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Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

Episode 146: TMBA 146 (LBP128) – Manipulating the Success Script

Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

Dan Andrews; Ian Schoen

Digital Nomad, Business, Ecommerce, Society & Culture, Amazon, Founders, Cash Flow, Places & Travel, Founder, Business Owner, Cashflow, Management, Entrepreneurship, Million, Operator, Operations, Profits, Distributed Team

4.9527 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2012

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Dan’s still in Bali grinding out his first book while Ian’s back in San Diego working on taking the product business to the next level.
Inspired by a talk Cal Newport gave, Dan and Ian reveal that the script to success, however you define it. While success is something each person decides on, there is a script that everyone can follow to get themselves there. With all the talk in the blogosphere about “passion,” the true story about achieving success and happiness seems to be a little more complex.

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, this week we're going to start with a poetry reading from the boss. True, I got more fans than the average man, but not enough loot to last me to the end of the week. I live by the beat, like you live check to check. If you don't move your feet, then I don't eat, so we like neck to neck. Yes, we don't come a long way, like them slim-ass cigarettes from Virginia. This ain't gonna stop, so we just gonna continue.

0:23.4

Outcast a vision from the past.

0:26.3

There's two kids that went to southern schools

0:28.2

listening to rap music, man.

0:29.6

I'll tell you what.

0:32.4

Hey, podcast, listener, even if you are alone

0:35.0

in your entrepreneurial pursuit,

0:36.5

know that today, right now in your earbuds, you are joined in your entrepreneurial pursuit, know that today,

0:42.4

right now, in your earbuds, you are joined by thousands of entrepreneurs all around the globe,

0:48.1

seeking to do the same thing you are. If you want to know more about this program or this podcast, or want to get barraged by a lot of annoying pop-ups, check out our website, Lifestyle Business Podcast.com.

1:00.8

Yeah, buddy, happy Thursday morning.

1:02.7

This is the Lifestyle Business Podcast.

1:05.2

That was the boss.

1:06.1

Thank you, sir.

1:07.1

Happy Thursday, everybody.

1:08.6

Today I am joined by the boss, my captain, my co-host, a man who recently pitched me on the idea of a barbershop barroom called Buzzcut.

1:19.1

All right.

1:20.3

Hey, news, iTunes, we have deployed $10,000 on Kiva.org.

1:24.8

Check it out.

1:25.4

Team slash Lifestyle Entrepreneurs.

1:27.4

We'll have a linksee at the

1:28.3

blog. That is impressive. Thank you for gathering around our initiative to put out microloans

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