4069: How to be Rich - THE PUSH AND Give and You Receive by James Altucher on Generosity and Success

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

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🗓️ 1 July 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4069: James Altucher reflects on a childhood friend whose life slowly lost direction, using that story to explore the importance of finding a daily reason to keep moving forward. He also shares practical ways that generosity, through ideas, honesty, gratitude, time, and support, can create meaningful opportunities, stronger relationships, and a richer life. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://jamesaltucher.com/blog/how-to-be-rich-the-push/ & https://archive.jamesaltucher.com/blog/give-and-you-will-receive/ Quotes to ponder: "You're riding the bicycle up the hill all the time. In life, everything in life wants you to decay, to be subjugated, to be violated, to be tired, to become a ghost, to roll back down the hill just when you thought you were close to the top." "A little bit every day compounds. A little push today turns into a big life tomorrow." "Give first, then receive. It works." Episode references: Cornell University: https://www.cornell.edu 140love: https://140love.com TheStreet: https://www.thestreet.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:56.2	How to be rich, the push, and give and you will receive, both by James Altiture of
1:02.9	James Altricure.com.
1:04.9	Hello, old friend, I'm your narrator, Justin Mollick, reading you articles every single day
1:09.2	of the year to help you live a more meaningful
1:10.9	life. There are no interviews on this show, so not really a typical podcast, just me sharing some
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1:22.1	them as we optimize your life.
1:32.8	How to Be Rich, the Push, by James Altiture of James Altiture.com.
1:40.2	Rob told me, J.B. was dead. J.B. was my best friend growing up. We sat next to each other on the bus. After school, we'd play ping pong or pinball or Monopoly or ride bikes. Every single day we did
1:47.1	this for eight years. Then we drifted apart. Rob said the last time I spoke to him, he sounded like a
1:53.6	ghost. It was like there was nothing there, Rob said. I hadn't seen J.B. in 20 years. He dropped out
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