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This year has been quite a journey.
In this episode, I discuss 16 lessons I learned from the podcast, my wins from the year, and my plans for the following year. Excited to continue building the podcast and I'm grateful for the opportunity to interview high performers, entrepreneurs, and other incredible humans. Thank you for checking it out.
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This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda
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My Links
✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com
🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda
🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Michael Girdley is an entrepreneur. He's the owner of 10+ businesses (including fireworks, software, school, and coffee chain) totaling more than $100,000,000.
And this conversation is unlike anything Michael has published publicly.
We spoke about generational differences, what it's like to raise children, why he's loving Spanish, why he lacked courage when he was younger, common mistakes people make in their 20s, replacing companies with religion, and much more.
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Michael's Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/girdley
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/girdley
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Resources Mentioned
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig – https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Art-Motorcycle-Maintenance-Inquiry/dp/0060589469
• Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki – https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Mind-Beginners-50th-Anniversary/dp/1611808413
• Michael Girdley Thread on Effectuation: https://twitter.com/girdley/status/1517850790148263936
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out!
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My Links
✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com
🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda
🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Tej Dosa is a marketer and copywriter. He’s also a student of psychology, the mind, and living a life full of joy.
In this conversation, we spoke about creativity, being alive, his highest ROI habit, his misunderstanding of The Surrender Experiment, why pain is stored in the body, and much more.
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Previous episodes with Tej:
#001: https://open.spotify.com/episode/13Oqci9xNcRfhHL9UmxL0T?si=0Z3BEQoWRtmvLPc9q3Fm7w
#046: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1iGMUcJ8WcGCj5yTjaMzdQ?si=DQlS9N9yRXCM6K5z3B2XPw
#154: https://open.spotify.com/episode/44VbMD55gU6WYXpTmLgpcd?si=3STHQcdoQPe7KN8Lf6aD9A
#215: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dmKOM33nUZkPeeNcFzb4u?si=L7dLBRMPRPikM1SMG0_rFA
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Find Tej online…
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedicBizman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ComedicBizman/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TejDosa101
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda
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My Links
✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com
🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda
🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Thomas Shields is the creator of The Dink – the biggest pickleball media company in the world.
In this conversation, we spoke about why pickleball is everywhere, how he got his first 1,000 subscribers, his biggest mistake, and the most exciting moments of building his company.
(0:00) Intro
(2:31) Starting A Pickleball Media Company
(4:14) Why Has Pickleball Taken Over?
(5:34) Gary V, Tom Brady, & Kevin Durant Buying Pickleball Teams
(7:02) Going Into Other Sports?
(9:41) Getting First 1,000 Subscribers
(13:54) Life Before Starting The Dink
(21:15) What Are You Optimizing For?
(22:23) Getting MBA & Entrepreneur
(25:45) The Dink Taking Off
(27:50) What To Do On Bad Days
(29:50) Most Exciting Moments
(31:45 )Process For Making Money
(33:34) Microacquire
(36:13) Reasons Why The Dink Is Successful
(39:23) Expanding On Pickleball
(40:13) Why?
(43:07) Training For Austin Marathon
(46:01) Ideal Scenario In 1 Year
(50:31) Biggest Mistake
(53:03) Creator vs. Business
(56:41) Challenge
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Thomas’ Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/readmynewslettr
Website: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/ + https://upswingsports.com/
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda
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My Links
✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com
🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda
🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Cory Allen is a writer, meditator, and podcaster. He is the host of The Astral Hustle Podcast and the book Now Is the Way: An Unconventional Approach to Modern Mindfulness.
(0:00) Intro
(1:32) What’s Changed For Cory Since February?
