My guest on the podcast is Nicholas Hutchison of BookThinkers, a fast-growing Instagram platform for book lovers. Nick is from Boston, Massachusetts, and works full-time as a sales professional.
We discovered on the podcast we have a lot in common. In addition to books, Nick and I share a passion for self-development & travel. We discuss the value of reading, traveling, and creating a path to financial freedom when you're young.
Nick's end-game is what he calls "total freedom." In this episode, he details how he plans to achieve total freedom.
A few books we discuss at length are The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss & Vagabonding by Rolf Potts. Other topics we discuss:
From Boston
Nick lives in North Easton, Massachusetts (20 miles south of Boston)
Spent 5 years in New Hampshire
Living close to Fenway Park
Benefits of living in small community + close to big city
Book Thinkers
How BookThinkers started
Has 30K followers on IG and growing
Time-management
Setting priorities
Using a journal
Self-Development
Software sales career
Having flexibility in your job
80-20 rule (The Pareto principle)
Self-assessment / activity tracker
Multi-family real estate investing
Learning to say "no"
Setting life goals
Monetizing Instagram:
Automating & scaling a business
BookThinkers mobile app
Creating a network
Partnering with authors
Keeping strict accounts
Public Speaking:
Learning to speak confidently
Overcoming anxiety
Speaking tricks & tips
Taking constructive criticism
Vagabonding:
The value of traveling
His first solo travel (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Travel as a spiritual experience
The personal sacrifice involved in travel
Experiencing different cultures of the past
Traveling to places not possible 30 years ago
Fun Questions:
Why does it feel so wrong to only read half a book?
Do you think it's better to read (over the next two years) 100 books twice, or 200 books?
Do you think books should be remade for modern audiences?
Do you think new writers should write covers the way new musicians do covers?
If someone dropped $1 million in your lap what would you do with it?
If you were given an opportunity to shadow Xander Bogaerts for three days, would you pay $5,000 to do it?
Would you pay $25,000 to shadow Tom Brady for three days?
Which is the one book you wish everyone would read?
Questions for Brad:
Questions for Brad: What is the number one book that you would recommend for someone just starting out in the self-development space?
Question for Brad: What book has had the biggest impact on your life?
