It’s a strong lesson. And if I try to write the whole story in this box, it’ll lose it’s power.
I wrote about it here. Or you can listen to the podcast now [it’s in the first 2 mins]. It’s worth it. Jesse is one of the most naturally motivating people I’ve ever met. And it’s contagious.
I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/06/jesse-itzler/?utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=link-to-site&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=jesse-itzler)
Show Notes:
Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus (https://amazon.com) by Jesse Itzler
Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet (https://amazon.com) by Jesse Itzler
My first interview with Jesse Itzler: Ep.163: 6 Simple Steps to Becoming Self-Made (https://jamesaltucher.com/2016/04/jesse-itzler-6-simple-steps-to-becoming-self-made/)
Vanilla Ice (rapper) (https://twitter.com/vanillaice?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)
Marquis Jet (https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Marquis_Jet&redirect=no) (a company Jessie founded, which was then sold to NetJets)
Zico (http://zico.com/) coconut water (Jesse’s a partner)
My interview with Shane Snow, author of Smartcuts [Ep. 355 - Make The Breakthrough You Need (With These “Smart Cuts” (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/05/shane-snow/) ]
President Obama
Dwight Eisenhower
John F Kennedy
Lyndon B Johnson
Richard Nixon Spanx (https://www.spanx.com/) (invented by Sara Blakely who Jesse is married to and who I got to interview on this podcast: Episode 211: How To Get a Billion Dollar Idea (https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/02/what-i-learned-from-spanx-founder/) )
Philip Roth who wrote “American Pastoral (https://amazon.com) ” a Pulitzer Prize winning book
Steve Jobs
Game of Thrones
Monasticism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monasticism)
Silent retreat
Thich Nhat Hahn and his monastery (https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/) which is Buddhist
Jesse stayed with Orthodox Christian monks
Vipassana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassan%C4%81) (silent retreat)
“Fit for Life (https://amazon.com) ” by Harvey Diamond and Marilyn Diamond
Jesse turned some of the highlights from his book into an animated series. Check it out here (https://www.dropbox.com/s/92phc1jjq2e3gyh/1.%20The%20Path%20To%20The%20Monastery%20YT.mp4?dl=0)
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