(3:20) Living More Peace
(6:48) Experiencing vs. Intellectual Understanding
(14:43) If Overwhelmed, Do This
(19:05) Life As A Meditation Teacher
(21:52) How Writing Has Evolved
(26:33) Cory Breaking Down Tweet
(28:23) Writing’s Transformational Power
(34:28) How Age Impacts Creativity
(37:01) Letting Go
(39:22) Silence
(47:21) Surface Level To Deeper Connection
(48:20) Why Don’t We Do What’s Best For Us?
(53:01) Do It For The Buzz
(1:00:15) Modern Movies
(1:06:25) How Marketing Controls Your Consciousness
(1:11:21) People Watching
(1:14:10) Challenge
Cory's Links
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heycoryallen/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/heycoryallen
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Now-Way-Unconventional-Approach-Mindfulness/dp/0525538046
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2tf5zuYsYkDVs5WT9fPq0F?si=b3df4e19e10a4ca9
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda
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My Links
✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com
🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda
🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
David Senra is a podcaster. He is the creator of the Founders Podcast, which deconstructs history’s greatest founders. Basically, he reads an autobiography of a famous founder or high performer (like Michael Jordan or Jay-Z) and then does a podcast on it.
Currently, there are over 280 episodes to choose from. It has quickly become one of my favorite shows in the world. In this episode, we talk about David’s troubled upbringing, the importance of connecting with yourself, why he’s rewatched a Larry Bird video on doubters thousands of times, and why he believes we’re at the beginning of an industry with podcasting.
Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro
(3:13) David’s Upbringing
(10:20) Staying In The Game
(18:52) Picking The Right Heroes
(23:04) Connecting With Yourself
(27:13) Why David Takes His Podcast Seriously
(44:39) Why Podcasts Are The Future
(49:54) Failed Experiments Trying To Make Money As A Podcaster
(57:01) How David Gets Into Peak State
(59:30) Breaking Generational Barrier
(1:10:29) Spending His Day With The Top 1%
(1:12:14) Audio Vs. Video
(1:16:20) Podcasting As A Format
(1:21:50) Controlling The Mind Game
(1:30:08) David Senra’s Challenge
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Resources (some):
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda
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My Links
✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com
🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda
🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Johnathan Bi is the creator of a lecture series on Rene Girard. He is part of the founding team at Opto Investments, graduating from Columbia University with a BA in Philosophy and Computer Science.
In this conversation, we spoke about Girard, philosophy, the end of the world, and much more…
(0:00) My First Million
(0:55) Lecture Series
(4:10) David Perell
(7:45) Printing Press For Audio/Video
(13:40) Buddhism Monastery
(22:10) Why Is Johnathan Making Money?
(27:00) Devoting To Philosophical Study
(35:00) What Does Modernity Get Wrong?
(51:32) Imitate Then Innovate
(54:20) Why Girard?
(59:52) “People Highest Up Got The Lowest Self-Esteem”
(1:05:33) The World Is More Open
(1:08:53) End Of The World
(1:24:28) Girard on Bitcoin
(1:27:24) Johnathan’s Tweets
This episode was originally recorded on July 28, 2022.
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Johnathan’s Links
Lecture I: Introduction to Mimetic Theory – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qu6vBebwwg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnathanBi
Website: https://johnathanbi.com/
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Resources:
Stew Fortier on the importance of storytelling – https://twitter.com/stewfortier/status/1328382623496822785
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda
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My Links
✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com
🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda
🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Ben Wilson is a podcaster and entrepreneur. He is the host of the incredible How To Take Over The World podcast, which covers great conquerors, explorers, inventors, and people who have taken over the world. He is also the producer of My First Million.
(0:00) Intro
(1:30) Affirmations
(4:44) Becoming Friends With MrBeast
(8:01) Producing My First Million
(8:29) Sam Parr’s Historical Comparison
(10:18) Shaan Puri’s Historical Comparison
(11:50) Learning From Sam and Shaan
(15:01) How To Take Over The World Research
(21:20) Hitler, Napoleon, Stalin
(23:55) Common Traits of World Conquerers
(29:33) What Has HTTOTW Taught Ben?
