Entrepreneur, chess master and angel investor James has had a number of great successes, used his winnings and then found himself back at zero again. Each of these times he used his creativity and ingenuity to find another opportunity and make it happen. Life is like an ultra marathon with many peaks and valleys to ascend and descend. Enjoy it all! Sometimes it's not even about being the smartest, but about being the most agile. LESSONS 90% of communication is non-verbal Be able to play with possibility not certainty Three skills to money: making it, keeping it, growing it Investment decisions and deciding correctly Combine skill sets to create something unique Podcasts are the wild west of radio When you get knocked down, keep getting up Take “two steps back” to observe your situation Exercise your creativity muscle daily | write 10 ideas a day Enjoy difficult situations You don’t have to be the smartest, be the most agile This episode of Spartan Up! Is brought to you by GONEROGUESNACKS.COM - use code SPARTAN25 for a discount LINKS The James Altucher Show https://omny.fm/shows/the-james-altucher-show TIME STAMPS 1:25 GONEROGUESNACKS.COM intro 3:15 Changing behaviors 6:00 The backdoor into the Ivy Leagues 10:00 College Card start-up 12:00 Changing business climates in quarantine 13:30 Shifting to the remote landscape 15:00 Owning a comedy club 16:15 HBO & building websites for Fortune 500 18:15 Three skills to money 20:15 Going broke & 9/11 21:05 GONEROGUESNACKS.COM break 22:20 Software to model the stock market 23:30 Writing financial books 25:20 Combing skill sets to forge something new 27:00 The Wild West of radio 28:45 bad economy & uncertainty 30:34 Taking two steps back 31:30 Exercising creativity & 10 ideas a day 36:00 How to start a podcast 39:45 Cultural ultra marathon runner SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena. Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are at his comedy club, social distance of course. Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty * 300 is a number we honor here at Spartan ;) © 2020 Spartan