Zach Pogrob is a writer, creator, and entrepreneur empowering people to follow their obsessions. Through four years of consistent writing, Zach has built a community of ambitious individuals, amassed over 2 million followers across social media platforms, and continues to build a cultural movement centered around obsession and pursuing the thing that keeps you up at night. He believes that if we can cultivate a society where everyone is not afraid to lean in and go all in, our society will flourish.
Key Points:
- What it takes to become an author
- The story behind “Obsession”
- Are sports a waste of time if you’re not going pro?
- Rediscover identity after playing a sport
- Creative benefits of training hard
- How to come up with more creative ideas naturally
- Why balance could holding us back from achieving greatness
- Overstimulation is ruining our ability to be creative
- How Zach gained over 1 million followers on social media in a year
- Betting on himself and going all in
- Don’t apologize for striving to be the best at something
- The secret to building a strong community
- Three Acts of Obsession
- What we can learn from Steve Jobs, Arnold, and Walt Disney on how to achieve greatness
- How to build and foster a strong community
- Making ‘obsession’ a mainstream part of culture
- Zach’s definition of “Pure Ambition”
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