Life-Changing Lessons of Working Weird Jobs (ft. Derek Sivers)
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Successful people talk a lot about what made them successful. But they're rarely asked about all the things that went wrong.
What about all of the things that failed? Or all the times they got fired? Embarrassed themselves? Spent time in jobs that were just plain weird or awful?
No one asks this stuff. Until now of course.
In this episode, I talk to my friend Derek Sivers about the weird and awful jobs that eventually led him to become a millionaire. From circus ringleader to founder of one the most successful music start-ups of our time, this guy has a story to tell.
Derek Sivers is the author of four books, founder of CD Baby which he sold for $22 million (then gave most of it away), and just an all-around badass.
Derek’s website: https://sive.rs/
Derek’s upcoming book, Useful Not True: https://sive.rs/u
0:00 | Introduction
1:44 | How Derek became a circus ringleader
4:48 | Derek’s favorite circus act
8:19 | Has Derek actually worked as a clown?
8:50 | Mark’s stint as a stockbroker
13:47 | The “metaphorical time zone”
16:18 | Mark’s takeaway from his time in investment banking
19:40 | Lessons from Derek’s telemarketing job
24:27 | Is Mark always Mark?
26:32 | Mark’s stint as a bar doorman
30:30 | Getting fired isn’t the worst thing
31:55 | Hardship doesn’t have to suck
35:20 | Derek’s taste of Landmark
37:23 | Your goals should serve you
38:55 | Find a better reason than money
41:57 | Skills we don’t need to survive
43:15 | Derek’s definition of “home”
45:21 | How Derek became a rock star in Japan
49:33 | Derek being inspired by the great cities he’s lived in
53:41 | What Derek learned from his time in the rock band
57:10 | How to get a job when someone’s not hiring
1:01:06 | Mark’s lessons from being a men’s dating coach
1:08:46 | Closing
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Successful people talk a lot about what made them successful. But they're rarely asked about all the things that went wrong.
What about all of the things that failed? Or all the times they got fired? Embarrassed themselves? Spent time in jobs that were just plain weird or awful?
No one asks this stuff. Until now of course.
In this episode, I talk to my friend Derek Sivers about the weird and awful jobs that eventually led him to become a millionaire. From circus ringleader to founder of one the most successful music start-ups of our time, this guy has a story to tell.
Derek Sivers is the author of four books, founder of CD Baby which he sold for $22 million (then gave most of it away), and just an all-around badass.
Derek’s website: https://sive.rs/
Derek’s upcoming book, Useful Not True: https://sive.rs/u
0:00 | Introduction
1:44 | How Derek became a circus ringleader
4:48 | Derek’s favorite circus act
8:19 | Has Derek actually worked as a clown?
8:50 | Mark’s stint as a stockbroker
13:47 | The “metaphorical time zone”
16:18 | Mark’s takeaway from his time in investment banking
19:40 | Lessons from Derek’s telemarketing job
24:27 | Is Mark always Mark?
26:32 | Mark’s stint as a bar doorman
30:30 | Getting fired isn’t the worst thing
31:55 | Hardship doesn’t have to suck
35:20 | Derek’s taste of Landmark
37:23 | Your goals should serve you
38:55 | Find a better reason than money
41:57 | Skills we don’t need to survive
43:15 | Derek’s definition of “home”
45:21 | How Derek became a rock star in Japan
49:33 | Derek being inspired by the great cities he’s lived in
53:41 | What Derek learned from his time in the rock band
57:10 | How to get a job when someone’s not hiring
1:01:06 | Mark’s lessons from being a men’s dating coach
1:08:46 | Closing
My stuff:
https://markmanson.net/
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https://facebook.com/Markmansonnet/
https://linkedin.com/in/markmanson/
https://www.tiktok.com/@iammarkmanson
Theme Song: "Lola (2020 Stereo Remaster)" by The Kinks
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Mark Manson
3x #1 NY Times Bestselling Author. World Champion Non-Fuck-Giver.
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