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In part 2 of our ongoing theme of why are the 20s most defining decade in your life I talk about the tyranny of the should, hunt for glory, customized life and love and relationship studies.   This episode in written form can be found here.   My email: rinaldo@eli20.com   ---- If this podcast resonates with you in any way I will give you a scheduler to my calendar. Go to eli20.com/call and you can book a time on my calendar. I'll talk to you free of charge and just try to add value to you. If you have a problem, a struggle or just want to connect, chat, kill time, whatever it is - let's do it.   If you've enjoyed this episode subscribe to ELI20 Podcast and leave a review for the show so our voice reaches and helps as many twenty somethings and young adults as possible. Thank you!   Also, I compiled the advice I gathered from my mentors over the last 3 years into 5 ultimate principles that will inevitably create success in your 20s. This advice transformed my life and you can get

In this episode I will be talking about why are the 20s most important decade in your life. This is inspired by Dr. Meg Jay's book called The Defining Decade - Why 20s Matter. I guess I could call it a book club type of episode, but I'll be sharing my insights and thoughts about matters discussed in this book as well.   Dr. Meg Jay, the author, is  a clinical psychologist, she argues that twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much of which has trivialized what is actually the most defining decade of adulthood. This episode is my take on the most defining decade of our lives adn ways Gen Y can approach it more effectively.   Both the book and this podcast episode weaves the latest science, yes, it's not new agey stuff, it is science backed, of the twentysomething years with behind-closed-doors stories from twentysomethings themselves. The goals is to provide the tools necessary to make the most of your twenties, and show you how work, relati

A brand is anything—a symbol, design, name, sound, reputation, emotion, and much more—that separates one thing from another. Branding on a business-level is common, but today branding is becoming just as important on a personal level.   This podcast episode will take you through all the steps you need to take to create your unique personal brand. In today’s job market and entrepreneurial landscape, there is no room for being another face in the crowd. You have to separate yourself from the competition. You have to be more appealing to your target audience and you can achieve it by creating a recognizable personal brand.   Roberto Blake is a Creative Entrepreneur helping businesses, brands and individuals market themselves effectively with engaging visuals and effective messages.    Roberto has over 10 years of experience commercially in design and marketing and has helped brands, both large and small achieve their goals and reach their audiences. And in this epi

This episode is totally different. I step outside my comfort zone - I have no script just a brief outline. And I talk out loud about my goals for March and plans for the near future. Let me know your opinion and feedback on matters discussed in this episode by emailing me at rinaldo@eli20.com. I also created a Facebook group where we can talk and help make each other accountable!!   Facebook Group: CLICK HERE

In the last episode we talked about Facebook ads being the best way to drive traffic to your offer. Many of you don't know the ropes of Facebook marketing. I've run fb ads in the past, but don't consider myself nearly as competent to teach you about it. So I invited the expert on the subject-matter to help us. And the expert's and our guest's name in this episode is - Rick Mulready.   Rick is a Facebook ads expert and a marketing strategist for small businesses. He also hosts the Art of Paid Traffic podcast where he reveals the best paid traffic tips, tactics and strategies for generating leads and sales for your business on autopilot.   Whether you're taking action on the last episode or have something entirely else to market this episode will help you out.   What will you learn in this episode: Why is Facebook the best choice when it comes to advertising? Does affiliate marketing fall into grey area of Facebook marketing? How to avoid it? What is a high cost per click? My Fa

A lot of you expressed a desire to learn about how to start generating income online. But most of you don't have a product to sell or an audience to sell it to. So I decided to create an episode with Andre on affiliate marketing where you will learn how to leverage and sell other people's products.   Andre Chaperon is one of the best email marketers out there. He’s a badass copywriter, amazing storyteller, affiliate marketing expert and of course an entrepreneur.   I stumbled upon his Affiliate Bully course a while back and I was captivated by the content of the landing pages and I literary waited for new emails to arrive in my inbox so I can read them, that never happens, so I decided to invite him on the show.   If you are willing to take action and change your life here is your chance!   Learn step by step process of creating an income with affiliate marketing: Shift of starting by identifying an audience first Actionable tip

In this episode I'm dropping two gems your way. Both are intellectual babies from one of my favorite business people in the whole world - Charlie Munger. Charlie Munger is the business partner of Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman at Berkshire Hathaway. His books, video and audio snippets are the best source of knowledge and worldly wisdom I've ever encountered.   Today I'll be talking about the mental model of inversion and how can you use it in your life to solve problems and move forward. I'll also speak about the circle of competence principle and how you should go about approaching competition in business.   2 major principles and ideas! Take them away and implement them in your life!    If this podcast resonates with you in any way I will give you a scheduler to my calendar. Go to eli20.com/call and you can book a time on my calendar. I'll talk to you free of charge and just try to add value to you. If you have a problem, a struggle or just want to connect, cha

