Summary: <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/ducttape/John_Interviews_James_Altucher.mp3">Marketing Podcast with James Altucher</a><br> <br> Choosing Yourself sounds a tad selfish for some, but the fact is, it’s the only choice that allows you to be of service to others.<br> My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is James Altucher. Altucher is the author of <a href="http://www.jamesaltucher.com/books/">many books</a> including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1490313370/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1490313370&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwjamesaltuc-20&linkId=JH42NYZN7XIESV5T">Choose Yourself</a>, a Wall Street Journal Best Seller, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reinvent-Yourself-James-Altucher-ebook/dp/B01NAM6W70/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8">Reinvent Yourself</a>. He and I talk about why ideas are the new currency and why people should choose themselves.<br> Altucher is a Top 10 LinkedIn Influencer, prolific writer, successful entrepreneur, podcaster, and venture capitalist. He has founded, or co-founded, more than twenty companies and is actively invested in, or advises, over 30 different companies in areas ranging from tech to energy to healthcare to biotech.<br> But, what I admire most about James is that he adopted the ability to not care what others think – in fact, some might call him a contrarian – and I mean both in the best way possible.<br> By sticking to the scripts we are fed our entire lives, we often miss so much of what’s possible.<br> Read everything that Altucher puts 0ut if for no other reason that to have a check on what you think is true.<br> Questions I ask James Altucher:<br> <br> * Where did the idea of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1490313370/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1490313370&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwjamesaltuc-20&linkId=JH42NYZN7XIESV5T">Choose Yourself </a>come from?<br> * What business should I start?<br> * How can people reinvent themselves?<br> <br> What you’ll learn if you give a listen:<br> <br> * Why haters are inevitable when you create a brand out of being honest<br> * Why college isn’t always the best option<br> * Why you need to exercise your idea muscle<br> <br> To learn more about James Altucher, click <a href="http://www.jamesaltucher.com/">here</a>. To buy Choose Yourself, click <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1490313370/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1490313370&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwjamesaltuc-20&linkId=JH42NYZN7XIESV5T">here</a>. To buy Reinvent Yourself, click <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reinvent-Yourself-James-Altucher-ebook/dp/B01NAM6W70/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8">here</a>. To listen to The James Altucher Show, click <a href="http://www.jamesaltucher.com/category/the-james-altucher-show/">here</a>.<br> This week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast is brought to you by MagicJack for BUSINESS, trusted by a quarter million small businesses. Reliable phone service at an incredible price: plans from just $14.99/month per line – flat. Get two months FREE service when you sign up at <a href="http://magicjackforbusiness.com/ducttape">magicjackforbusiness.com/ducttape</a>. The first 100 listeners will receive a FREE IP phone for every line (each an $85 value)!<br>
