American Checklist™

The Democrats are identifying themselves as a minority party, and right now, only 21percent of Americans support them. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss why the Democratic Party is being rejected and how the Republican Party can best take advantage of the situation. ·      Marxism got into the Democratic Party in a big way in the mid-1960s. ·      If you control the schools, Hollywood, and the media, then you control the narrative, the next generation, and the federal bureaucracy.  ·      What Elon Musk is doing with his DOGE organization is a great historic moment because it's the first time in human history that you can audit government.  ·      If the Democrats had any leadership in their party, the leadership would come from the politically elected officials, not from non-elected district judges.  ·      The Republicans captured the House, the Senate, and the White House, but not the legal system.  ·      The word “democracy” is never used in either the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution. ·      The founders of the U.S. saw democracy as a method, not as a structure and a process.   ·      Politics in America became much more ideologically focused after the Soviet Union collapsed.  Links: Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Donald Trump is the U.S. President again, and the next four years won't be just a repeat of his first term in office. Nor will things continue as they have for the last four years. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss what the U.S., and the rest of the world, should be expecting from President Trump's next term, and beyond. Biden's goal was more about being the President than about actually running the country. You're important as long as you have a Senate seat. When a Republican gets elected to office at the state or federal level, they usually take a pay cut. Democrats always get rich. Trump is probably the only president that went out of office with less personal wealth than he came into office with. Presidents Clinton, Obama, and Biden were all practically broke when they took office. Trump is already one of the most consequential presidents in the US history because he created a major seismic cultural movement.  MAGA  is a cultural movement that restores the emphasis in the United States on the people who actually do the work. Republicans ask one question Democrats don't: who's going to pay for it? In the aftermath of the Second World War, the United States was the seller, and other countries were the buyer.  MAGA is a political movement that will be in power and influence for a half a century. The Constitution is the only government document in the world that was designed to protect the people from the government. We're seeing the United States now back to its natural course of developing itself from the inside.  Britain will eventually get on the right road and they'll have a direct relationship with the united states. Links: Storm Before the Calm by George Friedman Kolbe - Measures the instinctive ways you take action when you strive.

Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss ten reasons why Americans can be confident about the future of their country. They emphasize the unique strengths of the U.S., starting with its economic power, and the resilience of the U.S. economy. This sets the stage for a deeper discussion on the other strengths that make the U.S. a beacon of hope and innovation. • The U.S. boasts the world's largest economy by nominal GDP, providing a strong foundation for future growth and prosperity.  • U.S. debt is substantial at around $31 trillion, it is predominantly owned by Americans, with China holding less than 2.5% of it. • The U.S. continues to lead in technological advancements, with Silicon Valley and other tech hubs driving innovation across various industries.  • The United States is rich in natural resources, including energy reserves and arable land. This abundance contributes to economic stability and independence. • The United States is home to 50 of the top 100 universities in the world • The culture of entrepreneurship in the U.S. encourages innovation and business creation • The soft power of American culture, from Hollywood films to music, shapes perceptions and trends worldwide.  • These elements and many others provide a solid foundation for growth but also position the U.S. as a leader in the global landscape.

Americans' happiness is deeply tied to teamwork, a trait that has been essential in shaping the country's history. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Americans worked together to build a nation, showcasing exceptional teamwork that drove civilization westward. Dan and Mark dive into how teamwork, growth, and transformation play pivotal roles in shaping the American spirit—and the evolving state of the nation.   In This Episode: It took enormous amounts of teamwork to create the United States. Teamwork is a social construct, and it was disrupted by the pandemic. Lack of teamwork has a greater impact on anxiety in the U.S. than lack of social contact. Not only do Americans love being in teamwork, they love watching teamwork. There are three rules for staying cool and calm: everything human is made up, no one's in charge, and life's not fair. When you have teamwork, the rules are in charge. If things progress to 2030 the way they're currently trending, Democratic states are going to lose 13 electoral seats. Part of the American dream is for the next generation to do better than the last one. There's now a clear division in America between growth states and non-growth states. Where there's hatred of America, there's no growth and no teamwork. If you see a city that's been in decline for decades, it's because the only governing party for those decades was the Democratic Party. Resources: Podcast: Blunt Force Truth Book: Geometry of Staying Cool and Calm by Dan Sullivan

Plenty of people living in the United States claim to be unhappy. Meanwhile, plenty of people living in other countries yearn for the unique freedoms the United States offers. In this episode, the second in a two-part series, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young share three mindsets that anyone—even non-Americans—could adopt to feel better about their lives. In This Episode: Unhappy Americans are dominating the narrative. The left feel negatively about America's present and past. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is entirely geared to individuals. Happiness has to be worked at and earned. The United States is exceptional in how it encourages and rewards innovations of useful knowledge, skills, and techniques. America is the only country geared to encourage individual success and achievement. The United States is not a convincing argument. It's a compelling offer. There's a segment of the population that occupies the ranks of higher education and it's all about argument. Entrepreneurism is the most highly rewarded activity in the United States. Confident people don't shout. Resources: Visual Capitalist

Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss the U.S. Constitution and its connection to happiness. They share perspectives on the importance of individualism, ingenuity, and exceptionalism in American culture. They delve into the unique nature of the Constitution, highlighting the emphasis on individual rights and the power of the people.  In This Episode: The U.S. is exceptional due to its focus on individualism, ingenuity, and exceptionalism. Many government employees consider themselves to be part of a ruling class. The last three years have been the fastest growing industrial years in history. The Constitution was designed to limit government authority over individuals and prioritize individual rights. The Electoral College ensures representation from all parts of the country. The Democrats have fully embraced Marxist ideologies which don't appeal to the overwhelming majority of Americans. Dozens of statements that were dismissed as conspiracy theories over the past few years have turned out to be true.

The United States is approaching a federal election, and many voters are being subjected to psychological manipulation. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young explain how concepts like capitalism are being misrepresented and misinterpreted. In This Episode: The way the U.S. was formed and the way it formalized its growth into a document makes it exceptional. The United States is not a democracy. It's a constitutionally limited republic. The word “democracy” isn't used once in the Declaration of Independence or in the U.S. Constitution. Democracy is a method for representation. It's a way of voting. Starting 70 years ago, we've had an encroachment on the part of European thinking, which totally clashes with the individualism guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The craziest people on both ends have the loudest voices.

Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss the rise of progressivism and the impact it had on American politics. Dan shares his personal experience growing up in a blue-collar Democratic family. The episode explores the Democrats' singular focus on highly “educated” professionals, and what this means for the future of work. In This Episode: The GI Bill probably was and probably still is the biggest social legislation that ever happened in the United States. After the baby boom, going to university became the expected norm for everybody. Progressivism was really introduced by Woodrow Wilson. You can earn about $150,000 a year as a truck driver, or you can graduate with a four-year degree and earn $40,000 working in an office. Government workers are about input, not outcome. Entrepreneurs don't care about input. They only care about outcome. They care about results. Intellectuals see entrepreneurs as their enemy.

While the Democrats keep repeating the same rehearsed talking points, President Trump is telling the truth. He has every audience he's in front of right where he wants them, and that's always been his way. In this second episode of a two-part series, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young share the ways in which President Trump is different from anyone we've ever seen before, and how he has the skills to put an audience in a trance. In This Episode: President Trump has the skill to wander away from what's written on a teleprompter. Entrepreneurs look for problems because they find problems to be opportunities. When the Democrats share a talking point, it's highly coordinated on every social media platform. President Trump understands neurolinguistics programming and how to use language, cadence, and timing. You hold an incredible advantage when you understand the entertainment model of modern American society. Links:  Envy: A Theory of Social Behaviour by Helmut Schoeck

Mark Young and Dan Sullivan discuss media biases, and the search for truth. They shed light on why it's critical to develop your own philosophy in the face of external noise. Discover why President Trump's political philosophy was always to challenge the mainstream, and to unravel the trances that dominate US perceptions. In This Episode: People have every right to say what they want, and you have every right to not hire them if they're not a good fit for your organization. What moves some entrepreneurs from left wing to right wing is their first payroll. Think of your conscious mind as a spam filter preventing information from passing into the subconscious mind. If you don't hold your own philosophy, the world will never stop trying to craft one for you. All humans are going from hypnotic trance to hypnotic trance. Television news has always been entertainment because it has to compete with everything else on television. Media knows that putting you in a trance is more important than the information they give you.

Even if he intends to run, President Biden is not in a good position to get re-elected. Meanwhile, President Trump should have never been counted out. Americans are ready for a change. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss why a big change is due, and what we can expect to shift over the coming years. In This Episode: Forty years of college graduates have been found wanting in the eyes of the average American people. The Republicans winning the house has turned out to be much more momentous than anyone thought. Investigations into the Biden family will go back to when he was senator of Delaware. Lifetime bureaucrats have never created anything. At some point, there will be consensus in the Democratic Party to get Biden out of there. The percentage of the American economy that's involved in foreign trade is 12% of the GDP. The Democrats fall into the Great Society model, which states that there are only a few gifted people in the world who have the intelligence to make decisions. All the economic flow will go to people who actually know how to do things. No blue-collar jobs are endangered by ChatGPT. Resources:   The Storm Before the Calm by George Friedman   The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization by Peter Zeihan   Visual Capitalist   Blunt Force Truth podcast

Plenty of people are confused as to why President Trump acts the way he does. That might be because Trump was the first entrepreneur in the White House. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young share how Trump's mindsets line up with those of the most successful entrepreneurs, how he differs from Democrats and career politicians, and why bureaucrats misunderstand the approach he takes. In This Episode: Entrepreneurs see problems as opportunities. In 20 years, all new combat airplanes will be drones. There's a wisdom and skill that come from doing presidential campaigns. Trump knows that U.S. domestic policy is a form of entertainment. Democrats have only one type of fuel in their tank, and that's power. Trump isn't an ideologue; he's a problem solver. The left doesn't understand that the more they attack Trump, the more they feed him. You have to take extra steps as your chronological age moves forward. No matter what you've done up until now, your future has to be bigger than your past. The closest historical precedent to how Trump thinks about developing the economy is the Whig Party.

What is capitalism? Everyone thinks they know the answer, but a lot of people are completely wrong. There's also the danger of unhappiness that comes with misunderstanding it. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young explain what capitalism really means, the history of its development, why a few people consider it a dirty word, and how one's understanding of it is the dividing line between happy and unhappy Americans. In This Episode: The American Constitution is an operating system for creating a continually growing capitalist country. Over 50 percent of people under 35 think socialism is a better option than capitalism. Jealousy means you are afraid to lose something you have, while envy means that you want someone else to lose something they have. Envy became institutionalized in the form of socialism. Capitalism was named by its enemies. Ideologies including communism, socialism, and fascism are emotional reactions to the methodology that is capitalism. Capitalism is the only organizing structure that starts with individual uniqueness. Capitalism is a system that has winners and losers. There are five stages of capitalism: pricing, property, productivity, profitability, and prosperity. The frequency bias is that humans tend to believe the thing they hear the most. It's abundance, not scarcity, that makes people uncontrollable. Links: Envy: A Theory of Social Behaviour by Helmut Schoeck https://www.amazon.com/ENVY-HELMUT-SCHOECK/dp/0865970645 Capitalism—And Everything Else by Dan Sullivan https://resources.strategiccoach.com/home/capitalism-and-everything-else Teammate AI  https://teammateai.com/

A lot of things have changed since Donald Trump's first presidency, and a lot will be different about his second presidency, should he win. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young share predictions for the upcoming election, factoring in all of the changes that have taken place in the U.S. and in the world. In This Episode: The Republican takeover at the state level began during the Obama administration. Since the beginning, New York and California have been the two biggest American states, population-wise. This is the first time in history that California is giving up seats, and it's because of the outpouring of population from California to mainly red states. The U.S. does not tend to choose presidents who come from the country's biggest states. Donald Trump is the only person who learned politics by getting elected President of the United States. Trump now understands that an empty chair is better than a chair occupied by the wrong person. The rules that applied up until 2016 were all Cold War policies and considerations. The Biden White House is deliberately trying to set the stage for the U.S. to be at war with Russia. What happened in Afghanistan was a replay of the abandonment of Saigon and the Vietnam War. High-level bureaucrats don't really relate to Americans.

