Lessons from Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, Ray Dalio, and Other Icons (#325)
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“If you only master yourself and you don’t help anyone else, we’d call you happy, but nobody would define you as successful.” – Derek Sivers
This particular episode of The Tim Ferriss Radio Hour explores success, which can be a slippery and dangerous term. The particular guests selected for this episode represent not only achievement, but also appreciation and a well-rounded version of what I consider to be a successful human being.
This episode features:
CDBaby founder Derek Sivers on the importance of challenging your own definitions of success.
Performance coach Tony Robbins on best lessons learned from working with legendary investors.
Venture capitalist Chris Sacca on missed opportunities and the commonalities of successful people.
Legendary investor Ray Dalio on the three things that make up a successful life.
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson on the best thing his parents taught him.
I hope you enjoy this episode of The Tim Ferriss Radio Hour!
Lessons from Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, Ray Dalio, and Other Icons
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Scroll below for links and show notes…
SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
Connect with Derek Sivers:
Connect with Tony Robbins:
Connect with Chris Sacca:
LOWERCASE capital | Twitter | Instagram
Connect with Ray Dalio:
Bridgewater Associates | Principles.com | Twitter | Facebook
Connect with Richard Branson:
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (check out Derek’s own notes on this highly recommended book here.)
Utopia by Thomas More
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert (read Derek’s notes on this one here.)
Anthony Robbins’ Personal Power II: The Driving Force! by Anthony Robbins
Money — Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom by Tony Robbins
Contrarian Investing: Buy When There’s Blood in the Streets by Daniel Myers, Investopedia
Invest Like a MultiBillionaire: Asymmetric Risk Reward by Tony Robbins
A Few Possible Reasons Why Paul Tudor Jones Despises His Infamous Documentary, ‘Trader’ by Linette Lopez, Business Insider
Why Kyle Bass Acquired $1 Million Worth of Nickels by Simon Lack, In Pursuit of Value via Business Insider
Y Combinator
Chris Sacca’s 5 Biggest Misses by Olga V. Mack, Startup Grind
Fight Club
Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
Finding My Virginity by Richard Branson
Screw It, Let’s Do It: Lessons In Life by Richard Branson
Reliving 16 Great PR Stunts From Richard Branson, Pressat
Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson
The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth by Tim Flannery
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
The Elders
SHOW NOTES
A cautious reminder that even our superheroes at the pinnacle of success are human, flaws and all. [04:21]
Introducing Derek Sivers. [06:48]
Who is the third person who comes to mind when Derek hears the word “successful” — and why? [07:45]
What Derek believes is the true goal of communication. [09:27]
Derek’s secret superpower. [10:15]
Does business need to be complicated? First, we need to define words like “complicated” versus “simple,” and “easy” versus “hard.” [11:29]
How can someone determine what their own utopia might look like? [14:12]
How does Derek define success? [16:01]
According to Derek, if you can do these four things, you can do anything. [18:09]
Introducing Tony Robbins. [19:05]
What Tony has learned about successful trading from working with legendary investors like Paul Tudor Jones and John Templeton. [20:05]
What a 50% investment loss actually means. [21:17]
What’s a nickel really worth? A lesson in riskless trade from Kyle Bass. [23:51]
Tony reiterates what Derek Sivers said about the “helping others” part of the success equation. [27:33]
Who said “losers react and winners anticipate?” [28:13]
The reason a diversified portfolio is important for any investor no matter how smart they think they are. [28:43]
Introducing Chris Sacca. [32:43]
Commonalities between successful founders Chris knows. [33:15]
The rigged game of investing and the whales that got away. [35:17]
Introducing Ray Dalio. [41:00]
Why does Ray remember early failures more vividly than early successes — and what does this tell him about both? [41:32]
The three ingredients of a successful life. [45:12]
What makes intelligent people unhappy? [46:21]
Introducing Richard Branson. [47:45]
What would Richard recommend to someone looking to sharpen their tools of negotiation? [48:11]
In business as in life, your reputation is everything. [49:33]
Are there any business ideas Richard is glad he was talked out of or prevented from doing? [50:37]
What are Richard’s best practices for launching a new company? [52:00]
What prompted Richard to write Finding My Virginity? [54:21]
Books Richard recommends or gives to others most. [56:12]
In the last five years or so, what new behaviors, beliefs, or habits have improved Richard’s life? [57:12]
Key lessons learned from Nelson Mandela. [58:39]
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Derek Sivers
Tony Robbins
Chris Sacca
Ray Dalio
Richard Branson
Usain Bolt
Warren Buffett
Charlie Munger
Mona Lisa
Albert Einstein
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Daniel Kahneman
Richard Branson
Daniel Gilbert
Robin Williams
Philip Seymour Hoffman
William J. Clinton
Mikhail Gorbachev
Serena Williams
Leonardo DiCaprio
Oprah Winfrey
Paul Tudor Jones
Ray Dalio
Carl Icahn
David Swensen
Kyle Bass
John Templeton
John Bogle
Stanley Druckenmiller
George Soros
Charlie Rangel
Peter Thiel
Mark Twain
Evan Williams
Travis Kalanick
Matt Mullenweg
Matt Mazzeo
Drew Houston
Brian Chesky
Joe Gebbia
Nathan Blecharczyk
Edward Norton
Nick Woodman
Eric Schmidt
Evan Spiegel
Bobby Murphy
Reggie Brown
Steve Jobs
J.P. Morgan
Steve Fossett
Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
Bill Gates
