Rorion Gracie, a Grand Master in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) comes back on the Tai Lopez Show! Rorion tells the story of how his family changed Brazilian jiu-jitsu and made it famous. When Rorion was just 16, he left Brazil for America. He worked different jobs and began teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his garage. Rorion shows us that Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is more than a sport – it's a way of life. We talk about the "Gracie Diet," a special way of eating his family created (that helps with irritable bowel syndrome). Rorion and I dive into the details of the Gracie Diet. This conversation is not only about martial arts; it's about good eating habits, a healthy lifestyle, and learning from a Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master. Show notes: Show Notes The Book is available on The Gracie Website: https://www.roriongracie.com How you can stay healthy as a busy entrepreneur - 150 Body How to optimize your dating life - 13 Thesis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crack the code to naming your business with Alexandra Watkins on the Tai Lopez Show! Learn what the biggest brands do, and learn how to come up with a business name people remember. Show notes Connect with Alexandra Watkins: Website Alexandra's Smile & Scratch Test Book/ Audio Book  Check out the following! 150 Body 13 ThesisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inspired by Stephen Hawking’s “Brief Answers to the Big Questions,” I go deep into life’s profound questions, challenging societal norms and exploring topics like the existence of God, intelligent life, and time travel.  Are emotions the biggest threat to humanity? More than Artificial Intelligence? Listen to the full episode to find out!To take the Free 12 Types quiz go here: 12 Types Quiz  To see my recommended reading list go here: Top 100 BooksSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Founder of Nomad Capitalist, Andrew Henderson, reveals whether you should leave the US to find a dream life elsewhere…Is the world order changing? Is the US losing its dominance? What is the ideal country for entrepreneurs? Watch the full episode to find out! Show notes: https://www.tailopez.com/andrewpodcastConnect with Andrew Henderson: Website: https://www.nomadcapitalist.comLive Event: https://www.tailopez.com/nomad Private Consulting: https://www.tailopez.com/nomadprivateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Tai explains why genetically you can’t be whoever you want, and how trying to achieve greatness has caused some of the biggest problems for humanity. Striving for greatness might be the opposite of what the world needs. Why not strive for balance? Why not strive for happiness? Why not strive to serve humanity? Striving for greatness might just be a path to mental instability. Resources from the episode: https://www.tailopez.com/greatnesspodcast Access to 28 income streams: https://www.tailopez.com/greatnesspodcastAccess to the 67 ecommerce test group: https://www.tailopez.com/67ecommpodcastAccess to the 13th Thesis: https://www.tailopez.com/13thesispodcastAccess to the 150 Body: https://www.tailopez.com/150bodypodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever considered leaving the US?  Today, Doug Casey and I dive deep into the ocean of globalization. From the best countries to live in as a digital nomad, over the biggest economic problem in the US right now, to the safest ways to keep your assets… This episode shouldn’t be slept on, especially if you’re an entrepreneur.For show notes go to: https://tailopez.com/podcastdougcaseySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meditation won't make you happy. The answer is more complex than that. I believe that the answers to our happiness and well-being can be found in the way our ancestors lived. To learn more about how to build a life with Health, Wealth, Love & Happiness, go to https://tailopez.com/podcast67steps Show notes: https://tailopez.com/podcast32323See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is my ultimate hack to making friends FAST around the world. Even though old friends are great, you always need to make new friends. Loneliness is on the rise, and making new friends is the best way to combat that. To learn more hacks that will transform your life go here: https://tailopez.com/67StepsPodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's hard to stay in shape when you're super busy... if you don't know how to do it.I've spent over $1,000,000 on body hacks and found what works. I'm sharing things you can do TODAY to improve your health and look younger.If you want to join my full 150 Body Protocol where I share all of the hacks and strategies in depth, click the link below: http://www.tailopez.com/podcast67bodyPS. I upgraded my 67 Body Protocol to 150 Body Protocol **The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only.  Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider before beginning this program. Results may vary and are not guaranteed.**See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's talk insider tips on how to buy or sell a business for millions - whether it's $100,000 or $100 million. I'm outlining steps you need to take to maximize your business for sale, including the importance of proper accounting and legal structures, building a strong executive team, and creating a powerful brand identity. If you're looking to sell your business for top dollar or buy a business at a great price, this video is a must-watch. If you have a business that you want to price out, use this link and I can connect you with the top business brokers after you talk to my right hand man: https://tailopez.com/podcastsellacompanyIf you want me to help you buy a company, use this link to talk to my right hand man: https://tailopez.com/podcastbuyacompanySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adopting the mindset of living a tribal lifestyle completely transformed my life. It may seem counterintuitive in a world that's becoming increasingly interconnected, but the truth is that we've lost touch with what really matters. We've forgotten the importance of our close-knit communities and our relationships with family and friends. Explore the benefits of living a more tribal lifestyle - you'll be surprised at how much it can transform your life. Like, comment, and subscribe for more videos like this...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the past few years, I've tried every body hack and visited every doctor I could find in search of the ultimate solution to staying young and healthy.So if you're interested in staying young and healthy for as long as possible, be sure to pay attention. And if you want to learn even more, check out my full program at  https://tailopez.com/podcast67body.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tai reveals the simplest and fastest business to start at home.The game has changed. Selling your knowledge requires a different approach in 2023.Tai reveals how to get started from scratch. If you want more in-depth coaching on how to sell your knowledge, check out Tai’s Sell Your Knowledge test group here >> https://tailopez.com/podcastSYK See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the actual purpose of life? It's an interesting question, and you can ask this question to a lot of people, and you'll get a lot of answers.Ultimately, humans are social creatures, and we dream about social situations.Here are my thoughts on this topic and my experiences living with the Amish community.You can check out the show notes here:https://tailopez.com/podcast/32223 (coming soon). If you want to learn more life on the farm, and how you can live a more self-sufficient and sustainable life, head over to https://amishhomestead.com (coming soon). To get into my 67 steps program, go here: http://www.tailopez.com/67stepspodcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Look, I spent over $1,000,000 on body hacks, and I’m giving you access to the knowledge that actually works in my 67 Body test group. >>> http://www.tailopez.com/podcast67body   There’s good science that you might actually want to focus your fitness specifically on what the opposite sex finds attractive.   Start getting in shape using strategies backed by science. Claim your spot in my 67 Body test group today. >>> http://www.tailopez.com/podcast67bodyPS. I recently upgraded my 67 Body test group to 150 Body. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The truth is A.I. has been around us for longer than you might think. Right now have a small window to take advantage of the technology before the big players dive in. I can teach you how to build an ecommerce business leveraging A.I. Claim a spot in my test group to learn. >>> http://www.tailopez.com/podcastecomm   the big players aren’t diving into it because the tech isn’t smart enough yet, and smaller players are too afraid to use it.   You can take advantage of this window with the right training. Claim your spot in the test group and start building your ecom business powered by A.I. today. >>> http://www.tailopez.com/podcastecomm  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"There is an invisible consciousness inside of you that controls what you see in the world. And it has a third of a second to take action. So don't believe everything you feel."   These are the words of master biohacker extraordinaire Dave Asprey as he is busting bubbles big time with me, Tai Lopez, on what it takes to live to 180 – and change your outlook on life in the process.   The bubble-busting starts with working 'Smarter not Harder' – the name of Dave's new book – as he vents on our human propensity to gullibly swallow the self-improvement advice we're being fed and waste time exercising, eating kale, and sleeping 8 hours a day when there simply isn't the scientific evidence to back it up.   Veganism, red light therapy, trace minerals, replacing your blood, having stem cells injected into your dick, and the benefits of taking a cow with you to a desert island are all covered in this fascinating insight into the mind of a mad scientist biohacker who, quite frankly, is onto something.    Dave and I go way back and there's a casual tone to this urgent conversation that makes it as palatable as the coffee he is endorsing or the laidback lifestyle he is recommending.    It is no exaggeration to say that this podcast – and the contents of Dave's new book – will be quoted for years to come as the rest of us play catch up. Come and get it!   "What does it profit a man to gain the world but lose their health?" ~ Tai Lopez   “Working hard doesn't get results. That's a false belief instilled in you by churches, by teachers, by coaches, and by people afraid of the fact that our biology is lazy and if we're not in charge of ourselves we are wired by Mother Nature to lay on a couch to make sure we don't use too much energy." ~ Dave Asprey   In this episode: 03:54 - What foods will you bring to a desert island? 06:40 - Debunking the veganism myth — and Masai warriors drinking cow blood 17:07 - The most controversial take on Dave’s new book. 17:42 - Could Dave Goggins and Tim Ferriss be getting better results in half the time? 22:37 - Unpacking Dave’s ‘Slope of the Curve’ myth-busting exercise theory 37:15 - Improving your dick size with stem cell injections 43:38 - What is the simplest piece of biohacking equipment worth owning? 45:46 - The value of red light therapy and fasting hacks  47:42 - What is Dave’s greatest money-making hack? 55:53 - How to raise your IQ by 20 points 1:02:30 - The benefits of blood detoxification   Resources: www.tailopez.com/daveaspreypodcast Connect with Dave Asprey: Website - Dave Asprey: Smarter Not Harder Instagram - Dave Asprey (@dave.asprey) • Instagram photos and videos Connect with Tai Lopez: Website - https://www.tailopez.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The biggest problem most ecommerce entrepreneurs face is finding the right product. I’m revealing the framework I use to find and develop products that make crazy sales. The works for physical products, courses, or anything else! If you want more in-depth coaching, check out my 67 Ecommerce program here: http://www.tailopez.com/podcastecommSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tai reveals the simplest and fastest business to start at home. The game has changed. Selling your knowledge requires a different approach in 2023. Tai reveals how to get started from scratch. If you want more in-depth coaching on how to sell your knowledge, check out Tai’s Sell Your Knowledge program here: http://www.tailopez.com/sykpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Revealing my secrets to building wealth while staying in top shape.Sacrificing your health for money is the wrong chess move, yet a lot of advice about building wealth revolves around sacrificing your 20s to “get rich”.In this episode, I'm giving you my perspective on how to stay healthy while building your wealth. Can you have both, wealth and health? Watch the full video to find out. For more content on health, wealth, love, and happiness go to https://tailopez.com/4pillarspodcastTo learn more about my million dollar body system go to: http://www.tailopez.com/millionbodypodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most people who don’t have an abundance of money think that money will bring them more happiness.This episode explores the relationship between money and happiness. How much money is too much before it becomes a burden and steals your happiness?To learn more about Tai's 67 steps: http://www.tailopez.com/67stepspodcastTo learn more about the 4 pillars of the good life: http://www.tailopez.com/4pillarsyt Signup to my newsletter: https://tailopez.com/signupSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a hot topic. Some people think jealousy is bad, and others think it’s good. This episode dives into what my mentors have taught me about why we evolved to have jealousy, and what effect it can have on your relationships. Want to learn more on the 4 pillars of the good life? Claim your access here: http://www.tailopez.com/4pillarspodcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Few people ask themselves this question. Where should I live?Today’s episode is a deep dive into why this question is, in some ways, the most important question you can ask yourself. I highly recommend that you be in my 4 pillars program, where I talk about the 4 pillars of the good life: health, wealth, love and happiness. Go to http://www.tailopez.com/4pillarspodcast it will take you right where you need to go from this episode to sign up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's a throwback interview. One of my first, recorded in 2015. Tai, Henry Winkler, & Lin Oliver talk about knowledge, underachievers turning into overachievers, the education system, and how to maximize your human potential. They also review Here's Hank by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver along other children books that teach amazing stories on real emotions and exaggerated comedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to know more about Brad's software for real estate, click this link 👉👉 https://dakno.com/tai Tai talks with his friend Brad Carroll, about the 3 things that the realtors who make millions of dollars are doing. Brad is the founder of Dakno, an automation service specifically tailored for real estate. Click the link to learn more about the software 👉👉 https://dakno.com/tai See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Go straight to the top…” one of the frameworks that took me from $47 to buying Major brands like RadioShack, Pier 1, Bodybuildong.com and more. If you don’t have frameworks you can follow, you will suffer in business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a new format I'm testing for a podcast. What do you think? Listen to James Swanwick and I discuss many lessons about business, entrepreneurship, and important Net Worth news    🔊Checkout my Speakeasy App Here: https://tailopez.com/speakeasypod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 "Learn from mistakes but they don't have to be your mistakes." On this show Tai talks about one of the best things you can do with $1 million dollars. They should have taught this to people who won the lottery and lost it all. Listen to the full show on the Speakeasy app: https://tailopez.com/speakeasypod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tai talks with Dan Fleyshman on what you need to build a $100 million company using social media. Watch the full video on Speakeasy: https://tailopez.com/speakeasypod  Dan is the youngest founder of a publicly traded company. He also perfected influencer marketing. His influencer agency, Elevator Studios, spends $60 million per year in influencer marketing and they manage the accounts of Kardashian level influencers. Tai and Dan talk about the secrets to using social media to scale.   Checkout my Speakeasy App Here:   https://tailopez.com/speakeasypod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hadn’t gone live in a while. Turned out giving an hour-long business lesson. Even got Grant Cardone to pop in! We talked about closing million-dollar deals and the importance of meeting people in-person for high six-figure negotiations. Watch this episode and other exclusive content on my speakeasy app: www.tailopez.com/speakeasypod  If you want to learn the techniques I used to close over $250 million in deals, go to this link: 👉🏽  https://www.TaiLopez.com/BBYT See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fousey is one of the Youtube OG's! He talks about how to be an adaptable machine. Listen to how he beat addiction and gained over 20 million followers across platforms. Checkout my Speakeasy App Here:  https://tailopez.com/speakeasypod.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can get most things you want from life if you just learn the rarest ingredient on the planet: patience. Millionaires know this.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You get paid in proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve. Solve complex or new problems for people, and they will pay you well.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to learn Tai’s tactics and strategies for ecommerce, click the link below: http://tailopez.com/affpodcast1 Kylie Jenner made $420 million before she was 21, thanks to social media and ecommerce. In this video Tai shares his ecommerce secrets to build a website that makes sales like crazy Learn the main lessons Tai learned after spending over $600 million in paid ads. If you want to know more about what Tai talks about in this video, click the link below: http://tailopez.com/affpodcast1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to learn realistic ways that you can make money, click the link below: https://tailopez.com/affpodcast You don’t need to have millions of followers to make money online. If you master the 3 things Tai talks about in this video, you can charge businesses a lot of money to improve their ecommerce operations. There’s a lot of money to be made if you can help businesses make more money. Start learning these skills by clicking the link below: https://tailopez.com/affpodcastDon't forget to sign up to my VIP list to get private videos I won't post anywhere else: http://www.tailopez.com/signup2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The problem is that humans haven't yet learned how to take full advantage of all it has to offer. There is a big opportunity in regenerative agriculture. I think it's a wise move to focus on that, but I don't ignore the opposing argument of going out into space.Remember what Charlie Munger says: “I never allow myself to hold an opinion on anything that I don't know the other side's argument better than they do."