Episode 65

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20th Jun 2022

How the Podcast Got Started | E65 Andrew Biernat

I have something different for you today. This is a replay from my good friend Andrew Biernat’s show: Your Personal Growth, Personal Brand Podcast.

 

Andrew asked me a lot of great questions about The Struggle is Real including how the show got started, how I go about selecting topics and guests, and the one person who really influences my conversations.

 

Of course, it is hard for me to take my podcaster hat off. I turned the tables and asked Andrew a few questions as well. One thread in particular is a story about the dark side of personal growth.

 

We also conclude with a great conversation about some of our career missteps and how we’ve both used our podcasts to explore business adventures.

 

Show Notes:

[1:09] How The Struggle is Real (TSIR) got started

[3:49] Interesting guests on TSIR recently and how we select topics

[7:12] The dark side of personal growth

[13:27] The journey of building TSIR

[19:34] Using TSIR as my personal development plan

[30:23] The 1 person that influences TSIR the most

[33.:56] How Justin and Andrew’s business adventures lead to career relief

 

Mentions:

Tools of Titan by Tim Ferriss

Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris

Atomic Habits by James Clear

 

More of Andrew:

Your Personal Growth, Personal Brand Podcast

 

More of TSIR:

Find show notes and more at https://www.tsirpodcast.com/

Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tsirpod/

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