#201 Alignment of Self | Rob Angel | Manuj Aggarwal | Bootstrapping Your Dreams Show

<p><strong>Welcome to the 'Bootstrapping Your Dreams' Podcast. I'm Manuj Aggarwal and today I'll be having a fascinating conversation with Robert Angel .</strong></p><br><p><br></p><p>Rob invented the phenomenally successful and iconic board game Pictionary, which was self-published in his tiny apartment in 1985. Today, more than 50 million games of Pictionary have been sold worldwide.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Rob has documented all his experiences in the book called ‘Game Changer,’ where he explains how he turned the one simple idea into the world’s best-selling board game.</p><br><p>Apart from this, Rob is an entrepreneur, explorer, investor, philanthropist, and sought-after speaker on a mission to help others create their own success and best life by taking their first small step.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><h1>Here we learn about:</h1><p><br></p><p>(1:39) Rob reflects upon how he first got the idea of Pictionary.</p><br><p>(3:32) Rob shares how he overcame the “what ifs” and started his journey as a game inventor.</p><br><p>(6:50) Would Rob make the same gamble now as he did in his youth?</p><br><p>(7:40) Advice to entrepreneurs who wish to give up their careers and start with their entrepreneurial journey.</p><br><p>(9:45) Rob shares if he ever had the “I’ve made it” moment.</p><br><p>(11:40) What is the role of the ego and how to curb it while making crucial business decisions?</p><br><p>(14:06) Rob talks about his process of market research in a non-digital era.&nbsp;</p><br><p>(16:09) Was Rob ever afraid of competition in the game industry?</p><br><p>(17:48) Rob shares his philosophy of O.P.E.N.</p><br><p>(20:08) Advice for overcoming and dealing with fear.</p><br><p>(21:45) Rob shares his inspiration for authoring “Game Changer”.&nbsp;</p><br><p>(25:12) Rob’s experience of waiting for the right moment and selling Picitonary to Mattel.</p><br><p>(29:45) What keeps Rob motivated not to stop and keep reinventing himself?</p><br><p>(31:32) Advice on how to get over failure and keep the right mindset.</p><br><p>