Rich Instinct Podcast

Who said ideas are worthless? The right idea, at the right time, could be worth BILLIONS. For creative folk, ideas are our LIVELIHOOD. Here's a tried and tested way to generate BETTER ideas. Let's look at some examples from science, business, and art in this dash across the ideasphere.

Paulo Coelho did not write "The Alchemist," his travels did. In this episode I talk about the events that transpired to create this massive phenomenon of a book. We mine interviews Mr. Coelho has given and discover the environmental factors that affect the caliber of work an artist can produce. Whether you like it or not, your place has a big say in your capabilities.

Ed Sheeran is one of the most successful songwriters over the past five years. While I was listening to an interview Ed gave in front of young musicians, there was a one minute portion where he revealed his mental process for mastering his craft. In this episode we discuss this approach which we'll call "FAUCET," along with other methods described by Ira Glass, and Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn.  Music Written and Produced by Ben Murray-Smith

I figured it out! After all these years, it finally clicked. Cal Newport's book Deep Work taught me a few things about how to figure out what I should be focusing on when it comes to my career and my hobbies.

A must listen for Vloggers and Youtubers! Adam was living the dream: He was making a good living as a freelance video journalist, something he had been working towards since childhood. But then his view of the world got flipped upside down. He learned that quality and popularity aren't directly related. This is depressing, but there is a silver lining.  In this episode we talk to Adam Westbrook, creator behind the exceptional The Long Game 3-part video essay. He shares all he's learned, and where he sees the industry of video creation going. 

People are always staring at her. "Can I touch your stomach?" is the question that they always ask first. Miss Nu is someone who's gone from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs when it comes to personal acceptance, you'll see what I mean. She currently competes in national bodybuilding competitions, coaches others, inspires 10 thousand fans over Instagram, and does all this while maintaining a position as Director at a major Pharma corporation. In this episode we go deep, I mean DEEEEP, on what she has done to climb out of depression and into her best self. These are things we should all implement into our lives IMMEDIATELY.  Music Written and Produced by Ben Murray-Smith www.benmurraysmith.co.uk

Louis Cortes, a good friend of mine and brilliant marketer, shares his story with us. He is impatient, and this is evident by his favorite hobby: cars. In this episode we dig deep into our favorite activities, to see what they reveal about us. It turns out that our patience, or lackthereof, could very well be the thing preventing us from the success we so badly want.

Aaron Sorkin is a genius. He wrote the Facebook movie, the Steve Jobs movie, and his first hit which was A Few Good Men. I recently took his online Masterclass on the craft of screenwriting. But the lessons I took away from it have broader applications, they cross over to Art in general, business, and part-time hobbies. In this episode we analyze his story to find the key moments that made him the master he is today.

Adam Gilbert is a tech entrepreneur who started a business from his passion. His company is called My Body Tutor, where he and his staff help folks nationwide reach their health goals.  He is the perfect person to share some wisdom with us on what he's learned about the two areas we quit at most often: fitness and business. He shares some findings on how social media has more of an impact on our goal-setting than we think--or dare to admit. Adam also has great advice on how to pick what to start on, and how to get ready for action. Let's go! Or should I say "Let's grow!" Music written and produced by Ben Murray-Smith www.benmurraysmith.co.uk

What's your 5 to 9? For some it's writing a page for a novel they hope to publish one day, for other's it's joining a run club, while some draw comics. Because humans are creative beings, and we need to find a release for all this creativity--so it doesn’t turn toxic. Join us as at The Project Book, where we discuss all types of hobbies and side-projects: the weird, the wonderful, and the wacky.

As adults, due to the fact that we are strained for time, we forget one important step of learning a new craft. I've found that people like Kobe Bryant and some of the bestselling authors out there incorporate this little trick into their training. To amazing results. If you're serious about your hobby, career or side project, this will be a useful episode for you.

Claude Monet is one of the biggest names in the history of art. In 2008, one of his paintings sold for $80 Million dollars at auction. Not bad for someone just painting things he saw in his garden. But if we analyze his process, we find that the man took deliberate steps to become the best artist of his era. All of us creators should learn a thing or two. And that's precisely what we do in this episode.

For "Idea People" like myself, the tough part isn't thinking of new ideas, it's figuring out which of them are worth my time. In this episode we dive into the simple test I put all my ideas through, and why this is a great rule of thumb to follow.

Every project, every activity, has its own unique set of challenges.  A challenge that is universal to ALL projects, however, is the emotional seesaw it puts us through.  In this episode we bring in a couple real-life stories that illustrate the three emotional stages we must go through to complete a project. Casey Neistat goes through this, as well as all Uber drivers during a daily shift. Those are Pain, Flow, and finally-- Bliss. This episode is generously sponsored by Freshbooks, easy cloud accountant for the non-accountant. Music written and produced by Ben Murray-Smith.

If you aren't working on a side project in your spare time, your life isn't as awesome as it could be. Here are Three Reasons to start!