(32:30) Camp MFM Basketball Story
(35:11) Who Does Ben See Himself?
(36:23) PodRamp
(42:01) Managing 5 Projects
(43:40) Network States (Brigham Young)
(47:01) Sperm Is Down 50%
(52:31) Sauna
(54:33) Read Biographies & Move
(56:39) Parenting Advice
(59:40) Losing Context
(1:04:20) Challenge
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Resources Mentioned
Joe Rogan Experience #1638 with Dr. Shanna Swan – https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pLW2tMx4Kw5qaeAcxj0Lj?si=1be76ba37a5a43bd
Thomas Edison (How To Take Over The World) – https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GPkApesrhUpPJwsgvbOwM?si=35b483f5ef854300
Napoleon (How To Take Over The World) – https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tCx0BdtmnJMDpRpLKf8Yt?si=3194f6c9a5174204
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Ben's Links
Podcast: https://twitter.com/BenWilsonTweets
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenWilsonTweets
Website: https://www.podramp.io
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda
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My Links
✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com
🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda
🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
Dakota Robertson is a writer and entrepreneur. He’s built a 100,000+ person audience on both Twitter and Instagram in less than two years. But what’s even crazier is how his upbringing has shaped him to create this reality.
In this conversation, we spoke about how growing up without a father has shaped him, how to be a better writer, and what he’d recommend to other entrepreneurs just getting started online. He even called this the greatest podcast he’s ever done.
Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro
(2:31) Writing Instead of Fitness Business
(8:01) What Makes For A Great Writer
(10:00) Genesis
(13:19) Therapy
(17:32) Caring For Parents
(24:12) Dakota’s Biggest Regret
(28:22) Healing After Losing Someone You Love
(34:02) Making Money
(41:10) Growing Fast On Social
(46:01) Sponsored Threads
(47:50) Elon Buying Twitter
(50:40) Deciding Where To Publish
(53:49) Context Switching
(57:01) I Write Tweets For A Living
(59:30) Wildest Moments From Gaining Attention
(1:02:45) Advice
(1:03:57) Long Term Games
(1:05:01) Going Abroad
(1:12:30) Dropping Out Of College
(1:14:29) Challenge
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Dakota’s Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrongsToWrite
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dkotarobertson/
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Resources Mentioned
Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark – https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Tools-Essential-Strategies-Writer/dp/0316014990
Ca$hvertising by Drew Whitman – https://www.amazon.com/CA-HVERTISING-Ad-Agency-Psychology-Anything/dp/1601630328
Awareness by Anthony de Mello – https://www.amazon.com/Awareness-Opportunities-Reality-Anthony-Mello/dp/0385249373
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius – https://www.amazon.com/Meditations-New-Translation-Marcus-Aurelius/dp/0812968255
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda
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My Links
✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com
🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda
🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
AnnemarieChase is a YouTuber with over 280,000+ subscribers.
In this conversation, we spoke about her joy for writing, becoming a better listener, and if YouTube has increased her ego.
(0:00) Intro
(1:14) More Ideas, Less Things
(3:45) Why People
(6:12) Thoughts on Sneako
(9:00) Anxiety
(11:50) Perception Trumps Reality
(13:26) Ur Mom’s House
(17:21) Old Soul
(21:10) Alaska vs. NYC
(27:13) Writing
(31:11) Bubbles
(34:02) Becoming Better Listener
(35:33) YouTube = Ego?
(39:30) We Put Timeframes
(41:01) The Content We Put Out
(45:11) Should More People Create
(47:31) Three C’s of Content Creation
(53:15) Explore, Exploit
(55:35) Annemarie’s New Podcast
(59:24) Challenge
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Annemarie's Links
YouTube: @annemariechase
Unemployed Millenial: https://sptfy.com/Mwwg
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SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out!
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My Links
✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com
🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda
🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda
🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda
🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda
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