Podcasts by Rich Instinct Podcast

Money and Attention from 2023-11-06T01:58

Capitalism revolves around two fundamental resources: money and attention. To find success, you'll have to pick one of them to control. Here is how you should approach this decision.

How You Test Ideas Determines Your Success from 2023-10-23T01:51

We don't rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our systems. In business and art, the best system we coud have is a compact feedback loop with our audience. Here's how to do it....

Why the Powerful Work Like Lions from 2023-10-17T00:01

The work vs. reward paradox will keep smacking you in the face until you internalize it. To be successful, you must work like a lion, not a cow.

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Why Good Ideas Need Great Names from 2023-10-07T19:09

Austin Kleon said “an idea is gold only if you name it.” I think he understood that ideas are a dime a dozen. And that the value is not in the idea itself but in the execution. And a BIG part of...

Your Price Is Never High, Just Misdirected from 2023-09-24T21:55

The key to gigantic rewards is finding your own form of leverage. Put your resources only in places where you have leverage. And leverage only occurs when the product and the audience are in per...

A Normal Life Is Far From Normal from 2023-09-18T00:54

Most people want a “normal” life but a normal life requires un-normal amounts of work, at least in the beginning. And it requires un-normal sacrifices.  The great news is that the extr...

Everyone Should Be a Business from 2023-09-11T01:11

Since we live in an idea economy, only people who claim an idea ever get rich. When you start your own business, you claim your idea island in the sun.

Remember, the best way to keep up w...

Money Is Not Material, It Is Spiritual from 2023-09-05T00:25

A broken philosophy will keep you broke. Because money is NOT material, it is spiritual. This week we explore the one word difference between the haves and have nots.

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One Big Score Covers All Small Losses from 2023-08-28T12:10

George Soros understood how to make money. He knew that life is not about the small losses, but about the big scores. One big score t...

Rich Instinct: The World Is Yours if You Can Spot Its Lies from 2023-08-15T04:11

This world is built on lies. Cunning lies can start wars, swindle fortunes, or sway elections. So your status in life depends on how well you maneuver around deception.

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How to build a brand that sells at Sephora and QVC with Angelique Velez from 2020-09-23T04:26:48

Angelique Velez woke up one night with an idea for an accessories line of products. This was the genesis of Breakups To Makeup, a brand that now has nationwide distribution through Sephora, Walm...

Find Your Special Thing Or Fail - with Steve Lucin from 2020-09-14T07:30

Steve Lucin is a creative entrepreneur in NYC who transitioned from freelance graphic designer to agency owner, philanthropist, and VJ. In this episode he shares with us his story and advice on ...

How To Profit From Your Problems from 2019-05-29T13:07:03

In magazines and TV we constantly see stories of individuals going from rags to riches. Regardless of whether you want to get rich or not, there is a lesson hidden inside these stories of triump...

Why Goals Are Best Accomplished Indirectly from 2019-05-08T08:14:34

Andy Warhol and Bill Murray were right all along. They practiced a certain strategy that is easy to comprehend, but tough to master. They understood human nature and that our goals are best acco...

Lil Wayne&Stephen King on Work Ethic from 2017-06-29T05:25:38

Stephen King knows a thing or two about writing. And about discipline. And about pretty much anything that has to do with being successful with your art. Well guess what, Lil Wayne knows a thing...

The Lives Of Men: A Modern Startup from 2017-06-20T04:39:08

Jason Rosario and Claudio Cabrera have accomplished a lot in their young lives, but this endeavor they've just leapt into is not about accomplishment, it's about honoring their worldview. In thi...

Master Your Writing with Ed Sheeran's FAUCET Approach from 2017-06-05T02:01:33

Ed Sheeran is one of the most successful songwriters over the past five years. While I was listening to an interview Ed gave in front of young musicians, there was a one minute portion where he ...

Quality and Popularity Are Not Connected w Adam Westbrook from 2017-05-01T02:01:52

A must listen for Vloggers and Youtubers! Adam was living the dream: He was making a good living as a freelance video journalist, something he had been working towards since childhood. But then ...

Your Ideal Self Is Closer Than You Think w Miss Nu from 2017-04-17T16:00

People are always staring at her. "Can I touch your stomach?" is the question that they always ask first. Miss Nu is someone who's gone from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs when it co...

Adam Gilbert on the Magic of Starting Small from 2017-01-12T05:55:08

Adam Gilbert is a tech entrepreneur who started a business from his passion. His company is called My Body Tutor, where he and his staff help folks nationwide reach their health goals.  He is th...

Emotional Stages of a Project: Pain, Flow, and Bliss from 2016-09-27T15:51:54

Every project, every activity, has its own unique set of challenges.  A challenge that is universal to ALL projects, however, is the emotional seesaw it puts us through.  In this episode we brin...

How a Side Project Turns into a Career - with Kirby Ferguson from 2016-08-11T00:33:48

Kirby Ferguson created the viral documentary Everything is a Remix in his spare time, just as a little side project outside of his day job. After the instant buzz it received, Kirby was able to ...

Are You Too Nice to be Successful? from 2016-07-15T21:01:29

Sarah Knight is the author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck. She joins us and helps us talk through some important questions like: Is being nice go...

Sarah Knight on The Life-Changing Process of Writing Your First Book from 2016-07-08T16:02:25

Sarah Knight has been in the publishing world for 15 years. First, selling books, then working for a literary agent, then as an editor at a major book publishing firm, and finally as an author. ...

How To Make It In Tech: A Founder's Story w David Cancel from 2016-06-17T19:05:12

Everyone knows the tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, they've become household names. Most don't know that all success stories in the Tech world have some milestones in common. Dav...

Tucker Max on Accepting the Role of Luck and Timing in Our Career from 2016-06-02T23:46:40

Tucker Max sold millions of books, but being a writer wasn't even a goal of his originally. His career arc is very interesting, because it allows us to see how big a role luck and timing have on...

A Healthy Perspective on Stress with Liz Josefsberg from 2016-05-27T00:13:22

Liz Josefsberg, a top-notch wellness expert to celebrities like Jennifer Hudson, also consults with corporations to help their employees get their health back on track. This week she helps us ga...

You Have A Good Idea, But Will It Spread? with Jonah Berger from 2016-05-13T00:34:56

Why do some unremarkable videos go viral while many great ones go unnoticed? What factors help an idea catch on? Whether by accident or by design, the products and messages that spread all have ...

Seth Godin on the Advantages of Non-Traditional Learning from 2016-04-14T21:13

Seth Godin joins us in this episode, and we learn from him why the current model of education is broken, and actionable steps to taking charge of our own learning as adults. Along the way we dis...

Jessica Hagy - Find Your Tribe To Find Success from 2016-02-27T05:09:26

Illustrator and Writer Jessica Hagy helps us decode the process of finding our tribe. Because if you're an entrepreneur, or an artist, or simply a professional trying to leave your mark--your tr...

Jay Heinrichs - Speak Like A King And Craft Your Sound Bites from 2016-02-19T20:51:07

The world's most powerful men and women all know one thing: how to craft a message that will move others at your will. In this episode we bring in persuasion and rhetoric expert Jay Heinrichs to...

Handling Rejection and its surprising benefits from 2016-02-10T18:45:39

This week's topic is near and dear to any focused individual, it's about rejection. How to deal with it, how to approach it, and how to use it in your favor. We feature Steve Barr, a successful ...