Clay Finck is joined by Sahil Bloom. Sahil is the writer behind the spectacular newsletter, The Curiosity Chronicle, which has garnered 500,000 subscribers in just a few years. During this discussion, Sahil and Clay explore the philosophies and frameworks that Sahil has used to build a meaningful life that has impacted hundreds of thousands of people while also staying true to what is truly most important to him.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro.
02:57 - Sahil’s framework around finding the right work for you.
08:31 - How we can utilize career leverage.
10:10 - What it means to “swallow the frog” for your boss.
12:20 - How authenticity plays into success.
23:14 - Why Sahil keeps his focus on playing long-term games through his work, relationships, and health.
25:30 - Whether he finds it difficult to remain consistent.
26:57 - How big goals can destroy your happiness.
32:13 - The mental framework Sahil uses to determine what projects to focus on.
35:51 - How Sahil thinks about asset allocation as a business owner.
42:14 - Jeff Bezos’s business approach of turning cost centers into profit centers and how Sahil applied this in practice.
53:03 - How Sahil finds the right balance to prioritize the things that are most important in his life.
59:41 - How Sahil ensures that he is continually consuming high-quality content.
64:01 - What is to come in Sahil’s new book.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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