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John Wesley of Porcupine Tree: The Rock Star / Single Dad

Do you think being a rockstar and performing in front of thousands every night is the dream life?

Is life on the road like an exotic vacation or groundhog day?

And what’s it like to become friends with and perform in front of your musical heroes?

This week we’re talking with John Wesley of the prog rock band Porcupine Tree. We’ll find out what it’s really like to be a rockstar AND learn how a single dad stuck to his guns to live an extraordinary life.

In this episode:

• Being in the prog-rock band Porcupine Tree
• Prepping for a tour
• Life on the road — sleeping, eating and constantly moving
• Being paid to play
• Being a single dad and a rockstar
• Why not just get a “real” job?
• Why luck has nothing to do with success
• Keys to a long and successful creative career
• Why preparation is everything
• Debunking rockstar myths
• What jobs to take, which ones to leave
• Spinal Tap moments
• What can you learn from a rockstar?
• Motorcycling with Neil Peart of Rush
• Playing for Alex Lifeson of Rush

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Clay Collins, The Interactive Offer & How to Quit Your Day Job Without Losing Your Ass

Are you stuck in a job but too afraid to risk starting your own gig?

Do you think entrepreneurs have brass balls and are somehow immune to risk?

And do you think that before you can bring your idea to the world, you’ve got to spend years honing it in isolation until its absolutely perfect?

Clay Collins is back on The New Man (here’s his first interview). We’re talking about how a guy like you can finally bust out of that crap job to create a better life for yourself without having to put it all on the line.

In this episode:

• What is the Interactive Offer?
• Why most businesses are dead before they see the light of day
• Why your excuses for staying stuck are fantasies
• How your friends help you stay stuck
• Are entrepreneurs adrenaline junkies?
• Do you need to be a superhero before you can do your own thing?
• What if you don’t have a good idea or direction?
• What if you don’t know if your idea will sell?
• How a badass Taoist general is going to help you live an amazing life

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Sarah Ingier — How to Live a Kickass Life When Life is Kicking Your Ass

Do you feel like you’re climbing a mountain, and the damn thing is just getting steeper and more treacherous?

Does trying to make more money or create a life you really want feel like swimming against an invisible current?

And is it possible to live a kickass life when life is kicking your ass?

This week, we’re going deep, Jedi. Listen in as Sarah Ingier and I lay out some simple steps to help YOU quit beating your head against the wall and create the life you really want.

In this episode:

• Weathering the storm
• How to quit beating your head against the wall
• Why the game is changing
• The old way of creating doesn’t fit anymore
• Living your purpose or calling
• Polarity and how it affects your ability to create what you want
• Why the guys who are lost and won’t ask for help are f’in idiots
• How having more fun is going to help you create the life you really want easier and faster
• One day event with Tripp and Sarah in Boulder on June 19th

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