Eric Hoffer
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Nov 4, 2026
Zawn VillinesHOST
The book arrives as an Indie Reader Award winner in true crime.
Zawn VillinesHOST
a CIPA EVVY Gold winner in memoir, an Eric Hoffer finalist, a Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist, and an Indies Today memoir finalist.
Zawn VillinesHOST
She serves on the board of the National Association of Adoptees and Parents, where she hosts the monthly NAAP Happy Hour.
Zawn VillinesHOST
She is connected to Concerned United Birth Parents, Adoption Knowledge Affiliates, Support Texas Adoptee Rights, Saving Our Sisters, and other advocacy organizations.
Mark LevinHOST
But one of the great writers to me who wrote in plain English was a longshoreman.
Mark LevinHOST
It was a longshoreman by the name of Eric Hoffer.
Mark LevinHOST
Many of you are familiar with him and we've talked about him at great length and I've included him in a number of my books.
Mark LevinHOST
And he wrote a book, his most famous was called The True Believer.
Mark LevinHOST
But one of the great writers to me, who wrote in plain English, was a longshoreman.
Mark LevinHOST
It was a longshoreman by the name of Eric Hoffer.
Mark LevinHOST
Many of you are familiar with him, and we've talked about him at great length, and I've included him in a number of my books.
Mark LevinHOST
And he wrote a book, his most famous was called The True Believer.
Mark LevinHOST
Revolutionary.
Mark LevinHOST
The cause itself becomes the reason for one's existence.
Mark LevinHOST
As Hoffer pointed out, the means a mass movement uses to make the present unpalatable strike a responsive chord in the frustrated.
Mark LevinHOST
The self-mastery needed in overcoming their appetites gives them an illusion of strength.
Ben RobbinsGUEST
Sociopolitical stuff.
Ben RobbinsGUEST
Eric Hoffer, the true believer.
Ben RobbinsGUEST
This is the book we all, I wish I had known existed 10 years ago.
Ben RobbinsGUEST
It's a book that is written by a guy who is a longshoreman.
Ben RobbinsGUEST
And you're like, oh, yeah.
Ben RobbinsGUEST
Why didn't I know this before? It's a real good, it's a short book and it's required reading.
Ben RobbinsGUEST
What's the title of it again? The author's name is Eric Hoffer.
Ben RobbinsGUEST
It's called The True Believer.
James WhittakerHOST
Hey winners, welcome back to Win the Day.
James WhittakerHOST
The quote for this episode comes from Eric Hoffer and says, in times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with the world that no longer exists.
James WhittakerHOST
Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and one of the world's leading experts on human performance.
James WhittakerHOST
He's the founder and executive director of the Flow Research Collective, where his work focuses on the neuroscience of flow, creativity, intuition, and peak performance.
Scott RouseHOST
Yeah.
Scott RouseHOST
There's a fellow named Eric Hoffer, and he wrote a book called The True Believer and explains exactly what you're talking about in different scenarios.
Scott RouseHOST
There are different things that he explains in that book.
Scott RouseHOST
It's about fans, fanatics, and people who are just really interested in things.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
I want to welcome everyone to my next reading.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
I just finished reading, well, I didn't finish True Believer by Eric Hoffer.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
I just became, oh, I mean, I did what a lot of us do.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
You read a book, and I told you I was reading it with you.
DanGUEST
What things worked for us last season that need to be shed to make room for the things we need in this season.
DanGUEST
And I heard this quote, Eric Hoffer quote, go through my head.
DanGUEST
In times of change, learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped for a world that no longer exists.
DanGUEST
And I also started remembering a prophetic word Chris Vallotton had around a rocket ship losing its thrusters after they served its purpose of getting the ship where it needed to go and then became a hindrance for the next leg of the journey.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
I want to welcome everyone to my next reading.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
I just finished reading, well, I didn't finish True Believer by Eric Hoffer.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
I just became, I mean, I did what a lot of us do.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
You read a book, and I told you I was reading it with you.
Lucas BeanHOST
When a movement starts failing, the first people to leave are the moderates.
Lucas BeanHOST
In 1951, a longshoreman on San Francisco docks named Eric Hoffer published a book about why every fascist mass movement eventually destroys itself.
Lucas BeanHOST
He called it the true believer.
Lucas BeanHOST
The true believer isn't the strongest supporter of a movement.
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