Derek Sivers

JUL 2, 202023 MIN
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class Performers

Derek Sivers

JUL 2, 202023 MIN

Description

<p>This episode features the profile of <strong>Derek Sivers</strong> from <a href="http://audible.com/ferriss"><em>Tools of Titans</em></a>, which is now available as an audiobook. This chapter's narrators are Kaleo Griffith (bio) and Ray Porter (profile).&nbsp;<strong>To check out the full audiobook of </strong><a href="https://audible.com/ferriss"><em><strong>Tools of Titans</strong></em></a><strong> with 100+ chapters, visit </strong><a href="http://audible.com/ferriss"><strong>audible.com/ferriss</strong></a><strong>.</strong><br> <br> <strong>Derek Sivers </strong>(<a href="https://twitter.com/sivers">@sivers</a>)&nbsp;is one of my favorite humans, and I call him often for advice.&nbsp;Think of him as a philosopher-king programmer, master teacher, and merry prankster. Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek created <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_Baby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CD Baby</a> in 1998.&nbsp;It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100 million in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22 million, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with more than 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011, he has published 34 books, including “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591848261/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anything You Want</a>,” which I’ve personally read 10+ times.&nbsp;</p> <p>***</p> <p><strong>The audiobooks of </strong><a href="http://audible.com/ferriss"><em><strong>Tools of Titans</strong></em></a><strong> and </strong><a href="http://audible.com/ferriss"><em><strong>Tribe of Mentors</strong></em></a><em><strong> </strong></em><strong>can be found at </strong><a href="http://audible.com/ferriss"><strong>audible.com/ferriss</strong></a></p> <p><strong>If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider</strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tools-titans-tactics-routines-habits-world-class-performers/id1515607844"><strong> leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong>?</strong></p> <p><strong>Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at</strong><a href="http://tim.blog/email"><strong> tim.blog/email</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Follow Tim:</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter:</strong><a href="http://twitter.com/tferriss"><strong> twitter.com/tferriss</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Instagram:</strong><a href="http://instagram.com/timferriss"><strong> instagram.com/timferriss</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Facebook:</strong><a href="http://facebook.com/timferriss"><strong> facebook.com/timferriss</strong></a></p> <p><strong>YouTube:</strong><a href="http://youtube.com/timferriss"><strong> youtube.com/timferriss</strong></a></p>