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There's something truly inspiring about immigrants who overcome significant challenges to achieve remarkable success by coming to America. In today's episode, we're speaking with Patrick Bet-David, who is well on his way to becoming a billionaire. 
We explore Patrick's remarkable journey, reflecting on growing up in war-torn Iran during the Islamic revolution, spending time in a refugee camp in Germany, and later serving in the US Military. From there, he transitioned to working for Morgan Stanley and TransAmerica before becoming their competitor and revolutionizing the entire insurance industry. Today, he owns 8 companies and recently sold one for a multi 9-figure sum.
In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:
How unconditional love and unconditional pain has shaped his unbreaking resilience
How identifying your enemy can drive you to succeed
How he won in the competitive field of insurance sales
Enjoy these 3 things plus many nuggets along the way.
 
If you dig this episode and want to hear another Refugee turned billionaire story, go back and check out the conversation we did with Andrew Viterb, that’s 296 in this feed. 
Check out Patricks podcast PBD and his newest book Choose Your Enimies Wisely. His website is https://www.patrickbetdavid.com/ and you can find him on Instagram and Twitter.
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In today's episode it’s all about landing those big-paying jobs by working for free. That’s right, you heard me, that’s no pay today BUT… a huge one down the line, let’s call it ‘Prework’. Roll in the six or seven-figure paydays.
I'll share how I snagged jobs and clients I wasn't qualified for; from my experience at mint.com, to how Jay Yang, Mitchel, Jeremy and Cameron all landed incredible opportunities working for me by going the extra mile. I'll break down how you can do the same and make it easy for people to hire you by putting a little extra effort in first.

In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:
How to stand out and why those generic "Can I Help You?" messages fall flat
Where to uncover the hidden value your future employer is overlooking
Make yourself indispensable by going above and beyond, even without being prompted.
Enjoy these 3 things plus many nuggets along the way.
 
If you dug this episode and you're a fresh-faced job seeker, don't miss out on more career wisdom ‘10 Career Tips For Ambitious People in Their Twenties’ you find that in episode 162 of this feed.
 
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We’re back with our 3rd round of our ‘Brutally Honest’ series and this week it’s a deep one. I’m giving advice to my younger self again but this time it’s about relationships, specifically dating– but honestly most of this advice you can apply with adding anyone important in your life. 
Now I wish I'd paid more attention to relationships when I was younger, more importantly I wish I’d paid more attention to the relationship I had with myself. My relationships with other people often mirrored how badly I felt about myself. Constructive communication and mutual respect are vital for navigating conflicts and building a strong foundation. Creating your ideal relationship requires effort, honesty, and a willingness to invest in yourself and your partner.
So we’re going to explore everything I’ve learned about how to find the right person to share your life with. 
 
In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:
What should you look for in another person How to make yourself feel better How similar making money and developing physical fitness are to dating Enjoy these 3 things plus many nuggets along the way.
 
Check out Mark Manson’s book Models, it helped me a ton to get over some of my issues,
Also check Stephanie Rigg, she’s a certified relationship coach who helped me a lot too. 
If you're hungry for more of these ‘Brutally Honest’ episodes, join me as I jump into the time machine to drop some serious wisdom on my younger self. You can hear the first 2 about Careers and Business, that’s episode 346 & episode 348 of this feed!

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This week, I caught up with Laura Roeder, a dear friend who also happens to be an exceptionally skilled businesswoman. She is the Founder of a coaching software business called Paperbell.
We chat about handling envy, finding contentment, and happiness in our lives, both at work and personally. Laura's approach involves skipping traditional meetings, relying on freelancers, and keeping everyone on the same page with informal company updates.
Laura's a master at dodging work in the best possible way—she's smart and super efficient with her time. Following her lead, you might just discover that a day's workload can be knocked out in just 2 hours.
In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:
When’s the right time to sell a business and do you actually need to if running the business is so damn easy. 
The differences between selling SaaS products and courses.
Learn how to manage company updates and maintain alignment without traditional meetings.
 
Enjoy these 3 things plus more ear nuggets along the way.
Check out Laura’s website and her coaching software company Paperbell.  
If you're hungry for more efficiency tips to level up your business game, check out last week's episode, the second in our ‘Brutally Honest’ series. Join me as I jump into the time machine to drop some serious wisdom on my younger self about the do's and don'ts of business. You can hear that in episode 348 of this feed! 
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Today is the next part of our brutally honest series. We're shifting from 'Career Advice' to 'Business Advice'. Careers are like dipping your toes in the water, but business is where the real cash flow happens. And you know me, I'm all about that money!
I’m jumping back into the Miata time machine for 'Back to Noah’s Future 2', where I’m sharing the best business advice I wish I knew back in the day, and hey, maybe it’ll help you out too.

People are always hustling to reinvent the wheel and create new paths in business but the best path is already cut for you. So Listen up to my mental torment, learn from my mishaps, and hop on the expressway to those sweet, sweet money bags
 
In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:
Follow curiosity, not opportunity
Find people who are already saying yes to a sale and build your business around them.
The importance of being intent to get the ball rolling vs. being sustainable to win the game.
 
Enjoy these 3 things plus about 20 more ear nuggets along the way.
If you enjoyed this and want to hear more go back and check out last week's PT1. of our Brutally Honest Advice series about getting started in your career. That’s episode 346 in this feed
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Today Noah Chats with Chris Hutchins, host of "All the Hacks", about the growth of his podcast and the art of making bold asks. In this conversation you’ll hear Chris’s masterclass in ‘The Power of Asking for What you Want’. Remember my coffee challenge, imagine that but on whatever those big bodybuilders take. This is huge advice. 
Follow his intentionality and laser focus in asking his way to becoming one of the biggest podcasters out there. Together, we explore podcast growth strategies, effective monetization tactics, and the importance of taking small, consistent steps towards progress. 
 
In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:
Making an ask easy to say yes to by doing the leg work for the person you’re asking
Strategies how to monetize any podcast, content or project you’re working on
Getting to no faster, how not to waste time on someone sitting on the fence, and moving on to the next option quicker.
 
Enjoy these 3 things plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way.
Check Out Chris @ http://chrishutchins.com and his Podcast 'All the Hacks' here 

If you enjoyed this and want to hear more about being a productive content creator, check out a previous episode we did with infamous YouTuber Ali Abdaal called How to Be Productive. That’s episode 332 in this feed.
 
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