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Welcome to Cloudlandia

Welcome to Cloudlandia

著者： Dean Jackson and Dan Sullivan
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Join Dean Jackson and Dan Sullivan as they talk about growing your business and living you best life in Cloudlandia.© 2026 Welcome to Cloudlandia マーケティング マーケティング・セールス 経済学
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  • Ep175: Money, Scent, and the Art of the Did List

    Ep175: Money, Scent, and the Art of the Did List
    2026/05/20
    The most enduring business lessons often come wrapped in the most unexpected stories. In this episode of Welcome to Cloudlandia, Dan and Dean kick off with a wide-ranging trip through Canyon Ranch recoveries, golf course geometry, and a viral coyote-versus-governor parable that perfectly illustrates why California and Texas have taken such different economic paths. From there, Dean shares how a podcast about restaurant scent marketing turned into a live experiment: within 24 hours he had a book concept, a cover, and leads coming in at a dollar each for a title called Smells That Sell. Dan adds color from his neighbor, a professional perfumer who revealed that Mexico ranks #1 globally for scent responsiveness while Canada sits dead last. The conversation deepens as Dan walks through David McWilliams’ book Money, tracing currency from 5,000-year-old Sumerian barley loans to Hamilton’s genius design of the U.S. dollar, and why McWilliams dismisses Bitcoin as a Ponzi scheme that only makes sense when priced in dollars. Both Dan and Dean also reflect on their personal productivity experiments: Dan at week 22 of his “looking back” daily system, and Dean six months into his “What would I like to did today?” morning ritual, with sleep anchors and a captain’s-announcement practice that—as he describes it—puts every cell in his body on alert. This one covers a lot of ground, but the thread running through all of it is the same: agency. Whether it’s scent science, ancient money systems, or a daily captain’s briefing to yourself, the practical question is always the same: what can you actually control in the next hundred minutes? Have a listen. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Dean launched a book concept, cover, and lead-generation ad for Smells That Sell within 24 hours of hearing a podcast about restaurant scent marketing.A professional perfumer’s global data reveals Mexico as the world’s most scent-responsive market—and Canada as dead last, partly because noses freeze.Dan’s “look back” daily system at week 22: measuring only the last 24 hours eliminates the gap and gives you real agency over what you actually control.Dean’s “What would I like to did today?” morning ritual, paired with lights-out at 11 PM and phone-in-box until noon, has measurably improved his sleep and readiness scores over six months.David McWilliams argues Bitcoin fails both tests of money: it’s not stable enough to be a currency, and the first-in/last-out structure makes it a Ponzi scheme—and it can only express its value in dollars.The first named individual in recorded history was Kuzim, a Sumerian beer maker operating on a 30-month barley loan at 33% annual interest—proof that entrepreneurial hustle predates civilization as we know it.Links: WelcomeToCloudlandia.com StrategicCoach.com DeanJackson.com ListingAgentLifestyle.com TRANSCRIPT (AI transcript provided as supporting material and may contain errors) Dean Jackson: Welcome to Cloudlandia. Mr. Sullivan. Dan Sullivan: Mr. Jackson. Dean Jackson: There he is. Yes Dan Sullivan: Indeed. Dean Jackson: Sue Cloudlandia. I think I just realized last week that I mistakenly thought you were going to be traveling yesterday and then I saw the Dan Sullivan: Notice that Dean Jackson: You had joined in. Dan Sullivan: I had joined in, yes, yes. Didn't shatter my confidence though. Dean Jackson: Good. Because you knew that I was never going to give you up and never going to let you down and that if you tiled in next week at the appointed time, I would be there. Dan Sullivan: There I am. There I am. Dean Jackson: That's funny. Dan Sullivan: No, we were at Canyon Ranch. Dean Jackson: Okay, great. Yeah. I zoomed in for a lot of Genius Network. Yeah. Dan Sullivan: How Dean Jackson: Was your week? Dan Sullivan: Well, weather wise, the weather in Phoenix and in Tucson was spectacular. Dean Jackson: This is the time of year, right? This is while Canadians are dealing with false springs. It's the real deal in Florida and Arizona. Dan Sullivan: Yeah. There's this great podcast, YouTube podcast and Omar's talk it's called. And this guy is a tremendous communicator. And what he does, he's got sort of one perspective, one topic. He just shows the businesses, the millionaires and billionaires and many others who are leaving New York City, leaving San Francisco, leaving Los Angeles and moving to Florida or Texas, basically Texas. And he just really points out how they're on a death spiral. Seattle's another one in Seattle Dean Jackson: In Dan Sullivan: Washington. Chicago, Chicago really bad. Dean Jackson: I saw funniest real today. I was just waiting to join in here. There was a gentleman talking about why California is broke and Texas is not. And he was telling the story of how the governor was out walking his dog in California and the dog got bitten by a coyote and then the coyote bit the governor and he went through the whole thing that he started. The governor started to ...
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  • Ep174: Guessing, Betting, and the AI Attention Economy

