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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World’s Most Successful People Launched Their Careers by Alex Banayan
• Entrepreneurs Organization
• Young Presidents Organization
• The Indus Entrepreneurs
• Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs
• Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield
• 5 Reasons Why Creatine Monohydrate Is the Best by Grant Tinsley, PhD, Healthline
• The Pet Rock Captured a Moment and Made Its Creator a Millionaire by Dan Good, ABC News
• The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
• How to Build a World-Class Network in Record Time, The Tim Ferriss Show
• South by Southwest
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
• Treatment-Resistant Depression, The Mayo Clinic
• Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony de Mello
• My TED Talks
• Broadhead vs. Elk, Montana Wild
• Black Belt Karate Test, Tom Leeman
• Toastmasters
• Kodokan Judo Institute
• How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
• Fear-Setting: The Most Valuable Exercise I Do Every Month by Tim Ferriss
• Old-Fashioned Cocktail Recipe: The Whiskey Classic by Colleen Graham, The Spruce Eats
• The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch
• Living the 80/20 Way: Work Less, Worry Less, Succeed More, Enjoy More by Richard Koch
• Acquisition of Japanese Kanji: Conventional Practice and Mnemonic Supplementation by Timothy Ferriss
• The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss
• The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
• Don’t Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor
• Nonviolent Communication, Wikipedia
• Nonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values by Marshall Rosenberg
• Death Star Assault, Star Wars
• The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln

SHOW NOTES

• The right and wrong questions to ask when you’re in search of a mentor. [06:26]
• What’s my opinion on sending the often advised handwritten follow-up letter? [18:51]
• I may not have the answer to the meaning of life, but here’s how I pursue purpose. [19:57]
• What’s my method for staying calm and focused during potentially stressful times? [33:23]
• Should you spend the time leading up to a physical evaluation (like a black belt test) training more rigorously, or resting? [52:29]
• If I had to identify as a cocktail, what would it be and why? [55:19]
• Why identifying a lack of purpose at some point in your life shouldn’t be seen as a character flaw, but an opportunity to reassess your options. Here’s how I proceed when this happens to me. [58:36]
• Ways to identify, understand, and learn from what seem to be relationship incompatibilities. [1:12:13]
• The basics of nonviolent communication for coping with sources of friction in a relationship. [1:28:59]

PEOPLE MENTIONED