1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this episode, we talk with&amp;nbsp;the one and only James Altucher. James is a successful entrepreneur, investor, and the best selling author of Choose Yourself, The Power of No, and 13 other awesome books. His podcasts &amp;ldquo;The James Altucher Show&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;Ask Altucher&amp;rdquo; have been downloaded over 10 million times in less than a year. Got something to say? Hit us up at:&amp;nbsp;david@beastlygentleman.com &amp;nbsp; Listen to this week&amp;rsquo;s show and learn: A simple strategy for launching an Amazon bestseller Why you need to understand your own motivations for doing what you do How to build your &quot;idea muscle&quot; and come up with life-changing ideas Some amazing businesses James has recently started as a result of his brainstorming techniques Why saying no to people and valuing your time above all is crucial When to say yes to helping people and giving them your time How and why James is able to consistently create absurd amounts of content (books, blogs, podcasts, Quora posts, etc.) The importance of giving yourself permission to fail How to navigate the new economy where job security no longer exists How James lost millions of dollars after selling his first company and fell into a deep depression... And how James lost 7 million dollars in one phone call, years later, and didn't let it affect him Why accepting reality is extremely important, especially when things aren't going your way 4 powerful negotiation tactics to improve your &amp;nbsp;People on this episode: Dave Perrotta David De Las Morenas James Altucher Mentioned on this episode Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It The Book of Alpha Steve Scott The Power of No The Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth Jerry Seinfeld Howard Stern Tim Ferriss How I Screwed Yasser Arafat out of $2 Million Favorite Quote: &amp;ldquo;There's a good reason and then there's a real reason.&amp;rdquo; Follow&amp;nbsp;James Altucher JamesAltucher.com Get Beastly! Like the show on&amp;nbsp;Facebook Follow us on&amp;nbsp;Twitter Thanks for listening! Stay beastly, David and Dave Beastly Gentleman- Insights for Men|Lifestyle|Self-Improvement|Fitness|Dating|Sex http://beastlygentleman.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/3610431/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/9183803