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Pat Flynn is an American entrepreneur, author, and podcast host best known for founding Smart Passive Income, a platform that teaches people how to build online businesses and generate passive income. After being laid off from his architecture job in 2008, he turned a small study guide website into a thriving business, eventually expanding into blogging, podcasting, and online courses. Flynn is widely respected for his transparency, ethical approach to marketing, and focus on serving his audience first.



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00:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqqdv3B_F8] – Intro

01:31 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqqdv3B_F8&t=91s] – How Pat Flynn Got Started

03:48 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqqdv3B_F8&t=228s] – Are We Learning Too Much?

06:57 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqqdv3B_F8&t=417s] – The Problem with School

13:43 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqqdv3B_F8&t=823s] – How Pat Changed His Mindset

20:03 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqqdv3B_F8&t=1203s] – “Just in Time” Learning

Pat Flynn - Smart Passive Income Founder | How Lean Learning Created a Million-Dollar Empire

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In this “Lessons” episode, former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss reveals how tactical empathy can transform your business communication—showing why understanding someone’s perspective doesn’t mean agreeing with it, how articulating their fears builds trust and diffuses tension, and why silence and curiosity often lead to the most honest, productive conversations. Learn how to disarm defensiveness, avoid projecting your own biases, and use empathy as a powerful tool to uncover truth, connect deeply, and negotiate more effectively in any situation.



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Lessons - The FBI Negotiation Tactics That Transform Business Deals | Chris Voss - Former FBI Hostage Negotiator

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In this “Lessons” episode, sales expert Mara Dorne breaks down the real reason most salespeople fail—not because they lack skill, but because they refuse to grind, commit, and adapt. Learn how consistency, office synergy, and embracing rejection are non-negotiables for success. Discover why top performers focus on building human connections rather than relying on lazy texts, how the first 30 seconds of a conversation can make or break a sale, and why sales is more about psychology and presence than scripts and pressure, especially in a post-COVID world where authenticity sells better than tactics.



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Lessons - The Psychology Behind High-Converting Sales Conversations | Mara Dorne - Sales Performance Expert

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Zoltan Istvan is a futurist, transhumanist leader, and former presidential candidate known for advocating the use of science and technology to overcome aging and death. A former National Geographic journalist and author of The Transhumanist Wager, he founded the U.S. Transhumanist Party and gained global attention with his 2016 “Immortality Bus” campaign. Istvan has spoken at the World Economic Forum and the World Bank, and written for The New York Times and Wired, making him one of the most provocative voices shaping humanity’s future.



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00:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihwhr5O264I] – Intro

01:41 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihwhr5O264I&t=101s] – Who Is Zoltan Istvan?

03:19 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihwhr5O264I&t=199s] – A Life-Changing Moment

06:52 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihwhr5O264I&t=412s] – Why Chase Immortality?

08:40 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihwhr5O264I&t=520s] – Transhumanism Explained

Zoltan Istvan - Futurist & Presidential Candidate | How Transhumanism Will Redefine Success and Survival

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In this “Lessons” episode, Sahil Bloom unpacks the undervalued currency of time—and how reclaiming it can transform your life. Learn why recognizing yourself as a “time billionaire” helps shift focus from external validation to internal fulfillment, how over-indexing on consumption and ideation without action leads to paralysis, and how rebalancing your professional time across management, creation, consumption, and ideation unlocks clarity, purpose, and long-term success.



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Lessons - The Currency You Can't Earn Back: Mastering Time Management | Sahil Bloom - Newsletter Creator & Investor

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In this “Lessons” episode, Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit, breaks down the psychology behind persuasive conversations, revealing how every discussion falls into one of three types: practical, emotional, or social, and why recognizing the difference is key to being understood. Learn how asking deep questions uncovers someone’s mindset and turns monologues into real dialogue, how neural entrainment builds trust even during disagreements, and how acknowledging someone’s identity can be more powerful than logic or empathy, so you can stop talking at people and start connecting with them.



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Lessons - The Hidden Psychology Behind Persuasive Communication | Charles Duhigg - Bestselling Author of "The Power of Habit"

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In this "Lessons" episode, we'll teach you how to make better decisions. We're going to show you why hard choices feel impossible - you're not actually choosing between options, you're fighting between what you want and what you think you should want. We'll give you two simple questions that instantly cut through the confusion and show you the right answer. This is about the Clarity Razor - a framework that stops you from overthinking every decision and helps you choose what you actually want instead of what looks good to other people.

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How to Make Better Decisions (The Clarity Razor)

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Grant Cardone is an American entrepreneur, real estate investor, sales trainer, and motivational speaker known for his high-energy approach to business and personal development. He is the founder of Cardone Capital, a real estate investment firm with billions in assets under management, and author of several bestselling books including The 10X Rule and Sell or Be Sold. With a strong presence on social media and a background in sales, Cardone has built a global brand around the idea of 10X growth—pushing individuals to take massive action to achieve success.



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00:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN8lVm9mivo] – Intro

01:30 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN8lVm9mivo&t=90s] – Grant’s #1 Advice to His Younger Self

05:54 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN8lVm9mivo&t=354s] – Avoiding the Drift Early in Your Career

10:27 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN8lVm9mivo&t=627s] – How to Raise Kids for Real-World Success

13:27 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN8lVm9mivo&t=807s] – Fixi

Grant Cardone - Billionaire Real Estate Mogul | How To Get Anything You Want In Life or Business

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In this “Lessons” episode, Gary Lipovetsky breaks down the three core motivations behind why people become creators—passion, independence, or the pursuit of wealth—and how understanding your "bucket" defines the strategy needed for success. Learn how setting clear goals shapes content direction, why building 300 posts matters more than obsessing over early metrics, and how creator income can become more stable than a 9-to-5 through diversified revenue streams like brand deals, subscriptions, and products. This episode reveals the hidden mental and financial benchmarks that help creators transition from side hustle to full-time—and why early consistency beats chasing viral hits.



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Lessons - The Hidden Metrics That Predict Creator Success | Gary Lipovetsky - Influencer Content Strategist

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In this "Lessons" episode, former Fortune 500 CEO Klaus Kleinfeld unpacks the real reason leaders—and their teams—burn out: a failure to manage energy, not time. Learn how elite performers stay in their “performance zone” by practicing micro-recharge habits like walking or breathing, why downtime is actually productive time when used intentionally, and how purpose acts as a laser, focusing scattered effort into transformative leadership. From saving lives with medical tech to turning around billion-dollar companies, Kleinfeld shows how understanding your energy dynamics—shifting between survival, performance, and recovery—can help you lead through crisis, make high-stakes decisions, and inspire lasting change.



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Lessons - Fixing the Leadership Crisis That's Destroying Companies | Klaus Kleinfeld - Former Fortune 500 CEO

Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary (@scottdclary).

On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship.

Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights.

He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between.

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Scott Clary

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