
TIP712: Advice for My Twenty-Year-Old Self w/ Stig Brodersen
04/06/25 • 76 min
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In today's episode, Stig Brodersen shares 20 pieces of advice with his 20-year-old self.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:02 - Why the limits of your language are the limits of your world
06:35 - Why you need to leave your comfort zone
09:05 - Why you can grow from making yourself vulnerable
21:29 - Why you can have anything but not everything
33:29 - Why you should do what you say and say what you do
53:02 - Why you should be intentional with your relationships - but not too much
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Join Clay and a select group of passionate value investors for a retreat in Big Sky, Montana. Learn more here.
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members.
- Stig’s blog post on his portfolio and track record since 2014.
- Stig’s podcast on his journey into financial independence.
- Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.
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In today's episode, Stig Brodersen shares 20 pieces of advice with his 20-year-old self.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
02:02 - Why the limits of your language are the limits of your world
06:35 - Why you need to leave your comfort zone
09:05 - Why you can grow from making yourself vulnerable
21:29 - Why you can have anything but not everything
33:29 - Why you should do what you say and say what you do
53:02 - Why you should be intentional with your relationships - but not too much
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Join Clay and a select group of passionate value investors for a retreat in Big Sky, Montana. Learn more here.
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members.
- Stig’s blog post on his portfolio and track record since 2014.
- Stig’s podcast on his journey into financial independence.
- Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.
- Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed.
NEW TO THE SHOW?
- Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter.
- Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
- Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok.
- Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
- Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
- Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
- Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.
SPONSORS
Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:
- SimpleMining
- Hardblock
- AnchorWatch
- DeleteMe
- Fundrise
- Vanta
- The Bitcoin Way
- Unchained
- CFI Education
- Onramp
- Shopify
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IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
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And so much more!
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Join Clay and a select group of passionate value investors for a retreat in Big Sky, Montana. Learn more here.
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members.
- Connect with Arif on LinkedIn.
- Follow Clay on LinkedIn & X.
- Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.
- Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed.
NEW TO THE SHOW?
- Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter.
- Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
- Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok.
- Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
- Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
- Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
- Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.
SPONSORS
Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:
- SimpleMining
- Hardblock
- AnchorWatch
- DeleteMe
- Fundrise
- Vanta
- The Bitcoin Way
- Unchained
- CFI Education
- Onramp
- Shopify
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IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
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Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- James’ X Account.
- James’ The Informationist Newsletter.
- James’ Bitcoin Opportunity VC Fund.
- Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here.
- Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed.
NEW TO THE SHOW?
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members.
- Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok.
- Check out our Bitcoin Fundamentals Starter Packs.
- Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
- Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
- Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
- Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter.
- Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.
SPONSORS
Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:
- SimpleMining
- Hardblock
- AnchorWatch
- DeleteMe
- Fundrise
- Vanta
- The Bitcoin Way
- Unchained
- CFI Education
- Onramp
- Shopify
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