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America is a country based on mindsets, and it's about where you're going, not where you came from. In this podcast series, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young avoid the limitations of identity politics and explain how you can become a better American through eight mindsets.

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America is a country based on mindsets, and it's about where you're going, not where you came from. In this podcast series, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young avoid the limitations of identity politics and explain how you can become a better American through eight mindsets.

    The Triple Play of Individualism, Ingenuity, and Exceptionalism

    The Triple Play of Individualism, Ingenuity, and Exceptionalism

    Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss the U.S. Constitution and its connection to happiness. They share perspectives on the importance of individualism, ingenuity, and exceptionalism in American culture. They delve into the unique nature of the Constitution, highlighting the emphasis on individual rights and the power of the people. 
    In This Episode:
    The U.S. is exceptional due to its focus on individualism, ingenuity, and exceptionalism.
    Many government employees consider themselves to be part of a ruling class.
    The last three years have been the fastest growing industrial years in history.
    The Constitution was designed to limit government authority over individuals and prioritize individual rights.
    The Electoral College ensures representation from all parts of the country.
    The Democrats have fully embraced Marxist ideologies which don’t appeal to the overwhelming majority of Americans.
    Dozens of statements that were dismissed as conspiracy theories over the past few years have turned out to be true.

    • 53 min
    The Forgotten Meaning Of The Constitution

    The Forgotten Meaning Of The Constitution

    The United States is approaching a federal election, and many voters are being subjected to psychological manipulation. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young explain how concepts like capitalism are being misrepresented and misinterpreted.
    In This Episode:
    The way the U.S. was formed and the way it formalized its growth into a document makes it exceptional.
    The United States is not a democracy. It’s a constitutionally limited republic.
    The word “democracy” isn’t used once in the Declaration of Independence or in the U.S. Constitution.
    Democracy is a method for representation. It's a way of voting.
    Starting 70 years ago, we've had an encroachment on the part of European thinking, which totally clashes with the individualism guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
    The craziest people on both ends have the loudest voices.

    • 37 min
    The Role Of Higher Education In The Entrepreneurial World

    The Role Of Higher Education In The Entrepreneurial World

    Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss the rise of progressivism and the impact it had on American politics. Dan shares his personal experience growing up in a blue-collar Democratic family. The episode explores the Democrats’ singular focus on highly “educated” professionals, and what this means for the future of work.
    In This Episode:
    The GI Bill probably was and probably still is the biggest social legislation that ever happened in the United States.
    After the baby boom, going to university became the expected norm for everybody.
    Progressivism was really introduced by Woodrow Wilson.
    You can earn about $150,000 a year as a truck driver, or you can graduate with a four-year degree and earn $40,000 working in an office.
    Government workers are about input, not outcome. Entrepreneurs don't care about input. They only care about outcome. They care about results.
    Intellectuals see entrepreneurs as their enemy.

    • 36 min
    President Trump’s Mastery Of Captivating An Audience

    President Trump’s Mastery Of Captivating An Audience

    While the Democrats keep repeating the same rehearsed talking points, President Trump is telling the truth. He has every audience he’s in front of right where he wants them, and that’s always been his way. In this second episode of a two-part series, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young share the ways in which President Trump is different from anyone we’ve ever seen before, and how he has the skills to put an audience in a trance.
    In This Episode:
    President Trump has the skill to wander away from what’s written on a teleprompter.
    Entrepreneurs look for problems because they find problems to be opportunities.
    When the Democrats share a talking point, it’s highly coordinated on every social media platform.
    President Trump understands neurolinguistics programming and how to use language, cadence, and timing.
    You hold an incredible advantage when you understand the entertainment model of modern American society.
    Links: 
    Envy: A Theory of Social Behaviour by Helmut Schoeck

    • 29 min
    The Truth Doesn’t Matter In The Trance of Mainstream Media

    The Truth Doesn’t Matter In The Trance of Mainstream Media

    Mark Young and Dan Sullivan discuss media biases, and the search for truth. They shed light on why it’s critical to develop your own philosophy in the face of external noise. Discover why President Trump’s political philosophy was always to challenge the mainstream, and to unravel the trances that dominate US perceptions.
    In This Episode:
    People have every right to say what they want, and you have every right to not hire them if they’re not a good fit for your organization.
    What moves some entrepreneurs from left wing to right wing is their first payroll.
    Think of your conscious mind as a spam filter preventing information from passing into the subconscious mind.
    If you don’t hold your own philosophy, the world will never stop trying to craft one for you.
    All humans are going from hypnotic trance to hypnotic trance.
    Television news has always been entertainment because it has to compete with everything else on television.
    Media knows that putting you in a trance is more important than the information they give you.

    • 30 min
    Entrepreneurial Mindsets In The White House • Part Two

    Entrepreneurial Mindsets In The White House • Part Two

    Even if he intends to run, President Biden is not in a good position to get re-elected. Meanwhile, President Trump should have never been counted out. Americans are ready for a change. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss why a big change is due, and what we can expect to shift over the coming years.
    In This Episode:
    Forty years of college graduates have been found wanting in the eyes of the average American people.
    The Republicans winning the house has turned out to be much more momentous than anyone thought.
    Investigations into the Biden family will go back to when he was senator of Delaware.
    Lifetime bureaucrats have never created anything.
    At some point, there will be consensus in the Democratic Party to get Biden out of there.
    The percentage of the American economy that’s involved in foreign trade is 12% of the GDP.
    The Democrats fall into the Great Society model, which states that there are only a few gifted people in the world who have the intelligence to make decisions.
    All the economic flow will go to people who actually know how to do things.
    No blue-collar jobs are endangered by ChatGPT.
    Resources:
     
    The Storm Before the Calm by George Friedman
     
    The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization by Peter Zeihan
     
    Visual Capitalist
     
    Blunt Force Truth podcast

    • 39 min

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