For the last 75 years, the United States has helped the rest of the world prosper by providing security and stability. This has come to an end, even though many people argue the U.S. should continue acting as protector and financier. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young give examples of world change happening right now and discuss the very different positions that the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are in when it comes to the future.     In This Episode:   The Republican Party is far more optimistic about the future than the Democrats are.   This isn't the same Republican Party that Americans grew up with.   There's a big shift going on in the world, which means there has to be a big shift going on in the country.   The Democratic Party has no “basics” because they've distanced themselves from the American Constitution.   The U.S. created the entire global economy so that as many countries as possible could make their way up the ladder in terms of quality of life and living standards.   Russia and China have been experiencing their best times in history because the U.S. made it possible.   The government not allowing its people to see information automatically makes people skeptical.   The two main courts that are the future of law in the United States are the circuit courts and the courts of appeals.     Resources:   The Storm Before the Calm by George Friedman   Blunt Force Truth podcast with Chuck Woolery and Mark Young

The Democratic Party has been the dominant party in American politics for most of the past few decades, but they may soon be facing a long period of losing. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss some of the issues currently facing the Democrats and share predictions about the party's future. In This Episode: The socialist wing of the Democratic Party is now its controlling faction. The U.S. is the most protected country on the planet. The Democrats are allied with the old European culture that the American Revolution got the country away from. Society has gotten much more complex, so it needs more agencies, but not to the degree that we have agencies today. The U.S. federal government is the largest single employer on the planet, but they produce nothing, which is a drag on society and the economy. Corporate America has been receiving bribes from China. The U.S. isn't even in the same category as any other country because it's essentially a continental empire. When the federal government makes a decision, it's a one-size-fits-all decision, and that doesn't work across the entire country. The Democratic Party overplays their hand because they know the end is coming. Resources: Blunt Force Truth podcast

Only One Party Might Never Recover   As we inch closer to the U.S. midterms, it's clear that the Democratic Party is in a horrible situation based on their unpopular policies and decisions. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss some of the issues facing the Democrats right now and how they seem to be ignoring them rather than listening to voters. Highlights: Increase solar panels:   President Biden isn't using the Defense Act to generate more oil or to cut oil prices; he's using it to increase solar panels.                             Not grasping:  The left says people need to buy electric cars, but they're not grasping that the cheapest electric car costs $40,000 to $60,000.                                        Totally disconnected:  The bureaucracies are totally disconnected from the people on the ground, working in every state.                                                               Can't message correctly:   You can't message correctly to a people you've never personally interacted with.                                                                                                   Not same education:   Some people think others are where they are because they don't have the same education.                                                                                  A class war:   There's a class war between the very small majority of leftists who have college educations and the rest of the country.                                                       You get out voted:   The problem with being a contemptuous minority is that you get out voted on voting day.                                                                                        The proper authorities:   The proper authorities to determine whether abortion is permitted in the U.S. are the governments of the individual states.                          Most people:   Most people who seek power never want to relinquish power.                 Been a liar:   If you observe President Biden's career over the past 50 years, he has always been a liar.                                                                                                      Crush the party:   A big loss in November would launch a civil war in the Democratic Party, which will crush the party for the next two decades

In This Episode: The U.S. Constitution says that states are in charge of voting. This brings up a lot of complications and a lot of controversies. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss many factors that affect politics and voting in the United States and some of the issues that will be important in the up coming election.   Highlights: Closest to what: Philosophical conservatives might support the Republican party because Republican candidates are the closest to what they want. The Libertarian problem: The problem that Libertarians have had is that they can't stand being withone another. A moderateRepublican: By today's standards, John F. Kennedywould probably beconsidered a moderateRepublican. A different party: Politicians sometimes have a better chance of winning a race if they run for a different party. Themselves in danger: Universities, corporations, and bureaucracies are putting themselves in danger by the way they're currently talking about issues. Not the solution: The American people are seeing for the first time that government is not the solution to their problems.  No collective bargaining: Unlike at the state level, there's no collective bargaining in the federal civil service. The common thread: When you look at bureaucrats, the common thread is a lack of accountability

Coming Back Stronger, Two Years Later Although a lot of businesses suffered over the past two years of the global pandemic, many entrepreneurs have not only survived, but actually expanded and grown. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young talk about how and why they thrived during the lockdown and what they believe things will be like now that we're getting back to meeting in person. In This Episode: Keep it moving: For certain types of audiences, you have to keep things moving in order to keep their attention and focus. Talk about them: A reliable way to keep your clients engaged is to avoid abstractions and talk only about the clients. Feeling very strong: Entrepreneurs who were able to expand and grow over the last two years are feeling very strong right now. Less fragile: Entrepreneurial companies who receive coaching are less fragile than they'd otherwise be. On check writers: The best people on whom to test out a new product or service are the people who write your checks. Marketing and sales change: Your marketing and sales have to change according to your client base. Three areas: For organizations to work properly, they need to have three great areas of skill on their team—people to make things up, people to make things real, and people to make them recur. First in memories: The lockdown has been the first time in many people's memories when Americans have been unable to buy things when they want it, even though they have the money. Present an opportunity: A scarcity of products can present an opportunity to the right entrepreneur.   Resources: Mark Young's new book, HYPNO-TI$ING Blunt Force Truth Podcast My Plan For Living To 156 by Dan Sullivan

American Happiness: The Book Dan Sullivan and Dr. Mark Young are proud to share their brand new book with you! Ifyou'd like to discover the mindsets of a happy American, purchase your copy of American Happiness right here: https://americanhappinessbook.com/   In This Episode: Created and Blueprinted:  The U.S. was created and blueprinted by the Founding Fathers to be an entrepreneurial republic. Not Their Mindset:  When you have people who say they hate America, it's because the country wasn't designed for people with their mindset. Many Are Concerned:  Many people on the right are concerned that progressivism, socialism, and even communism have taken hold in America and areabout to swallow the country up. Can Only Grow:  Progressivism can't grow on the basis of the marketplace. It can only grow on the expansion of government. Unfortunate By-Product:  One of the unfortunate by-products of war is that it expandst he agencies of government in a very non-accountable way. Tend to Gravitate:  Americans who believe in progressivism tend to gravitate toward jobs in government and media, making it seem like the movement is much larger than it actually is.

