{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"BGP 011: James Altucher - Finding Happiness in Failure and Success","description":"In this episode, we talk with 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 “The James Altucher Show” and “Ask Altucher” have been downloaded over 10 million times in less than a year.\r\nGot something to say? Hit us up at: david@beastlygentleman.com  \r\nListen to this week’s show and learn:\r\n\r\nA simple strategy for launching an Amazon bestseller\r\nWhy you need to understand your own motivations for doing what you do\r\nHow to build your "idea muscle" and come up with life-changing ideas\r\nSome amazing businesses James has recently started as a result of his brainstorming techniques\r\nWhy saying no to people and valuing your time above all is crucial\r\nWhen to say yes to helping people and giving them your time\r\nHow and why James is able to consistently create absurd amounts of content (books, blogs, podcasts, Quora posts, etc.)\r\nThe importance of giving yourself permission to fail\r\nHow to navigate the new economy where job security no longer exists\r\nHow James lost millions of dollars after selling his first company and fell into a deep depression...\r\nAnd how James lost 7 million dollars in one phone call, years later, and didn't let it affect him\r\nWhy accepting reality is extremely important, especially when things aren't going your way\r\n4 powerful negotiation tactics to improve your\r\n\r\n People on this episode:\r\n\r\nDave Perrotta\r\nDavid De Las Morenas\r\nJames Altucher\r\n\r\nMentioned on this episode\r\n\r\nLove Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It\r\nThe Book of Alpha\r\nSteve Scott\r\nThe Power of No\r\nThe Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth\r\nJerry Seinfeld\r\nHoward Stern\r\nTim Ferriss\r\nHow I Screwed Yasser Arafat out of $2 Million\r\n\r\nFavorite Quote: “There's a good reason and then there's a real reason.”\r\nFollow James Altucher\r\n\r\nJamesAltucher.com\r\n\r\nGet Beastly!\r\n\r\nLike the show on Facebook\r\nFollow us on Twitter\r\n\r\nThanks for listening!\r\nStay beastly,\r\nDavid and Dave","author_name":"Beastly Gentleman- Insights for Men|Lifestyle|Self-Improvement|Fitness|Dating|Sex","author_url":"http:\/\/beastlygentleman.com","html":"