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Rich Instinct Podcast

by Alex Cespedes

How to gain wealth and power by modeling what the rich do. This is the show based on the book by Alex Cespedes. You'll hear advice on things like: how to gain influence in today's world, how to approach money, and how to level-up your business. Hosted by Alex Cespedes, a business consultant based in New York City.

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Episodes

  1. Money and Attention

    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.

  2. How You Test Ideas Determines Your Success

    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. Sign up for the newsletter at RichInstinct.com

  3. Why the Powerful Work Like Lions

    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. Sign up for the newsletter at RichInstinct.com

  4. Why Good Ideas Need Great Names

    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 the execution starts with the tip of the spear, the name you give it. Sign up for my weekly newsletter...

  5. Your Price Is Never High, Just Misdirected

    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 perfect alignment. Sign up to the weekly newsletter at RichInstinct.com

  6. A Normal Life Is Far From Normal

    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 extraordinary sacrifices soon stop feeling extraordinary. They become your new normal. And at that point they pay HUGE...

  7. Everyone Should Be a Business

    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 with all new episodes and everything that I do is by signing up to my newsletter at RichInstinct.com

  8. Money Is Not Material, It Is Spiritual

    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. Read the book that this podcast is based on, it's called Rich Instinct. It's available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook at all...

  9. One Big Score Covers All Small Losses

    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 takes care of many small losses. Gary Vee knew this too. This week we dive into this topic of lining up one big score. My new book Rich Instinct is now available on...

  10. Rich Instinct: The World Is Yours if You Can Spot Its Lies

    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. The rich take in the world differently than the masses do, and it gives them an edge. Since they gather better information,...

  11. How to build a brand that sells at Sephora and QVC with Angelique Velez

    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, Walmart, and QVC. Angelique didn't know it at the time, but she took some important steps to make her brand…

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  12. Find Your Special Thing Or Fail - with Steve Lucin

    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 build a successful client roster. His secret is to stop the vicious cycle of "compare and…

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  13. How To Profit From Your Problems

    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 triumph. Today we look at artists and entrepreneurs that have laid out the formula of how we too can profit...

  14. Theory of 2+2

    Maybe you've heard this one before, but I hadn't. It's a concept that many multi-BILLION-dollar companies have used to build a fanbase. We would do well to pay attention...

  15. Lil Wayne & Stephen King on Work Ethic

    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 or two as well. These are the reasons why he can serve as a role model for any artist, creator, or...

  16. The Lives Of Men: A Modern Startup

    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 this episode I speak to Jason, founder of The Lives of Men--and Claudio, its lead content specialist--who...

  17. Master Your Writing with Ed Sheeran's FAUCET Approach

    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 revealed his mental process for mastering his craft. In this episode we discuss this approach which…

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  18. Quality and Popularity Are Not Connected w Adam Westbrook

    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 his view of the world got flipped upside down. He learned that quality and popularity aren't directly...

  19. Your Ideal Self Is Closer Than You Think w Miss Nu

    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 comes to personal acceptance, you'll see what I mean. She currently competes in national bodybuilding...

  20. Adam Gilbert on the Magic of Starting Small

    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 the perfect person to share some wisdom with us on what he's learned about the two areas we quit at most...

  21. Emotional Stages of a Project: Pain, Flow, and Bliss

    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 bring in a couple real-life stories that illustrate the three emotional stages we must go through to complete…

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  22. How a Side Project Turns into a Career - with Kirby Ferguson

    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 leverage his side project into a full-fledged career as a film-maker and video producer. In this…

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  23. Are You Too Nice to be Successful?

    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 gonna have us finishing last all the time? Are we just mislabeling what it means to be nice? And, what happens when we stop giving a...

  24. Sarah Knight on The Life-Changing Process of Writing Your First Book

    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. She walks us through the process of writing her first book, how it impacted her, and what aspiring...

  25. How To Make It In Tech: A Founder's Story w David Cancel

    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. David Cancel is a serial startup founder, his latest venture is Drift and his story is a great case study...

  26. Tucker Max on Accepting the Role of Luck and Timing in Our Career

    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 our careers. In this episode, we talk to Tucker and try to piece together the factors that made him a...

  27. A Healthy Perspective on Stress with Liz Josefsberg

    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 gain a healthy perspective on stress. In this episode we find that not all stress is built the same, and...

  28. You Have A Good Idea, But Will It Spread? with Jonah Berger

    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 some things in common. In this episode we bring in Jonah Berger, Professor at Wharton Business School…

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  29. Seth Godin on the Advantages of Non-Traditional Learning

    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 discover why we should be approaching our career as a series of projects, and what skills hold the most...

  30. Jessica Hagy - Find Your Tribe To Find Success

    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 tribe is the canvas on which your paint your masterpiece. Subscribe on iTunes or at WitsAboutYou.com. New...

  31. Jay Heinrichs - Speak Like A King And Craft Your Sound Bites

    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 teach us what the ancient Greeks learned about speaking, and how to boil down our message into the...

  32. Handling Rejection and its surprising benefits

    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 cartoonist and illustrator with 40+ years in the game.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

How to gain wealth and power by modeling what the rich do. This is the show based on the book by Alex Cespedes. You'll hear advice on things like: how to gain influence in today's world, how to approach money, and how to level-up your business. Hosted by Alex Cespedes, a business consultant based in New York City.

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How to gain wealth and power by modeling what the rich do. This is the show based on the book by Alex Cespedes. You'll hear advice on things like: how to gain influence in today's world, how to approach money, and how to level-up your business. Hosted by Alex Cespedes, a business consultant based...

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