Throughout the history of the United States, there have always been empires confronting the country. Currently, that is The Chinese Communist Party, and there are many aspects of the regime's history and way of doing business that most Americans aren't aware of. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss China's history, its current motivations, and how things have changed now that Trump is no longer in office. • America always gets stronger from taking on empires that confront them. • The Chinese Communist Party sees themselves as the rightful heir to run the world. • Quality of life in China has improved, but it's nowhere near the quality of life in the U.S. • China is often desperate because exports represent their entire economy. • There's no history of China interacting positively with the rest of the world. • America is the best investment in the world right now. IN THIS EPISODE Oprah's interview with Donald Trump (1988): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEPs17_AkTI The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan: https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Superpower-Generation-American-Preeminence/dp/1455583669/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page

Why The Biggest Corporations Have Many Enemies Now that Donald Trump has announced a class action lawsuit against Google, Facebook, and Twitter, a lot of facts will come to light about how these enormous companies profit from their users. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young explain how these corporations use their users' attention to make money and reveal other practices you might not have been aware of. • Personal liability: In filing a class action suit against not only           companies but their CEOs, Donald Trump is trying to attach           personal liability. • Creating control: By creating a class action suit, Donald Trump       has made himself the lead plaintiff, which means he'll have             control even if there are many other plaintiffs. • Selling your data: While they're free to use, Facebook and               Twitter make money by selling their users' data. • Misusing your attention: A cause of bother that you might not       have identified is that other people are misusing your attention. • Causes depression: Facebook can cause depression by making       you think your life isn't as good as other people's. • Long-term disintegration: The Democratic Party is in a state of       long-term disintegration now because they don't have a single     issue that's popular with the public.

The Unhealthy Mind When Gratitude Goes Missing Despite Democrats winning the presidency, the whole party is still wildly unhappy and dissatisfied despite having total control. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young theorize why this is, and why things have become so politically polarized in the U.S. Even unhappier: Not being able to blame Trump for all the world's problems anymore has made Democrats even more insufferable and unhinged. Angry combination: The combination of narcissism, envy, and a lack of gratitude makes for an angry person. Sooner or later: If you hang out with angry, unhealthy people, sooner or later you'll catch the bug yourself. Availability bias: The trend to believe everything Democrats claim is because of the overwhelming bias of the socialist media. Confirmation bias: Social media platforms use algorithms to deliver information that matches your belief system, keeping you from seeing other points of view. Envious wants: Envious people often don't want what the other person has; they just want the other person to not have it.

Despite the abundance and opportunities that come with living in the United States, many Americans are hopelessly unhappy. The reason is not external factors, but rather their mindset. At a certain point, every one must decide to either make the best of what they have, or complain that everyone else has it better. Join Dan Sullivan and Mark Young as they launch the American Happiness series and learn what it takes to break free of negative thought patterns and find true fulfilment in your life.

A Constitutional Crisis The problems of 2020 have continued with the federal election, but the story is not over.  Mark Young and Dan Sullivan discuss how the election results do not make sense and share predictions for what will happen over the next four years.   SHOW NOTES: Inside a republic:    All U.S. states are democracies, but they are democracies inside of a constitutionally limited republic. Irregularities:  We might see proof of the following voting irregularities: systematic disposal of votes for one candidate, and massive amounts of votes for one candidate that came in beyond the time of the normal polls closing. Odd states:  In certain key states where Trump was far ahead, they stopped counting the votes with no logical explanation whatsoever. Why it’s there:  The very reason the U.S. has a constitution is to protect against the ways in which election results could be manipulated. Misuse easier:   Misuse of new technology is easier than the detection and the countermeasures for it. After 8:    The Supreme Court might rule that no vote cast after 8:00 local time will be counted, and most of the suspected irregularities happened after that time. Still loyal:   If Biden gets seated, we will have “two presidents” over the next four years, because over 70 million people will stay loyal to Trump. Now open:  Trump’s personality will not allow him to come out on a loss, and he is now open to use his media power to criticize Biden’s policies, and to fundraise or campaign.

The Democratic Party places all importance on one’s group memberships and none on individuality. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young explain how seeking victimhood status only serves to make people unhappy. SHOW NOTES: Victimhood status: There’s an order of importance amongst the left that’s based on victimhood. The more of a victim you are, the more status you have. Won’t make you happy: If you’re determined to find proof that you’re a victim, you’ll find it, but none of it will help you achieve your goals. Disintegrate and collapse: During the 2020s, the Democratic Party will be the first major American political party since 1856 to disintegrate and collapse. European thought: Social justice is a European thought that has parts of socialism, fascism, Nazi-ism, and communism in it. News is nothing but opinions: You used to watch the evening news to form your own opinions, and now you listen to opinions and try to figure out what is actually news.

DESCRIPTION: As the U.S.federal election approaches, many are worried that we’re losing the battle for the heart of America. However, what’s being commonly heard from the Left and in the media isn’t necessarily true. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young predict how the election is really going to go and how the long-standing structures of the Democratic Party might be set to collapse. SHOW NOTES: Two sides:  The outcome of the upcoming election will be an exhilarating win on one side and a demoralizing loss on the other. Haven’t responded:  The people who haven’t responded in polls are probably voting for Trump, but it can be dangerous to say you’re doing that. Structures collapsing:  We could see a collapse in the structures of the Democratic Party akin to the fall of the wall in the Soviet Union. Angered out:  If Trump wins, it might be that the Left and the mainstream media will be out of anger and fall into a severe depression. Broke tradition:  President Obama broke the tradition of peacefully handing over power. Projecting fear:  Everything the Democrats say we should worry about regarding Trump are actually things we should worry about regarding the Democrats. Psychological warfare:  The media in America today is propaganda, engaging in psychological warfare on Americans. More leaders:  The Republicans are probably always developing about three times more political leaders than the Democrats. Mass movement:  Current events are going to result in many people moving out of their cities, or even out of their states. Conservative analyzing:  Conservative people analyze while left-wing people feel. Democratic leadership:  The cities that are having problems with police right now are all ones with Democratic leadership

No schemes, lies, or falsehoods that the Democratic Party has tried against President Trump have worked, and now they’re out of ideas and getting desperate. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss the failures of the modern Democratic Party and list ways in which President Trump has continued to think big and succeed. Political correctness: Is nothing more than a bullying tool to silence and shame those who disagree with the modern Socialist mobs. Political subdivision: The Democrats are currently a political subdivision of the mainstream media. Moderate wing extinction: We may be in the last few months of the existence of a moderate wing of the Democratic Party. Set by childhood: One’s political affiliation is often set by their childhood. Nothing else left: It might be that the media and the Democratic Party have no options left but to manipulate people into rioting, and looting. World’s police force: President Trump understands that there’s no reason left for the U.S. to be the global police force at their own cost, and with little help from others.

