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Dietrich Mateschitz founded redbull at the age of 41 years old. At the time of his passing 35 years later, he was worth over $27 billion and 90% of the world’s population could recognize RedBull’s branding. He is one of the m...

I read a biography of United States General George Patton titled “Patton: The Man Behind The Legend.” As with every episode, I read the entire book, highlighted everything that struck me as important, and then went through it...

Nate is a United States Marine veteran, entrepreneur, rancher, and father. In this conversation, we discuss why Nate is grateful for the time he spent homeless, the importance and power of training for something specific, how...

Sam Walton is the founder of Wal-Mart and the patriarch of the world's richest family with a networth of $432 Billion. He grew up middle class in Missori, however, by the time he died he was the world's second richest man, th...

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Jeff Bezos is worth $200 Billion Dollars and Amazon has a market cap of $2 Trillion dollars.How did Bezos go from a dissastified wall-street employee in his 30’s who started selling books online to the second richest man in t...

I read the book " ⁠Napoleon⁠ " by Paul Johnson. Napoleon Bonaparte conquered all of Europe, then lost all of his power, then got it back, and then lost it again. According to Time Magazine, he is the second most influential m...

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I read “ Benjamin Franklin: An American Life " Benjamin Franklin was born into a middle class family, ranaway from home as a teen, and became one of America's best diplomats, scientists, political thinkers, and founding fathe...

This is the 100th of episode of The Art and Science of Becoming Sovereign podcast. I asked folks to submit questions and I answered them. Thank you for supporting the podcast and finding it valuable.

Today, Monday, February 17th at 4pm EST, we are launching RoughRider : a brand that myself and two of my close friends have been building for nearly a year. Classic clothing designs with a western touch — made in America, by ...

I read “ Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage " Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Irish in the early 20th century who led the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition - one of the most daring and famous expeditions of the last sev...

Ben Wilson is the host of the renowned podcast How To Take Over The World where he studies history’s greatest leaders and heroes so you can learn lessons from their lives and become a great leader yourself. We discuss why gre...

I read ' Courage ' - a short essay by esteemed American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson discusses the three characteristics which elicit respect across mankind, the most important and rare of which is real, genuince coura...

Greg Lapin is a former law enforcement officer and government contractor with two decades of experience on SWAT teams, government special operations, and deploying to war zones. He’s a first degree black belt in Jiu Jitsu, th...

I read “ The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific" Alistair Urquhart was a Scottish born soldier in WW2 who was a prisoner of war under the Imperial Japanese Army for several years. He end...

I read “ The 38 Letters From J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom ” John D. Rockefeller was born in a poor family with a con artist, bigamist father and became the world's richest man with an estima...

Brad Womack is a blue collar guy who began his career on the oil fields before building a multi-million dollar business with his brother. Brad's blue collar work ethic and mindset along with his business acumen combine for a ...

In this episode, I go over the highlights and what I learned from reading The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt . Teddy Roosevelt graduated from Harvard, served as a New York State Assemblyman, a Civil Service Commissioner, a Police...

Trip Ison is an entrepreneur, speaker, runner, and recovering drug addict. We discuss when and how Trip’s addiction began and what it was fueled by, the conversation Trip had with God that changed his life, what it feels like...

Andy Schoonover is the founder and CEO of CrowdHealth - a crowdfunded health insurance alternative that saves you money and incentivizes you to be healthy. We discuss how Andy’s family saves $20,000 per year on health insuran...

Matt Johnson is a veteran and ultra marathon runner - he is ranked the #1 ultra runner in the world by his very own mother. We discuss Matt’s upcoming run across Texas, yes an 850 mile run across the entire state of Texas and...

Noah is an author, lawyer, founder, and fitness and philosophy enthusiast. His most recent book “This Way To The Stars: A History of The Hero” is one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. He summarizes and reflects on all of t...

Nick Smith is a successful entrepreneur, founder of Olympus Gum, intellectual, and Faithful man. We discuss how chewing mastic gum makes you more handsome and healthy, should the US government be able to ban foods, what probl...