Round Pegs Square Holes with Russell Brunson

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I'm Russell Brunson, and on this show I interview the greatest success authors of all time — Earl Nightingale, Napoleon Hill, Orison Swett Marden — the men who changed my life and are no longer here to answer my questions. Napoleon Hill did something like this. Every night he sat with his "invisible counsel" — Carnegie, Lincoln, the heroes he never met — and asked them questions in his mind. This is my version. In each episode I ask the questions, but my guest only answers with words they actually wrote or spoke. You've seen their quotes on Instagram. Meet the people who said them.

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  1. 10h ago

    The Wonder Woman the World Forgot: Elsie Lincoln Benedict

    A hundred years ago the newspapers called her "The Wonder Woman." She taught more than 3 million people how to figure out what they actually want — and then the world forgot her name. Today Elsie Lincoln Benedict (1885–1970) is at my desk. She answers only in her own published words: why most people never get what they want (the Chicago road), the five rules for an unhappy experience, how fast an old mood dies when you stop feeding it, the six rules for finding out what you really want — and why you should tell nobody — the two lives you're living, the "morgue" inside your subconscious, and the one supreme wish that's secretly been driving your whole life. I also show you the treasure hunt: 18,000 rare books, seven little blue booklets, the missing volumes 8–14 found by our Secrets of Success community, and the complete original set that turned up on eBay. Get a free copy of How to Get Anything You Want (the complete course, missing volumes included) — just cover shipping → https://getanythingyouwantbook.com Elsie's answers are sourced from her own published words, voiced with AI. CHAPTERS 0:00 - The Wonder Woman the world forgot 0:34 - Meet Elsie Lincoln Benedict (1885–1970) 1:20 - The treasure hunt: 18,000 books and the missing volumes 3:07 - Who she was: 3 million people, millionaire by 30 4:12 - Why you never get what you want (the Chicago road) 7:16 - Five rules for an unhappy experience 9:35 - How fast an old mood dies 10:54 - Annie Grace: the trail through the forest 12:08 - Pushing uphill with the brakes on 12:45 - Six rules for finding what you really want 15:13 - Eileen Wilder: you don't need to believe it 16:33 - To the skeptic: "too simple, too easy" 18:04 - The two lives you're living 19:02 - The morgue inside your subconscious 20:13 - Seeds — the law Earl Nightingale taught too 21:17 - Joe Vitale on the idea that changed him 23:33 - The supreme subconscious wish 26:01 - The lecturer's 25-year dream 28:15 - Learn to stand alone, then lift everybody 29:26 - Your assignment tonight 30:59 - Free copy of the complete course → getanythingyouwantbook.com WHO IS ELSIE LINCOLN BENEDICT? Elsie Lincoln Benedict (née Vandegrift; November 2, 1885 – February 5, 1970) was an American lecturer and author on psychology and the subconscious mind. Born in Osborne, Kansas, she was winning oratory contests in high school and went on to serve as a national organizer in the women's suffrage movement (1914–1918). Through the 1920s and '30s she was billed as "the world's best known lecturer," speaking to more than three million people. With her husband, Ralph Paine Benedict, she wrote How to Analyze People on Sight (1921), then How to Get Anything You Want (1923) — the lecture-course book series Russell has been collecting and republishing. She died in San Francisco at 84. WHO IS RUSSELL BRUNSON? Over 20+ years Russell Brunson has built a following of over a million entrepreneurs, sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his books — DotCom Secrets, Expert Secrets and Traffic Secrets — and popularized the sales funnel. He is the co-founder of ClickFunnels. As of 2026 his training and software have helped over 2,925 people into the Two Comma Club. #ElsieLincolnBenedict #HowToGetAnythingYouWant #RoundPegsSquareHoles

  2. Oct 28

    Interviewing Napoleon Hill of "Think & Grow Rich". He died in 1970.

