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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

2784: Three Mistakes. The Path to Success by James Altucher on How To Lead A Successful Life & Personal Growth

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 3 June 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

James Altucher shares his thoughts on the path to success. Episode 2784: Three Mistakes. The Path to Success by James Altucher on How To Lead A Successful Life & Personal Growth James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, and is a regular contributor to The Financial Times, TechCrunch, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book Choose Yourself one of the 12 Best Business Books of All Time. The original post is located here: https://jamesaltucher.com/blog/three-mistakes-the-path-to-success/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com  Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I am so over this situation, Peter. I'm unbumble to find something real. You know, like someone

0:07.5

you can count on, someone who actually cares about what you think. I just want someone

0:12.5

who's ready for that long-term kind of love. Whether you're looking for your next boyfriend,

0:18.9

girlfriend, casual date or just someone who truly getscha, it's waiting for you unbumble.

0:25.5

Did you know choosing the train over your car can cut your carbon footprint by up to two thirds.

0:33.7

So, one family outing at a time, one little adventurer at a time, one trip to the museum,

0:41.4

one dinner in the city, one nap on the way home at a time. One train journey at a time can help

0:49.4

create a greener future. So when will you take your next trip? Find out more at nationalrail.co.uk

0:56.7

slash greener. This is Optimal Living Daily episode 2784. Three mistakes, the path to success.

1:04.9

By James Altature of James Altature.com, in my narrator Justin Malik, the guy that reads blogs

1:11.1

or articles to you every single day of the year, including weekends and holidays. I do appreciate

1:16.4

you listening every single day means a lot. We're going to get right to our next post as we optimize your life.

1:27.2

Three mistakes, the path to success by James Altature of James Altature.com.

1:33.9

There were three mistakes. The first was when I hit a guy in a car accident. It was my fault.

1:40.0

I was 18 and had just finished a chess lesson with the US champion. I'd been him in a game and I was

1:45.5

daydreaming about it. I ran a red light. A 70 year old man broke his leg and three fences were destroyed.

1:52.3

I went through a window, but somehow I didn't have a scratch. The second mistake was when I was

1:58.0

nine. Hey, who said I had to go in chronological order? And I love football cards. I was in the KB toy

2:04.2

and hobby shop in Brunswick Square Mall in New Jersey. I kept hiding packs of cards in a hole in

2:09.2

my jacket and hoped nobody would notice. Finally, an employee came up to me and said, can you come

2:14.7

into the back with us, sir? Later, when my grandfather came to pick me up and there were police

2:19.2

with me, he turned to me and said with the saddest look of disappointment on his face, what did you do?

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