In this episode I'm talking to Tam Pham. Tam is the author of a number one ranking book on Amazon called How To Network: Build Instant Trust & Respect With Anyone You Meet. He is also the creator of Outside Of The Classroom podcast and an overall supporter of self-directed education and entrepreneurship.   We talk about learning comedy, college vs. self-directed education, building startups, networking and Tam's new job.   What will you learn: What does comedy improv class look like? How to keep the set going? When did Tam feel the need to become an entrepreneur? What business ventures did Tam pursue? What did he learn from it? Why the transition into media world? Content creation process in a startup media company When to drop out of college? How does skill acquisition look like in a self-directed learning frame? What are some fields Tam is learning about at the moment? What is the game approach when you network? How to build relationships by using social media? James Altuc

In this episode of the show we are in presence of a 20-something entrepreneur and visionary whose mission in life is to build the next set of global leaders.   Tayo Rockson is the CEO and President of UYD Media, a media company that encourages people all over the world to use their difference to make a difference while celebrating diversity and educating others. He is an avid writer whose work can be seen on the Huffington Post, Among Worlds Magazine as well as Global Living Magazine. He is an authority on Third Culture Kids and assimilation into new cultures. He is the author of The Ultimate Guide To TCK Living and through his podcast and blog, he is heard and read by thousands of people in over hundred countries.   I love this - his goal is to ultimately leave the world a better place than it was before he came into it. I second that!   Even before I started this podcast I had Tayo on my potential guest list I made, so it's pleasure to feature him on the show.  

Alex Berman is the Chief Marketing Sumo for InspireBeats and he is responsible for generating over $20 million dollars in B2B leads. He and the team at InspireBeats have sent over 1 million cold emails to funded startups and software as a service companies in the last two years.   Every tip and trick given in this episode is for you to take away and make your cold email game better.   Enjoy the episode!   What will you learn: What a good cold email looks like? What should the word count be? How to write a subject line? How to pitch via email and get a response? What are the scripts Alex uses? How and when to follow up? One-two punch principle How to setup and run a successful cold email campaign? How to turn emails into revenue? What software to use? How to find an email address? What does a head of growth do? Alex takes on our signature question   Links: InspireBeats Alex on Twitter If this podcast resonates with you in any way I will give you a scheduler to my cal

This gets me. I hate 10,000 hour rule advice. Is it wrong? I don't know, but I can't go against my nature. And that is to embrace my polymath inclination. I declare myself to be a generalist. Today I will go over why I think it's OK to be one, what are some advantages of being one and why not being a generalist is the way of the old world. Being good at one thing will get you somewhere good—a safe job, a reliable paycheck—but being good at multiple things will bring you somewhere great. Here are my reasons: 5) “Jack of all trades, master of none” is an artificial pairing. 4) In a world of dogmatic specialists, it’s the generalist who ends up running the show. 3) Boredom is failure. 2) Diversity of intellectual playgrounds breeds confidence instead of fear of the unknown. 1) It’s more fun, in the most serious existential sense.   Be too complex to categorize. Look far and wide. There are worlds to conquer.   If you've enjoyed this episode subscribe to ELI20

In this episode I feature Thomas Frank. Thomas is above all creator of College Info Geek where he is helping students build a remarkable college experience. College Info Geek delivers content via blog, podcast and video. Thomas is also an author and has been successful in building an established YouTube channel.   We cover topics ranging from having problems with finding your passion in your 20s, how to narrow down your field of interest, why being a generalist is fine, how to learn faster to thinking bigger.   I really had fun and enjoyed making this episode and chatting with Thomas so I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did.   What will you learn about: What did Thomas do to build his identity capital? How to overcome 'I'm an adult now, what do I do?' moment? How to ready yourself for adult life? How to change your views on 'follow your passion' myth? What is the revenue model of an online content creation platform? How to effectively publish content acro

Jared Kleinert is a successful young entrepreneur, founder of Kleinert Ventures, author of the bestselling book 2 Billion Under 20, a TED speaker and one of the most connected Millennials in the world. Jared is a world-class connector of people and ideas. He’s worked with NYT Bestselling authors, Olympians, founders of billion dollar brands, Rhodes Scholars, and more.  From speaking at TED to teaching teens in Turkey, and joking with Japanese high schoolers to sharing stories in South Africa, Jared travels around the world as a highly sought-after keynote speaker for corporations, universities, conferences, and charitable organizations, providing audiences with the stories and insights he’s learned from leading a cohort of some of the world’s smartest and most talented Millennials. In this episode Jared goes along his timeline of launching 2 unsuccessful startups, creating 2BU20 community, writing a book, speaking around the world and launching and growing his consulting business.

