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The James Altucher Show

466 - Brad Thor: How to Start Carving Out Time For Your Dream

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Brad Thor used to work in the TV industry. Then he got married. And his wife asked him, "If you were on your death bed, what would you regret not doing?" He answered right away. Without thinking. "Write a novel," he said. Now he's written 19. And he's one of my all-time favorite thriller writers. He told me how he carved out time for his dream, what it's like to work on secret projects with the government, how he got his book deals, the beats of a thriller and more. 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: YouTube 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.

0:06.6

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

0:12.6

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:14.7

I'm going to break news with you here, okay?

0:17.6

I did something no American has ever done in history.

0:20.3

I moved to Paris to write an novel when I graduated college.

0:23.0

I never can't believe you did that.

0:24.6

Never been nobody's ever.

0:26.6

So I went to Paris.

0:27.8

I started writing an novel.

0:29.0

I had a friend who had a room that said, come, you can stay in my room and everything

0:32.5

and write here.

0:34.6

And I got two or three chapters into it and thought, oh, what if I fail?

0:40.5

What if nobody likes my book?

0:41.7

What if I can't get a good book written?

0:43.5

What if I can't get a publish?

0:45.0

And it's that voice we all have in our heads at one time or another that just says, it's

0:49.0

not worth the potential embarrassment.

0:51.6

Cry, I cry don't call it.

0:53.5

Just quit.

0:54.5

Quit.

0:55.5

Walk away from this.

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