The Unique Genius Superheroes Interview Series is about ordinary people who have discovered their purpose and turned it into a successful business.
Let me just say, this interview was awesome. Even a client of mine said “the Brian Johnson interview was stupid good. I really liked the way he lives his life and enjoyed the interaction between the two of you. There is much in common. Thanks for making the time for this. Best, Eliot.” And thanks Eliot for suggesting I interview him!
By the way, even if you don’t listen to the interview, take this bit of advice to heart: when Brian was 24 and “a train wreck” (his words), all he could do was follow his “single little bit of bliss” (wanting to to coach little league baseball). That eventually led to the idea, growth and $13 million sale of his first company.
So what is your little bit of bliss, however small, that you’re not following because it’s not “practical”?
A little about Brian:
Brian lived for a year in Bali as part of figuring out what he wanted to do and coming up with PhilosophersNotes.com. Brian, like myself, comes from a technology-entrepreneurship background, but left it behind to start a Unique Genius business.
In his first venture, as a 24-year-old law-school-dropout-turned-CEO, Brian led the creation of eteamz – the world’s largest amateur sports site that was sold for over $13 million of stock and cash to The Active Network, Inc. in 2000 (and it still profitably serves more than 3 million team players in 120 countries around the world). So the guy knows some stuff 🙂
Also, Brian will be a guest expert trainer in my upcoming Discover Your Unique Genius program. When you listen to the interview, you’ll understand why I invited him to participate.
Things we discussed:
- How Brian dropped out of law school at age 24, terrified & “a train wreck”… and then by following his “single little bit of bliss” (wanting to to coach little league baseball) led to the idea, growth and $13 million sale of his first company.
- Why Brian feels that raising money from investors – which he’s done twice, almost $10 million worth – is overrated (and why I agree!)
- Why taking a 10-day silent vipassana meditation course, and starting to meditate, was one of the most significant things Brian’s ever done for himself (although it almost drove him crazy).
- Brian’s two main sources of stress, and how he manages them.
- What kind of environment and activities lead to the idea and vision of PhilosophersNotes.com
- What led Brian to realize that “he’s just not that into business” and what he REALLY cares about.
And so…
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Books & Sites Mentioned That We Both Recommend
- John Wooden & Steve Jamison’s “Wooden” (one of the best – if not the best – management books I’ve ever read)
- Gay Hendricks’ “The Big Leap”
- Tim Ferriss’ The 4 Hour Workweek
- Deepak Chopra’s The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
- David Daeda’s The Way of the Superior Man
- Vipassana Meditation: www.Dhamma.org, and my post about my 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat: “A lifetime focus & happiness enhancer: Vipassana meditation”
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