The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
You can be grateful for what you have and still strive for more. The duality of gratitude and success is a difficult concept to grasp, but understanding it is invaluable in both your success and well-being.
On the Grateful Podcast, Jack and his guests explain how everyone has opportunities and choices to go after the life they want, and they owe it to themselves to do just that. You must recognize and be grateful for what you have in order to get the best out of yourself moving forward.
There are conversations ranging from business to mental health and everything in between as well.
The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
He Read 1,000 Books So You Don’t Have To – Nicholas Hutchison | 63
The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Episode 63
Nicholas Hutchison (@nicklovesbooks) has read over 500 personal development books—and built an entire business teaching people how to implement what they read. In this conversation, we dive into how reading changed his life, why most people never apply what they learn, and how to use books as tools to build the life you want.
Basically, we just nerd out about books. It is awesome.
🎯 What you’ll learn:
• The 5-step system to retain and apply what you read
• Why audiobooks don’t work unless you do this one thing
• The biggest lessons from James Clear, Ed Mylett & more
• How to build confidence and clarity from books
• The secret to turning knowledge into power
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: Who is Nicholas Hutchison?
01:36 – How Rich Dad Poor Dad changed his life
04:50 – Reading vs. scrolling: The big mental shift
07:12 – Nicholas’s first business ideas and college years
10:45 – Creating the BookThinkers brand
13:30 – Why physical books still matter
16:05 – The problem with passive audiobook consumption
18:42 – Identity transformation through reading
22:10 – From reader to action-taker: A 5-step system
26:30 – Stories of authors who changed his life (James Clear, Hal Elrod)
30:18 – On being your own biggest fan
33:40 – How to build confidence through clarity
36:22 – The power of long-term consistency
39:10 – Helping authors and scaling impact
42:55 – The future of BookThinkers and his mission
45:33 – Final advice for readers and dreamers
47:20 – Wrap-up: Take action on what you’ve learned
🧠 Follow Nicholas: https://www.instagram.com/nicklovesbooks
📚 BookThinkers: https://www.bookthinkers.com
🎙️ Listen on Spotify/Apple: [Insert Link]
Subscribe for more deep conversations with thinkers, creators, and people building meaningful lives. 🙏
🧠 More from Jack:
Newsletter: https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/aa6b0945-43aa-43c8-b320-0fde6998f852?email=%7B%7Bemail%7D%7D
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/
Coaching: jackcwagoner@gmail.com
💬 If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend and leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
You can also find full video episodes on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7rwtc5s_KcTZMHSJng-FQ