The Democratic Party has taken the current crisis as an opportunity to take down the current president, but Donald Trump is making decisions that favor the American people. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss current events as they relate to the lock-down and share predictions for American politics post-virus. Individual rights:  The U.S. is based on the rights of the individual taking precedent over the rights of the collective. Media failures:  Mainstream media isn’t reporting what’s happening so much as they’re projecting their wishes and those of their friends. Totalitarian Gameplan:  Behind the scenes, democrats have always been working on a totalitarian gameplan. No trust:  A problem in communist countries is that nobody trusts anybody else.  Individuals Don’t Matter: There’s no good communism, because in communism, individuals don’t matter. Lost credibility:  China might have lost its credibility as a reliable trade partner and political partner in the world. To Punish:  Donald Trump might focus on punishing China and making the country atone for destroying so many lives and economies. Since The ‘60s:  No significant ideas have come out of the Democratic Party since the 1960s. Always expanding:  The nature of government is to always keep expanding and to never shut down a department or operation

The COVID-19 crisis is having massive economic effects all over the world, and the changes won’t stop once the crisis is over. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young share predictions for how the U.S. will deal differently with other countries from now on. SHOW NOTES: Normalizing quickly:  One of human beings’ greatest abilities is to normalize almost any situation very quickly. Loss and gain:  Entrepreneurs are always dealing with the loss of something and the gain of something new. Select countries:  For the rest of the 21stcentury, North America will have dealings with South America, and the U.S. will deal with select countries when it’s to their own benefit. Adjust back:  Once you see that you can still function during a crisis, you adjust your life to get back to doing what you do. Economic Darwinism:  Some businesses won’t survive the current situation, but that will make room for the stronger companies to be even more successful. Won’t recover:  China might never recover economically from the COVID-19 crisis.

The U.S. is in the process of ending long-standing practices and disconnecting from other parts of the world. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss what’s happening and share their predictions for major changes coming to the United States over the coming years and decades. From Europe: The Declaration of Independence originally meant independence from the king and now means independence from Europe, period. A shift: Donald Trump represents a shift in how America sees itself and how the rest of the world sees the U.S. Reconstruction required: There’s a massive reconstruction now required in the U.S. because, over the past 75 years, the United States has used its money to build in the rest of the world. Engagement over: The U.S. is sending messages in many different ways that their engagement with Europe, except in situations where they choose to be engaged, is now over. European connection: The power of the intellectual class in the U.S. is part of a European connection, and that will disappear if the U.S. disconnects from Europe. New heroes: People who actually do things and build things might replace the intellectual class as cultural heroes in the U.S. Rationing energy: It’s possible that while the U.S. is energy-rich, the rest of the world will be rationing energy for the next 20 years. No required alliances: Having an abundance of energy means that the U.S. won’t have to enter into military alliances with people they don’t like. Less dependent: The U.S. is better equipped to survive a trade war than other countries because they’re less dependent on selling products outside of their own country. Guaranteed trade: The easiest way for other countries to guarantee trade with the States is to move their factories to the U.S. and hire American workers. For rent: It might happen that U.S. military protection will be for rent to other countries. Limited trade: Great Britain may do deals with North America and limit trade with other parts of Europe to bilateral agreements. Splintered party: As a result of the next election, the U.S. Democratic Party might splinter into at least two parties. Unifying principle: The only unifying principle that the Democratic Party has is their hatred of Donald Trump. Electoral votes: The game of U.S. politics isn’t about the popular vote but about how many electoral votes you get. Central and South: The U.S. is going to pay a lot of attention to Central America and South America, who are geographically closer and who have energy, over the next 25 or 30 years. Hatred from terror: The hatred of Trump comes from the terror that the philosophical basis and the foundations of the left are disintegrating. University collapse: The U.S. might see a collapse of the traditional university model where the universities are the holders of knowledge and of credentials. Not moving: In the end, few members of the left in America will actually leave the country, because moving is difficult. 20%: Annual surveys say that 20% of the people in the world who are thinking about moving want to move to the United States.

For 100 years, the U.S. has done good for other countries in the world, but that involvement is coming to an end. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss how President Trump is dedicated to doing good for the American people and why those who hate him hate the philosophical American. Paid for: A lot of countries are wealthy because of the rebuilding efforts paid for by Americans after the Second World War. With money: When something really drives people crazy, it has something to do with money. People protected: It’s in the Constitution that the American people will be protected from the potential incompetence of its leaders. Qualities ensured: The Constitution ensures that no matter who is leading the country, the American people can experience the qualities that make up a philosophical American. Possibility ended: We’ve reached the end of the possibility for America to make the rest of the world like America. Anti-European: The U.S. Constitution is a 100 percent anti-European document. Access to communication: Americans on the left would never have the access to communication and the influential power they have if they hadn’t been born in the U.S. No intellectuals required: Intellectual is the only position in the U.S. that isn’t respected, because the Constitution is an operating system that requires no further intellectuals. Gives the right: Diplomas don’t give you the right to do what you do. It’s what check writers are seeing in their minds that gives you the right. Birthplace of hatred: The hatred of the U.S. finds its birthplace in the intellectual class, and especially in the intellectual class in Europe.

For many years, the U.S. has provided benefits to other countries to the disadvantage of its own workers and taxpayers. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young explain how President Trump is changing that, and why there are those who hate him for it. Becomes corrupt: Any one party ruling over a long period of time will naturally become corrupt. Biggest cities: Most of the biggest cities in the U.S. have been ruled for a long time by the Democrats. Constitutional president: President Trump has, in essence, been the most constitutional president in at least 75 years. Finished rebuilding: President Trump has called an end to the rebuilding process, the purpose of which ended a long time ago. Philosophically socialist: Europeans like the benefits of capitalism, but are philosophically for socialism. Holding onto feudalism: Socialism is an attempt in an industrial age to hold onto feudalism. Operating system: The U.S. doesn’t have much philosophy; it has an operating system. Governing government: The constitution is an operating system to govern the government. Open trade routes: For 75 years, the U.S. has kept trade routes open worldwide and guaranteed energy supplies, all to the disadvantage of American workers and taxpayers. Top Navy: In order to have the number one currency, you have to have the top Navy in the world, because you have to be able to guarantee trade routes. Protects routes: The Navy protects world trade routes more than any other single entity. Fictional gold: There isn’t enough gold on the planet to back up currencies. Under Manhattan: Most of the world’s gold reserves are under Manhattan. Only currency: Ever since the U.S. dollar was disconnected from the gold reserves in 1971, the U.S. dollar is the only reserve of value on the planet, and the only currency on the planet for transactional purposes. Significantly lower: For all practical purposes, the cost of energy in the U.S. will generally be significantly lower than in any other country. Mineral rights: The U.S. is the only country where if you own land, you also own the mineral rights underneath it. Left hatred: Around the world, the left is anti-capitalism and hatred of the out of control growth of the U.S. as an economy. Paid for: The entire left needs to be paid for because they don’t create any value on their own.

