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The James Altucher Show

501 - [Special Edition] - Why We Struggle to Bring Our Ideas to Fruition (The Truth About Human Nature) & How to Overcome It

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2019

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Here's Part 2 of my 500th celebration! I'm releasing three bonus episodes. You can listen in any order. They all have a mix of clips that show you how to find what you really love in life, how to overcome the fear and self-doubt that plagues all of us, how to predict the future, get a new skill and more. I hope you enjoy. But most of all, I want to say thank you for supporting this show. I appreciate it. Everyone who works on this show appreciates you. And we really hope you get as much value from this as we do.   Here's the list of clips for Part 2:  Clip 1 - Ep. 455 - Bishop T.D. Jakes: How to Turn Unexpected Pain into Power Clip 2 - Ep. 403 - Robert Greene: The Laws of Human Nature... (Why We Are The Way We Are) Clip 3 - Ep. 412 - Kai-Fu Lee: Who Will Win In The Future? (AI, China, Capitalism and The New World Order) Clip 4 - Ep. 457 - Sam Harris: Why You're Failing to Make Sense of Your Life Clip 5 - Ep. 422 - George Gilder: How to Think Like a Futurist Clip 6 - Ep. 406 - Howard Marks: Billionaire Investor on Market Cycles (How to Survive the Bad Days & Win the Good Days) Clip 7 - Ep. 413 - Danica Patrick: Finding Your Driving Force Clip 8 - Ep. 477 - Mike Love: Life as a Beach Boy (Memories, Lyrics, & A Behind The Scenes Look at The Band Who Gave Us "Good Vibrations") Clip 9 - 408 - James Frey: Breaking The Rules, Writing & Becoming Yourself Again Clip 10 - Ep. 426 - Gilbert Gottfried: Laugh Everyday (It's Medicine For Your Day)     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   Check Out The Altucher Book Club Series: Apple Podcasts YouTube 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

Welcome to part two of my 500th podcast celebration.

0:05.0

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

0:11.0

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

0:16.0

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:20.0

We can't always control what happens to us, but we must manage how we react to what happens to us.

0:29.0

When I saw AI, I might take a lot of routine jobs away.

0:34.0

I think, actually, for the very long term, it's good for humanity because we continue to fall into this trap of downward spiral of continuing to be addicted to work and seemingly prove that we're worth something.

0:50.0

But in fact, when we pass on and die, we won't be remembered.

0:56.0

So it's really a matter of giving back to the people who love you.

1:03.0

This is what I love the most.

1:05.0

I was setting a goal and accomplishing it.

1:07.0

I wanted to get better all the time.

1:10.0

I think that your true passions in life are...

1:16.0

They come off so well, it resonates with people.

1:18.0

People can tell when you're really into something and when you're not.

1:21.0

When you're educated, when you're passionate, when you light up about it.

1:24.0

It's that metaphysical energy that happens when you love something and people are like,

1:29.0

how? Like, look at you just light up when you talk about that.

1:33.0

You guys have done so much in supporting me.

1:43.0

So I compiled all of this research I've done over the past four or four and a half years about side hustles.

1:51.0

And I just want you to have this.

1:53.0

I often talk to people about this and people think making money on the side is very difficult.

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