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b"At age 18, Alex Banayan sat in his dorm room, wondering what he wanted to do with his life. He was on a pre-med path, but something was missing. Alex hit the library and started reading all the biographies of his heroes he could get his hands on, in the hopes that he could learn the secret of their success. But the advice and knowledge in the books didn't satisfy him. He knew he had to write the book he wanted to read. So, a young Alex set off to interview the world\\u2019s greatest minds about their journeys and uncover the secret to success. In this episode, Hala and Alex talk about the idea of the third door, that there is always a way in. Alex shares his favorite stories and lessons from his book and talks through everything he learned along the way about persistence, mentorship, and profiting in life.\\n\\nTopics Include:\\n\\n- Alex\\u2019s Journey\\n- Funding the book by winning The Price is Right\\xa0\\n- Alex on making transitions\\xa0\\n- His strategy for getting interviews\\xa0\\n- Getting past the gatekeepers\\n- Steven Spielberg\\u2019s story\\xa0\\n- Connecting with Tim Ferris\\xa0\\n- The truth about persistence\\xa0\\n- Defining the third door\\xa0\\n- Favorite stories and lessons from The Third Door\\xa0\\n- Advice from Maya Angelo\\n- On meeting your heroes and Bill Gates\\xa0\\n- Pitbull on always staying an intern\\n- Elliott Bisnow and biting off more than you can chew\\xa0\\n- How to find and select a mentor\\xa0\\n- Alex\\u2019s mentorship program during COVID\\n- Alex\\u2019s best advice for people who don\\u2019t know what to do next\\n- Alex\\u2019s actionable advice\\xa0\\n- Alex\\u2019s secret to profiting in life\\xa0\\n- And other topics\\u2026\\xa0\\n\\nAlex Banayan is the youngest bestselling business author in American history. The Third Door chronicles Alex\\u2019s seven-year quest to uncover the definitive mindset of exponential growth and success.\\nThroughout the process, Alex interviewed the most innovative leaders of the past half-century, including Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Larry King, Maya Angelou, Steve Wozniak, Jane Goodall, Jessica Alba, Quincy Jones, and more.\\nAlex was named to Forbes\\u2019 30 Under 30 list and Business Insider\\u2019s \\u201cMost Powerful People Under 30,\\u201d Banayan is his generation\\u2019s leading expert in high-performance and personal development, having been featured in Fortune, CNBC, Businessweek, The Washington Post, MSNBC, Fox News, and NBC News.\\n\\nSponsored By:\\n\\nRiverside.fm - Visit Riverside.fm and use code YAP to start recording studio-quality sound and video and get 15% off a membership plan.\\nCurrent - Sign up in less than two minutes at current.com/yap for a chance to win $200\\nThrive Market - Join Thrive Market today at thrivemarket.com/yap to get 40% off your first order AND a FREE gift worth over fifty dollars!\\nJordan Harbinger - Check out jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations\\nConstant Contact - To start your free digital marketing trial today, visit constantcontact.com\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nResources Mentioned:\\n\\nThe Third Door by Alex Banayan: https://www.amazon.com/Third-Door-Uncover-Successful-Launched/dp/0804136661\\nAlex\\u2019s 30-day Clarity Challenge: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/413802\\nAlex\\u2019s Website: https://thirddoorbook.com/time-magazine-article-alex-banayan/\\nAlex\\u2019s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbanayan/\\nAlex\\u2019s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexbanayan/\\nAlex\\u2019s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexBanayan/\\nAlex\\u2019s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexBanayan-TheThirdDoor\\n\\nConnect with Young and Profiting:\\n\\nYAP\\u2019s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youngandprofiting/\\nHala\\u2019s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/\\nHala\\u2019s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/\\nHala\\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yapwithhala\\nClubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@halataha\\nWebsite: https://www.youngandprofiting.com/\\nText Hala: https://youngandprofiting.co/TextHala or text \\u201cYAP\\u201d to 28046"