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James Altucher
Founder at "The James Altucher Show" podcast
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Alex Berenson had the dream job. But he was unhappy. And perhaps it even scarred him in some ways. He switched it up. To his true dreams. To the dreams he had for himself since he was a child. (I want to do this). Alex has written 11 bestselling thriller novels. Alex knows how to get the reader to turn the page and ask, “What happens next?!” This is an unbelievably hard skill. But it’s not the most important skill when you are moving into your dream job. The most important skill is to have this weird sort of “active arrogance”. Here’s the gap: The best in your profession have skills, experience, and they know how to sit down and DO something every day. The beginners: they WANT to do something. They PLAN to do something. They SAY they will eventually do it. They THINK they have the skills they need. But they never do it. The ones who succeed. They have the arrogance to think they can just simply sit down and do it. Despite not having the skills. Despite being total amateurs. They simply sit down and DO IT. Listen to how Alex Berenson did it and how you can too: ( http://apple.co/1ewcX8D ) on Ep. 239
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