#288: Ben Wilson – Lessons From The World's Most Powerful Humans

Ben Wilson is a podcaster and entrepreneur. He is the host of the incredible How To Take Over The World podcast, which covers great conquerors, explorers, inventors, and people who have taken over the world. He is also the producer of My First Million.

(0:00) Intro

(1:30) Affirmations

(4:44) Becoming Friends With MrBeast

(8:01) Producing My First Million

(8:29) Sam Parr’s Historical Comparison

(10:18) Shaan Puri’s Historical Comparison

(11:50) Learning From Sam and Shaan

(15:01) How To Take Over The World Research

(21:20) Hitler, Napoleon, Stalin

(23:55) Common Traits of World Conquerers

(29:33) What Has HTTOTW Taught Ben?

(32:30) Camp MFM Basketball Story

(35:11) Who Does Ben See Himself?

(36:23) PodRamp

(42:01) Managing 5 Projects

(43:40) Network States (Brigham Young)

(47:01) Sperm Is Down 50%

(52:31) Sauna

(54:33) Read Biographies & Move

(56:39) Parenting Advice

(59:40) Losing Context

(1:04:20) Challenge

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Resources Mentioned

Joe Rogan Experience #1638 with Dr. Shanna Swan – https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pLW2tMx4Kw5qaeAcxj0Lj?si=1be76ba37a5a43bd

Thomas Edison (How To Take Over The World) – https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GPkApesrhUpPJwsgvbOwM?si=35b483f5ef854300

Napoleon (How To Take Over The World) – https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tCx0BdtmnJMDpRpLKf8Yt?si=3194f6c9a5174204

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Ben's Links

Podcast: https://twitter.com/BenWilsonTweets

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenWilsonTweets

Website: https://www.podramp.io

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SPONSOR:

This episode is brought to you by My First Million. This is the podcast that I listen to and recommend whenever I want to learn more about business, technology, or the future. Sam Parr and Shaan Puri are hilarious, informative, and interesting. Check it out: https://link.chtbl.com/MFM?sid=Danny-Miranda

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My Links

✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda

🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda

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