The Third Door

The Mindset of Success

By: Alex Banayan

Narrated by: Alex Banayan

Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

Forbes #1 Career Book to Read in 2018

The National Best Seller

The larger-than-life journey of an 18-year-old college freshman who set out from his dorm room to track down Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, and dozens more of the world’s most successful people to uncover how they broke through and launched their careers.

The Third Door takes listeners on an unprecedented adventure—from hacking Warren Buffett’s shareholders meeting to chasing Larry King through a grocery store to celebrating in a nightclub with Lady Gaga—as Alex Banayan travels from icon to icon, decoding their success. After remarkable one-on-one interviews with Bill Gates, Maya Angelou, Steve Wozniak, Jane Goodall, Larry King, Jessica Alba, Pitbull, Tim Ferriss, Quincy Jones, and many more, Alex discovered the one key they have in common: they all took the Third Door.

Life, business, success...it’s just like a nightclub. There are always three ways in. There’s the First Door: the main entrance, where 99 percent of people wait in line, hoping to get in. The Second Door: the VIP entrance, where the billionaires and celebrities slip through. But what no one tells you is that there is always, always… the Third Door. It’s the entrance where you have to jump out of line, run down the alley, bang on the door 100 times, climb over the dumpster, crack open the window, sneak through the kitchen—there’s always a way in. Whether it’s how Bill Gates sold his first piece of software or how Steven Spielberg became the youngest studio director in Hollywood history, they all took the Third Door.

©2018 Alex Banayan (P)2018 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Exhilarating and empowering... If you care about your success, you have to read The Third Door.” (Tony Robbins, entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, philanthropist, and the nation’s number one life and business strategist)

“From redefining success with Steve Wozniak to staring death in the eyes with Jessica Alba, this book is packed with adventure, drama, and remarkable lessons the whole way through. Whether you‘re an executive or a recent college graduate, you’ll find inspiration and wisdom in The Third Door.” (Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post and New York Times best-selling author of Thrive)

"The Third Door is at once a spirited coming-of-age story and a hard-headed examination of what it takes to succeed at the highest levels. Alex Banayan has cracked the code of the world’s most successful people and shown he will soon join their ranks.” (Daniel H. Pink, New York Times best-selling author of When, Drive, and A Whole New Mind)

Highly Recommend

What a great book this was to listen to on my commutes to and from work. While I do not typically choose books of this nature, I was drawn to download The Third Door after hearing Alex on The Rich Roll podcast; and, I am so glad I did!

The story had me crying and laughing along and each chapter only seemed to get better than the last, which is impressive considering who all was interviewed along his journey. I can’t recommend it enough and hope you will gain as much from it as I have!

Best Audio Book Ever!!!!

Oh wow!

I just finished the audio version of The Third Door and I’m crying, laughing and cheering for Alex as he told such page turning story.

More please. More books like these please 🙏🏼

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

One book I recommend to abolutely everyone!

I loved the Third Door from the moment I started listening to it. I loved the fact that I actually got it as an audiobook rather than an actual book as it is so well narrated by the author himself. It is through his narration that you get a deeper attachment and connection to the story, that makes you want to root for Alex and his adventures.

I am going to get a print version of it next, just so I can really get into all the nuggets of knowledge and highlight and bookmark everything I found useful and applicable in my life.

This book was made for me and my souls vision

This book I through in 1 day I couldn't stop it. The further and further I got into it the more it spoke to my soul and resonated deep within me and made me know that my mission i have (different than this) is one worth doing.
I dont feel anything in life happens by chance but this is one worth pursuing
Thank you alex I know Ill be sending you an email for sure over this for sure. What an unreal story and I was in tears at the end

If you are young, hungry and open minded you have to read this

I just finished listening to the audible version of this book and I’m blown away. I seem to get about an hour into a book and know when it’s for me and when it’s not. I’m extremely busy so I don’t like wasting much time on books I don’t sincerely connect to, but Alex wrote a book that is beyond anything I’ve read in a while. The ups and downs, the lessons and rejection is what makes this book so candid and so relatable. As many entrepreneurs do, hitting wall after wall after wall is reality of the path we’ve chosen, but it’s that reality that makes the few who choose to seek for the third door. ( no pun intended )... I can’t say enough about how great of a read this is and what a HUGE source and tool it’s been for me.

Refreshing slap in the face for entrepreneurs!

Just be yourself, know that sometimes you must pivot into a different strategy, and never stop believing in yourself! Great book Alex! Thank you brother!

Great book

Listened to the audio version of this book in a 2 days. Highly recommend it.

The book of 2018

There are books and there life changing experiences.
This book changed how I look into life.
What’s possible
What I can achieve especially as an author I believe now that I can interview whoever I want
Wait for my upcoming book

AMAZING

I'm in high school, trying to figure out what I want to do with my life, and until now, I hadn't realized that no matter what it is I would like to do, it isn't just going to be placed in my hand. I have to work hard for it, and for that, I am truly grateful. Thank you for all that you've done, Alex!!!!!

A must have

This book is amazing can’t stop listening to it. Is so inspirational it made me feel prepared for the world. Thank you Alex!