509 - Be Big Enough to Change Your Circumstances: Eric Adams Shares How He Went From "Bad Kid" to Brooklyn Borough President

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James Altucher

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4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Eric Adams was beat by the police at age 15. "They kicked us in the groin over and over again. We were urinating blood for seven days." So when Eric grew up, he became a cop. "I had no idea I was going to last for 22 years," he said. "I thought I would be there a year. And then they'd say, 'Get rid of this guy. This guy's a trouble maker." But that never happened. He got promoted. "I was driven. The plan was to go in there with a mission. The mission was to find ways to make communities safe without being in disgrace. How do you turn this noble profession into what it ought to be?" Later on, Eric became a state senator and now he's Brooklyn Borough President with a new mission to become mayor. In this episode, you'll hear Eric talk about his drive. And how he turns visions into missions. With real hope. And real possibility. -- New announcement. Free copies of my book "Reinvent Yourself" is available for my listeners to claim. Get yours here while you can. 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	Everybody knows I've had points where I've lost everything.
0:06.6	I've had to switch entire careers and doing that is a lonely and scary feeling no matter
0:13.2	which way you're trying to reinvent yourself.
0:15.8	So reinvent yourself, the book, I wrote this book just for people like me who really wanted
0:21.2	to learn how to switch careers not just once or twice but I've had to do it probably ten
0:26.0	times.
0:27.0	reinvent yourself is all about taking action no matter where you are starting from.
0:32.2	And in this book, I disclose how I, and also I've told dozens of stories of other people
0:36.5	how we've turned our lives around and how I know you can to no matter where you're starting
0:40.8	from because I've started from the bottom.
0:43.6	Whether you want to supplement your income with a little extra cash or replace your job
0:47.3	or even if you're looking for a way to fund your retirement or just simply your interests
0:51.5	have changed and now you have to start from scratch in a new area of life.
0:55.6	The book reinvent yourself will show you how I've reserved a copy for anyone listening
1:00.8	to this today that I'd like to ship to you for absolutely free.
1:04.9	All you have to do is go to www.reinventbook.net that's www.reinventbook.net.
1:11.3	The tools are there, the opportunities are there, the gatekeepers are disappearing.
1:15.7	It's possible to create the life you want and I've talked to so many people about this
1:20.2	plus my own experience.
1:22.5	So go to www.reinventbook.net right now.
1:26.2	I'm excited about what this book can do for you.
1:28.8	That's www.reinventbook.net and I really appreciate any feedback as well on this.
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