​@dereksivers is a beautiful, thinker, writer, philosopher, entrepreneur and someone who truly has optimized his life for creating and learning.  He is the author of multiple great books one of my favorite books How To Live and I do not say that lightly.  

Originally Derek was a professional musician and circus clown, Derek created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100 million in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22 million, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. Like I said interesting guy! 

On this episode you’ll learn:
Why beliefs that are useful not true to can be the key to so many things
The value of confronting your fears
How to get better at listening to your inner compass in life 

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Time Stamps
01:11 Mastery is the Best Goal
04:47 Writing Process
Culmination of Everything Learned
05:35 The Benefits of Mastery
07:36 Pursuing Your Passion
11:34 Passion and Entrepreneurship
16:46 Useful but Not True Beliefs
27:46 Choosing Your Beliefs
33:12 Sticking to Habits
34:20 The Importance of Values and Beliefs
38:45 Keeping Track of Ideas from Books
39:51 The Power of Rituals and Overcoming Fears
The Book that Shaped His Beliefs
45:49 Taking Action and Internal Awareness
47:51 Journaling and Remembering Conversational Threads
51:23 Practicing Feeling Emotions Intentionally
56:39 Visualization Practice + Path to Mastery
Visualization practice involves tapping into a total sensory experience.
01:01:45 The Most Meaningful Person to Spend Time With
01:02:34 Contacting Derek Sivers