As much as human beings have learned over the years, there are still extremely significant concepts that we have no explanation for. In this episode, Dan Sullivan, Mark Young, and their guest Perry Marshall discuss some of the biggest unanswered questions, the different kinds of intelligence, and more. Unintelligent AI: Siri understands everything you say but has no idea what you mean. Limited companies: The limitations of AI limit what companies like Facebook and Google can do. Complete disconnect: A complete disconnect can be observed in what people are doing in medicine and biology, and what people are doing in technology. Spark question: Nobody knows what the spark is that makes life what life is, or where it comes from, and even a partial answer to that question would transform everything. Potential mistake: Humans have very little understanding of what biological intelligence is, and if we don’t acknowledge that, a terrible mistake could be made. Lacking tools: No system has the tools to fix itself. In infancy: Some people think that science is a mature discipline, but it might be that it’s just in its infancy. Adaptable and cooperative: Business is the survival of the most adaptable and cooperative. Generosity choice: Generosity can never be forced; it has to be chosen. Transcendental mindset: Every human is born with a transcendental mindset, wanting to believe that there’s something outside of ourselves. Imagine possibilities: Something humans can do that machines can’t is to imagine possibilities that no one has presented to them.

There are radically different ideas out there about the current president, and in this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss why that is, plus share predictions for the upcoming election. Mostly wrong: Most pollsters made the wrong prediction about who would win the most recent presidential election. Spending less: Donald Trump spent far less than Hillary Clinton on advertising during the presidential campaign. All socialists: All of the people currently running on the democratic ticket are socialists, whether they call themselves that or not. Creating war: If there’s no world war to get people to abandon their rights, something else can be created that will do the same thing. Good vs. evil: It can be argued that the upcoming federal election is a battle of good versus evil because socialism is evil. Weaker media: Media no longer seems to have the power to damage the prospects of the American president. In a liberal world: The average conservative understands liberals better than the average liberal understands conservatives.

The Democratic Party is showing signs of being divided, and in this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young talk about why a Democratic candidate is unlikely to win the next election. Two parties: The Democratic Party might actually split into two parties, and two candidates might come out of it in the fall. Progressivism ending: One can see what’s happening now not as the beginning of socialism in the U.S., but as the end of progressivism. Only value: Nothing has any monetary value other than what is determined by the marketplace. No seats: It’s possible for a candidate to receive a large percentage of the popular vote in the U.S. without winning a single electoral seat. Unlikely elimination: It’s unlikely that the electoral college will be eliminated because that would require agreement from the very states that the electoral college protects.

The same mindsets that possessed people to come to America and expand its surveyed boundaries are alive and well in Americans today. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss how people who are philosophically American are motivated to create bigger and better futures rather than stick with the status quo. Inherited wealth: In the U.S., inherited wealth isn’t well respected, and it may even be seen as a sign of incompetence. Comeback stories: Americans love comeback stories because reinvention is a central part of Americans’ DNA. Founding mindsets: There’s a theory that American mindsets were founded by the millions of people who came to America because they were attracted by the possibilities and promises that were made about this “new land.” Establishment and frontier: There’s always a tension between those who want to stay in established areas and those who want to expand the boundaries of what’s been established. Frontier mindsets: The characteristics of the people who expanded the American frontier are the same ones entrepreneurs possess today. Many frontiers: From an entrepreneurial standpoint, there’s no difference between a frontier of land and many other frontiers, including those of technology, medicine, and space.

How did the American people come by their individualism, ingenuity, and exceptionalism? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young explain how the challenges faced by the first European settlers in America led to the formation of the philosophical characteristics of Americans. Frontier mindsets: What was required to expand the frontier in America developed the eight American mindsets. The next frontier: Following the end of the actual, physical frontier, the form that the frontier took was entrepreneurism. Self-governing capability: For the first European settlers in America, it was crucial that they had the capability of self-government, quickly establishing rules and structures. Transforming opposition: Anything we come up against can be transformed to be the way we want it. Not conquering: America has never philosophically tried to conquer the world. Orderly and systematic: No empire has ever been created in as orderly and systematic a fashion as the U.S. Destroying innovation: Regulation is destructive to innovation, as bureaucracy is destructive to entrepreneurism. No drop-off: The U.S. is the only prosperous, industrially and technologically developed country on the planet that hasn’t experienced a downward curve in religious activity. Bigger than you: When you’re doing new things and you’re not quite sure of yourself, you have to believe in things that are bigger than you. No risks: If you grew up with socialist beliefs, it might be that you don’t want to take risks.

While socialism can seem to be about compassion, it's really about a few people gaining power, and it's an anti-American concept. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young talk about how the next presidential election will be a decision between the American ideal and its opposite. Diametrically opposed: The next presidential election will feature two competing philosophies that are diametrically opposed: entrepreneurism and socialism. Philosophically opposed: Every quality that's philosophically American is opposed to the Green New Deal. Bringing back: Some Democratic candidates are proposing bringing back ideas that were the reason that some people left Europe for America in the first place.  Daily transactions: What changes society are the daily transactions of buying and selling things. Constantly shifting: Marketplace-determined prices for products and services are constantly shifting, which defeats the notion of central planning. Controlling power: Socialism is first and foremost about a very small number of people planning all of the transactions in society. Other people's money: Socialism is great for some people, but it has to be paid for with other people's money. No competing: Socialism is for people who don't want to have a measured result or to compete.  Voting socialist: Socialism is dictatorship that's been voted for. For the philosophy: It might be that in the upcoming election, the philosophies will be so starkly opposed to each other that people will vote for a certain candidate even if they don't like the individual.

