves.

Discover how Kaufman challenges the traditional labels and expectations placed on individuals, and learn about the 'grain of our nature' and its impact on our personal and professional lives. Kaufman also discusses the importance of measuring and developing imagination and how this can lead to a more fulfilling and successful life.

Kaufman, who is the Scientific Director of The Imagination Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, has written several books, including 'Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined' and 'The Philosophy of Creativity.' Don't miss this episode to learn from one of the most influential voices in psychology and creativity today and gain insights that could transform your life and career.

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NYT Bestselling author and CEO of Breather, Julien, returns to the show to talk about managing uncertainty and constantly doing the best work of our lives.

In this episode, hear:

• Detecting patterns
• How technology is a series of Jenga blocks
• Creation with our backs against the wall
• Risk aversion
• Consumption that influences creativity

Quotes

At the end of your life, you better have a lot of scars…You better not leave the world the same way you came into it. It means you didn’t actually encounter the world if you didn’t have any scars. ~ Julien Smith

Resources:

Julien’s website

Breather

The Flinch

The Art of Being Unmistakable

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NYT Best-selling author and behavioral economist, Dan Ariely, shares his perspectives on suffering, irrational behavior, and how most time management systems allow others to hijack our time.

In this episode, hear:

• What causes people to be more resilient?
• Overcoming “learned” helplessness
• Language’s impact on our experiences
• Time management and deathbed regrets
• How our intuitions sometimes mislead us
• How most time management systems allow others to hijack our time

Resources:

• Dan’s website
• Dave Logan episode: Using Language to Rewrite the Future
• Happy Money
• Timeful app
• Predictably Irrational – book

NYT Best-selling author and behavioral economist, Dan Ariely, shares his perspectives on suffering, irrational behavior, and how most time management systems allow others to hijack our time.

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