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Master the 12 divisions of business: http://www.tailopezproducts.com/nwm3There are 12 divisions of business that you must be good at in order to scale to 8 or more figures. You can apply these lessons even if you are at a smaller scale or just getting started. In this episode, I cover each of the 12 divisions of business that you need to master.You get paid in proportion to the difficulty of problems that you solve, so if there is a division of business that you don’t like, it might be your biggest competitive edge because other entrepreneurs might not like it either. I have been building out a mastermind specifically for entrepreneurs who want to scale. You can find out more about it here: http://www.tailopezproducts.com/nwm3See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Click here to learn more about Tai and Jerome's Buy, Build and Flip system: http://www.tailopez.com/build4Jerome got his start in networking marketing and became a top distributor, making $25,000 a month in the 90s, before the FTC shut down the company. Having to start from scratch, he used his marketing skills to make 6 figures in the construction industry. Fast forward to today, he’s continued to grow to have a net worth of more than $20 million. In this episode, I talk with Jerome about his journey and how he makes money buying land, building houses, and flipping the land for profit. If you’re interested in learning Jerome’s system, click the link below to have him mentor you! http://tailopez.com/build4See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Click the link if you want to know more of what I talk about in the video:https://tailopez.com/consulting3 If I was starting from $0 today, this is how I would get to $100,000.  Nowadays you can start making money from home with a laptop and an internet connection.  Here’s the catch: you need to do the right things at the right time. If you do the right thing at the wrong time, you won’t get the result you want. That’s why I designed this formula. So that you can have a map to know whether or not you’re headed in the right direction. I made a test group where I’ll show you skills that will make applying this formula easier.  Click the link below if you want to know more about it:https://tailopez.com/consulting3See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tai is joined at his farm with Jon Jasniak to talk about the most underrated way to make money in Real Estate - Land. Jon has done more than 500 land deals, for over $10,000,000 in his 20’s. Tai and Jon get into the details around how big the opportunity in land is, how to get started, how to do seller financing and a lot more. If you’ve been looking for a way to get into Real Estate, you don’t want to miss this.Click here to learn how to buy land with Tai and Jon: https://tailopez.com/landpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first podcast to talk about the ‘behind-the-scenes’ of The OG (Original Garage) Social Club NFT launch! Business will humble you. I’ve been doing business for a while, and there are still times I look back and think about what I should’ve done differently. Fxnction is one of the more respected people in the NFT space. A lot of people on Twitter said I should talk to him after the first OG NFT mint. After talking with him, I already see at least 3 things that I could improve upon for the launch of my NFT. This is the podcast you want to listen to if you want to take a look at the intention behind launching The OG (Original Garage) Social Club. Fxnction, my business partner Alex Mehr, Ph.D. and I talk about the reality behind why my NFT offers the utility it does, and how other celebrities have come and gone from the NFT space. We might even have a plan for people to put their money where their mouth is when betting against me haha.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to optimize your pricing and make your business more profitable, this will be the most important podcast you'll ever listen to. Wharton Professor John Zhang and author of the book Smart Pricing is someone I consult with regularly. His insights about pricing have helped me scale the brands I’ve acquired, such as Pier 1, Dressbarn, and Linens’n Things. In this episode you'll learn: Why pricing is the most important factor in bringing in more revenue What type of pricing does NOT work How to price service-based businesses such as marketing agencies  And much more... Be sure to like and subscribe for more great episodes like this.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you sure you want to be rich? Consider the cost in stress, alienation in family, and slander beforehand. You may reconsider... In this video, I talk about the laws of the jungle about getting rich. I’ll share what evolutionary psychology teaches us about wealth, human behavior, and how you can expect life to change once you start making more money. Life is about theory and practice. That’s what makes you a master. Your goal is to be less wrong than right about your decisions, but no one comes out of this game without scars. Everyone dies the same in the end. Not everyone is built to play the same game when they’re alive. Just consider the fact that everything comes with the costs I talk about in this podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you find yourself feeling like you have too little, or too much, you’ll be unhappy. Being too far into one end of the spectrum will be your greatest enemy. Fortune favors the bold, but it also favors the balanced thinker. Don’t let your emotions or strong beliefs cloud your thoughts. Understand the pros and cons of the past. Read history. A little pain is okay. Pain is a catalyst, but it must be minimalized. If you’re experiencing pain over and over, something must change. This is probably the most important podcast I’ve recorded this year. Listen to it carefully. Download it. Listen again later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From taking Elvis Presley on tour, to raising 1 million dollars in a day, Jerry Weintraub was one of the most dynamic, persuasive men there has ever been. Today we go over how he became the man the world knew him to be and talk about his magnificent book "When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead." Tune in and learn how to be more persistent and get what you know you want out of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Want to really know how to make a million dollars?The first step is to stop watching cheesy advice on YouTube and learn from people who’ve actually made a million dollars instead.I gave this talk to my team a short while ago and instead of keeping it private, I’m posting it here for everyone to see.Some of the things I cover:* Why I prefer the A/B formula vs. peel and stick* How to come up with attractive bonuses using dimensionalization* What causes people to buy more than anything else* How to build a website that makes people click* Why email lists are one of the fastest ways to make $1 million* How to use emotional triggers to sellAnd much, much more.Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How many times have you been in dire need of help and the people you reached out to had amazing stories with a million reasons why they weren't able to or they forgot to or something came up? How many of those friends do see that kind of behavior from on a regular basis? How many employees? How many business partners? Who can you actually look to in your life and say "Your actions have made it clear that you really do care about me?"Sometimes, we surround ourselves with the wrong people and don't take enough time to vet out our social circles. It's poison. Here are some things you need to know:People lie. Numbers don't.There's a difference between expecting someone to be perfect vs expecting someone to be competent. A lot of the time, people say they love you more than they actually do love you.Being cynical can cause you to have a distorted way of choosing your circle.Sometimes it's not about listening to someone's words. It's about paying attention to their overall vibe. Listen to the full episode to learn much more about all of these pointers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lack of productivity KILLS your business. In this episode you will learn absolutely crucial tips to build a team around you that will maximize the efficiency of your business. If you aren't doing these things, you could be missing out on a lot of growth potential. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tai has been an entrepreneur for 18 years and has started 12 multi million dollar companies that are all still running successfully. Tai is addicted to traveling (51 countries on 6 continents so far) seeking the advice of the world’s top minds. He credits 90% of his success to five mentors (three millionaires and two billionaires) who pointed the way.For more startup inspiration and if you need help building a business in line with who you are visit: www.thehappystartupschool.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. The world’s not a crazy enough place to reward a bunch of undeserving people.” ~ Charlie MungerLast week I did a Q&A for 500 people.If you couldn't join live, the replay is now available. Some of the topics covered include:#1 way to date anyone you wantMy best sales writing tipHow to offset your weaknessesOne of the hottest drop shipping products to sell right nowCarnivore vs. vegetarian dietsAnd much more Visit Tailopez.com/podcastoffer TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME A CERTIFIED ECOMMERCE SPECIALIST WITHIN THE NEXT 4 MONTHSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I interviewed Ashlee Vance about his book, "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future."He has spent over 40 hours talking with Elon and interviewed close to 300 people for his book.Elon is someone that personifies what people want in their own lives. He is willing to give up everything he has for something he believes in.75% of people at one point in their lives will dream of starting something. The percentage of people that actually try is lower than that, and the amount of people that succeed is even lower.Elon is the first person to run three companies that are worth over a billion dollars. He is also tied for the 100th richest man in the world.From a rough upbringing in South Africa to becoming arguably one of the greatest business minds of our generation, his story resonates with anyone trying to become a successful entrepreneur.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of the guys who went from nothing to starting Twitter.Make sure you grab a copy of "Hatching Twitter".Despite all the evidence most people still don't believe.Find something worth building and you might be the next rags to billions storyListen to the podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The results are in and... e-commerce has won. Still using the brick and mortar model? You need to pivot. Quickly. Customers want the convenience of shopping online. Jeff Bezos predicted this in the 90s and now he’s one of the wealthiest people in the world.I’ve been telling people for over 10 years the internet is changing things. That’s why I started teaching online education programs. You don’t have to go to a campus to learn. Now so many people do it from home.There are more tools than ever for starting an online business. If you’re offering a physical product, use Shopify. You want to offer a product that’ll do well no matter what’s going on in the world. That’s why I offer meat, education, and clothes with my e-commerce businesses.You also need a good story. Every successful business has a great story. Stories sell. Make your story something you believe in. Elon Musk believes we need to live on other planets and builds reusable rockets.It’s not too late to get into e-commerce. More people do it now, but more people are using the internet. Your time is now."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ultra-successful, multi-millionaire, entrepreneur (and some say scam artist) Alex Becker meets ultra-successful, multi-millionaire, entrepreneur (and some say scam artist) Tai Lopez live on stage to talk about cutting edge entrepreneurship, shopify, and the TRUE way to make money online in using Tai's rarely discussed, controversial "NBA Secret."And they do not disappoint. Appearing at Alex Becker's 10 Pillars Live event; Tai Lopez goes all the way in laying out what it takes to make millions on the internet in today's economic and business landscape.[FAIR WARNING] Tai and Alex pull no punches in this rare youtube video. If you're currently an entrepreneur or considering starting or buying a business venture, be prepared to hear some things in this podcast that might shake you up, piss you off, or you may disagree with......but listen to the whole thing through with an open mind because there will be at least one new thing you'll hear that will make you more money.Be sure to check out Alex Becker's Youtube channel here!: http://youtube.com/alexbeckerschannelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the days continue to be uncertain about when all of the chaos of coronavirus will end, many people have several questions to ask. These questions may be about business, personal life and/or government. Today Tai answers tons of them with an Instagram live session. Stay tuned!Points to Keep in Mind:Although many businesses are failing, some are skyrocketing right now.Grow your knowledge during this quarantine and read books to pass time!There's no "beginners" stock in the stock market. It's crucial to have people in your circle that are agreeable with you.B2B (business to business) consulting is a brilliant way to take advantage of this quarantine.There's always someone doing life better than you. Get over it.There's always money out there, you just have to find where it is. Incentivize a goal rather than punish a failure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We face a very unique situation right now with the current pandemic. Coronavirus/Covid-19 is driving the economy downward drastically and we certainly weren't prepared for it. So with that said, what are you going to do about it in your world? There's a lot of risk but there might be opportunity, too."As long as cryptocurrency remains hypothetical, it'll be more volatile." - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to keep in mind:The world order is bound to change in light of today's circumstance.You can either freak out, or you can stay calm. What's gonna happen is what's gonna happen.Narcissism and Machiavellianism are completely different personalities.Always be mindful of both sides of the narrative,Cryptocurrency can be a volatile and risky market.Your investing should be primarily in things you have control of. A key rule of thumb to investing is buy when the market is low; sell when the market is high.Live your life with caution, but don't live your life out of fear.You should only be putting walls up after an experience. Not before.Don't be intimidated by the powers that be, but don't be disrespectful.Living a reactionary life means you're never prepared for what's next. Be proactive, not reactive."Buy low, sell high." - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Summary: In this era, there's a lot of fear and chaos throughout society. Everyone is reacting to things rather than preparing for them. Don't fall into that stream of living.Live a life of strategy."If you always react, you never strategize." - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You need to be rewired for success” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Dopamine is a substance in your brain that not only makes you feel good in general, but also confident and ambitious. But science has shown that the more that you win, the more dopamine receptors you grow. This makes you more confident and ambitious, which in turn makes you grow even more receptors.It’s a virtuous cycle.But it goes both ways, and this is why those who win tend to continue to win, while those who are stuck with a limiting mindset have a very difficult time breaking out of that mindset. Your mindset might not be your fault. It could be a result of your parents, the public school system, your friends, or any number of factors. But it is holding you back.This is why I try to show you my own success and the success of others. So that your world expands, and your mindset enlarges. As this happens, and you see the possibilities in the world, you start to win more, you grow more dopamine receptors, and the cycle begins to turn in your favor instead of against you. And understanding of the above science is essential to being able to motivate yourself to work hard and succeed, and that is what I’m teaching you on this episode of The Tai Lopez Show!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“It’s not enough to know how to do something, you have to have the confidence, ambition, and motivation to follow through on it” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindYou have to understand how to motivate yourselfDopamine receptors are what make you feel good, and more importantly, confidentWhen you win, your brain grows more dopamine receptors, and when you lose, you lose dopamine receptorsWinning makes you more confident and more ambitious, which then makes you more ambitious, and makes you win more. It’s a virtuous cycleYou need to be rewired for successIt’s not enough to know how to do something, you have to have the confidence, ambition, and motivation to follow through on itSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“A lot of people have great ideas and concepts, but if you don’t know how to express them to others and persuade them, you will not be able to do much with your ideas” - Jordan Belfort(click to tweet)Today’s guest is none other than the Wolf of Wall Street Himself, Jordan Belfort, and we’re talking about sales, how to learn to be a better salesman, and more generally, how to become more persuasive in everything you do in life.A lot of business people have good ideas and concepts for their business, but in reality, the value of their idea is either multiplied or drastically reduced by their ability to persuade others of their idea!This is why sales is important to everyone, not just people who do or plan to make their living as a “salesman.” If you want to be successful, you will have to learn how to convince others, and Jordan’s Straight Line System is the proven strategy to teach you how to do that.Learn all of that and much more, on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Strategic preparation is essential to good sales” - Jordan Belfort(click to tweet)TaiLopez.com/WolfPoints to Keep In MindA lot of people have great ideas and concepts, but if you don’t know how to express it to others and persuade them, you will not be able to do much with your ideasEven people who are natural at something follow certain rules and strategies, they just do it naturally. But anyone can learn themStrategic preparation is essential to good salesYour prospect needs to be 10 out of 10 on your product, trusting you, and your company, before closingRookie salespeople skip the qualifying section of the sales process. First of all, you need to make sure your prospect is in the market in the first placeBy asking smart questions, you can get into solid rapport with prospectsYour prospect has to believe that you really care about themYour prospect has to understand that, fundamentally, you’re just like themEvery idea has a certain amount of value to it. But the way it is presented either multiplies that value, or takes away from itPersuasion is a learnable thingHuman communication is 45% tone of voice, 45% body language, and only 10% wordsBody language has a way of slipping under the radar, and going right to the unconscious mind and creating a gut reactionWhen someone makes their first impression of you, they should be thinking:This person is sharp as a tacThis person is enthusiasticThis person is an expert in the fieldIf you make a bad first impression, it takes 7 subsequent meetings to turn that aroundWhen you’re perceived as an expert, it gives you the opportunity to control the flow of the conversationThe first stage of confidence comes from acting as ifStudy the best, in detail, to model it and eventually become itResilience has to do with the fundamental belief that you have what it takes to be successfulOnce you learn how to communicate, it changes who you are, and you become the successful person you could beWithout fear, there is no courageObjections are nothing more than smoke-screens for uncertainty TaiLopez.com/WolfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buy Scott’s book “The Four” and his others here.