    In 1908 Andrew Carnegie offered a broke young reporter a 20-year job with zero pay — and secretly timed his answer with a stopwatch. Over 60 seconds and the offer was gone. Napoleon Hill said yes in 29. Twenty years and 500 interviews later, that decision became Think and Grow Rich, the best-selling success book of all time. Today I sit down with Napoleon himself (1883–1970). He answers only in his own published words: where success actually begins, the difference between wishing and a definite chief aim, the six steps that turn desire into money, why most affirmations never work (and the one ingredient that makes them work), the Master Mind — and the imaginary council he held every night for years, until it scared him into stopping. I also show you the artifacts from my collection: a signed first edition of Think and Grow Rich, one of the first ads for the book, his cheques, his typewriter and his glasses. Get a free physical copy of Think and Grow Rich (I wrote the foreword for this edition) plus two unpublished Napoleon Hill books — just cover shipping → https://TAGRsecrets.com New here? Round Pegs Square Holes is a show where I interview the thinkers who shaped my life and are no longer here. Start here: Welcome to Round Pegs Square Holes Napoleon's answers are his own published words, voiced with AI. CHAPTERS 0:00 - The 29-second decision that created Think and Grow Rich 0:39 - Meet Napoleon Hill (1883–1970)1:11 - Three days with Andrew Carnegie 2:45 - Law of Success → Think and Grow Rich (signed first edition) 3:34 - Where success begins: thoughts are things 4:24 - Wishing vs. a definite chief aim 6:17 - How I became a state champ — and made $1M in a year 8:45 - The six steps that turn desire into money 9:44 - Bruce Lee's definite chief aim (1969) 11:04 - Auto-suggestion: the keystone chapter 12:28 - The exact nightly procedure 14:47 - Why most affirmations never work 16:46 - The Master Mind and the third mind 17:34 - Henry Ford in the courtroom 19:18 - The invisible counselors — the ritual that scared him 21:58 - Your homework: the statement + the self-confidence formula 23:46 - Artifacts: first ads, cheques, his typewriter, his glasses 25:26 - Free copy of Think and Grow Rich → TAGRsecrets.com WHO IS NAPOLEON HILL? Napoleon Hill (1883 – 1970) was an American author and a founding voice of the personal-success genre. Born in a one-room cabin in Wise County, Virginia, he started writing at 13 as a "mountain reporter" for small-town newspapers. In 1908 steel magnate Andrew Carnegie challenged him to organize the world's first philosophy of personal achievement, a study of America's most successful men that took him 20 years. He published The Law of Success in 1928 and, in 1937, distilled it into Think and Grow Rich, one of the best-selling self-help books of all time and the book that shaped generations of success teachers, from Earl Nightingale to his longtime associate W. Clement Stone. He passed away in November 1970. WHO IS RUSSELL BRUNSON? Over 20+ years Russell Brunson has built a following of over a million entrepreneurs, sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his books — DotCom Secrets, Expert Secrets and Traffic Secrets — and popularized the sales funnel. He is the co-founder of ClickFunnels. As of 2026 his training and software have helped over 2,925 people into the Two Comma Club. #NapoleonHill #ThinkAndGrowRich #RoundPegsSquareHoles

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    Welcome to the "Round Pegs Square Holes" Podcast!

    Welcome to Round Pegs Square Holes — a new podcast and YouTube channel by Russell Brunson. A couple of years ago, Russell started collecting old books, and one author's message changed his life. Napoleon Hill wrote about his "invisible council" — the people he most respected, no longer alive, whom he'd sit with in his mind and ask questions. This show is Russell's version of that: Russell sits down with one of the greatest minds of all time, and every guest answers only with words they actually wrote or said. He also delves into their backstories with documentaries, researchers and more. This video is the why behind the show entire channel. New Episode Every Week JOIN THE COMMUNITY https://www.SecretsOfSuccess.com/RoundPegs WATCH THE FIRST EPISODE with Earl Nightingale Interviewing Earl Nightingale of "The Strangest Secret" CHAPTERS 0:00 - Why I built this show 0:20 - Napoleon Hill's invisible council 0:57 - "Unfortunately, they're not here" 1:04 - The idea: interview them anyway 1:24 - The rule: only their actual words 1:50 - Why this matters to you 2:13 - Who the round pegs are 2:27 - Here's to the crazy ones WHO IS RUSSELL BRUNSON? Russell Brunson is a collector of old books and a student of the thinkers who wrote them — the "round pegs in the square holes" who shaped how we think about success. Over the past 20+ years he has built a following of over a million entrepreneurs, sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his books (DotCom Secrets, Expert Secrets and Traffic Secrets), co-founded ClickFunnels and popularized the sales funnel. As of 2026 his training and software have helped over 2,925 people into the Two Comma Club. Round Pegs Square Holes is where you discover his invisible council: the stories of the greatest minds in history, in their own words. CONNECT WITH RUSSELL: 🌎 Website - ⁠https://www.russellbrunson.com/home-page⁠ 𝕏 Twitter/X - ⁠https://www.twitter.com/russellbrunson⁠ 📸 Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/russellbrunson⁠ 📱 TikTok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@russellbrunson⁠ 👔 LinkedIn - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellbrunson⁠ 📘 Facebook - ⁠https://www.facebook.com/russellbrunsonLIVE #RoundPegsSquareHoles #RussellBrunson #NapoleonHill

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I'm Russell Brunson, and on this show I interview the greatest success authors of all time — Earl Nightingale, Napoleon Hill, Orison Swett Marden — the men who changed my life and are no longer here to answer my questions. Napoleon Hill did something like this. Every night he sat with his "invisible counsel" — Carnegie, Lincoln, the heroes he never met — and asked them questions in his mind. This is my version. In each episode I ask the questions, but my guest only answers with words they actually wrote or spoke. You've seen their quotes on Instagram. Meet the people who said them.

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