What separates people who make it vs. people who don’t? Is there a measure of success? Is there one thing that successful people do that other people don’t do? This episode is full of incredible storytelling and insight on how to be truly resourceful, chase your dreams, and be persistent to go after what you really want in life.  Our guest today is Alex Banayan. For those of you who don’t know Alex, he is the author of The Third Door, where he documented 7 years of chasing around celebrities and extremely successful individuals including Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Warren Buffet, and Larry King. From his experience, he found a major consistent thread throughout everyone’s path to success. He’s been on the 30 for 40 list, and has spoken to companies like Apple and Googe on success mindset and strategy. Early on in the episode, we learn how Alex determined what he wanted to do in his life and what struggles and crazy chance encounters led him to get there. Later on the episode, we talk about ways to determine what is important to you and what isn’t, and how to use resourcefulness and determination along with the strategy to go after what you want in life.