“Our instincts, ever since we emerged from caves, is more. We always want more, because the penalty for less was death” - Scott Galloway(click to tweet)Apple has managed to do something that no other company in history has: Combine the lowest cost of goods through mass production with the highest profit margins available only to luxury brands.This combination has resulted in a company that has massive profits, and the most valuable company in the world.This demonstrates the value of finding a way to appeal to irrational urges and instincts, like status and mate-worthiness, in your marketing and product design.Learn how Apple was able to pull this off, and what it means for how you can achieve massive margins in business, on this episode of The Tai Lopez Show!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“The more for less business strategy is usually the company that is the most valuable in the world” - Scott Galloway(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindIn the modern age, we don’t tend to depend as much on a superbeing “God” for answers, but we still have anxieties, so Google is now filling that roleGoogle is our modern-man’s GodFacebook taps into our need to love and be lovedThe number one indicator of your chances to make it to 100 is the number of people that you loveOur instincts, ever since we emerged from caves, is more. We always want more, because the penalty for less was deathThe more for less business strategy is usually the company that is the most valuable in the worldApple is the new signal that you have good genes, and are a good mateApple has been able to pull off the impossible: It can secure components for the lowest price, and then charge the highest price for itBecause Apple taps into our irrational urges, it is the most profitable company everTaiLopez.com/TheFourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“See life as an adventure, rather than an accomplishment” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)This week, we had powerhouse guests on, talking about the practical things you need to know to be successful in business and life in general.On this best of the week episode, we’re talking about how to become a faster reader, how languages help you and how to learn them faster, why it’s better to view life as an adventure rather than a list of accomplishments, why you should set your identity as a lifelong learner, and how to choose the best business to go into online and then be successful in it.Learn all of the above, plus so much more, on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“It’s better to be rich than to be right” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindScan at least 3 words at a time, to read faster with better comprehensionUse a pacer when reading, and set the pace for your eyes to followYou will make more money if you know more languagesIf you have children, one of the best gifts you can give them is an education in different languages while they’re youngTotal immersion, without all of the rules, etc, is the best way to learn a languageTo learn something, it has to feel importantSee life as an adventure, rather than an accomplishmentYour goal is not always to be right, your goal is to figure out what is right no matter what it isIt’s exhausting to work on something that you’re not passionate aboutA business partner is like a marriage, so you need to very carefully vet anyone you are considering bringing on as a partnerIt’s better to be rich than to be rightApproach life with the idea that you can learn to do anythingMentors are essential. Learn from them instead of trying to reinvent the wheelWorking hard is only 25% of the formulaTools are essential to the process of making money onlineTeaching people how to do things, and how to make money doing those things, is one of the easiest and fastest ways to start making money onlineA lot of people take for granted what they do for their job, when there are actually more ways to make money with it than you may be thinking ofIf there are no competitors for your business, it might be because there is no demand for itA lot of times, it’s a good idea to choose a market where there are competitors, but you know what differentiates youSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Always stay intellectually curious” - Naveen Jain(click to tweet)The saying goes, “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink,” to demonstrate that if someone doesn’t want or is unwilling to do something for themselves that would be good for them, there is little you can do. But if you focus your efforts instead on how you make the horse thirsty, you’ve solved the problem.This thirst is what Naveen Jain says anyone who wants to be successful needs to cultivate. It is intellectual curiosity, and a desire to constantly learn, and it is what separates the greats, those who are super successful, from the rest.If you want to be successful, you need to cultivate inside yourself this desire to learn. Find out how billionaire Naveen Jain learns every day, on this episode of The Tai Lopez Show!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“As an entrepreneur, your jobs is not to focus on where the world is now, but where you want it to be” - Naveen Jain(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindGoogle everythingAlways stay intellectually curiousLearn based on the future more than the presentAs an entrepreneur, your jobs is not to focus on where the world is now, but where you want it to beInstead of leading someone to water or making them drink, consider instead what would happen if you just made them thirstyIntellectual curiosity is that thirstEvery time you read something, it’s like connecting a dot, and sometimes you don’t see the picture until the last dotThink of the life of an entrepreneur as a heartbeat: When it’s smooth, you’re deadThe only time you fail in life is when you give upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Beauty can function somewhat like an irrationally exuberant market bubble” - Richard Prum(click to tweet)The evolutionary view of beauty has traditionally been that humans evolved a sense of what was beautiful based on practically. We’re often taught that things like the waist to hip ratio are a long-ingrained sign of fertility to men, which is why we find them attractive.My guest today, Richard Prum, has a different view. He says that beauty can be viewed more as an “irrationally exuberant financial market bubble.” In other words, it’s not so cut and dry, and natural selection has led each of us, within our own cultures, to develop a sense of what we consider attractive, not dependent on the practicality of evolutionary considerations.What do you think? Let me know! Leave a rating and review in iTunes, and tell me your thoughts in the review!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Beauty is a social contrivance. It’s invented by us” - Richard Prum(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindCertain aspects of science seem to be completely unexplainableBeauty can function somewhat like an irrationally exuberant market bubbleBeauty is a social contrivance. It’s invented by usHumans are evolved to be satisfied, and to find satisfying relationshipsThe evolutionary idea of beauty being practical neglects some of the concepts of natural selection in the human animalIn society, it could be argued that it is actually women who are defining the idea of beauty more than menThe idea of machismo and dominance as the core of attraction is deeply flawed and a cause of unhappinessGet in touch with the idea of what it means to be really caring for your partnerHuman diversity is a result of the diversity of mate-choice, therefore standards of beauty can be far different across culturesThe men who are most attractive tend to be socially attentiveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The true definition of “luck” in this modern age is learning early” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)To determine the financial value potential of something right now, there is a simple formula: Future value = present value of future revenue. This is the formula that you can use when examining business ideas and opportunities, when looking into investments, and all other areas of financial potential.Today, I am talking about that formula, as well as why apartments are one of the lower risk real estate opportunities, the 2 ways you make money, how to monetize a brand beyond normal operations, why life is like poker, 3 ways to start a side hustle, why haters hate, why mindset is the main thing holding people back, and what the butterfly effect means for the importance of the little decisions you make everyday.Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Think about life like poker: You don’t have to win every hand, just don’t go all in when you have a bad hand” -Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindIn the long term, something is worth: Present value of future revenueAsk yourself: How much would you pay today to have a future revenue?Apartments allow you to diversify your future revenue2 ways you make money in anything:Capital appreciationCashflowIf you build a brand that is recognizable and has good connotations with it, you can make money through licensing deals without actually running the businessThe true definition of “luck” in this modern age is learning earlyThink about life like poker: You don’t have to win every hand, just don’t go all in when you have a bad hand3 ways to start your side hustle:Look at the skills you already have instead of trying to get new skillsDon’t just have an idea. Go from idea to offerLaunch before you think you’re readyA lot of ideas cannot be validated until you actually do themAt the end of the day, we’re all going to the grave at around the same pace, but some people go their with a more happy life than othersHaters are usually just projecting their own insecurities on othersToo many people want to remove all insecurity from life, but that is simply not possibleLife goes through the process of seasons, so expect the changesYou have to be 100% convinced and sold on your own product to be good at salesMindset is the main thing holding most people backJust as a butterfly flapping its wings can start a hurricane, very small bad decisions in your life can lead to terrible consequences down the roadLikewise, small intelligent decisions can help you in incredible ways down the roadYou must structure fun and entertainment in your life to stay motivated in the long runSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Your goals and prizes should be tangible” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Very few people understand the the risk/reward bias in human brains, and how it can hold you back from achieving what you want to achieve.Many people have an inaccurate understanding of the amount of pain, or work, that it will take for them to achieve their goals, as compared to the amount of happiness it will bring them when they finally do achieve those goals.This is why humans procrastinate.If they really understood the value, to them, of achieving what they were striving for in all its detail, they would not procrastinate but would be motivated to do the amount of work necessary to achieve that goal.This episode shows you how you can change that subs-conscious misunderstanding in your own life, to help you overcome the instinct to procrastinate, and rather get down to work creating the life of your dreams!Also, make sure to checkout the Tai Lopez Flash Briefing on Alexa!“Change your perception of the reward/pain ratio, and understand how worth it the pain is” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindYour goals and prizes should be tangibleThe best way to avoid procrastination is to stop thinking about the work, and start thinking about the thing you wantPeople’s tendency to procrastinate comes from a misunderstanding of the pain to reward ratioFind a way to really see, and keep constantly on your mind, your goals and the reason why you are working hard to achieve themDon’t make things too complicated with different theories, ideas and techniques. Just focus on the end gameChange your perception of the reward/pain ratio, and understand how worth it the pain isBuild associations with rewards for the work that you doDon’t focus as much on the process as compared with getting down to real, hard workSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Spend at least a couple hours per day really thinking through what you’re doing in your life” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Unintended consequences often negate the good that a regulation or ruling in government is trying to do. In fact, often the problem that was supposed to be solved is simply magnified through the unintended consequences, and the same thing can be true for your life.That is why I believe that entrepreneurs, and really everyone else as well, need to learn game theory, to understand the various ways in which their decisions will affect other people’s decisions, thereby potentially changing the outcome, and sometimes reversing the good you were trying to do with the decision in the first place.Listen to this episode to learn more about game theory and how it can apply to the decisions you make.Also, make sure to checkout the new Tai Lopez Flash Briefing on Alexa!“In the modern world, you need to be careful not to be overstimulated” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindA lot of regulations have unintended side effects that must be consideredFor every action, there is an equal and opposite reactionHumans have a desire to simplify complex topic to understand them, with the result often being that the wrong conclusion is reachedMother nature always laughs lastEntrepreneurs need to understand game theoryAlways consider how your actions will be perceived by others, not just the immediate impactThe current education system encourages students to pump information into their brain and then dump it out once they finish the testIn the modern world, you need to be careful not to be overstimulatedSpend at least a couple hours per day really thinking through what you’re doing in your lifeThe human body is built to do HIIT: High Intensity Interval TrainingIt’s always better to sell to the willingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Diversify who you learn from” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)No matter how important you think that networking is, you’re probably underestimating the real value of it. It’s so valuable that you almost can not place enough importance on it. But the way that you network is incredibly important. There is a right way and a wrong way, and on today’s episode I’m telling you what the right way is so that you get the most out of this essential aspect of business.First of call, don’t worry about email, get phone numbers whenever you can, so that you can text with people. In 2017, texting is where the attention is, and so that is where you should be too.Listen to the rest of this episode to get all 7 steps to becoming a better business networker.“A certain minimum amount of extroversion will make you happier” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindIt’s not what you know, it’s who you knowA certain minimum amount of extroversion will make you happierIf you isolate yourself too much, you will not be as happy as you could beIf you want to make money, you’re going to have to network even if you’re an introvertDiversify who you learn fromAlways hire people who have skills that you can’t teachOrganisms that only learn through trial and error tend to die outAnyone who is hard to talk to is probably not worth talking toThink of yourself as a goldminer, going through life looking for the nuggets of truth you can find from anyoneThe 7-Steps to Better Business NetworkingRealize that you are underestimating the power of business networkingIf you are not good at networking, attach yourself to someone who is good at itGet phone numbers instead of emailsDon’t be crazy about follow upsFollow the reciprocation rule: Speak their language, respect the way that they communicate, and follow those general rulesLeave them hungry for more of you. Don’t be afraid to let them be the last person who texted youGo to places that are somewhat unexpected for who you are and what you do. Try to cross-pollinate. Focus less on what the event is, but more on how sharp the people areSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“We are sponges. Find a mentor and get inspired by hanging around that person.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)A productive daily routine is difficult to achieve.We all wake up in the morning, check our phones, and then go about our days doing the best we can. But then we finish our day and go to bed thinking: was that really the best I could do? Your daily life should be composed of tasks dedicated to either maintaining the life you’re living or trying to improve your life for some future date. If you’re disappointed with your daily routine, it’s because you aren’t attending to this rule. And if you believe you are, some trait is preventing you from seeing the picture clearly.On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are taking a close look at productivity. How can you squeeze the most juice out of your day? The first step is to be honest with yourself. Self-deception will disguise laziness as procrastination or stubbornness as ‘your opinion.’ So, before listening to this podcast, take a second to check your ego at the door and get ready to make the changes required to take your daily routine to the next level.Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“We are born with animal brains. We only care about the now, and we are bad at planning for the future. The school system does not teach us how to rewire this. So now it’s your responsibility.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindStudies show using analog is more effective than digital, so use notepads to write down tasks, to-do’s, and ideas and use apps like Evernote to take pictures/back upBe methodical; K.I.S.S. - Keep It Short and SimpleGet a PC with ergonomic keyboard and mouse; Macbooks are not made for productivityPay attention to how you spend your time at workRecognize the greats and take notes of what they do to get to their levelAll problems are rooted in stubbornness: sensitivity, sensual, stupidity, and self-importancePrevent injuries; Lebron James spends $1 million/year on his body; spend the $10 on a mousepad that prevents carpal tunnel syndromeSpecify what message you are replying to in messaging tools like WhatsApp or iMessageConscientiousness is most important, defined as a combination of organization, diligence, prudence, and perfectionismSpend 30 minutes to 1 hour organizing your dayHack your reward system by rewarding yourself for accomplished tasksYou can’t enable progress without creating monotonous maintenance routinesAsk yourself what are your bad brain habits and then figure out how to rewire themParents love you because they see themselves/their DNA in youIn the morning, a) look at the big picture/scan your emails, b) then methodically go through your emails, c) write down a priority listAnd at the end of the day, a) figure out what you’re doing wrong, and b) write down a short hypothesis on how to fix thatFind a mentor and get inspired by hanging around that personNo good habits are formed from people being nice to youPowerful people take power naps, set a timer for 18 minutesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You don’t necessarily want to start with your best idea, because it will be your worst execution. Just start something!” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)David Mills has made $40 million off of his internet business, and currently makes $11,000 in pure profit per day online, so today I am talking with him about how exactly he was able to accomplish all of that, so that you can learn from it and achieve those same kinds of results in your own business.A lot of today’s episode is about SEO, which stands for Search Engine Optimization, and is absolutely essential if you want to generate organic traffic from Google. If you master SEO, you will always have free traffic to your business, which means you will not need to spend as much on paid traffic, which is how you can increase your profit margin.Learn on this and more, on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Only about 1% of entrepreneurs understand how important organic traffic is” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindEven if your website is terrible, find a way to go through the full process of getting it up, so you know how to do itYour first attempt will always be the worstYou don’t necessarily want to start with your best idea, because it will be your worst execution. Just start something!Only about 1% of entrepreneurs understand how important organic traffic isOne of the best places to hide a dead body is on page 2 of Google. You have to be on page 1Whatever you are selling, try to buy a domain name that matches a few of the words people will be typing inYou need to get links to your website from other websites around the content of your websiteReach out to the top 20 websites, and offer to swap interviews with themPractice reading with something that is making you read faster and fasterWhen you’re practicing something, you have to let go of being a master of itIt’s been proven over and over again that you will make more money if you know more than one languageLearning language needs to be conversational, and full immersion is the bestYour brain can learn an incredible amount, but you have to show your brain subconsciously that it is importantTo make money online, sell a simple product that you use everyday, and you know how to improveYou don’t have to be intimidated by SEOSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Start marketing by giving away things for free” - Travis Rosser(click to tweet)Business ideas are everywhere, if you know where to look for them. Today, we’re talking through some business ideas that can get you up and earning money online fast.The key is to take either your profession or your passion, educate people around it, build an online course, ideally include a business component to it (like how to earn money doing whatever you are teaching), and then sell and host it through a platform like Kajabi.Using this formula, you can get setup earning passive income fast. Get all the details on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Most people will not be paying customers, so the top of your funnel needs to be wide” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindYou can turn your profession or your passion into a businessTo market, just get out into the world and be yourself!If people think they know you, they will buy from youStart marketing by giving away things for freeMost people will not be paying customers, so the top of your funnel needs to be wideIdeally, you want to be in a space where there is some demand, but you can also create a monopolistic effectSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Have a varied strategy to life” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Live your life with the constant idea in the back of your mind of what you want written on your tombstone when you die. We all die sometime, some sooner than others, and you simply cannot predict what will happen to you, and how much time you have left.This is why, regardless of your age, you need to be committed to sucking everything you possibly can out of life. Live it to the fullest, don’t let fear or doubt hold you back, and live in such a way that you can be confident that you will not die with regrets, but knowing you got the most out of your life.“Stress-reaction is one of the most important success factors in your life” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindDon’t be predictable in your approach to lifeHave a varied strategy to lifeConflict resolution is extremely powerful, and you must become a master of conflict resolutionStress-reaction is one of the most important success factors in your lifeLearn from different people, to get a varied viewpoint on lifeDiversify how you learn so that you can learn different things from different peopleStudy experts in their field. These are not always the loudest, but look for the most qualifiedThink of your tombstone when it comes to deciding what kind of life you wantSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“If the PC changed the world. And then the Web changed the world. And then mobile changed the world. Then augmented reality is exponentially bigger because all of those feed into it.” - Jay Samit(click to tweet)It wasn’t just the miners who got rich during the Gold Rush.It was the apparel companies, the shovel manufacturers, the restaurants and bars in the area; with any trillion dollar industry comes the opportunity for many million dollar businesses to pop up. Augmented reality is the next trillion dollar industry, and it’s time you carve out your portion of the pie.On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by Jay Samit, the bestselling author of Disrupt You! to educate us on how to disrupt the augmented reality world. He is the Independent Vice Chairman of Deloitte, and his experience in technology spans across many different industries. His insights on how technology disrupts industry will help you carve out your million-dollar niche in augmented reality before anyone else does.Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Every month there’s a new self-made billionaire. They didn’t go to the right schools, they don’t come from the right families, but they are looking at how the world changes and how to seize an opportunity from that change.” - Jay Samit(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindPick a competitor-free industry and stake your claim as the world’s expertWhen dinosaurs fight for turf, be the mammal that sneaks in and carves out a cornerAugmented reality isn’t just about adding to the environment, it’s about subtractingExamples of new AR technologies: software that can tell if a person’s gait is suspicious or if body temperature is high/at risk for ebolaBig opportunity with AR to bypass employee training and equip new-hires with technology that makes them a professional (ex: electricians)Lots of opportunity in the UI/UX of AR-technologiesMoore’s Law says the price of AR or any tech will halve each yearAR integrates perfectly with cryptocurrency  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buy Scott’s book “The Four” and his others here.“Old media has basically been co-opted into being the investor relations PR department for big tech” - Scott Galloway(click to tweet)Scott Galloway is here today to talk about his new book “The Four,” which discusses the major four tech companies, Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook, and the ramifications of the world we live in.In the process, we talk about how marketing works in today’s information economy, why irrational urges are the best space to work in because they provide massive margins, how Google has come to replace God in our lives, and why the more boring, less sexy industries are often the best opportunities to make good money.Learn about all of that and more on this episode of The Tai Lopez Show!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“The question we have to wrestle with is: Is what is good for the consumer always good for society?” - Scott Galloway(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindAmazon does a very good job of dominating the news cycle with features announced carefully for this purpose, sometimes more for the purpose of the PR than for the feature itselfOld media has basically been co-opted into being the investor PR department for big techTraditionally, companies would try to under promise and over deliver. Because of the current news cycle, the reverse is the case with big techThe big four tech companies are getting to the point where they are starting to effectively replace religion in our livesBig tech is bringing very complex moral questions with it80% of our phone time is spent in app, and 6 of the top 10 apps are owned by one company: FacebookMost of the money spent on advertising is with big tech companiesAs tech does better, it lowers prices, the reverse of the trend we see in traditional companiesPeople now look to Google for truth, rather than traditional sourcesThe question we have to wrestle with is: Is what is good for the consumer always good for society?We’ve had job destruction in the past, we’ve just never had companies as good at it as big tech is todayOur evolutionary instinct is to want more, because lack causes starvation. But in the current first-world dynamic of plenty, this has some unintended consequencesIrrational urges on the part of the consumer can lead to massive marginsMore households have a recurring revenue relationship with Amazon Prime than voted in the 2016 presidential election or have a landlineBrands may need to start to open stores to maintain their irrational marginsThe more boring the industry, the higher the potential ROITaiLopez.com/TheFourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You should be testing at least 17 things per day if you can” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Are you experimenting every single day?A lot of people either don’t like to experiment, or don’t think to. But, in reality, experimentation is the only way that you can take the guesswork out of your decisions.If you have been working on a decision, and trying to figure out which is the best way to go with something, you need to find a way to break the components of the decision down into experimental aspects, and then measure the results.You should try to do at least 17 different small experiments every single day.Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Experiment and test every aspect of your life, and measure the results” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindYou should be testing at least 17 things per day if you canExperiment and test every aspect of your life, and measure the resultsWhen you experiment, you will be surprised at the small things that will actually make a difference in your lifePeople lie, but numbers don’tIf you think or say you’re smart, prove itAny attack on your current states is not an attack on your person. Use it as an attempt to mold who you will be in the futureSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits” from NetSuite by visiting NetSuite.com/TAI“Motivation is essential to success, but you need to LEARN how to motivate yourself” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Motivation is required for success. It’s as simple as that. But while most people understand this truth, few people take the time to learn how to motivate themselves effectively and well. People learn a few of the things that motivate them, like money, or relationships, or achievement, and they put all their energy into that one aspect.But below I’m outlining the 17 different aspects of what motivates you, and how you can use them to achieve more.In all of this, it’s importance to have balance. Too often people get all caught up in one or two of the below, and put 90% of their effort into those things. Instead, work on spreading these out evenly in your life, around 5% or so for each, to make sure your life is as fulfilling and happy as possible.“The secret to being able to change is understanding why things are the way they are” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindMotivation is essential to success, but you need to LEARN how to motivate yourselfLife is about doing and enjoying stuffThe secret to being able to change is understanding why things are the way they areEverything in life is a trade-off of some good and some badOne of the most painful things in life is not being able to make sense of what happensALL 17 of the below things must be experienced to feel fulfilledDon’t focus on any single one of the below things. Work for a mix of all 1717 ReasonsAmbitionAchievement: Accomplish difficult tasks, overcome obstacles, and become an expertRecognition: Be recognized for what you doExhibition: Impress others with your actions or wordsMaterialismAcquisition: It’s ok to have some materialistic goals. Use it as motivationOrder: Make things clean, neat, and tidyRetention: Hoarding things- within balanceConstruction: Build some things, get your hands dirtyDefense of StatusInfavoidance: Concealing a handicap or a failingDefense: Defend yourselfCounteraction: Make up for failure by trying again, have prideHuman PowerDominance: Control one’s environmentDeference: Admire a superior person, praising and yielding to themAutonomy: Breaking free from constraintsContrarience: Being oppositionalAggression: Forcefully overcome an opponentAbasement: Surround and submit to others, and accept punishmentBlame Avoidance: Shifting and stifling blame-worthy impulsesHarm Avoidance: Desire to avoid harmInfavoidance: Avoiding being humiliated or embarrassedAffection Between PeopleAffiliation: To be close and loyal to another personSex: To form relationships that lead to sexual intercourseRejection: Reject certain people and thingsNurturance: Help the helpless, feed and keep them from dangerSuccorance: To have one’s needs met by someone elsePlay: Have fun, laugh, and relaxExchange of InformationSentience: Seek out and enjoy sensual experiencesCognizance: Understand, be curious, ask questions and find answersExposition: Deliver information to othersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The thing about e-commerce and dropshipping is you can do it part-time. You don’t have to quit your job.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)We all have full-time jobs.They provide us with a regular paycheck and health insurance. The side hustle is the thing that, once big enough, will replace your full-time job. And dropshipping is the perfect side hustle to get you to that point where you can finally work for yourself.On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by two fans who have successfully made this transition with an online dropshipping business. By directly targeting their customers using Facebook ads, they are able to successfully convert online traffic into paying customers. The secret to this is that there is no secret. Tune in right now to launch a dropshipping business or take your currently existing operation to the next level!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Don’t try to sell something you would buy.”(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindYou don’t need a big social media following to sell onlineYou won’t instantly make the money you want to makeSave $15k-$20k before quitting your jobDon’t sell something you would buyThink outside the boxUse Shopify to sell onlineIt’s okay to ‘waste’ about $2,000 in Facebook Ads in the beginningGet free browser Chrome extensions (ex: Facebook Audience Plus) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/tai“The #1 reason small businesses fail is because of overfunding.” - Daymond John(click to tweet)We all want to be more productive.After our morning coffees, we have great ambitions for the day. And at the end of the day, we are disappointed with not reaching our morning’s goals. The trick to productivity is diagnosing where you go wrong during your day and fixing it. From becoming more selfish to giving yourself praise to working smart vs. working hard, there are many strategies you can integrate into your daily routine.On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by Daymond John. He is most well-known for his appearance on the hit show Shark Tank. As a teenager, he started the hip hop-inspired clothing line FUBU, while working his job at Red Lobster for $30,000/year. In this interview, we hear his insights on entrepreneurship, productivity, and what money actually means. He is the author of Rise and Grind. Tune in to hear his insights and take your daily hustle to the next level!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Obsession with your business is the same as obsession with your kid. You don’t look it as a daily job; you look at it as the process. You know you’re not going away, just like you know you aren’t giving your child up for adoption.” - Daymond John(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindObsession is being focused on the process, not any sort of results2 ways to operate business: either reduce costs and/or increase sales3 ways to deal with customers: buy new one, upsell current one, or make one buy more frequentlyRead The Power of Broke to learn how money is a superficial highOver 60% of Forbes 1000 are self-made men and womenThe #1 reason small businesses fail is because of overfundingThe people who tell you to quit your day job are selling insecurityMoney is a great slave and horrible masterIf you have to take a vacation from your job, you shouldn’t go backBe careful of the email inbox trap where you are focusing on fixing other people’s problems and not your ownRead The Everything Store to learn the story behind AmazonThe top 10 richest men have more money than the bottom 3.5 billion combinedProductive people are selfish, give praise to themselves, and meditate on their goalsAn entrepreneur questions the system and everything around themSometimes being born into wealth is a disadvantage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“If people are high in narcissism they feel entitled to a larger slice of the pie.” - Dr. David Buss(click to tweet)If you haven’t heard of it before, there’s something called the dark triad. It’s a test that analyzes your exploitative personality traits: Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. These traits seems to be on the rise in today’s society.In fact Tai had models who auditioned for his clothing line take the test, and had his staff not call back anyone who scored more than a 60%. As a result they had to turn away 70% of the models, which is much higher than normal.On this episode of The Tai Lopez, Tai and Dr. David Buss dive into what is making these exploitative traits increase. Download this episode today to see what is contributing to this epidemic.In the year 1900 90% of society lived in rural or small villages. Today it’s switched.(click to tweet)The Cliff Notes:The dark triad has increased in recent years.Narcissism is not being able to see other people’s side and feeling entitled.Machiavellianism is being two faced.Psychopathy is a lack of empathy.In 1900 most people lived in small societies, now most people live in big cities.In cities people can escape consequences.Social media is bringing light to the narcissism today.People in the midwest are less likely to be narcissistic.