In April of 1958, Hunter S. Thompson was 22 years old when he wrote this letter to his friend Hume Logan in response to a request for life advice. I'm 22, you may be of similar age and Thompson’s letter offers some of the most thoughtful and profound advice I’ve ever come across. In this episode I voice Hunter's words. If you want the letter transcribed email me at rinaldo@eli20.com If you've enjoyed this episode subscribe to ELI20 Podcast and leave a review for the show so our voice reaches and helps as many twenty-somethings and young adults as possible. Thank you!   If this podcast resonates with you in any way I will give you a scheduler to my calendar. Go to eli20.com/call and you can book a time on my calendar. I'll talk to you free of charge and just try to add value to you. If you have a problem, a struggle or just want to connect, chat, kill time, whatever it is - let's do it.   Also, I compiled the advice I gathered from my mentors over the last 3 years into 5 ultimate pri

How to launch 3 business ventures, do 3 TEDx talks, be featured in Forbes and write a book by the age of 19?! This episode is my favorite so far.   Justin Lafazan is a Student at Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been featured in Forbes, USA Today, The Huffington Post, Inc. Magazine and more, Justin Lafazan is an acclaimed entrepreneur, speaker, author and consultant...all at the age of 19. He’s on a mission to inspire the world’s young people to design the lives they want to live, through entrepreneurship. Justin has founded three companies, done three TEDx talks and he released a book about Millennial entrepreneurship.   I wholeheartedly believe if you want to start a business, but so far you haven't been able to, this episode is enough for you to do just that!   If you don't start anything by justifying that you don't feel passionate about it, Justin explains his design by triangles met

I'm bringing you a call I had with my mentor, Geoff Woods, who you had the pleasure of meeting in the 2nd episode.This conversation takes place in time after that initial conversation, but still before any of these episodes were created and published. The call is fragmented and is delivering only what is relevant to you guys. All that taken in concern, this episode has some pretty serious value nuggets for you, I share why I wanted to do this podcast and what is the reasoning behind it, Geoff also shares how to attract people you want to attract and ultimately surround yourself with heavy hitters and establish yourself as authority. Geoff also laid out the e-mail script you should be using to approach your potential mentors and people you admire and want to learn from. I got a reply from an influencer within minutes by using this. Maybe most important thing - Geoff shares a nugget on self-talk and bringing yourself down. Enjoy! Happy New Year! I'm overly optimistic for 2016, can't wait to

Follow your passion is advice that is thrown around most often. What does that even mean? Advice follow your passion won't change your life if you don't know how to identify your passion.   Whether you’re starting out or considering a possible change in direction, asking yourself the right questions is critical. These eight have been shared by entrepreneurs, innovators, consultants, and creative thinkers. What is your tennis ball? What am I doing when I feel most beautiful? What is something you believe that almost nobody agrees with you on? What are your superpowers? So what did you enjoy doing at age 10? What are you willing to try now? Looking back on your career, 20 or 30 years from now, what do you want to say you’ve accomplished? What is your sentence? Links: -personality test   [CALL TO ACTION] If this podcast resonates with you in any way I will give you a scheduler to my calendar. Go to eli20.com/call and you can book a time on my calendar. I'll talk to you free of charge and

It's another value blitz episode I'm bringing to you guys where I talk about things not happening for a predetermined reason and giving light and enduring the burning.     [CALL TO ACTION] If this podcast resonates with you in any way I will give you a scheduler to my calendar. Go to eli20.com/call and you can book a time on my calendar. I'll talk to you free of charge and just try to add value to you. If you have a problem, a struggle or just want to connect, chat, kill time, whatever it is - let's do it.   I wish you a warm and happy Christmas, filled with the peace, joy and love you deserve.   

Vincent Nguyen is 21 and he is an entrepreneur. He is the creator and writer at Self Stairway, non-sugarcoated self-help website and he is also a founder of Growth Ninja, a Lead Generation service that manages everything from creating the Facebook ads and landing pages along with the split-testing, all with performance-based pricing. Overarching theme in this episode is how you should stop lying to yourself. What will you learn in this episode: How to justify to your parents why you don't want to go to college or want to drop out? How to create something on the side? How to enjoy your time in college even if you don't like the subject matter? How to act when you don't have a vision about what to do with your life when you enter college? What's the key to finding your thing?  How to dig around to see what interests you most? How to start a self-help website? How to use an online platform as a launchpad? How to launch your side projects when in college? How not to be overwhelmed and no

There is one crucial aspect on the topic of goals, vital, required—if you are not an accomplished person today but want to be tomorrow. Obsession is what is required to accomplish what you want out of life—because it takes a tremendous amount of energy to change. Discover how to make your brain be in a conversation with your goals. It is the life hack to end all life hacks.   Write to me at rinaldo@eli20.com with what do you want me to cover next or just simply reach out!   If you've enjoyed this episode subscribe to ELI20 Podcast and leave a review for the show so our voice reaches and helps as many twenty somethings and young adults as possible. Thank you!