TONY ROBBINS, entrepreneur , New York Times bestselling author, philanthropist, and the nation’s #1 life and business strategist Elliot didn't drink or smoke. He prioritized sleep, yoga, and a few hours of work in the morning to feel rested and energized when traveling.

Use borrowed credibility to get people to say yes (writer for a credible magazine, associated with a big organization, use a warm intro (having an inside man). Alex hears from Bill Gates' chief of staff, that he wants to reach out to Bill after Alex has some more momentum for the project (a book deal, some additional high-profile interviewees on board) Never again will you sit in a meeting with someone and not tell them that. Your mission is nice, but this story tells me more about who you are than anything else you could possibly say. This story commands attention. Many time the hardest part about achieving a dream isn’t actually achieving it — it’s stepping through your fear of the unknown when you don’t have a plan

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Most people do things because that’s what society tells them they should do. But if you stop and do the math — if you actually think for yourself — you’ll realize there’s a better way to do things. It dawned on me that advice from Bill Gates was never my Holy Grail. My mistakes on my way to get to him were what changed me the most.” You see, most people live a linear life. They go to college, get an internship, graduate, land a job, get a promotion, save up for a vacation each year, work toward their next promotion, and they just do that their whole lives. Their lives move step by step, slowly and predictably. But successful people don’t buy into that model. They opt into an exponential life. Rather than going step by step, they skip steps. People say that you first need to ‘pay your dues’ and get years of experience before you can go out on your own and get what you truly want. Society feeds us this lie that you need to do x, y, and z before you can achieve your dream. It’s bullshit. The only person whose permission you need to live an exponential life is your own. Tony Hsieh

While Qi Le and Sugar Ray were both born with remarkable abilities, what made them stand out... was their choices. Qi Time was a choice. Chasing the school bus was a choice."It's time to talk to The Forgotten once more, and when you're done, go over to the desk under the light in the distance and strike up a conversation with your purple friend again. Then, focus your magic on the desk to reveal some more childhood items. If for some reason this isn't working for you, here's exactly where to place each torch in the Dark Castle: After one of the first recovery meetings I attended, a woman said to me, “You never have to drink again.” I thought, is that supposed to be comforting? Because it makes me want to die. Alex met with Bill Gates. The young author tried to pay attention to every detail in Gates’ office: furniture, books, and clothing. Then the interview started. Alex asked about how everything Gates learned in high school helped him with Microsoft. Gates started to ramble and Alex was nervous that the interview would teach him nothing. Alex then proceeded to ask a business question, but he was looking for a nugget of wisdom that the new generations would find useful. He then asked about Gates’ negotiating tactics. Gates suggested, “to find out your opponents’ fears and use them to your advantage.” Alex saw Gates’ answers as brilliant in retrospect. At the moment though, he was unsatisfied with the interview. During the interview’s final moments, Gates started sharing funny anecdotes, and they laughed and had a great time. Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Third Door Alex recalls a story about how Elliot Bisnow did a similar project (bringing together CEO of Zappos, Bill Clinton, Ted Turner and many others) a few years prior.

Alex interviewed Jake Goodall, a 79-year-old anthropologist. She was obsessed with animals as a child and her dream was to study chimpanzees in Africa. The key to the dream was held by Louis Leakey, a paleoanthropologist who made sexual advances toward Goodall. She politely refused and he respected her decision. Goodall went on to publish thirty-three books and became an expert in the topics she discussed. This interview made the author realize that all interviews so far have featured men. Chapter Thirty-One: Turning Darkness into Light

Alex had a chance to meet Lady Gaga in a nightclub. Gaga’s manager asked Alex to write a speech and prepare a PowerPoint presentation for a South by Southwest keynote. Alex was introduced to someone named Qi Lu, a forty-year-old, sandal-wearing Microsoft employee. Qi Lu grew up in rural China with no running water or electricity. At 27, he made seven dollars a month, but by the time he was forty, he was president of online services at Microsoft. Qi Lu got into a good university and majored in computer science.

Success in life, business or almost any field you choose, is like getting into a nightclub. There are always three doors: The first door is the main entrance, where almost everyone queues, waiting and hoping to get in. The second door is the VIP door, where the celebrities and billionaires slip straight through. The best negotiating tactic is to build a genuine, trusting relationship. If you’re an unknown entrepreneur and the person you’re dealing with isn’t invested in you, why would he or she even do business with you? But on the other hand, if the person is your mentor or friend, you might not even need to negotiate. Elliot Bisnow For everyone else, yeah, if you have the time and money I'd recommend reading this book—your experience instead will be like the other reviewers. If you actually want to make a difference in the world, if you want to live a life of inspiration, adventure, and wild success--you need to grab on to that exponential life--and hold on to it with all you've got."

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Warren Buffett rejects Alex's interview request many times over. Alex continues to increase his effort and keeps asking, but it goes nowhere.