Many Americans are currently expressing a desire for socialism, but they don't seem to understand exactly what that means. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young explain the definition and some of the history of socialism and why it goes against what it means to be American. Voted in: The only difference between socialism and communism is that socialism is voted in. European product: Socialism is a product of European intellectual development. Against freedom: It could be thought of not as socialism versus capitalism, but as socialism versus individual freedom. Individual ingenuity: Ingenuity can only happen at the individual level. There's no collective ingenuity. Operating system: Capitalism isn't a belief system but an operating system that says if you organize your life a certain way and do certain things, you’ll come out ahead from an economic standpoint.  Capitalist-based: The United States is the only country that was purely created as a capitalist-based country. Financial literacy: Polls have shown that currently, 67% of Americans have what is, effectively, financial literacy. Giving wealth: The end result of all socialistic policies and programs is to take the wealth that's created by the people who are good at creating wealth, and give it to the people who aren't good at creating wealth.

Some believe that a change to socialism would be for the greater good in America, but socialism actually isn't for the benefit of all. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young explain why socialism can never happen in a voluntary state. Governs government: The Constitution doesn't govern the American people; the Constitution governs the American government. Three Ps: There are three "Ps" that actually create the economic world: the pricing mechanism of the marketplace, profit and loss, and personal property. Subject to theory: Socialism doesn't embrace measurement or accountability that isn't subject to theory. Not for all: It can be argued that socialism isn't for the benefit of all, but rather taking from some to give to others. Never voluntary: Socialism has to be imposed, and it has to be coerced, so it can never happen in a voluntary state. Immune to feedback: Some governmental structures have had problems in adjusting to the increase in the world's population because they’re immune to feedback. Creating scarcity: The system of socialism guarantees the creation of scarcity. Self-development required: Capitalism requires the maximum self-development of individuals. Threatening innovation: Socialism interferes with any innovation that's going to threaten the existing structure.  Effective action: Capitalism is a way to produce more effective action out in the world.

While collectivism seems to be on the rise in the United States, it's part of the cyclical flow that's always been present. In this episode, Dan Sullivan, Mark Young, and guest Perry Marshall talk about the different ways of looking at what's happening with technology and the benefits of using your freedom of individualism. Two ideas: America has been described as a tension between two powerful ideas: equality and individualism.  Equally unequal: In America, there's equal opportunity to make yourself as unequal as you like.  Pendulum swings: Excessive individualism is unhealthy, and excessive collectivism is unhealthy, but it's inevitable that the pendulum swings back and forth from one to the other.  Always cyclical: Society can never get to where it's trying to go in a straight line; there will always be a cyclical nature to it. Coming and going: Some people are afraid of the jobs that driverless cars and trucks will make obsolete, but they might not be thinking about the industries and activities that will come into existence as a result. Faster internet: An entire industry can pop up on the internet in the time it takes to design a new car to get into production.  Negative freedom: If the expansion of your freedom diminishes someone else's freedom, then that's negative freedom. Not global: We all essentially lead local lives, and our communication capabilities don't make us any more global. Human intelligence: You can have all the computer power in the world, and you'll still have an intelligent human directing it. Easier prediction: It's easier to predict what's not going to change than it is to predict what the future will be like decades into the future.

A new Gallup poll indicates that the majority of Democrats prefer socialism to capitalism. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss how socialism goes against the fundamental principles of the United States, and how the Democratic Party now has two voter bases. Unhappy Americans: There's nothing about socialism that corresponds to the principles of the American experiment, so American socialists are unhappy Americans. Democracies inside: The U.S. is a constitutionally limited republic but with 50 democracies inside of it. Strong divide: The eight years under President Obama created a bifurcation between those who are totally for the American principles and those who hate those principles and want a different kind of America in the future. Acceptable label: Unlike 20 years ago, socialist is now an acceptable label.  Governing government: America is a transformative process based on constitutional principles. America isn't governed by government; it has a constitution that governs government so that it doesn't get in the way of the dynamic principles of American society.

While many people see entrepreneurs as being people who work alone, great things are usually achieved via teamwork. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young talk about how you can accomplish greater things if you collaborate with others, and how teamwork is easier than ever to engage in. Disliking entrepreneurs: Many big corporations dislike entrepreneurs because entrepreneurs tend to be individualistic and ingenious, strive for exceptionalism, and want teamwork rather than bureaucracy. Teamwork is key: As much emphasis as is put on individualism in American culture, the key is actually teamwork among individuals. Individual growth: One attraction to being part of a team is that it can help you grow as an individual. Collaborating companies: If you match up your company's ability with another company's ability, you'll create larger results than either company could achieve on its own. Changing technology: Technology created by entrepreneurs is allowing other entrepreneurs to change the world.   Viable teamwork: Teamwork is only viable if what the teamwork creates is accepted in the marketplace.   Greater today: If you intend it and you self-create it, you can create teamwork at a much greater level today than was ever previously possible.    

While some mindsets around the world encourage being average, the United States is a country that encourages individuals to be exceptional. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young talk about why this is the case and how the country was made for entrepreneurs.  Exceptional impact: If you take responsibility for yourself, distinguish yourself, and use ingenuity to do it, the impact of that outside of yourself is likely exceptionalism.  Killing exceptionalism: The part of America that is geographically but not philosophically American finds exceptionalism to be morally repulsive or reprehensible. But when we kill the goal and the desire to be exceptional, we stop getting exceptional results from people. Making progress: Human progress is made by somebody doing something better, and that then serving as a kind of map for others to make improvements in their own lives.  Doesn't detract: Any number of people being exceptional doesn't take anything away from each person’s exceptionalism. It's not a direct competition.  Causes discomfort: If someone has gotten used to average, running into an exceptional person can cause them discomfort.  Double-edged sword: Exceptionalism is the thing that will bring most successful entrepreneurs the most grief—and the most personal satisfaction.

From the start, the U.S. has been a country of ingenious people. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young talk about how America supports ingenuity, and how ingenuity benefits the American people. Necessary ingenuity: Early immigrants to what became the U.S. were forced to be ingenious because they were doing new things in a new way and in a new territory. Raising productivity: Ingenuity, like entrepreneurism, is taking a resource from a lower level of productivity to a higher level of productivity. There are millions of ways to do this. Economic opportunity: Early Americans had the chance to perform economic activity that had previously only been reserved for people who’d been granted government monopolies. Rewarding the ingenious: America has always rewarded people with new organizing principles, new ways of getting things done, and new ways of employing people. Positive focus: Instead of focusing on what’s bad, focus on the solution that’s going to make the bad situation better. Instead of focusing on the unfairness of opportunity, take the opportunity to a place where it benefits a lot more people. The secret: Being ingenious yourself and then spreading the benefits of that outward is the secret of American exceptionalism. Multiplying ingenuity: You don’t have just one great idea. When you turn ingenuity loose, it continues to multiply. Freedom a must: You don’t find ingenuity where you don’t find freedom. Immediately accessible: The best kind of ingenuity is the kind that’s personally valuable and accessible right away.