“Living in cities eliminates the reputational damage associated with exploitative strategies.” - Dr. David Buss(click to tweet)Links:“Evolutionary Psychology” by Dr. David BussSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits” from NetSuite by visiting NetSuite.com/TAI“Practical intelligence is the most important kind of intelligence” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)The skill of the making good decisions is one of the most important skills to master in your life. There are several ways to go about it, but one of the best strategies is to look at the different courses, and ask which way has the most potential for regret, and then take the other one.Regrets are one of the worst things you can have, so if you live you life with an eye towards always looking for the way to have the least of them as you get older, you will be happy with your decisions as you go.“Use the idea of regret minimization to make decisions: Go the way that will leave you with less regrets” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindPractical intelligence is the most important kind of intelligenceYou should never take one side of an argument without being able to argue the other side as wellThe more important, the less intelligent and objective we becomeUse the idea of regret minimization to make decisions: Go the way that will leave you with less regretsThe number one regret of most people when they get older is not spending enough time around the people they loveAlways ask what the downside is to every decision, and go for the one with the lease downsideSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“If people like your vibe, they will be likely to buy from you” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)To be successful in anything in life takes an ability to sell, or more generally to be persuasive. Whether your focus is business, or even if you’re simply deciding where to go out tonight and have to convince your friends of your idea of where to go, you’re going to be selling.Today’s episode digs into the specific techniques in sales that will take you from not knowing what you’re doing and having a low level of persuasion, to having the ability to effectively persuade others, and so be able to lead your best life and see the success you are desiring in it.Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Enthusiasm will go a long ways in sales” Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindGood salespeople start with questions, bad salespeople start with featuresYou can’t sell the solution if you don’t know what the need/problem isKeep the prospect talking as much as possiblePeople hate silence on the phone, if you leave silence, people will start to reveal more and more about themselvesChoose which “frame” you want to use to show why someone should buy from youSalespeople have to have incredible amount of positiveness in their attitudeEnthusiasm will go a long ways in salesEven genius people are not super logical. You have to appeal to emotionsIf people like your vibe, they will be likely to buy from youSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/taiGo to stamps.com and click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and type in "TAI" to get a 4-week trial plus free postage and a digital scale without any long-term commitment. “You have to be able to see possibilities before you pursue possibilities” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Your potential will be what you decide it is. The reality is that what holds most people back is their own mindset. If you think you have unlimited potential, within your circle of competence, you really do have unlimited potential within that circle.The circle of competence refers the range of things that you are really competent in. For instance, if you are not at all naturally athletic, you do not have unlimited potential in athletic pursuits. But provided you have a certain level of competence within a pursuit or skill, your potential is probably only being limited by what you mindset is.So increase the range of your mindset, and what you believe is possible for you to achieve. As you do that, you will see your results begin to increase in kind.Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“About 90% of the world only operates at 10% of their potential” -Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindYou have to be able to see possibilities before you pursue possibilitiesAbout 90% of the world only operates at 10% of their potentialNothing happens unless you, at some point, really believe it is doableThere are a lot of things that are required to live a good life, but money is one of the most measurableSee risk as opportunityLook for balance in your work life70% of billionaires did sales. It’s a great early educationMost of society is not ready or willing to learnYou have to believe it is possible before you can achieve itEach thought starts to create a groove in your mind. As you continue to think negative thoughts, you reinforce bad mental habits that will keep you downYour mental frameworks of thought will define what is really possible for youYou are not entitled to a good life, just the pursuit of a good lifeIf you solve problems, you will make money. The harder the problem you solve, the more money you will makeUnderstand your audience, and make an impression on themUp your vocabulary to seem smarterWhatever you can conceive, within your circle of competence, you can achieveFind what’s working, and then double downObstacles are the sign that you’re about to make big moneyAnything that is easy will likely not make much moneyMake up for problems with volumeYou will always have a job of you are not afraid of the phoneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Why does life have to be about going from one pleasant experience to another?” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)This week was all about learning how to live the best life you possibly can, on your own terms. This means thinking through very carefully what that specifically means for you, what is most important to you, and what you would like written on your tombstone, and then optimizing your entire life around that end-goal.We also talk about the science of making decisions, why the modern world’s endless possibilities actually paralyzes our decision-making ability, why and how to cross-pollinate in business networking, and much, much more, on this episode of the Tai Lopez Show.Don’t forget to checkout Tai’s Daily Flash Briefing on Alexa.“Organisms that only learn through trial and error tend to die out”(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindWrite the outline of your autobiography up until now and be honest: Would anyone want to read it? If not, you might need to make some changesUse the above biography test regularly to evaluate your decisionsThe modern lifestyle gives us so much convenience that it’s almost like the life is sucked out of itKnow where to go to business network: Go to somewhat unexpected places for who you are and what you doTry to cross-pollinate with other business in networking and learningGo to places and categories where the smartest people areTo grow any physical business, make sure you get out to meet people in different categoriesOrganisms that only learn through trial and error tend to die outKnow what you want out of life, and optimize your life aggressively around that goalYou must understand the psychology of people, and know how to read them, if you want to be able to make moneyLook for people that compliment you by having strengths that are different than youDiversity is essential in the workplace for enough variety of background to be effectiveHire people who have characteristic you don’t know how to trainSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits” from NetSuite by visiting NetSuite.com/TAI“Spend at least a couple hours per day really thinking through what you’re doing in your life” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Unintended consequences often negate the good that a regulation or ruling in government is trying to do. In fact, often the problem that was supposed to be solved is simply magnified through the unintended consequences, and the same thing can be true for your life.That is why I believe that entrepreneurs, and really everyone else as well, need to learn game theory, to understand the various ways in which their decisions will affect other people’s decisions, thereby potentially changing the outcome, and sometimes reversing the good you were trying to do with the decision in the first place.Listen to this episode to learn more about game theory and how it can apply to the decisions you make.Also, make sure to checkout the new Tai Lopez Flash Briefing on Alexa!“In the modern world, you need to be careful not to be overstimulated” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindA lot of regulations have unintended side effects that must be consideredFor every action, there is an equal and opposite reactionHumans have a desire to simplify complex topic to understand them, with the result often being that the wrong conclusion is reachedMother nature always laughs lastEntrepreneurs need to understand game theoryAlways consider how your actions will be perceived by others, not just the immediate impactThe current education system encourages students to pump information into their brain and then dump it out once they finish the testIn the modern world, you need to be careful not to be overstimulatedSpend at least a couple hours per day really thinking through what you’re doing in your lifeThe human body is built to do HIIT: High Intensity Interval TrainingIt’s always better to sell to the willingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“To be good in business, you have to be able to listen carefully and read people” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Stubbornness is a primary reason for most people’s inability to achieve what they want, and be successful on their own terms. When you are stubborn, you limit your opportunities. But the truth is that really good opportunities do not come around too often in life, so if you really want to be successful you have to seize them when they do, and take full advantage of them.In addition, a lot of people are completely unwilling and even unable to see their own faults, because of their sensitivity to input and correction from others. When you are corrected, but all you can see or feel is how hurt you are that someone else doesn’t think you know everything, you are setting yourself up for failure.Listen to this episode to hear the 3 reasons most people fail, and how you can avoid them, to achieve great things in your life.Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“If things change, you acquire new evidence, you need to change and not be stubborn” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindThe number 1 reasons people aren’t successful is because they are stubborn and unable to changeTo be good in business, you have to be able to listen carefully and read peopleMost people are completely unwilling to change their routineIf things change, you acquire new evidence, you need to change and not be stubbornBy being stubborn, you limit your opportunitiesDo not be overly optimistic. Very few lives are full of opportunities, so seize them when you doMany people are overly sensitive to advice or correctionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/taiGet a month trial of Hims for just $5 today right now while supplies last. Go to forhims.com/taiGet your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits” from NetSuite by visiting NetSuite.com/TAI“Good eating lifestyle is not a diet, because it’s not limiting. It’s a lifestyle” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)The Gracie Diet is an eating lifestyle, developed by the Gracie family of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fame, and designed to combine the correct foods with each other, to give you energy and health to accomplish what you want in life.But even more fundamentally, in this episode I talk about why it is important to be willing to experiment. Those who have done incredible things have always been willing to experiment, to try things out and see if they work, and whether that’s diet, lifestyle, habits, or anything else, everyone is different, and so experimentation is often the only way you can know if something is right for you specifically.“When starting a new lifestyle, take it slowly and in stages” -Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindThe fuel you put in your body is going to affect your performance in a powerful wayMost people don’t pay nearly enough attention to how certain foods make them feelMany people are guided almost entirely by the pleasure of eatingGood eating lifestyle is not a diet, because it’s not limiting. It’s a lifestyleMost people lack potassium in their dietEat fruit for dessertA 24 fast once per month is a great cleanseIf you write down everything that you eat, you will realize that you’re not eating the way you wantWhen starting a new lifestyle, take it slowly and in stagesMake sure you hang out with people who eat similarly to the way you want to eat, because it will affect you greatlyBe constantly willing to try out different things, to find out what works for youWillingness to experiment is extremely important to successTake naps“Willingness to experiment is extremely important to success” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 “When you’re trying to get people’s attention, speak fast. When you’re trying to get people’s trust, speak slow.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Most of us are scared of public speaking.But that’s only because we have yet to have a good experience getting in front of an audience. The stage fright and perceived threat of embarrassment makes us content with staying inside our comfort zone.If we’re not careful, this level of content can persist throughout our lives, leaving us in a position of never facing our fears.That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are breaking down the 5 rules of powerful public speaking. From mastering emotional transference to understanding the different levels of cadence, this toolset gives us a framework to reference the next time we get in front of an audience.Tune in to this episode, so you can start to cease the speaking opportunities that are presented to you!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Humans, by their very nature, don’t trust other people.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindUnderstand evolutionary psychology and risk-aversion to become a good public speakerSlow down your speech if you start to feel anxiety or nervousnessFind that balance between improvisation and preparation“Builder” personality-types like to listen to more structured speaking stylesMaster emotional transference, the act of transferring your strongly held beliefs to another perosnUnderstand that the only thing words are good for is transferring emotionsPursue your life with logic ahead of anything elseWhat makes you a great speaker is the same that makes you great at anything: practiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits” from NetSuite by visiting NetSuite.com/TAI“Build on your strengths, rather than trying to get a different strength” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)People are much closer to their side hustle than they think. A lot of people think that they need to acquire new skills in order to start a side hustle, but the reality is that most people already have a fantastic skill, probably several, that could be turned into a side hustle.Today, we’re talking with Chris Guillebeau about the 3 ways you can start building a side hustle immediately. Procrastination is the killer of hopes and dreams, so there really is no reason to wait, and Chris talks us through the 3 ways that you can start earning money on your own terms today.Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think.“Procrastination is the killer of hopes and dreams” -Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindBuild on your strengths, rather than trying to get a different strengthEveryone's an expert in something, they just don’t always know itBrainstorm through the things you’re good at, write them all down, to organize your potential ideasGet things out in the world, even if you feel like it’s not ready, because you probably won’t ever think it’s readyProcrastination is the killer of hopes and dreamsSome of those closest to you will become the people who mess up your world the most, because the will externalize their own paranoiaDon’t project your own insecurities about yourself on other peopleIf you can come up with $100, you can change your life financiallyPeople are often looking for a way to remove all insecurity in their life, but that is the wrong goalUnderstand the cycles that will always come3 Ways the Average Person Can Start a Side Hustle1- Look at the skills you already have, rather trying to get a new skill2 - Don’t just have idea, go from idea to OFFER. The promise. How will this change your life?3 - Launch before you think you’re readySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get Honey for FREE at joinhoney.com/tai to save time and money with your online shopping!“It’s ok to be a little eccentric, but know where it becomes a problem” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)As you go through life, you come to the realization that many people have serious psychological problems. Whatever metric or system you use to measure psychological issues, you will find that a very large number of the people that you run across exhibit those traits.But times reveals everything, so when it comes to deciding the people you will have relationships with, whether personal or business, give it some time. It’s easy for someone to pretend to be someone that they are not for a few weeks or a few months, but try to give it a year to make sure you know who they really are.Then, understand that everyone has a little weird in them. Everyone has a different mix of character traits, with desirable and less desirable aspects mixed in. Just make sure the weirdness doesn’t out-weigh the rest too much. Allow for the mix in your relationships, as long as it’s not overboard.“Three things that will mess you up: Pride, stubbornness, and being overly sensitive” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindProbably about 70% of people that you will run into have serious psychological issuesIf you don’t understand psychological issues, you might start second-guessing yourself and thinking that you’re the one with issuesThe dark triad is one way to understand psychological issues of varying degreesIt’s ok to be a little eccentric, but know where it becomes a problemThree things that will mess you up: Pride, stubbornness, and being overly sensitiveA lot of times pride expresses itself as angerOften, stubborn people come across as very nice, but do not act on adviceEverybody is allowed to be a little weird. Maybe 20%. Just not too muchThe first step in progress is massive awarenessBe careful about all new relationships. Time reveals all, so give it time to understand who people really areBe honest with yourself. Admit who you are and your weakness. And see if maybe you should get a pro to help you, and see a psychologistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get a month trial of Hims for just $5 today right now while supplies last. Go to forhims.com/taiTry ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/taiGet your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits” from NetSuite by visiting NetSuite.com/TAI“When everything is unpredictable in your life, you’ll have no brain power left to innovate” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Making money with social media is a lot more doable than most people think. It comes down to having a good understanding of human nature, understanding the technology, and then testing and iterating.Today, we’re speaking with experts in all areas of branding, about the specific steps that are required to make money with social media. Whether you want to make money with your own social media accounts or by managing other people’s socials, this episode will show you the way forward.One last note: We’re up on Spotify! Make sure to head over to Spotify and listen to The Tai Lopez Show over there!