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How to Take Over the World
Author: Ben Wilson
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Anyone who has achieved greatness has, in part, patterned themselves after those who came before. Napoleon learned from Charlemagne, Charlemagne learned from Caesar, and Caesar learned from Alexander the Great. This podcast analyzes the lives of some of the greatest men and women to ever live. By examining their strategies, tactics, mindset, and work habits, How to Take Over the World helps you understand the great ones, so that you can follow in their footsteps.
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The story of how John Wooden won ten national championships on the way to becoming the greatest coach of all time.
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Writing, production, and sound editing by Ben Wilson with support from Michael Lackner.
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The story of how Phil Knight founded one of the great companies - and brands - of all time.
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Writing, production, and sound editing by Ben Wilson with support from Michael Lackner.
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"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something, but I can't accept not trying. I can't accept it." Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He's also a great entrepreneur, business owner, and Olympian. In this episode, we cover his remarkable story and talk about the strategies, tactics, and work habits that made him so effective.
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"Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful. When I run, I like to make people stop and say, ‘I’ve never seen anyone run like that before.’ It’s more than just a race, it’s style. It’s doing something better than anyone else."
Steve Prefontaine is one of the great legends of the running world. In this episode, we cover his remarkable story and talk about the strategies, tactics, and work habits that made him so effective.
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"When I was a child, my mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the pope. Instead, I was a painter And became Picasso."
What made Picasso such a great artist? And what made him such a legend both in his own time, and since his death? On this episode, we explore Picasso's life, his art, his impact, and the strategies he used to take over the art world.
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On this mini-episode, I talk about my combined takeaways from the founding father of the United States - Franklin, Hamilton, and Washington - and what the secret was that allowed them to be so successful.
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Topics on the Franklin Guide to taking over the world include:
How to convince someone of your viewpoint
Why Franklin almost started a swimming school
Franklin's love life
Was Benjamin Franklin a shallow person?
+ much more!
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Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest scientists, writers, diplomats, and statesmen of all time. How does one man accomplish so much in one life?
Well, he was also the first self-help guru of all time. On this episode, we examine the life of Benjamin Franklin, and the tools he used to become the world's first self-made man.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
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The ten-step guide to being Alexander Hamilton. In the endnotes section, I also discuss:
My review of Hamilton the Musical (👎🏻👎🏻)
Whether Hamilton was right-wing or left-wing
If Hamilton was gay
His family life
His relationship with Angelica
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Alexander Hamilton was the greatest and most indispensable of the American founding fathers. On this episode we see how he made such lasting contributions to the US system of government. Points of discussion:
The Newburgh Conspiracy
The Constitutional Convention
The Federalist Papers
Hamilton's time as Secretary of the Treasury
The Reynolds Affair
The Quasi-War
The Adams Pamphlet
His duel with Aaron Burr
+ more
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Sources:
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
The Life of Alexander Hamilton by John C Hamilton
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Alexander Hamilton was the greatest and most indispensable of the American founding fathers. (At least that's my contention). On this episode, I begin to describe what made him so great, I talk about his origins and education, and some of the habits and strategies he used to become one of America's leading men before the age of 25.
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Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
The Life of Alexander Hamilton by John C Hamilton
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In this conversation with Alex Petkas of the Cost of Glory podcast, we talk about one of Washington's great inspirations in life: Cato The Younger. We discuss why he was so taken with his life, what it means to be a modern day Cato, some of out top takeaways from the life of Cato and Washington, and more. Enjoy!
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What was the key to George Washington's success that made him such a beloved president and leader?
On this subscriber-only episode, we dive deeper into his playbook and go through the endnotes - more interesting side stories and random information about Washington and his life.
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How did George Washington shape the future of the United States of America as its first president? In this episode, we examine his presidency, his post-presidency, his death, and his legacy.
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Sources:
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
George Washington and the New Nation: 1783-1793
George Washington: Anguish and Farewell 1793-1799
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George Washington is one of the most celebrated and beloved leaders of all time. What was it about Washington that made him such an effective leader? On this episode, we explore the making of George Washington: How he rose from relatively mundane origins to become the head of the American revolution.
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Sources:
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
George Washington in the American Revolution (1775-1783)
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George Washington is one of the most celebrated and beloved leaders of all time. What was it about Washington that made him such an effective leader? On this episode, we explore the making of George Washington: How he rose from relatively mundane origins to become the head of the American revolution.
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Sources:
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
George Washington: The Forge of Experience by James Thomas Flexner
On Seriousness
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What was the key to Ernest Shackleton's success that made him "the greatest leader that ever came on God's earth - bar none?"
On this subscriber-only episode, we dive deeper into his playbook and go through the endnotes - more interesting side stories and random information about the journey of the expedition.
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When Ernest Shackleton's ship is trapped in Antarctic ice, he and his crew must figure out how to survive and make their way home. On this episode, we explore the dramatic story of The Endurance and the leadership lessons that can be learned from Shackleton.
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Sources:
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
South by Ernest Shackleton
Shackleton by Ranulph Fieness
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AMA #1 - I answer questions about obsession vs discipline, where my intro music came from, who is coming up next on the podcast, and more.
At the end of the episode I also give my review of Dune 2 and explain why I think Denis Villeneuve tried unsuccessfully to undermine his own movie.
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Why is Julius Caesar one of the greatest men to have ever lived? What made him so remarkable? And how was he able to accomplish what he did? We unpack his playbook on this episode of How to Take Over the World.
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Sources:
Caesar: A Sketch by James Anthony Froude
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This podcast takes about Putin are American-Biased. Unproven assumptions, exaggerations, manichean. It's quite disappointing to invest almost 2hs listening to both episodes and come to realise this.
A great one 👍🏻