It’s not the pursuit of happiness, but the actual creation of happiness, that leads to happy Americans. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss why gratitude and an understanding of the marketplace are necessary in order for your efforts to be worthwhile. As healthy as you are happy: The body follows the brain in the sense that if you’re unhappy, that will translate into physical ailments, and if you’re happy, your body will get the message to keep going. Not the pursuit: There’s a problem with “the pursuit of happiness,” as it’s stated in the Declaration of Independence, because if you’re pursuing happiness, it means you don’t have it. Gratitude is voluntary: The one thing that every individual has control over that triggers happiness is gratitude. If you’re grateful, there’s immediately a pump of happy thoughts because it’s voluntary; nobody forces you to be grateful and appreciative, and it isn’t a function of your circumstances. No value: How grateful can you be for something that had no cost to you, that took no effort, and that never had a price attached to it? Until you’ve had the struggle, it can be hard to build gratitude and happiness.  American goal: Many people who immigrated to America had the goal of becoming an American. These people are generally grateful to come to the U.S., and entrepreneurship is something that resonates with them. On the flip side, a lot of people who were born in the States take living there for granted. Uneven fight: The fight continually occurring is an uneven one, because the targets that people on the left have are completely different ones than the people on the right have. What you’re worth: The marketplace determines the value of what you’re selling. Rising to the occasion: If somebody puts a spotlight on what they appreciate about us, we grow in the area. Freedom, not free stuff: Free stuff brings temporary pleasure, but it doesn’t bring lifetime happiness. Expanding freedom brings lifetime happiness.

Individualism is a characteristic of the American way, and it’s a key part of an entrepreneurial mindset. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young talk about the importance of maintaining your individualism in the face of temptations to join the collective. Disorderly leeway: Because the United States gives so much leeway to individuals to pursue their own path, there isn't the kind of orderliness and sense of neatness you get in a lot of other countries. Upside and downside: The upside of the notion of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” is that you get an enormous amount of entrepreneurism and ingenuity, and the downside is that a lot of people have voices that you might not like. Individualist questions: Individualism means deciding, “Does this serve me? Does this make sense? Are these the values I hold?” No collective importance: If you really believe in individualism, then you believe that the collective doesn’t really matter. Entrepreneurial start: In all cases, entrepreneurism starts with an individual who has what they consider to be an ingenious new way to approach the marketplace Best government: Government governs best when it gives the maximum leeway for ingenious individuals to create new value in the marketplace. Preventing competition: When entrepreneurs have become successful, they often cross the line and now want to prevent other entrepreneurs from coming along and being ingenious. Individuals are smarter: In terms of running their own lives, individuals are a lot smarter than the people who are trying to run the country. The most freedom: Because of the resources and opportunities available, and because of the way the entire system has been designed—especially on the basis of the Declaration and the Constitution—individuals in the U.S. have far more freedom to plan out and create their own lives as individuals in an exceptional way than individuals in any other country. Big weaknesses: The weakness of large corporations is that their ability to respond to outside change declines as they get bigger.

There has never been a state-imposed belief system in the U.S., but many Americans feel they have a personal relationship with a higher power. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young talk about how a personal belief in God gives Americans increasing purposeful energy. Purposeful energy: Your personal belief in God gives you increasing purposeful energy. 80% believe: Something like 80% of Americans said “yes” when asked, “Do you have a sense that there's a God and that you have a connection with that God?” Cut off: Whenever you try to say only our relationship and only our definition of God is the right one, and you have to toe the line, then it gets cut off from the energy. Then it becomes just another collectivist dictatorship. No imposition: James Madison said that the one thing we have to protect—and it's really protected right in the first amendment of the Constitution—is that people are going to believe what they believe about God and that there will be no state-imposed belief system. Always been: There's always been this development of a particular spiritual consciousness in the American public about a personal relationship with a higher being outside the realm of organized religion.

There’s nothing inherently wrong with loving to come out on top. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young talk about how your winning doesn’t mean that someone else is losing—and why losing doesn’t have to be a bad thing. How you win: The winning mindset is that you love coming out on top and coming out ahead in new ways. Might as well: Oftentimes, you've obligated yourself to show up and perform, and you might as well win if you're going through the effort. Lessons through failures: See failures as things you did, not as who you are. Consider what lessons you can take from each failure. Not equal: Even when other people my age had more than I did, I never blamed other people, or society as a whole. Useful disruption: Everything that's useful in the world should be disruptive when you first hear it. It should throw you slightly off balance. Win or lose: If you don't put yourself in a position where you’ll either win or lose, that means you're living a kind of ignorant life because you're not getting the proper signals from the results of your actions. Clear-cut proof: You have to have clear-cut proof from the world outside of you that the way you think you're operating is actually a successful way of operating. Keep striving: When you stop striving and stop growing, your individualism starts disappearing, your ingenuity just doesn’t show up anymore, there’s no need for wanting to be exceptional, and there’s no more teamwork or growth in your life. Not in competition: Wealth is created. For one person to earn a dollar, it doesn’t mean that someone else has to give up earning a dollar.

Many Americans see opportunities even in failure. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss how Americans are disrespected if they don’t have personal growth as a goal and rewarded if they make something bigger out of what they’ve been given. Growth is central: Central to American culture is that growth is a goal, growth is a result, growth is a measurement, and growth is a capability. You're taught this as an American, that you should grow. Respected for growth: In America, if you don't have growth as a personal goal, you’re disrespected after a while. On the other hand, you're very rewarded if you’ve made something of yourself. Measuring growth: The U.S. is amazing in the number of different kinds of measurement that it has for growth in all areas. There are 100 independent measurement bureaus that are measuring whether something actually happened, whether it's really honest growth, and whether it's really productive growth. No experts: In a collective, all expansion needs to be directed by experts, but there’s no such thing as an expert in relationship to growth. Growth operating system: Because of America’s constitution, and the way the arrangements are laid out with the 50 states, it’s actually a growth operating system. Cultural role models: Generally speaking, over time, people who grow things in the United States are considered cultural role models. Growth for happiness: When people are growing, they're happier than when they're stuck. There are so many people who are extraordinarily well educated but become very depressed because, with all that education, they don’t actually grow.