    Ep174: Guessing, Betting, and the AI Attention Economy
    2026/05/13
    The most valuable currency in an AI-saturated world isn't data or content, it's the 1,000 minutes of attention each person has available every single day. In this episode of Welcome to Cloudlandia, Dan shares a new thinking tool he's been developing with entrepreneurs: Intentional Times Accidental, a framework for distinguishing between results you planned for and opportunities you simply recognized and seized. The conversation connects naturally to a powerful quote Dean encountered, "You don't get what you want, you get what you are", and how that idea links to Dan's work on creating a better past. We also hear how Angus Fletcher trains elite special forces operators not by scripting their responses, but by deepening their personal story so they can make sound decisions in chaotic, unpredictable situations. From there, Dan and Dean trace the same pattern into global affairs, examining how recent moves in the Straits of Hormuz reflect high-stakes guessing and betting under pressure. The conversation shifts to AI's financial sustainability problem, the gap between what AI companies are spending on infrastructure and what the market will realistically pay, and why Dean believes AI-generated content faces a fundamental ceiling in a world where human attention is fixed and finite. Dan observes a cultural blowback already forming, with young people pushing back against AI predictions that threaten their futures, and a surprising surge in religious interest as a counter-reaction to tech-driven culture. This episode finds Dan and Dean at their most candid, trading observations about Perplexity's flattery, Dean's 40 Hz brain-stimulating Beacon light, a dog-calming gadget called PetGentle, and a Henry Kissinger story that perfectly captures what's happening on LinkedIn right now. Listen in for a conversation that moves fast, thinks wide, and lands on ideas you'll be turning over for days. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS The global attention budget is fixed: 8 billion people × 1,000 minutes daily, AI-generated content must compete within that hard ceiling. Dan's new Intentional Times Accidental tool helps entrepreneurs separate planned breakthroughs from lucky ones they simply recognized and seized. Elite special forces operators are trained not with scripts but by deepening their personal story so they can decide well in chaotic, unplanned situations. Dan believes OpenAI cannot legally convert from nonprofit to for-profit mid-streamand predicts the dispute will reach the US Supreme Court. A fake AI-generated scientist published 13 bestselling books over the past year and doesn't exist, Dan's verdict: only dangerous if you believe it. Young people are opting out of AI adoption and turning toward religion in growing numbers, a cultural blowback Dan says is entirely predictable and already underway. Links: WelcomeToCloudlandia.com StrategicCoach.com DeanJackson.com ListingAgentLifestyle.com TRANSCRIPT (AI transcript provided as supporting material and may contain errors) Dean Jackson: Welcome to Cloudlandia. Mr. Sullivan. Dan Sullivan: Hello there, Mr. Jackson. Dean Jackson: There he is. Are you in Chicago or Toronto today? Dan Sullivan: Toronto. Dean Jackson: Okay. Dan Sullivan: Well, it's very cold. It's very cold. Dean Jackson: Somebody told me that they've had their ninth false spring and it's coming into back to winter. Dan Sullivan: Yeah. It's overcast. It's gray. It's damp. It's cold. Dean Jackson: Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Well, it seems like you have- Welcome to Cloudlandia. Welcome to Cloudlandia. Are you in Chicago or Toronto today? Okay. Dan Sullivan: Well, it's very cold. It's very cold. Dean Jackson: Somebody told me that they've had their ninth false spring. Back to winter. Dan Sullivan: Yeah. It's overcast. It's gray. It's damp. It's cold. Dean Jackson: Oh boy. Well, it seems like you had a great week in Chicago talking to Chad. Dan Sullivan: You've been talking to Spice. Dean Jackson: I've been talking to Spies. I got my men on the inside. Yeah. So good times? Dan Sullivan: Yeah. I had a really good time. I created a new tool which is called Intentional Times Accidental. And I just have the entrepreneurs in the room take a look at what results they got, breakthrough results, Dan Sullivan: Where it Dan Sullivan: Was intentional. They intended to get that breakthrough. They put a plan in place and they got the result and compared to things that just happened to them and they took advantage of it. Dean Jackson: That's an interesting distinction. I just had a great quote that I heard just this morning and I thought, what a perfect timing. The quote was, let me get it right because it's ... Oh yeah, you don't get what you want. You get what you are. That totally fits with our creating a better past because you are what you did. And what you did is created a better past. Dan Sullivan: Or a better you, maybe. Dean Jackson: A Dan Sullivan: Better Dean Jackson: You. Yeah. But that context of everything we've been talking ...
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  • Ep173: Rules Over Insights: Time Sense and the Decider Role

