What mind-blowing insights were shared?

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Here are some mind-blowing insights shared on the My First Million podcast:

  1. Sales Techniques and Childlike Curiosity: Alex Hormozi shared that developing childlike curiosity can be a game-changer in sales. It prevents defensiveness and makes the interaction genuine. Like fighters slowing their breathing to stay calm, salespeople should slow down to engage deeply and sincerely with clients 1.

  2. Humility in Economic Forecasting: Morgan Housel emphasized the importance of humility when dealing with economic predictions. He noted that the biggest economic stories of our lives were unforeseeable events like 9/11, Lehman Brothers collapse, and COVID. This highlights that studying history and human behavior is more beneficial than making forecasts 2.

  3. Adept AI's Capabilities: Shaan Puri discussed Adept AI, a tool that can automate complex internet tasks through simple commands. The AI can navigate and manipulate web applications like Salesforce or Excel by interpreting plain English instructions, essentially acting like a perfect digital assistant 3.

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    Alex shares how childlike curiosity can help in sales and how slowing down breathing can prevent getting defensive. He emphasizes the importance of genuinely wanting to help the customer and only selling if it makes sense. Sam and Shaan discuss how overwhelming it can be to receive a lot of information and how to pace oneself in learning.
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  4. Insights on Self-Awareness: George Mack reflected on how cognitive biases often prevent us from recognizing our own faults. He referenced Daniel Kahneman's work, stressing that while understanding biases doesn't eliminate them, it's easier to see the flaws in others. This dichotomy underscores the challenging nature of self-awareness 4.

  5. Kaitlyn Michelle Siragusa's Business Evolution: Kaitlyn Siragusa shared her journey from personal assistance to building an organization aiding content creators. Despite her nonchalant attitude towards her achievements, she found the gradual process mind-blowing in retrospect and expressed enthusiasm for creating animal content on Twitch 5.

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