The Tim Ferriss Show

By Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

#125: Derek Sivers on Developing Confidence, Finding Happiness, and Saying "No" to Millions

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Published December 13, 2015 5:33pm

Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek Sivers (@sivers) created CD Baby in 1998. 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 “Anything You Want” which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categories. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This podcast is brou...

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