    Ep173: Rules Over Insights: Time Sense and the Decider Role
    2026/04/22
    The most powerful systems aren’t built on motivation; they’re built on rules that make the right action the only option. In this episode of Welcome to Cloudlandia, we follow Dean’s ongoing experiment with structured daily rhythms, phones locked from 10 PM to noon, meals pre-ordered the night before, and two daily golf sessions anchoring his mornings. He’s framing it not as discipline but as finally becoming a “law-abiding citizen” after 30 years of trying to be a maverick. The bigger discovery: for someone with ADHD, freedom lies within structure, not outside it. Dan shares a quiet but significant shift in his Strategic Coach tools, replacing the prompt “What are your three biggest insights?” with “What are your three biggest rules?” Insights are just thoughts. Rules are decisions with direction. He also returns to a theme from his 130-day “Creating Great Yesterdays” practice: that your past isn’t a fixed record of what happened, it’s your interpretation of it, and that interpretation is entirely yours to change. The episode closes with a wide-ranging discussion on AI, technological revolutions, and who actually profits when the world changes, spoiler: it’s rarely the builders. Dan’s historical read on railroads, radio, and automobiles applies just as cleanly to what’s happening now. This one rewards a second listen, especially the segment on time sense and what it means for how you take action. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Dean’s new rule: phone locked from 10 PM to noon daily, not as willpower, but as a structure that makes the right choice the only choice.Dan replaced “What are your three biggest insights?” with “What are your three biggest rules?” on his thinking tools, and the difference in entrepreneurial traction was immediate.Your past isn’t a fixed record, it’s your interpretation of what happened, and that interpretation is yours to change at any time.In every major technological revolution, railroads, radio, automobiles, only about 5% of builders profit. The real winners are the consumers who apply the technology to their most productive opportunities.ADD and future-thinking may be deeply linked: Dan’s observation that spending today’s attention on things that don’t yet exist is what creates the paralysis most entrepreneurs experience.Dean’s “Decider” role: the bottleneck in any creative system isn’t ideas or energy, it’s the decision about what actually makes it into the real world. Links: WelcomeToCloudlandia.com StrategicCoach.com DeanJackson.com ListingAgentLifestyle.com TRANSCRIPT (AI transcript provided as supporting material and may contain errors) Dean Jackson: Welcome to CloudLandia. Mr. Sullivan. Dan Sullivan: Mr. Jackson. Dean Jackson: Well, here we are. Dan Sullivan: Here we are. Here we are. I was listening to the actual words of the song that you have introducing our podcast. And my feeling is that the guy who's singing is lying. Dean Jackson: Well, let's Dan Sullivan: Break it down. He's actually doing all those things and he's actually going to do all those things that he's saying. And I'm just wondering if all songs of that nature is that the singer is actually expressing something that's not true. Dean Jackson: Shadow. Some shadow. Dan Sullivan: Shadow. Shadow. This is the Dean Jackson: Challenge. The shadow side of it. I'm never going to give you up. I'm never going to let you go. Dan Sullivan: He's letting her go. Dean Jackson: Yeah. Oh my goodness. Dan Sullivan: Forget you. I'm Dean Jackson: Never going to Dan Sullivan: Forget. Well, I'm not sure of the gender that he's actually talking about. There we go. These days, you can't be sure. Dean Jackson: That is so funny, Dan. I love ... This is true. Yeah, you've been the first one to dial in. We should let people know the conference service that we use. We have it set up so that there's music playing when the first person arrives and the song is Rick Astley Never Going to Let You Go. Yeah, yeah. So you've been treated to some contemplative time with the lyrics of the song. Dan Sullivan: Yeah. Yeah. My whole feeling is that anything that people are singing about kind of tells you that they're not actually that kind of person. Dean Jackson: I saw there was a- Dan Sullivan: If you have to say it, if you have to sing it, you're not doing it. Dean Jackson: Yeah. I saw a t-shirt that had an image on the front. It said, "Things Rick Assley will never do. " And then it was check boxes. Let you go, give you up, forget you. Check, check, check. Dan Sullivan: Or it's the reverse. That person is doing all those things to Rick. Yeah. Yeah. It's kind of funny. The happiest people in the world are probably not talking about it. Dean Jackson: That's it. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, right? Dan Sullivan: Yeah. Yeah. Well, what's up? What's up? Dean Jackson: Well, I'll tell you what, it's been another adventure in Club Landia, another week of being in one place ...
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