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Seth Bolt

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50 total appearances

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The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And one of the ways that we're trying to do that is we've partnered with an organization called PMI or Palmetto Medical Initiatives. They provide medical assistance to the developing world. We decided, let's combine art and entrepreneurship. Let's write this book because that was kind of burning. There was a lot of things there.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And one of the ways that we're trying to do that is we've partnered with an organization called PMI or Palmetto Medical Initiatives. They provide medical assistance to the developing world. We decided, let's combine art and entrepreneurship. Let's write this book because that was kind of burning. There was a lot of things there.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And at the same time, let's make sure that we kind of spread this idea that, you know, even though all of us are just selling, you know, maybe one thing or one service, but you can build into that something that can make a big difference in the world. That's awesome. And then, you know, simultaneously, the book for the reader, it's like the principles that are in here can save a person's life.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And at the same time, let's make sure that we kind of spread this idea that, you know, even though all of us are just selling, you know, maybe one thing or one service, but you can build into that something that can make a big difference in the world. That's awesome. And then, you know, simultaneously, the book for the reader, it's like the principles that are in here can save a person's life.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And so, Seth, can you fill us in on what the $624 billion secret is? That number reference was for Apple. And I use Apple because it's an example that a lot of people understand. And obviously, a lot of people are studying their business model now. But simplicity is the key. One thing that really has been resonating with me lately is that You know, I'm a hardworking person and a lot of us aren't.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And so, Seth, can you fill us in on what the $624 billion secret is? That number reference was for Apple. And I use Apple because it's an example that a lot of people understand. And obviously, a lot of people are studying their business model now. But simplicity is the key. One thing that really has been resonating with me lately is that You know, I'm a hardworking person and a lot of us aren't.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And we want to stay busy because we want to be productive. But sometimes in that busyness, we create extra steps to our processes and our systems and our daily life to complicate things and cause us more work. And, you know, for a lot of people, that means they end up working all day. You know, for a lot of entrepreneurs that have total time freedom, they work. way more than anybody else.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And we want to stay busy because we want to be productive. But sometimes in that busyness, we create extra steps to our processes and our systems and our daily life to complicate things and cause us more work. And, you know, for a lot of people, that means they end up working all day. You know, for a lot of entrepreneurs that have total time freedom, they work. way more than anybody else.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And they don't stop, like really enjoy life. Think about, you know, how they can give back or, you know, maybe serve in their community because they're so married to their job. So that was all about simplicity and sort of cutting back so that you don't miss out on it all. So $624 billion is Apple.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And they don't stop, like really enjoy life. Think about, you know, how they can give back or, you know, maybe serve in their community because they're so married to their job. So that was all about simplicity and sort of cutting back so that you don't miss out on it all. So $624 billion is Apple.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And that's kind of their core mantra is just simplicity, simplicity, simplicity, make this simple and easy. Yeah. Make it simple for, you know, internally as you're creating your product and then actually strive to make the experience for whoever you're selling it to better. Make it easier.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And that's kind of their core mantra is just simplicity, simplicity, simplicity, make this simple and easy. Yeah. Make it simple for, you know, internally as you're creating your product and then actually strive to make the experience for whoever you're selling it to better. Make it easier.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

I mean, one of the ways that we tried to, you know, really put our money where our mouth is was in the book we reference, you know, we reference other artists and other music. I mean, music is obviously a big part of my life and I put lots of links. to the song I was listening to when I started to write each chapter just in case people wanted to sort of listen along and experience it that way.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

I mean, one of the ways that we tried to, you know, really put our money where our mouth is was in the book we reference, you know, we reference other artists and other music. I mean, music is obviously a big part of my life and I put lots of links. to the song I was listening to when I started to write each chapter just in case people wanted to sort of listen along and experience it that way.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

So for the e-book, that's a link. You can just click on it. It's easy. If I reference the book, then I'm like, this book changed my life. Check it out. You can do it right away. It's not like a homework assignment. It's just trying to make sure your product actually serves your customer in the best way that it possibly can that makes their life simple. Absolutely.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

So for the e-book, that's a link. You can just click on it. It's easy. If I reference the book, then I'm like, this book changed my life. Check it out. You can do it right away. It's not like a homework assignment. It's just trying to make sure your product actually serves your customer in the best way that it possibly can that makes their life simple. Absolutely.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And so, and then Chandler, you have this phrase that you write about called forced opportunities.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

And so, and then Chandler, you have this phrase that you write about called forced opportunities.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

So, Seth, sort of back to you, one of the things that you said is you said your friends are like a food pyramid and the reason why all your friends can't be Pop-Tarts. Yeah, I grew up – some of your listeners may be able to relate with this. I grew up in the South and in a very conservative home, so my mom was always – super picky about my friends and who I hung out with.

The Action Catalyst
REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

So, Seth, sort of back to you, one of the things that you said is you said your friends are like a food pyramid and the reason why all your friends can't be Pop-Tarts. Yeah, I grew up – some of your listeners may be able to relate with this. I grew up in the South and in a very conservative home, so my mom was always – super picky about my friends and who I hung out with.