Joining us on The Clever Investor Show today is Mark Hansen
In this podcast episode, Mark and Crystal share their insights on personal growth in various areas such as business, real estate, and philanthropy. Their book, "The Book of Asking," is also discussed as a tool for improving one's questioning skills, starting with overcoming self-doubt. Mark emphasizes the importance of mindset and product innovation to keep customers engaged. The concept of the S-curve in business is also touched upon. The couple encourages listeners to build the habit of asking questions, including questioning the existence of a creator. They also advocate for making money and giving back to society, while discussing the negative impact of social media and promoting forgiveness, and moving on from disagreements
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HIGHLIGHTS:
Mark and Crystal highlight growth in business, real estate, and philanthropy, and stress the power of asking questions for exponential growth.
"The Book of Asking" offers tools for asking better questions, featuring inspiring stories from 21 people who made a difference in the world through their asking journey, starting with a lack of self-worth.
Mark highlights the significance of changing one's mindset, creating new products to engage customers, and the S-curve concept in business.
They advocate for ending poverty through entrepreneurship and education, citing the example of Dr. Muhammad Yunus' success Mark and Crystal emphasizes the importance of sales and writing skills, making money, and giving back to society while encouraging forgiveness and inspiring new entrepreneurs.
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TIME STAMPS:
00:00 - Prelude
00:15 - Introduction to Mark Hansen
03:34 - The power of being a philanthropist
07:31 - The secret sauce of asking the RIGHT questions
10:34 - Understanding the categories of question
12:22 - How to ask the right questions?
16:02 - Life needs balance and connection
19:34 - The story of Charlie Green and Mark Hansen
24:12 - The king and queen of Denmark
28:40 - The Chicken Soup for the Soul formula
36:38 - Mark’s biggest mistake
40:12 - Biggest lessons learned from Andrew Carnegie
43:38 - The first sign that life is always a problem
44:00 - Promotion
45:51 - You can't break physical laws, but you can transmute human law
49:37 - Getting back into my spiritual life
50:18 - Human beings will always let us down
52:20 - We are created in our creator’s image
56:16 - What happens with atheism in the big schools?
59:46 - We need more entrepreneurs than politicians
1:03:11 - You can’t control the market
1:06:37 - Learn how to ask the right questions
1:10:50 - The importance of writing a book
1:14:36 - Turning garbage into a resource
1:17:56 - The problem with entitlement and entitlement.
1:21:28 - It’s not about liberal vs republican anymore
1:24:01 - How do we get out of this mess?
1:26:18 - Mark’s advice to new entrepreneurs
1:28:35 - What's your vision for your legacy?
1:32:17 - END
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