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He Was A Billionaire, But Now He's Not... Was It Worth It?

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More Plates More Dates

Health & Fitness, Science, Education, Self-improvement

4.9806 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 130 minutes

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Andrew’s Website & New Book: https://www.neverenough.com/ Andrew’s Social Media: Twitter: https://x.com/awilkinson YouTube: @NeverEnough2024  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awilkinson/ ———————————— 📌 Sponsors/Limited Time Black Friday Deals: ⚕️ Marek Health - Preventive Medicine, HRT, Pharma Grade Hair Loss Treatments, & Rigorous Blood Work: https://bit.ly/373k791 | code "BLACK" for 25% off 🦍 https://gorillamind.com/derek (Innovative Pre-Workout, Nootropic, Performance & Health Supporting Formulations) | code "MPMD" for 30-50% off 💡 https://intelligent.shop/derek (Intelligent Non-Prescription Hair Loss Prevention, Niche Fragrances & Skin Care) | code "MPMD" for 30-50% off ———————————— 🕑 Timestamps: 0:00:00 - 0:03:09 – Who Is Andrew Wilkinson? 0:03:09 - 0:04:18 – Dropping Out Of College And Being A Barista For $6.50 CAD/Hour 0:04:18 - 0:06:22 – How Andrew Got Inspired To Learn How To Design Websites, Self-Educated, And Then Started Getting Jobs Doing It 0:06:22 - 0:08:02 – Warren Buffett, And How Andrew Emulated His Investing Strategy To Acquire And Build Businesses 0:08:02 - 0:12:59 – Working At McDonalds, The Gap, A Coffee Shop, And Getting The Cheat Codes To Entrepreneurship 0:12:59 - 0:18:26 – The 3 Most Impactful Books Andrew Has Ever Read 0:18:26 - 0:21:18 – Pound Valuable Information Into Your Head Multiple Times Instead Of Mass Consuming Content 0:21:18 - 0:25:49 – Why Would A Billionaire Spend Thousands Of Hours Writing A Book? 0:25:49 - 0:28:08 – Some Of Andrew’s Favorite Products And Services (Part 1) 0:28:08 - 0:33:24 – Sponsor: Marek Health (Preventive Medicine, HRT, Pharma Grade Hair Loss Treatments, & Rigorous Blood Work) 0:33:24 - 0:36:26 – Some Of Andrew’s Favorite Products And Services (Part 2) 0:36:26 - 0:46:43 – The Super Yacht Billionaire. The Grass Is ALWAYS Greener. 0:46:43 - 0:48:09 – Are Charities Almost Always Just A Ruse To Get Tax Breaks For The Ultra Wealthy? 0:48:09 - 0:52:00 – The Annual Income Amount Where Actual Happiness Level Peaks 0:52:00 - 0:53:48 – Almost All Billionaires Don’t Actually Have $1 Billion 0:53:48 - 0:57:34 – What Life Was Like When Andrew Was A Billionaire 0:57:34 - 1:01:20 – Andrew’s Screening Process To Invest In Winning Companies 1:01:20 - 1:02:10 – Corporate Tax Rates Going Up And Warren Buffett Selling A Ton Of Apple Stock 1:02:10 - 1:06:20 – Sponsor: Gorilla Mind (Innovative Pre-Workout, Nootropic, Performance & Health Supporting Formulations) 1:06:20 - 1:11:00 – Corporate Tax Rates Going Up And Warren Buffett Selling A Ton Of Apple Stock (continued) 1:11:00 - 1:16:13 – Living Where You Want Vs. Living Somewhere To Pay Less In Tax 1:16:13 - 1:20:16 – The Obscene Costs Of Real Estate In Vancouver And Toronto 1:20:16 - 1:23:10 – Do Most Successful Entrepreneurs From Canada Wish They Moved Out Of The Country Before Becoming Wealthy? 1:23:10 - 1:25:05 – The 3 Places Andrew Would Choose To Live If He Didn’t Live In Victoria 1:25:05 - 1:31:37 – If You Were Broke Again, How Would You Make Your First Million Dollars? 1:31:37 - 1:36:02 – Charlatans Who Got Rich Selling Courses On How They “Got Rich” 1:36:02 - 1:38:07 – The First Rule Of Fishing – Charlie Munger 1:38:07 - 1:41:42 – Luxury Clothes, And How Rich People Try To Covertly Flex Their Wealth 1:41:42 - 1:50:49 – Andrew’s Daily Routine Now Vs. When He Was Trying To Get Rich 1:50:49 - 1:53:25 – Acquiring A Yerba Mate Company With Andrew Huberman 1:53:25 - 1:55:46 – Asking Andrew If He’s Still Trapped On The Hedonic Treadmill 1:55:46 - 1:56:54 – Andrew’s Interest In Artistic Electronics 1:56:54 - 1:58:07 – Why Andrew Treats Himself Like An Addict To Avoid Social Media 1:58:07 - 2:02:27 – Andrew’s Experience With SSRI’s For Anxiety 2:02:27 - 2:07:47 – Some Of Andrew’s Favorite Products And Services (Part 3) 2:07:47 - 2:09:01 – Andrew’s Most Impactful Levers For Maximizing Productivity 2:09:01 - 2:09:57 – Where To Find Andrew’s New Book And His Podcast Hosting Me ————————————

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0:00.0

We are back with another pod with the man himself, Andrew Olkinson.

0:04.3

Hey, dude. Hey, dude.

0:05.3

To the channel. I am doing good. How about yourself?

0:08.7

I'm doing great. Thanks for having me.

0:10.3

Yeah, I'm ruse.

0:11.0

So we just wrapped up a pod and, you know, I talked about my background and whatnot, and

0:16.3

you're sort of new to the influencer game.

0:19.9

You're, uh, what is the motivation between you getting out

0:22.8

there and putting your face on podcasts and doing all these i suppose more prevalent like

0:29.6

infrequent podcast appearances on other people's channels and whatnot like who is andrew wilkinson

0:35.9

and why are you kind of coming out from behind the scenes now?

0:39.3

Yeah, I mean, it's been really interesting.

0:41.3

I've been building my business for over 20 years.

0:45.3

Actually, no, just under 20 years now.

0:48.3

And we were really anonymous.

0:50.3

We live in Victoria, Canada, me and my business partner, and we weren't on any

0:55.8

podcasts. No one really knew who we were. And then over COVID, I got a little bit bored.

1:00.6

And I started saying yes to business podcasts and stuff, started going on my first million,

1:07.0

became like a regular guest there. And I really found that, uh, A, it's fun. Like I enjoy talking to

1:13.5

those guys. I love having interesting conversations with interesting people, but it enabled me to

1:18.6

meet a ton of great people. So, you know, when I was in Hawaii recently, some, you know,

1:23.7

nervous business bro shuffled over to our table. It was like, hey, man, can I pay for

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