{"id":182097,"date":"2024-05-01T08:05:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T13:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=182097"},"modified":"2026-09-06T20:14:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T01:14:02","slug":"podcast-987-the-no-bs-secrets-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/finance\/career\/podcast-987-the-no-bs-secrets-of-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #987: The No-BS Secrets of Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jim VandeHei didn&#8217;t have an auspicious start in life. His high school guidance counselor told him he wasn&#8217;t cut out for college, and he went on to confirm her assessment, getting a 1.4 GPA at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and spending more time drinking beer than planning his career.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, though, Jim turned things around for himself, going on to co-found two of the biggest modern media outlets, <em>Politico<\/em> and Axios.<\/p>\n<p>Jim shares how he started moving up the rungs of success and building a better life for himself in his new book <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UeI2e8\"><em>Just the Good Stuff: No-BS Secrets to Success (No Matter What Life Throws at You)<\/em><\/a>. Today on the show, Jim shares the real-world lessons he&#8217;s learned in his career. 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