Responsibly Reckless

Nick O’Hara is a Serial Entrepreneur and Content Creator. Growing his TikTok account to over 150 million views in only one year.

In this episode I talk to Nick about how he convinced David Dobrik and Rick Shiels to work with him, the good and bad parts of being a content creator (and his advice on growing your following). How a Ponzi scheme caused him to sell his business, and much more.

#Mindset #Entrepreneurship #ContentCreator #ResponsiblyReckless

Nick O’Hara

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TOPICS WE DISCUSS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:14) David Dobrik and Homemade Explosives

(00:08:51) Expect The Unexpected: In Business and Life

(00:11:47) Filming with Rick Shiels, the famous golfer

(00:13:15) The Power of Distribution and the Internet

(00:15:11) How to Collaborate With People More Successful Than You

(00:17:08) How to Get Results AND Still Enjoy Life

(00:18:38) The Dark side (and Fun Parts) of Being a Successful Content Creator

(00:21:51) How Frequently Should You Post Content? (As a Content Creator)

(00:23:44) How to Succeed in The Long Run

(00:24:36) Becoming a Slave to The TikTok Algorithm

(00:28:37) Should You Create Content For TikTok or Youtube?

(00:33:19) Warning Signs of Burnout: When to Take a Step Back

(00:43:24) Nick's Previous Businesses, Successes, and Failures

(00:51:04) Perseverance - Be Successful or Die Trying

(00:53:48) Nick Makes Money Selling Dirt

(00:58:37) Building Virality into Your Business

(00:59:49) Tom Hamilton, Ponzi Schemes, and Selling his Business, Canary

(01:04:31) Do What Doesn't Scale, Paul Graham

(01:15:50) Advice to Entrepreneurs Selling Their Business

(01:20:37) Knowing What Really Matters in Life

(01:28:25) Advice on Dating and Relationships

(01:35:04) Nick's Definition of Success

(01:36:50) Parting Advice From Nick

Adriell Mayes (aka Dre) is an expert in Kettlebell and Functional Fitness, and helps thousands of people get in shape and get healthy with his online fitness business.

In this episode, Dre and I discuss topics like: The foundation of his success, what’s holding most people back from the life they want, how to have a more honest relationship with reality and hold yourself accountable, and much more.

#Mindset #entrepreneurship #KettleBell #ResponsiblyReckless

Adriell Mayes

Website - https://kettlebellfunctionaltraining.com/

Podcast - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2157886

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/everygotdamndre/

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@everygotdamndre

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TOPICS WE DISCUSS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:03:31) Deceiving Yourself, A False Vision of Reality

(00:06:07) How to Start Having an Honest Relationship With Reality

(00:12:32) The Point of No Return

(00:16:50) Craft a Vision Of The Life You Want to Live

(00:19:57) Being Patient With Success

(00:27:06) How to Effectively Use Advice

(00:30:30) Facing The Truth

(00:32:27) Ruthlessly Eliminate The Unnecessary in Life

(00:37:15) Enjoying Hard Work

(00:39:40) The Constant Pursuit Of Growth

(00:45:38) Mistaking Comfort For Happiness

(00:53:13) Learning From Others Mistakes

(00:55:44) Embracing Your Traumas and Biases

(00:57:54) Living Life Like a Scientist

(01:04:30) Outro

Michelle Wax is high caliber dating coach with a talent for starting successful businesses, personal branding, and reinventing herself.

In this episode, Michelle and I discuss topics like: How to reinvent yourself, How to use mindset to change your reality, how to figure out what you want in life, relationship advice and common relationship mistakes, How a death scare caused her to FINALLY start her first business, and more.

#Mindset #Entrepreneurship #RelationshipAdvice

Michelle Wax

Website - https://michellewax.com

Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/7N04ADgHeAepAnygqERaFt?si=0c748983668044ef&nd=1

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/michellewaxdating/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellewax/

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TOPICS WE DISCUSS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:33) American Happiness - What ACTUALLY Makes People Happy

(00:07:30) How to Standup to The Crowd and Live YOUR Best Life

(00:14:48) How to Build Confidence

(00:16:29) How to Use Your Mindset to Shift Your Reality

(00:21:34) How Michelle Turned her Documentary Into a Full Career

(00:23:58) How Michelle Pivoted Her Business During Covid and The Obstacle is The Way, Ryan Holiday