“Be careful about making too much money too fast. You might not know how to handle it” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindIf you want to make money with anything in your life, you need to become a master of systemsWhen everything is unpredictable in your life, you’ll have no brain power left to innovateTo make money with social media, start by selling other people’s productsDo collaborations with other influencers to get started building your social mediaVlogging is the future on all social media platforms. Tell your storySmart work always beats hard work. But do bothPart of execution is strategyWhen something is good enough, launch it. Then, innovate and improve as you goIf you don’t launch with errors, you waited too longSpend 70% of your time on stuff that works now, 20% on things that you’re pretty sure will work but you’ve never done, and 10% on hair-brained, crazy ideasNever be the first, or last, to an ideaBe careful about making too much money too fast. You might not know how to handle itSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Don’t try to please everyone. Just do you” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)It feels like the level of narcissism in the world is continually increasing. Just take a look at your Instagram feed, and you will see it proudly on display. It seems like nothing is more important to people today than themselves and their looks.Maybe it’s time to take a step back and reevaluate our emphasis. Put more effort into the truly important things in life, and less into the ones that don’t matter. Put less effort into how you look, and more into what you do.At the end of the day, you can’t please everyone, so don’t worry about it. Just do you, and do good in the world.“Be willing to experiment. Don’t be close-minded” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindDon’t try to please everyone. Just do youNarcissism is everywhere. People think it’s all about themBe willing to experiment. Don’t be close-mindedYou need a small amount of narcissism to improve yourself. But it seems like it’s out of control these daysWe need to become more curious people about many thingsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits” from NetSuite by visiting NetSuite.com/TAIGo to Stamps.com and click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and type in "TAI" to get a 4-week trial plus free postage and a digital scale without any long-term commitment. “Study history so that you don’t make stupid decisions” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Do you read history? Today, most people don’t. Most people don’t read at all, but if they do read, it’s probably either light, fluffy novels or maybe a self-help book here and there. But what about history? What can a deeper understanding of history do for your life, in helping you achieve the best life possible?Today, I’m going through some moments in history, and what can be learned from them. Because without and understanding of history, there really is no way that we can predict the future. But because history tends to repeat itself, if we develop an understanding and knowledge of history and the trends that come back time and time again, we can better understand the world around us, and make more sense of where it’s headed, as well as if current political decisions are likely to be a good idea."The reward should be emphasized in education to motivate students to learn" - Tai Lopez(click to tweet) Points to Keep In MindTo start learning history, focus first on what you enjoyHistory should be more about stories than dates and numbers to be interestingShow the reward before you teach in order to effectively learn, and want to learn!First you get the mindset, then you launch the business, then you get the money. The progression is importantUse the HEXACO personality test to more fully understand personalitiesThe C, which stands for Conscientiousness, is probably the most important attribute when it comes to making moneyConscientiousness:PerfectionismOrganizationPrudence (the ability to make good decisions)Parents are usually the worst thing for their kidsPolitics and Republican vs Democrat tends to have more to do with personality typesKnowing history, and how it repeats itself, will help you earn more money and be more successfulThe mark of an intelligent person is to see both sides of a storyStudy history so that you don’t make stupid decisionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Age is irrelevant. You don’t know when you’re going to die.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)People lie, but numbers don’t.As our businesses and brands grow, we attract more and more people into our network. These individuals will have things to say about our success, and if we’re not careful, we can become distracted by that external noise and lose focus of what’s actually important.That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are debating a hater online. When we acknowledge the peanut gallery, we gain insight into the lapses in judgement in those around us. Thus, we are able to move forward with a more accurate vision for our future.Tune in to today’s episode to learn how to best respond to your haters!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“If you’re ruthless, you want a recession to happen.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindAsk yourself what the most famous people in the world have done for youYou want businesses that move in the opposite direction of the economy (inverse correlation)The stages of capitalism: recession, expansion, bubble, and then repeat cycleA recession happens about once every 7 yearsUnderstand that you can make more money at that bottom if you’re ruthlessNormal unemployment rates are at 5-6%People lie, but numbers don’t See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/taiGet your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits” from NetSuite by visiting –NetSuite.com/TAIGet 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/taiThere are too many problems to count.From the education system to financial inequality, climate change to public health, unemployment to immigration, everywhere we turn there are issues worth talking about.On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are not just discussing these issues but rather, we are proposing solutions. At a roundtable with Dr. David Buss, Alex Mehr, and Joel Salatin, we address the pressing issues in today’s political/social climate. This conversation traverses free will, politics, the human condition, blockchain technology, evolutionary psychology, and much more. Tune in to carve a more nuanced lens on the world.Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“The only model of leadership that works is putting those who don’t want to lead in leadership positions.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Frame the Republican vs. Democratic debate as a man vs. woman personality type differenceHow tribes handle hunting vs. gathering with differing variance foods reveals how we should cooperateBlockchain technology could empower people to vote with less barriersOur infrastructure determines what we doWe’ve become emotionally and economically dependent on our infrastructureCentralization of people causes problemsOur survival is no longer dependent on us making good decisionsJournalists are related to high traits of psychopathyTwitter and current surveillance methods are a Blockchain 1.0We create a set of idealized beliefs about people because we no longer live in small villages and know their historiesThere are 33 states with active secession in playRead The Sovereign IndividualSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I’m excited to bring you guys my anticipated interview with the man himself, Tilman Fertitta.If you don’t know who Tilman is, Forbes named him the richest restaurateur in the world. Owning over 600 restaurants (some you may have eaten at), 5 casinos and…The Houston Rockets! If you’ve been following me, you know my unconditional love for basketball.In this interview, I talk with Tilman on topics from his book “Shut Up And Listen! Hard Business Truths That Will Help You Succeed”. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, I highly recommend it.So here are some of the things you’ll learn in value-packed interview:Why it doesn’t matter how good your product is, if you don’t know this ONE THING, you’ll be out of business.How Tilman has made the majority of his fortune during recessions.How to develop an “Eat the weak” mentality and why it’ll save you during the next economic downfall.And much, much more…Sit down and turn everything off. You’re in for a real treat with this one.👉🏾LINK TO THE BOOK 🖥 https://www.tailopez.com/Tilman🔊 LISTEN TO DAILY PODCAST on ITUNES ▶︎ https://tailopez.com/podcastyt SUBSCRIBE FOR DAILY VIDEOS ▶︎ http://tailopez.com/subscribe📚 Tai's Recommended Book List: https://www.tailopez.com/booksFOLLOW ME ON:★ INSTA → https://www.instagram.com/tailopez★ SNAP → http://snapchat.com/add/TaiLopezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits” from NetSuite by visiting –www.NetSuite.com/TAI.Today I sit down with my friend, Brian Page, creator of the BNB Formula.Brian is the world’s leading authority when it comes to scaling a profitable Airbnb business.He has thousands of students in 38 countries and in this talk, he’ll go over how you can build your own Airbnb business.We begin this talk with Property Hacking: 3 ways to scale to $300,000 a year income.Get ready to take some notes...👉🏽GO TO: https://www.TAILOPEZ.COM/BRIANP🔊 LISTEN TO DAILY PODCAST on ITUNES ▶︎ https://tailopez.com/podcastytSUBSCRIBE FOR DAILY VIDEOS ▶︎ http://tailopez.com/subscribe📚 Tai's Recommended Book List: https://www.tailopez.com/booksFOLLOW ME ON:★ INSTA → https://www.instagram.com/tailopez★ SNAP → http://snapchat.com/add/TaiLopezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get Honey for FREE at joinhoney.com/tai to save time and money with your online shopping!“The President, in my opinion, is a reflection of what’s already there. They don’t cause anything.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Our President is everywhere.No matter where you turn, his face and some news headline is screaming at you. The mass media makes it near impossible for us to focus on anything else. However, some of the blame must be put on ourselves for keeping those Twitter feeds open, leaving the TV on, and letting our Facebook friends dictate our thoughts.On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the importance of the President. By examining this, we can better understand what’s actually happening in our day-to-day when we become distracted by the mass hysteria. Inside this discussion, we unpack the other things that are important in life: diet, exercise, lifestyle, etc.Tune in to this conversation to learn how to reframe your understanding of the President’s importance.Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“People who aspire to be leaders usually have mental problems.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindDistinguish between correlation and causation to find the truthRead Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen DubnerBe aware of how little mass media and news outlets are helping your lifeTo live the best life, be a contrarian by paying attention to what mass media doesn’t acknowledgeWashington D.C attracts narcissism, machiavellianism, and psychopathyAsk the question if your politician changes views because of principle or politicsThere are no more lifelong jobs inside today’s economyTake note when politicians take credit versus blaming othersStudies show that people who focus on externalities don’t do as well in lifeYour body is mostly a reflection of your diet, exercise, and lifestyleMake sure the proportion of energy you spend on politics is aligned with other prioritiesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get a trial month of hims for just $5 today right now while supplies last. Go to forhims.com/taiTry ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/taiVisit NetSuite.com/TAI to get your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits.”Try Zapier FOR FREE by going to zapier.com/tai“The best marketing is to demonstrate. I don’t tell you why you should listen to me. I show you.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)If everybody knew how to do e-commerce, this opportunity wouldn’t exist.But instead people choose skepticism over knowledge. They hear the words “dropshipping” and “e-commerce” and immediately think “That’s a scam!” Why they do this is for their own personal problems, but the reality of making money online is that it’s the great frontier of 21st century business. For under $100 today, you can start a business that can net you millions in under a year.On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing how to make money online. There are many steps involved: selecting a domain name, purchasing a URL, driving traffic to your site or product through social media advertising. Executing each of these steps is the key to launching a successful business on the Internet. Tune in to today’s discussion to learn how and generate a revenue stream that puts you one step closer to financial freedom!And don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“It used to cost at least $100,000 to $200,000 to get into business. Today, you can literally start a business for under $100.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindThink about business ideas from an angle of what you use in the houseYou want to launch businesses that have competitionExample: McDonald’s only has 10% of the fast-food marketChoose a simple, memorable domain nameUse GoDaddy or Namecheap when purchasing a domain nameLook through AliExpress when finding a source for your productAliExpress will do the shipping for you when someone orders your productUse Shopify or ClickFunnels to build an online store on your domainToday, you can literally start a business for under $100When Jeff Bezos started Amazon in 1994, the website cost $100,000Use Facebook ads to target specific demographics of people onlineThe best marketing is demonstration; show, don’t tellTo become rich, you must become a master of common senseUnderstand that huge brands can disappear (ex: Myspace and American Apparel)There’s no change without a change in routineDon’t blame external resourcesThere are 3 reasons people are broke: procrastination, fear, and overanalysisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit NetSuite.com/TAI to get invaluable insights and a your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits.”Go to stamps.com, and click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and type in TAI—to get a 4-week trial plus free postage and a digital scale without any long-term commitment.Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/tai“Most people build self esteem around being right, good, or something else. Instead, build your self esteem around being the fastest, best learner” - Tom Bilyeu(click to tweet)Today we’re talking with the founder of Quest Bars about how he was able to build a health bar empire. Quest Bars sell 1.5 million bars per day, and today he is giving us a behind the scenes view of what it takes to do something on that scale, and just importantly, what it feels like to achieve the much success.Tom places a tremendous amount of emphasis on where your self esteem comes from. If your self esteems comes from being right, you will feel too threatened to admit when you’re wrong, and learn from it. But if your self esteem instead comes from the idea that you are an incredible learner, the best learner in any room, you will be willing to admit when you’re wrong.Just like he says, your behavior is driven by your identity. So the process of defining to yourself what your own identity is, will change your behavior, and in fact is one of the most powerful ways to change your behavior to be what you want it to be.Learn how to achieve incredible success in whatever you plan to do in life, on this episode of The Tai Lopez Show!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“When your marketing, there has to be a subconscious thing that vibes with what your customer thinks about themselves” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindWhat you build your self esteem around mattersMost people build self esteem around being right, good, or something else. Instead, build your self esteem around being the fastest, best learnerBeing a constant learner is the only way that you are going to achieve great thingsMake your goal the adventure, rather than being rightInfluencers are a powerful way to launchBusiness partners are like a marriage: You need to really, really know the person before you agree to anythingWhen you do a really good influencer campaign, people will start going into stores, expecting them to be sold there, and asking about it, which will pressure the stores to stock your productSay no to stores who want to carry your product, keep building online, evangelize your customers until they love you, and then in a year or so you can negotiate a deal that’s much better for youWhat you chase moves away from you, and what you deny moves closer. So attract what you want, but don’t too much of a chaserYou have to play the long gameWhen your marketing, there has to be a subconscious thing that vibes with what your customer thinks about themselvesYou should believe that you can learn to do literally anythingBehavior is driven by identityMake your identity what you want it to be, and your behavior must followUse mentors instead of constantly trying to reinvent the wheelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to HelloFresh.com/TAI80 and enter TAI80!“Machiavellianism is when people pursue in an interpersonally exploitative strategy.” - Dr. David Buss(click to tweet)We are all flawed.But instead of trying to fix our own issues, we point the flaws in other people. This is an inescapable part of the human condition; it’s easier to look outwards than it is to look inwards.On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by world-renowned evolutionary psychologist, Dr. David Buss, to discuss how to fix ourselves. Professor Buss is the author of The New Science of the Mind, and currently teaches at the University of Texas at Austin. He has previously taught at Harvard and the University of Michigan, and today he explains the mechanics behind human psychology.Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“We evolved in small groups, and all groups have status hierarchies. From an evolutionary perspective, reproductively relevant resources always accrue to those with the highest status.” - Dr. David Buss(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindHost networking events at your house once a month and invite people you want to connect withBullying is a massive predictor for psychological problemsMachiavellianism is a trait in people who pursue in an interpersonally exploitative strategyThis can be masked in charismaNarcissism is a sense of entitlement and skewed value of others vs. value of themselves (welfare-tradeoff ratio)Agreeableness is flexibility, patience, gentleness, and forgivenessConscientiousness is diligence, prudence, organization, and perfectionHigh psychopathy scores are void of empathy and impermeable to learning how to improveEntrepreneurs score the worst on dark triad testsNarcissism is tied to creativity and intelligenceBiggest red flags in long-term mate: high neuroticism or low agreeablenessHigh psychopathy scores are incapable of being fixedResourcesRead The H Factor of Personality to learn how to categorize peopleUse Dark Triad Personality Test to find out how people score on machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathyNarcissism Personality Test to find out which how you score on: authority, self-sufficiency, superiority, exhibitionism, exploitativeness, vanity, entitlementRead the 25 Cognitive Biases to learn what elements of human psychology to integrate into your adsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/tai“You have to know more about your business than everyone else in the world. Otherwise, someone’s going to kick your ass.” - Mark Cuban(click to tweet)There are only a few billionaires in the world. And when we sit down and talk to them, we learn that that there is only one thing separating them and us. That is the level of hard work they were willing to put in, day in and day out.On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by the billionaire to discuss what lies behind this work ethic.  As a young 20-something, after discovering that he was skilled at technology, Cuban founded his first company, MicroSolutions. Since then, he’s gone on to forging a net worth of over $3 billion. He is the star of Shark Tank, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, the author of How to Win at the Sport of Business, and a source of knowledge for all of us to tap into. Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“I’d be lying if I said I knew I was going to be a billionaire or that I thought it was even possible. It never crossed my mind. I just found whatever it took to motivate me.” - Mark Cuban(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindThe one thing you can control is effortFind something you love to do, be great at, and find a way to sell itFollow your curiosity, not your passionsDon’t look to others for answers, find them yourselfFind out what motivates you and do thatLook at how technology is being used today to figure out where it’s going tomorrowAge is relevant to your entertainment-watching decisionsAs you get older, you take the path of least-resistance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You better not just be happy with a 9-to-5 job.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Get $150 off your purchase when you go to eightsleep.com/taiGet 10% off your first month with TAI at betterhelp.com/taiFor $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to HelloFresh.com/TAI80 and enter TAI80Try Zapier for free by going to zapier.com/taiMaking a million dollars isn’t for everybody. But for those of us who wish to pursue this financial milestone, we’ll need a framework to follow. Without such a thing, the stress and stimuli that come with this endeavor is too much for a human being to bear. Thus, it’s important to set parameters on what you can can’t do during this pocket of your life. That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the 8 rules of making your first million. When we pursue our entrepreneurial dreams, we must do our due diligence to have the best chance at success. Tune in to this episode to learn the intricacies of the the jungle of making money, so you know what to expect when you decide to pursue your passion with full force!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“The best time management is spending the majority of the day on things you’re naturally good at.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindWarren Buffet says the most correlated factor to making your first million dollars is the age in which you startThe #1 reason why people give up on making their first million is an expectation of it being easyYour first business should be service-based where you sell your time (dog-walking, personal training, etc.)Today, you should start Internet-based businesses (social media marketing, home-sharing, e-commerce, etc.)As you rise in wealth, prepare for betrayal by developing thick skin“A nation is born stoic, and dies epicurean.” - Will DurantRead Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker to learn about time managementRead Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop TalkingBe sure you’re only working hard once you figure out what works for youExperiment with at least 12 different business ideas before settling on oneThere are 4 M’s to motivation: money/materialism, mating/love, movement/freedom, mastery/statusStart with reading every day to develop repetitive skills See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get Honey for FREE at joinhoney.com/taiGo to kettlebellkitchen.com and enter code TAI for $50 off your first two orders for new customers.Go to dashlane.com/tai for a FREE Thirty-Day Trial of DashlaneVisit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”“Not all crazy ideas are smart, but all smart ideas are crazy.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)There’s book smarts. And then there’s street smarts. We know which of these two we have more of, and what areas of the other we need to work on, but how exactly do we go about doing this? On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the balance of street smarts and book smarts. When we lean too heavily in one direction, our skills become lopsided and as a result, our career trajectory may flatten. But if we can welcome both domains of knowledge into our daily lives, we are able to reach new heights. Tune in to today’s episode to learn how to manage these sometimes opposing forces, so you can maximize your potential!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show  on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“If you’re too selfish, you get categorized as evil. If you’re too altruistic, you get taken advantage of and taken off the planet.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindBe skeptical of people who claim to do things for purely altruistic reasonsTop executives like Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bill Gates are ruthless when they need to beStreet smarts is how well you navigate the real world, and wisdom is street smarts combined with book smartsAgreeableness is flexibility, patience, gentleness, and forgivenessConscientiousness is diligence, prudence, organization, and perfectionThis is the number one predictor of success in businessAt their core, humans are risk-averse beingsAgriculture (not cars) is the most responsible factor for environmental degradationBe careful of when you oversimplify, it’s neither just nature or just nurtureThe biggest scams in America are the education and food systemsThe spark of attraction is your body genetically registering reproductive healthAsk yourself how you solve problems when the situation is unfairLanguage isn’t about grammar, rather it’s about communication Be careful of who you choose to have kids withGame theory says that every action has an equal and opposite reactionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”Get a trial month of hims for just $5 today right now while supplies last. Go to forhims.com/tai“Be firm with your beliefs. You will find people who try to move you to what they want to do. Resist. Resist. Resist.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)We all want to do everything. But when we try to attack this idea, we often get lost in the tsunami of action items. Do I open a business account? Build a website? Buy advertising? From the outside, this may look like stagnation. But the truth is that it’s part of the process, and we just haven’t distilled our goals down yet. This is the first step to forward progress. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are unpacking the essential components of effective time management. By uncovering the bare bones, we can more optimally approach our day-to-day and maximize what life has to offer. Tune in to this conversation to learn how to double how much you do with half the time!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Clarify your goals. If you had more time, in an ideal world, what would you do with it?” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindDistinguish between your conscious and subconscious goalsRead Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund FreudEvaluate human behavior to get to the core of what they care aboutThere are many schools of philosophical thought that say work is the meaning of lifeKnow what your goal is, and then back into what’s required to achieve the goalUse Whatsapp voice memos as an alternate communication medium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”Go to stamps.com, and click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and type in TAI—to get a 4-week trial plus free postage and a digital scale without any long-term commitment.“We’ve grown up in under an antibiotic umbrella where we think antibiotics are going to cover and cure everything.” - Dr. Martin Blaser(click to tweet) Health is more than a diet and exercise regimen. When we take a minute to examine our health from a more global perspective, the other factors of well-being surface. Our lifestyle, our habits, our mindset—these are the things that shape a person’s vitality.  And on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by Dr. Martin Blaser, the Director of The Human Microbiome Project at NYU’s School of Medicine, to discuss the dangers of antibiotic use. Dr. Blaser has 28 patents, and is the author of Missing Microbes, a book that examines how our species is devolving with the declining supply of microbes in our system.Tune in to this conversation to capture an educated perspective of the whole health ecosystem!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Our system is completely backwards. It’s a false economy. People are making a lot of money out of germaphobia.” - Dr. Martin Blaser(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindHumans are actually a partnership between microbes and us (equal numbers of cells)Without microbes we would not be aliveThere is evidence that our supply of microbes is disappearingEvidence that this is at the root of the rising rates of autism, celiac disease, Alzheimer’s, etc. Most probiotics have not been tested in scientific studies over the long termKids who take on average more antibiotics than others turn out fatterWe only look at the benefits of antibiotics because doctors are too concerned about liabilityBabies pick up their mother’s microbes in the birth canalRising rates of cesarean sections are preventing this from happening70 years ago, agriculture experts figured out that if you feed antibiotics to animals, they gain weight fasterSome cities have an antibiotics in their drinking waterSweden uses 40% of the antibiotics we useEpidemics come from the lack of diversity in our current living situationsKids born by C-section are more prone to disease (celiac disease, juvenile diabetes, etc.)The rate of juvenile diabetes is doubling every 25 yearsA Denmark study showed that antibiotics increase risk of inflammatory bowel disease by 14% in kidsWe’ve engineered a system where the doctor-patient relationship is sterile Antibiotics change the metabolism in adults We need better diagnostics to determine viral vs. bacterial infectionsFood preservatives are antibacterials destroying our microbiomeOur good bacteria fights the bad bacteria; this is the problem with anti-bacterial productsHospitals and doctors like C-sections because they’re scheduledSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Reciprocal altruism means if you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/taiMistakes are unavoidable. Especially in business, there will be times when hindsight crystallizes and the doubts of why you negotiated that way or sold at this price rise to the surface. It’s easy in these moments to lose sight of the big picture. However, when we gather perspective, we can begin to assess what is and isn’t a mistake. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are diving deep into the #1 mistake in business—that which comes when selecting the wrong business partner. By wrapping our heads around this tendency of entrepreneurs, we can do our best to avoid the trap that many of us can fall victim to. Tune in to today’s episode to learn what to look out for, so you can make sure you’re only partnering with the best!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“If your goal is to make $1,000,000 because that’s what you’ve calculated is required to retire on—that’s not greed. That’s goal-setting. That’s logic.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In Mind“For what profits a man if he gains the whole world but loses his own soul.”On a neurological level, narcissism is a lack of brain matter in certain areasThe number 1 mistake people make in business is selecting the wrong business partnerSeek out sales jobs (60% of billionaires started in sales)Find balance, rather than jumping to the extreme ideologiesYou can only learn business by being in the trenchesIf hesitant about college, start by taking just one class at a timeDistill the law of attraction by taking action towards who you want to attract See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get $150 off your purchase when you go to eightsleep.com/taiVisit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”“Common sense is no longer common.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)There’s reason to sit in front of the computer all day. With our projects calling for our attention, we may think that the more hours we spend in front of a computer screen, the better. However, if we can allocate just 20 minutes a day to removing ourselves from the digital traps, we can start to open up our eyes to better, and more nuanced ideas. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the importance of moving our bodies. In business, having a clear view of reality is one of the top predictors of success, and if we spend too much time cooped up in front of electronics, we may be running the risk of fogging our vision. Tune in to today’s episode to learn these fundamentals, so you can start to draw up your most creative business ideas!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“The world is very hectic. Most people aren’t thinking about anything.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindWalk 20 minutes/day to encourage creativity in new idea-generationMake time to step outside of your life to analyze what you’re doing right/wrongOnce you understand variance, the world starts to make senseRead Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund FreudAt the core, people seek pleasure and avoid painMost pain comes from people Research shows that dating sites attract more promiscuous peopleBehavior is a combination of genetics and nurture/environmental factorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Go to lumen5.com/tai and you’ll get 50% off your first month. Get a trial month of hims for just $5 today right now while supplies last. Go to forhims.com/taiVisit netsuite.com/taito download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits” “People love people that subconsciously remind them of themselves. Narcissists love narcissists.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Change is difficult. In our businesses, in our relationships, whatever the area of our life is that we’re seeking change in, it is a challenge. To initiate the shift, we have to of course look outward and examine the externalities of our lives. But the real momentum change comes when we look inward and assess ourselves. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing The 67 Steps. When we take personality tests, we can pinpoint what areas of ourselves need to be addressed. This helps us determine a course of action when trying to create the optimal health, wealth, love, and happiness.Listen to this episode to learn about key personality traits, so you can better understand the people around you!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“If you go to entrepreneur conferences and walk into a room with 500 entrepreneurs, you are now in a room of 500 insane people.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindThe 6 attributes of narcissism: authority, self-sufficiency, superiority, exhibitionism, exploitativeness, vanity, entitlement Read The H Factor of Personality to learn how to categorize peopleMost narcissists don’t see themselves as narcissistsExtroverts like new things; introverts like routinesMachiavellianism is sneaky, two-faced, manipulative; linked to being bullied as a childCharacterized as people who pursue in an interpersonally exploitative strategyHigher narcissism means higher extroversion and creativityChildhood bullying is tied to higher levels of machiavellianismNarcissism leads to higher levels of stressScientists say it takes the average person 67 days to break a habitConscientiousness is diligence, prudence, organization, and perfectionScientists laugh at the Myers-Briggs testWe celebrate people with mental problems in the modern worldMen are more psychopathic than womenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“More important than trying to be motivated and happy—is trying to reduce stress.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Negativity is unavoidable. The grind of day-to-day life will bring down the best in anybody. Between our jobs, our bills, our health, our relationships, and our families, we can quickly become overwhelmed by the responsibility, obligation, and commitment. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing how to stay positive in these tumultuous times. By surrounding ourselves with a positive social circle, we can bypass the negativity that can often come upon us. Listen to this episode to learn what to look for when trying to stay positive!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Life’s a game. Life’s a tradeoff. There’s never straight-line answers.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindSurround yourself with a social circle that can pull you out of moments of weaknessUse meditation apps like Headspace and CalmRead Civilization and Its Discontents to understand why we become less happyNegativity bias is a human psychological phenomenon where we perceive negative news to be more important than positive newsUnderstand that achieving your goals requires sacrificing moments of happinessFind the nuance in a world of black-and-white thinkingThe problem with anxious people is they surround themselves with anxious peopleRead Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Problems hiring? Go to ziprecruiter.com/taifor a smarter way to hire for FREE!Visit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”Go to stamps.com, and click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and type in TAI—to get a 4-week trial plus free postage and a digital scale without any long-term commitment.“You don’t want to be surrounded by ‘yes-men.’ You want to be surrounded by people who are going to say, “Hey Boss, I have a better way.” - Jocko Willink(click to tweet)Everybody has goals they want to accomplish. But very few are making the daily steps to make it happen. Too often in life we get caught up in the winds of obligation and commitment, and we leave our bigger dreams by the wayside. To combat this tendency, we must learn the keys to productivity. That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by Navy SEAL Jocko Willink to discuss productivity. Jocko is the author of 3 New York Times Bestsellers, most notably Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win. Willink’s insights spread across multiple domains: from discipline to foreign policy, all the way to how to run a business. Tune in to hear his insights, so you can learn how to do the most with your given schedule. Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“I wake up at 4:30. That’s a really good root of personal discipline. When you make the decision to not snuggle back with your pillow, you will feel better.” - Jocko Willink(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindIt something doesn’t make sense, put a stop to itIf you struggle with discipline, seek out martial arts to train yourselfUnder Saddam Hussein, Afghanistan civilians were being tortured In the initial phases of the Iraq War, American troops fought alongside Iraqi soldiersThe problem on the battlefield is that there is not enough decentralized commandMost of the door-to-door fighting has been done by Iraqi soldiersISIS has gone from 70,000 to just over 1,000Personal discipline will set you free by making you feel good in the long-run. Thus, you won’t make choices that try to make you feel good in the short-termNapoleon said if you execute a plan that you know is wrong, you’re culpableLife is part art (the human gut instinct) and part science (the metrics)Once you’re no longer afraid to die, then you will just care about the people around youContrary to popular belief, the military doesn’t stifle creativitySubjects in school should be taught together, as the interwoven story they areThere’s people who aren’t more anti-war than those who serveQuick wars are good wars and heavily influenced by level of preparation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get $150 off your purchase when you go to eightsleep.com/taiVisit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”“The thing about smart people is they always sound crazy to dumb people.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)The most curious businessman is the one who makes the most money. When navigating the waters of business, one must simultaneously know where to swim but also be open to new paths. This balancing act can be challenging; our eyes open for the next big thing but our feet making forward progress with our current endeavors. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing how to open the gates of curiosity by becoming the ultimate mad scientist. If we can adopt this mindset, the world becomes our oyster, and we’re able to see opportunity where we previously thought there was none. This episode is taken from a speech I gave at Alex Becker’s 10 Pillars of Wealth. Visit his website hereListen to this episode to learn the insider secrets, so you can create wealth from the property you live in. Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“I don’t fear other people. I only fear a shitty life.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In Mind“You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve." - Elon MuskUnderstand that recreation is overratedSocial media is a truth-tellerHire people who have energy, integrity, innovation, learning ability, adaptability, and humilityRead The Secret Language of Money, Managing Oneself, and The Happiness Hypothesis.Emotional people are fear-based and action-oriented people rely on pride, so adjust your approach accordinglyIf you want financial advice, don’t talk to the person who wrote the Wall Street Journal article; talk to the person who owns the Wall Street JournalWrite out what you want your eulogy to be and pursue that lifeShrinking the problem allows you to see the problemPull your information from disparate sources to forge an evenly balanced point-of-viewUnderstand the four Ps of marketing: product, price, place and promotionTest the viability of your product by understanding if it can reroute trafficSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You have to take your destiny into your own hands and try to recreate what you missed out on.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet) Sometimes the cards aren’t dealt our way. Personal or professional, at home or at work, the fact of the matter is that conflict is a constant in our day-to-day. Life, at its core, is filled with challenge and struggle, so we must learn how to best traverse these bumps in the road with the utmost elegance and efficiency.That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are breaking down how to control your destiny. Often times in life, we find ourselves inside challenging situations where the answers aren’t so clear. This foggy vision is likely due to the fact that we have yet to cease the power to control our own destiny. Tune in to this episode to learn how to move through life more proactively with the law of 33%.This segment was produced by Goalcast. To learn more about Goalcast, you can visit their website or Youtube channel.Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“The most pain we get in life is when we think life is a straight line.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindView your life as an adventure by choosing to interpret challenges as puzzlesOne of the biggest predictors in life is where you’re born; for the most part, poverty is systemicAll greatness comes from the pondering that comes from failure"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert EinsteinGet curious and creative for new solutions when selling product/servicesYou can recreate the cards that are dealt to youLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Problems hiring? Go to ziprecruiter.com/taifor a smarter way to hire for FREE!Visit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”Go to stamps.com, and click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and type in TAI—to get a 4-week trial plus free postage and a digital scale without any long-term commitment.“The largest taxi service in the world owns no cars—Uber. The largest hotel service in the world owns no buildings—Airbnb. The largest journalistic magazine and media company has no reporters—Facebook.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Real estate has made the most millionaires. When we evaluate the profitability of each industry, nothing compares to real estate. The buying and selling of property has produced the most wealth. However, because of technological advancements like smartphones and mobile applications like Airbnb, a new opportunity exists: sharing property. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing how to make $1K-$10K/month using Airbnb. Whether we’re renting or owning properties, opportunities exist to profit from the unused space. But before we watch the money pour in, we must know what to look out for. Listen to this episode to learn the insider secrets, so you can create wealth from the property you live in. Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“A great way to network with billionaires is to not know who they are. That way you act normal.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindImplement screening filters on tenants when renting your home out on Airbnb92% of the cities in the United States allow home-sharingIgnore the people who don’t believe in youStart home-sharing with the empty bedrooms inside the place you currently live inNo matter the industry, find out ways to join the sharing economyMake sure you have the right to sublease when you sign your leaseServices are the most inexpensive type of business to startDon’t believe verbal agreements. Instead, make sure everything is spelled out in writingCredit isn’t a black-and-white indicator of quality of tenantWhen purchasing real estate, you want to buy from unsophisticated sellers Create a separate website to advertise your property (use Wordpress, Wix, Squarespace)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“When you’re trying to get people’s attention, speak fast. When you’re trying to get people’s trust, speak slow.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Most of us are scared of public speaking.But that’s only because we have yet to have a good experience getting in front of an audience. The stage fright and perceived threat of embarrassment makes us content with staying inside our comfort zone. If we’re not careful, this level of content can persist throughout our lives, leaving us in a position of never facing our fears. That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are breaking down the 5 rules of powerful public speaking. From mastering emotional transference to understanding the different levels of cadence, this toolset gives us a framework to reference the next time we get in front of an audience. Tune in to this episode, so you can start to cease the speaking opportunities that are presented to you!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Humans, by their very nature, don’t trust other people.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindUnderstand evolutionary psychology and risk-aversion to become a good public speakerSlow down your speech if you start to feel anxiety or nervousnessFind that balance between improvisation and preparation“Builder” personality-types like to listen to more structured speaking stylesMaster emotional transference, the act of transferring your strongly held beliefs to another perosnUnderstand that the only thing words are good for is transferring emotionsPursue your life with logic ahead of anything elseWhat makes you a great speaker is the same that makes you great at anything: practiceLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get a trial month of hims for just $5 today right now while supplies last. Go to forhims.com/tai Visit netsuite.com/taito download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”“To build a house, it cannot be too gradual. It has to be punctuated equilibrium.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)It’s hard to know what to do. Yes, we might have the great ideas, or the drive for success, but for some reason the next steps aren’t so clear. Maybe we’re caught in the product development cycle, or it’s possible that we’re hesitating to cold-email in search for a first client. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are breaking down the 4 law formula for generating over $100 million. When we harness this approach, the world opens up, and possibility becomes much more clear. Tune in to this episode, so you can learn how to best orient your energy in your passion products or anything else!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think! “You need free cash flow. There’s a reason they say, ‘It takes money to make money.’ Because it’s true.” - Tai Lop(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindThe first component of creating a beautiful product is making sure it provokes instant attractionGet rave reviews and testimonials right away in the product’s lifespanIntegrate the “can’t-live-without” factor into your productCreate systems to minimize mistakes and encourage organizationThe 10 richest people in the world have a combined worth greater than the lowest 3.5 billionHumans, by nature, have an exploitative traitConscientiousness is the only personality trait correlated with financial successSix Sigma (6σ) is a set of techniques and tools for process improvementConscientiousness is broken down to: organization, prudence, perfectionism, diligenceFree cash flow is defined as excess cash that exceeds your expensesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Many people have intentions. Few people reach them.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet) We all want the best possible version of life for ourselves. But often times, creating that life comes at a cost. We spend our nights and weekends, hustling on our side projects instead of spending time with our friends and family. If we’re not disciplined, these compromises can suffocate us. We lose sight of our initial goal, and start to dream of our past lives.That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are breaking down the 3 rules of discipline, so that we can stay focused on the right things when our heads are down in the trenches. Tune in to this episode, so you know how to find the thread of discipline in what seems like the midst of chaos during times of hard work!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Can you stay calm during the storm? That’s emotional discipline.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindThe 2 longest-lasting organizational structures in history are: family and the militaryThere are 3 areas of discipline: emotional, mental, and physicalResearch shows that 90% of business owners fail within 5 years“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” - Blaise PascalThe universe doesn’t care whether or not you have disciplineDownload the app Headspace to learn how to quiet your emotions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Problems hiring? Go to ziprecruiter.com/taifor a smarter way to hire for FREE!Visit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”Go to stamps.com, and click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and type in TAI—to get a 4-week trial plus free postage and a digital scale without any long-term commitment.“Don’t ever let people oversimplify.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Most of us got a job the moment we turned 16. Little did we know that this would program us to believe that employment was the only way to make money. Go into work, do what’s told of you, and a deposit will land inside your checking account every 2 weeks. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are breaking down income from a passive vs. active perspective. By addressing the myths and truths, we can distinguish between the two, and prioritize what our next venture should look like. Tune in to this episode, so you know how to find the balance between passive and active sources of revenue!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“I personally don’t want 100% passive income.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindSemantics means how you define the word, passive depends on your definitionThe active/passive income conversation is a false dichotomyThe truth is somewhere in the middle, not in the extremesStart your own Home Sharing Management Company (HSMC) on AirbnbSeek out affiliate digital marketing as another passive income sourceDon’t get paralyzed by overthinkingYour brain’s amygdala stores your fear/memoriesRead Civilization and Its Discontents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get a trial month of hims for just $5 today right now while supplies last. Go to forhims.com/taiVisit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”Check out lightstream.com/tai to learn about your best loan ever.Go to lumen5.com/tai and you’ll get 50% off your first month. “It’s good to convey your authority, but it has to be authority that translates to how you can help the customer.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Marketing is storytelling. And the core of storytelling is simplicity. Take Apple for example. If you visit their website, you will find they are driving you to one product. If you visit an Apple store, the directions are simple: browse. At each customer touchpoint of their business, they are delivering a simple message for you to understand and absorb. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the ins and outs of the storytelling required to effectively market. From how to design your website to what content you should be posting to your personal social media pages, this discussion has answers to all marketing questions. Tune in to apply these insights, so you can ensure a long and healthy career as a marketer!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Go into business in something where a large group of people wake up and say, “You know what’s the problem in my life? This.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindScientific studies use babies to remove societal influence/bias from the experimentDon’t use stock photography in your marketing materialsLook at the Kardashians for influence on story and relatabilityPeople lie, but numbers don’t Use case studies on your website (ex: weight loss before/after photos)Answer the Who/What/Where/When/Why of your business on your websiteImplement urgency into your product messagingAnalyze minutes watched instead of views when interpreting your video contentConfucius said: “The man who chases two rabbits catches none.” Follow Jay Samit to learn about internet disruptionPosition the messaging to answer why the customer should careLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Machiavellianism is when people pursue in an interpersonally exploitative strategy.” - Dr. David Buss(click to tweet)Growing a business requires working with other people.It’s a fundamental truth that we’re sometimes unwilling to accept. We might think locking ourselves in our office to fine-tune the product/service helps, but the reality is that the business is only as good as the connections you make with other people. That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by world-renowned evolutionary psychologist, Dr. David Buss, to discuss the fundamentals of being a human being. With this information, we can go out into the world and more effectively read the people we work with. Professor Buss is the author of The New Science of the Mind, and currently teaches at the University of Texas at Austin. He has previously taught at Harvard and the University of Michigan, and today he explains the mechanics behind human psychology.Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“We evolved in small groups, and all groups have status hierarchies. From an evolutionary perspective, reproductively relevant resources always accrue to those with the highest status.” - Dr. David Buss(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindHost networking events at your house once a month and invite people you want to connect withBullying is a massive predictor for psychological problemsMachiavellianism is a trait in people who pursue in an interpersonally exploitative strategyThis can be masked in charismaNarcissism is a sense of entitlement and skewed value of others vs. value of themselves (welfare-tradeoff ratio)Agreeableness is flexibility, patience, gentleness, and forgivenessConscientiousness is diligence, prudence, organization, and perfectionHigh psychopathy scores are void of empathy and impermeable to learning how to improveEntrepreneurs score the worst on dark triad testsNarcissism is tied to creativity and intelligenceBiggest red flags in long-term mate: high neuroticism or low agreeablenessHigh psychopathy scores are incapable of being fixedResourcesRead The H Factor of Personality to learn how to categorize peopleUse Dark Triad Personality Test to find out how people score on machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathyNarcissism Personality Test to find out which how you score on: authority, self-sufficiency, superiority, exhibitionism, exploitativeness, vanity, entitlementRead the 25 Cognitive Biases to learn what elements of human psychology to integrate into your adsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“A high utilization rate hurts your credit score as much as missing a payment.” - Stephen Liao(click to tweet) Go to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth”Banks are willing to lend us credit cards. With these credit cards, our purchasing power increases. We are able to purchase the things we want, as long as we pay the bank back. But these credit card companies also incentivize us to purchase more with bonuses and gifts. So the question becomes: how can we use these free perks to pay off our credit cards?On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, Stephen Liao teaches us how to sift through the world of credit card perks to be able to do just this. