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The James Altucher Show

363 - Allison Task: How to Have a Personal Revolution

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2018

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Allison Task is a businesswoman. She was in the dot-com industry for nearly a decade. But she didn't want to run a tech business. She wanted a more creative career... cooking. So that's what she did. First, she went to culinary school, then she worked for Martha Stewart. and now, Allison is a premier chef, life coach, TV personality and podcaster. She's also the author of recent book, "Personal Revolution: How to Be Happy, Change Your Life, and Do That Thing You've Always Wanted to Do." And that's what she'll teach you in this episode... how to have a personal revolution. Links and Resources Personal Revolution: How to Be Happy, Change Your Life, and Do That Thing You've Always Wanted to Do by Allison Task You Can Trust a Skinny Cook by Allison Fishman   Cooking Light Lighten Up, America!: Favorite American Foods Made Guilt-Free by Allison Fishman Task   Also Mentioned Yahoos Blue Ribbon Hunter Spam Jam Cook Yourself Thin Jean-Georges Martha Stewart Everyday Food Choose Yourself by James Altucher The Power of No by James Altucher Ep. 276 - Scott Adams: The Hardest Sell: Convincing Someone You're Not What You Used to Be The Joe Rogan Experience   I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.   Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.4

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:12.5

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.7

I had been in California doing dot com stuff for the better part of a decade.

0:20.7

And I spent a decent amount of time thinking about the company I wanted to start and I was

0:23.4

like you know what, it's not a tech company.

0:25.0

I love starting things, I love entrepreneurship, but I'm not a dot com girl.

0:29.2

This isn't my thing.

0:30.4

So I went to culinary school but I went there like this is going to be my thing.

0:34.7

This is the company I'm going to start.

0:36.2

There's a market, there's a need, there's demand.

0:38.2

I'm going to help women feel great about themselves domestically.

0:41.8

So I came from a place where people had big visions and started things.

0:45.2

You don't just get a job, you start a company.

0:47.1

So this was going to be my thing.

0:48.1

That's why I went to school.

0:49.6

I wanted to learn how to really cook so that I could break it down and give home cooks

0:53.9

confidence.

0:54.9

Were you passionate about cooking before you went to culinary school?

0:57.0

I was passionate about my inability to cook.

0:59.4

I was not so different from you today James.

1:02.0

So how did you get a cooking show?

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