(00:27:36) How a Death Scare Force Michelle to FINALLY Start her First Business

(00:31:40) How to Stop Overthinking and Build the Life of Your Dreams

(00:34:41) How to Reinvent Yourself and NOT get stuck in an identity

(00:37:18) How to Minimize Regret and Life Your Most Fulfilling Life

(00:42:04) How to Learn to Listen to Your Gut

(00:44:29) How to Grow a Business While Working a Full Time Job

(00:48:26) How to Know When to go Full Time With Your Business

(00:58:00) How to Figure Out What You Want Out of Life

(01:04:56) How Michelle Handles Risk

(01:08:38) Michelle on Decision Making

(01:12:25) How Michelle Became a High Caliber Dating Coach

(01:16:40) Why Dating Can be Hard For So Many of Us

(01:18:32) Relationship Advice From Michelle

(01:34:31) Where to Meet Your Future Wife/Husband

(01:38:25) The Mindset You Need to Succeed in Dating

(01:44:20) What is Michelle's Version of a Successful Life

(01:46:48) Michelle's Parting Advice

(01:50:21) How to Get In Touch With Michelle

Johnathan Lyman is the founder of Seaplane Coffee, founder of Cascade Handcrafts (a candle business), a full-stack developer at Heroku, and a loving husband and father.

In this episode, Johnathan and I discuss topics like: How to build a lifestyle business. When to quit your job for your business? Misconceptions about lifestyle businesses. Should you pursue entrepreneurship or stick to your day job? How to effectively learn things. Relationship advice from Johnathan’s two marriages, and How to know when you're ready to have kids.

#LifeStyleBusiness #Entrepreneurship #DecisionMaking

Johnathan Lyman

Blog - https://johnathan.org

Twitter - https://twitter.com/_johlym

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TOPICS WE DISCUSS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:48) Johnathan's Coffee Business, Seaplane Coffee

(00:06:45) What Would Johnathan do Differently if he Was Starting a Coffee Business Today?

(00:12:21) When to Put in More Work Upfront VS Iterate as You Go

(00:13:33) Warnings about Designing and Printing Product Labels

(00:15:19) Learn by Doing and Leverage Existing Knowledge

(00:17:31) Think About This One Thing Before Starting a Business

(00:18:24) Common Misconceptions About Lifestyle Businesses

(00:20:05) The Shortcut to Success

(00:21:03) Should You Quit Your Job When Starting a Business?

(00:22:56) The Importance of Minimizing Risk and Benefits of Following Your Passion

(00:25:00) Day Job VS Entrepreneurship: What to Keep in Mind

(00:27:57) Context Is Key. And Mistaking Comfort for Happiness

(00:30:06) How to Know What Advice to Follow

(00:34:03) A Trick for Thinking Outside the Box and Finding Inspiration

(00:39:22) Why Johnathan Transitioned From His Amazon Business to a Coffee Business

(00:40:15) How Your Income Level Affects Your Priorities and Decision Making

(00:50:13) How Johnathan Decides What to Prioritize

(00:54:49) Summary of Johnathan’s Decision Making Factors

(01:04:10) What Tasks Should You Prioritize? And How to Define Goals You’ll Actually Act on

(01:05:32) How Johnathan Met His Wife

(01:06:31) Mistakes and Lessons from Johnathan’s First Marriage

(01:17:18) The Dangers of a Scarcity Mindset in Relationships and Avoiding Uphill Battles

(01:19:48) To Find the Right Life Partner, First Find Yourself

(01:20:16) Relationship Advice From Johnathan’s Current Marriage

(01:27:23) How Jonathan Overcame Poor Communication in His Relationship

(01:30:51) Important Realizations if You Want Your Relationship to Last

(01:33:59) How Jonathan Knew he was Ready to Have Kids

(01:40:07) What to Think About When Picking a Life Partner

(01:45:15) How Many Kids Should You Have? (And Mr Money Mustache)

(01:57:10) What Age Should You Have Kids?

(02:04:20) Where to Focus Your Time and Energy for the Best Results

(02:07:31) Johnathan’s Advice to Podcasters and Why He Started Podcasting

(02:30:02) What Does Success Mean to Johnathan and Why?

