Wealth

1/ It’s the Boring Stuff That Matters: All companies want to get from idea to finished product as fast as possible, but there is always a lot of undifferentiated heavy lifting between that idea and the finished products, and that heavy lifting needs to be done at a world class level – Jeff Bezos

2/ Focus on Customers, Not Competitors: Jeff Bezos does his best NOT to talk about other companies, he believe they innovate more when customer and not competitor focused – Jeff Bezos

3/ Twitter Resume > Harvard Diploma: Your “proof of work” is always on display online and is more important than your Ivy League degree -  Jim O’Shaughnessy

4/ The Formula Success and Joy: Wealth and happiness lie in being able to do what you want, when you want, how you want, with who you want. -  Jim O’Shaughnessy

5/ If You’re Going to be Remote, Do it Right or Beware: “There’s more to life than being efficient…working from home sounds good but too often I think you’re really living at work.” – Vijay Pande

• Transitioning to remote work and lifestyle is a matter of “when” not “if”
• PSSST: Podcast Notes is working on our very first on how to setup the perfect work from home system. Stay tuned!

Wisdom

6/ “I practiced so hard the games were easy” -  Michael Jordan

7/ Greatness Doesn’t Come Quickly: “Before you chase greatness, have you caught and mastered average?” - Tim Grover

8/ Failure is a Great Thing to Learn: “I like to set my goals so I fail 50% of the time.” – Chip Wilson

9/ A Rule of 3s: if Chip hears something or sees something three times in a week, it’s a call to action – Chip Wilson

Health

10/ Reform the FDA: We should test efficacy and toxicity but can address some things with real-world evidence instead of lengthy trials to speed up the rollout – Vijay Pande

11/ Lift Heavy: “Resistance training is the most powerful tool to change body composition and arguably overall health too.” – Layne Norton

12/ Metabolism is Not an On/Off Switch: You are always burning and storing fat simultaneously – and – synthesizing and degrading protein at the same time – Layne Norton

13/ Going Keto Won’t Help You Grow Muscle: It’s not impossible – but – it may be tougher to build muscle on a ketogenic diet because carbohydrates blunt muscle breakdown – Layne Norton

14/ Childhood Trauma Changes A Child: “People often ask the wrong question when dealing with children with behavioral issues, they ask, ‘what’s wrong with you’, instead of, ‘what happened to you.” – Oprah Winfrey
 
 

Podcast Notes Premium 
Timeless: Jeff Bezos at Startup School 08, The True Origins of AWS, Space and Why Amazon Always Wins
 
The Drive, With Peter Attia

• #163 – Layne Norton, Ph.D. : Building Muscle, Losing Fat, And The Importance Of Resistance Training

The  Tim Ferriss Show

• #514: Chip Wilson — Building Lululemon, The Art Of Setting Goals, And The 10 Great Decisions Of Your Life

Modern Wisdom

• Jim O’Shaughnessy on Surviving The Great Reshuffle

Pod of Jake

• #64: Vijay Pande

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

• Healing From Childhood Trauma and Becoming Self Aware, Confident Adults with Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Perry

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

• What Michael Jordan and Kobe Taught Tim Grover about “Winning”