Look, everything said in this book has been said before in other books. At some point you've got to ask yourself, "where did these people learned what they learned from?" That'll lead you to books, peers, and dead people they've learned from. And the deeper you go you too will see too you can find these advices elsewhere. Alex interviews Quincy Jones. Quincy wrote the Austin Powers introduction music bossa nova Jazz. Need I say any more? Whether you are just beginning your first act, or setting off on your twentieth, this may be the best and most thoroughly enjoyable career advice book you will ever read: fast moving, funny, big-hearted, and constantly insightful.” When I was a kid I had two goals for my life. The first was to create something with engineering that changes the world. The second was to live life on my own terms.

If I gave you the map that Lewis and Clark made, it would be pretty easy to get from here to the West Coast. That's why everybody remembers the names Lewis and Clark and nobody remembers who read their map and took their trip the second time." Alex got an interview with Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple. Wozniak shared several stories about Steve Jobs, founding Apple, and being happy doing what he wanted. Chapter Twenty-Nine: Staying An Intern MICHAEL SLABY, chief innovation officer of the Obama 2012 Presidential Campaign and executive director of Chicago IdeasAlex was supposed to get an interview with Buffet but didn’t. He was being over-persistent, but he didn’t see it like that. He was getting many rejections but wasn’t listening. Elliot advised Alex to think big and think differently. He introduced him to Matt, someone who knew many famous people, including Lady Gaga. Chapter Twenty-Eight: Redefining Success I didn’t know what to say, so I did the only thing I could think of — I stuffed an egg roll in my mouth. Alex met Elliot in a hotel lobby and had an exchange. They talked about “the mission” and building momentum. Elliot shared some ground rules:

I recently found a similar quote in The Four Hour Body, and it is a similarly motivating concept. "Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease & power we never dreamed ourselves to own; sources of strength never taxed at all because we never pushed through the obstruction" - William James Step 3- Find Your Inside Man 8- The Dream Mentor Act like you belong. Peers shake hands. Fans ask for pictures. Walk into a room like you've been there before. The most important step is finding the “Inside Man” — someone inside the organization willing to put his or her reputation on the line to bring you inI write this today knowing I couldn’t have arrived here one moment sooner, and that I’ve only arrived for today. Alex Banayan’s approach to solving problems is as hilarious as it is brilliant. Whether you’re an accomplished entrepreneur, an aspiring one, or an executive trying to get your employees to think outside the box, The Third Door is the way forward.” Dean is an extremely accomplished engineer. He has been awarded the National Medal of Technology and was inducted into the National Investors Hall of Fame. by offering to work for free under Graham, he set himself up to make much more in the long term. Instead of trying to get paid as much as possible in dollars, Buffett chose to get paid in mentorship, expertise, and connections." -> One path leads to a linear life, the other an exponential. In this summary of Alex Banayan’s The Third Door, you’ll learn about his journey to interview some of the most influential people in the world and learn their secrets. Banayan soon found out that all these people had something in common: they found a hidden path to success. Buy the Book