(02:33:07) One Reason Johnathan’s Such a Happy Person

(02:37:24) Johnathan’s Parting Advice

(02:39:33) Where To Find More of Johnathan

(02:41:27) Outro

Today’s guest asked to remain anonymous due to the nature of our conversation. He gets raw and real about what it’s like to be a partner at a Venture Capital firm and answers questions like - Should you pursue a career in Venture Capital? How to tell who your real friends are. How to live an intentional, authentic life. What to do when your values come in conflict. And How to effectively make decisions.

#venturecapital #entrepreneurship #decisionmaking

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TOPICS WE DISCUSS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:11) Prioritizing Privacy Over Social Media Presence

(00:03:58) Should You Seek Fame And Recognition?

(00:04:41) How Social Media Affects Your Relationships and Mental State

(00:07:20) Boiling Life Down to Its Essentials. Essentialism By Greg McKeown

(00:08:20) Beer Friends, Wine Friends, and Whiskey Friends

(00:11:21) Living an Intentional, Authentic Life

(00:12:03) Why Sean Doesn't Drink Alcohol

(00:13:04) The Negative Effects of Alcohol, Andrew Huberman

(00:14:37) Are Your Friends Really Your Friends? Putting Your Friendships to the Test

(00:19:55) The Perils of Venture Capital. What to Think About Before Working in VC

(00:22:57) When to Work in Venture Capital

(00:23:27) What to Think About When Picking a Career

(00:24:30) Does Venture Capital Pay Well?

(00:25:42) Defining the Life You Want and the Self Authoring Program

(00:28:33) Conflicting Goals and Making Compromises

(00:30:20) How the Compounding Effect and a Clear Vision Lead to Success

(00:32:50) Stop Judging Yourself for What You Want

(00:35:13) How to Handle Risk and Thinking in Bets

(00:36:54) Sean’s Approach to Investing, Nassim Taleb, and the Barbell Approach Towards Risk

(00:39:09) The Financially Optimal Investment Portfolio, The Psychology of Money, and Morgan Housel

(00:41:16) Staying on Top of Trends and Keeping Your Finger on The Pulse

(00:44:17) Being an Independent Thinker, Questioning Common knowledge, and Interpreting Advice

(00:47:39) Building Synergy Into Your Life

(00:49:22) Sean’s Faults, Failures, and What Makes Him Human

(00:51:06) There’s a Cost and Benefit to Everything

(00:52:24) Life Reflections and Priority Shifts as Sean Gets Older

(00:55:01) Reaching Success at a Young Age: The Work, Benefits, and Drawbacks

(00:58:44) Awareness and Getting Clear on Your Future

(01:00:59) Living Your Authentic Life

(01:01:52) Advice For People in Their 20s

(01:05:00) Why Sean Doesn’t Watch TV

(01:05:35) Your Actions Show Your Real Priorities

(01:08:02) Relationships, Having Kids, and Handling Conflict

(01:11:36) Lessons Learned Traveling the World and Being a Digital Nomad

(01:14:33) The Importance of Alone Time

(01:15:17) What Success Means to Sean

(01:16:53) Outro

TJ Arella and Tyler Brown are the cofounders of 8Well, a fitness and wellness company helping people excel in all areas of life.

In this episode, I talk to TJ and Tyler about how they stand out in the fitness industry, how to minimize risk when you’re opening a gym, what makes for great business partners, important factors to think about when opening a gym, and much more!

#fitnessindustry #entrepreneurship #lifeadvice

8Well

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/8well.life/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@8welllife

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TJ Arella

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Tyler Brown

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TOPICS WE DISCUSS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:44) What is 8Well?

(00:03:29) Focus Too Much on One Area of Life, and Other Areas Suffer

(00:04:23) 8Well’s Mission and How Physical Training Brings You Into the Moment and Improves Other Areas of Life

(00:07:00) Building a Strong Foundation, Being Vulnerable, and the Importance of Awareness

(00:08:49) How TJ and Tyler started 8Well

(00:09:35) Leveraging Existing Skills, Knowledge, and Interests for Greater Success

(00:14:37) Detaching From Your Problems, Using Check-Ins, and Focusing on Big Wins

(00:16:38) Crafting a Strong Vision and Standing Out In a Competitive Market

(00:18:57) How 8Well's Business Model Minimizes Risk

(00:19:42) How to Turn Your Passion into a Lifestyle and What to Think About Beforehand

(00:21:35) The Dangers of Social Media in Business

(00:22:26) The Right Way to Take Action Towards Your Goals

(00:25:44) Why Tyler and TJ Make Great Business Partners

(00:27:00) Starting a Business: Expectations VS Reality

(00:29:12) Consistency, Scalability, and Why You Should Keep Your Day Job

(00:30:46) The Risks of Opening a Gym, and Minimizing Risk

(00:35:38) Mistakes Early Gym Owners Make

(00:36:30) If You’re Not Adding Value, You’ll Fail

(00:39:36) Will Your Business Idea Actually Make Money?

(00:40:53) Why Location is Key When Opening a Gym

(00:42:08) Knowing What Your Customers Care About and Adding Value

(00:43:32) What to Think About When Choosing a Business Partner

(00:46:57) Drop Your Ego to Succeed in Business

(00:49:27) Lessons You can Apply to Your Relationships

(00:51:21) Lies from the Fitness Industry and the Truth About Getting in Shape

(00:52:54) Why TJ and Tyler Emphasize Group Training at Their Gym

(00:55:47) Don’t Sacrifice Quality for Quantity

(00:59:10) Tips for Getting In Shape and Benefits of Strength Training

(01:01:16) How TJ and Tyler's Client Lost 100 lbs & Nutrition/Fitness Tips You Can Apply Today

(01:05:32) Lessons from Successful Executives and Wealthy Clients

(01:10:25) Expanding Your Idea of What’s Possible, and Realizing Everyone’s Human

(01:13:30) Becoming the Person You Need to be to Reach Your Goals

(01:17:03) Life’s a Journey of Self Discovery. And Differentiating Between Goals and Dreams

(01:19:27) Overcoming the Biases Holding you Back

(01:22:52) How 8Well Can Help You in Fitness, Nutrition, and Life

(01:28:29) How do TJ and Tyler Define Success?

(01:31:19) Let TJ and Tyler Know What You Think. How to Get in Touch

(01:33:18) Outro

Jamison Phillipi runs a multi-million dollar retail and online arbitrage business (Amazon FBA), is an avid Tony Robbins Fan, and is one of the most positive, kind hearted people I know.

In this episode, Jamison and I talk about how he got to where he is today, his dark days of drug addiction, his brush in with suicide, and how to change your life around when things are at there worst.

Jamison Phillipi:

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TOPICS WE DISCUSS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:03:29) Jamison’s 2M $ Per Year Business. What is Retail Arbitrage?

(00:04:13) If You Want to be Successful, do Work You Enjoy

(00:05:17) How Jamison Got Started with Entrepreneurship

(00:08:19) The Key to Being Successful and Outperforming The Competition

(00:11:23) A Common Misconception About Entrepreneurship

(00:12:09) A Tough Failure From Jamison's Early Days And How He Recovered

(00:14:57) How to Leverage Failure for Future Success

(00:18:55) How Jamison Knew It Was Time to Chase Different Opportunities

(00:21:56) Important Advice from Jamison’s Business & Life Coach

(00:25:04) How to Allocate Your Time if You Want to be Successful

(00:27:01) Jamison’s Dark Days. Drug addiction, World of Warcraft, Ending up in Rehab

(00:33:05) Buffalo Wild Wings Catching on to Jamison’s Drug Problem

(00:42:21) What Drug Addiction Taught Jamison About Business

(00:47:14) Jamison's Rough Upbringing: Growing up Poor, Murder, and Battered Women's Shelters

(00:48:34) Jamison's Best friend Getting Murdered

(00:51:27) The Brain's Ability to Rationalize Things (Be Honest With Yourself)

(00:57:41) Life and Business Lessons From World of Warcraft

(00:59:53) The Dangers of Sunken Cost Fallacy: Facing His World of Warcraft Addiction

(01:03:46) How a Poor Mindset Will Set You Back in Life & Signs to Lookout for

(01:05:06) How Being Unemployable Effects Your Mental State

(01:06:05) The Last Job Jamison Ever Applied for (Blessings in Disguise)

(01:07:15) The Start of Jamison's Journey into Amazon Selling

(01:09:32) Being Forced into a Life of Entrepreneurship (Going Where Life Takes You)

(01:13:16) Family Guilt and Having the Courage to Say No

(01:17:00) Why You Need to Cut Negative People From Your Life, Today

(01:19:56) Why Awareness is the Start of Growth

(01:24:26) Key Lessons From Jamison's Journey

(01:27:40) Misconceptions About Success and Happiness

(01:29:53) How Tony Robbins Changed Jamison's Life

(01:33:36) Jamison's Brush in With Suicide and Turning His Life Around

(01:39:29) How Jamison Defines Success

(01:40:43) Why You Should Start Prioritizing Your Own Needs More

(01:42:43) Will Being Rich Make You Happy?

(01:48:46) Outro

Dillon Carter is the cofounder of Aura (a multi-million dollar Amazon FBA software company), a cofounder at Network Prep (an Amazon FBA Prep Center), a loving stepfather and husband, and a perpetually nerdy tech enthusiast.

In this episode, Dillon and I cover a bunch of different topics ranging from how to effectively prioritize when you’re running multiple businesses, how to eliminate limiting beliefs, unlocking your full potential, the future of knowledge work, relationship advice, and more!

Dillon Carter:

Blog - https://dilloncarter.com/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/Dillon_Carter

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TOPICS WE DISCUSS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:54) How Dillon Became a Self Starter Who's Always Growing

(00:05:28) The Importance of Taking Ownership and Questioning Conventional Knowledge

(00:07:12) It's Not Your Fault, But it's Your Responsibility

(00:07:52) How to Learn Anything You Want

(00:10:19) Spotting Your Biases, Challenging Assumptions, And the Pursuit of Growth

(00:12:47) How Much Does Intelligence Effect Your Success?

(00:13:28) The Power of Asking Stupid, Crazy Questions

(00:15:34) How to Change Your Reality

(00:19:08) Downscoping Your Problems and Eliminating Binary Thinking

(00:20:17) Finding the Balance Between Learning and Execution

(00:26:42) Separating Emotions From Actions

(00:30:02) A Dangerous Misconception About Hard Work

(00:30:41) Effective Laziness

(00:33:51) Setting Proper Expectations When Building Habits

(00:35:52) Why You Should Steal More

(00:38:52) Dillions Origin Story. From Being a Personal Trainer to Running Multiple Businesses

(00:42:58) Having a Vision of the Life You Want, and Being Willing to Compromise

(00:43:26) How Scalability Dictates Your Path Forward

(00:44:39) Dillon Hitting Rock bottom, Breaking up With His Girlfriend, and Moving in With His Parents

(00:45:54) Making Bets. Why Dillon Stopped Wholesale to Pursue Software

(00:47:01) How Dillon Met His Wife and Good Limitations VS Bad Limitations

(00:48:58) Life Forcing You Down the Right Path

(00:49:30) How Dillon Makes Tough Decisions

(00:51:15) Having a Loosely Held Vision of Your Ideal Future

(00:52:54) Intentionally Priming Your Psychology

(00:53:55) Your Massively Transformative Purpose, and Peter Diamandis

(00:55:44) Why You're Making Life Harder Than it Has to Be

(00:56:56) The Optimal Stopping Problem of Marriage, and Ryan Holiday

(00:58:35) Aim for Clarity on Your Goals, Not Efficiency

(01:00:39) Do Things That Don't Scale, Paul Graham

(01:01:24) Getting Clarity on the Best Use of Your Time

(01:04:02) Defining Success and Knowing When it's Time to Change Your Definition

(01:08:45) Flow Triggers, and How to be Happier and More Fulfilled

(01:11:46) Downscoping Your Goals

(01:13:16) How to Live Without Regret. The Power of Emotion, and Using Logic as a Tool

(01:14:15) Mimetic Theory and Rene Girard

(01:16:09) Intentionally Choosing Your Models, And Reverse Engineering Success

(01:17:55) How to Live a Better, More Effective Life Through Awareness

(01:20:02) How Dillon Defines Happiness, and What Values Drive His Decision Making

(01:25:01) Setting Clear Expectations, Effective Communication, and Finding Something Sustainable

(01:28:14) How Dillon Knew He Was Ready For Marriage

(01:32:56) Leaning Into Your Gut, Regret Minimization, And Making Better Decisions

(01:35:54) Outro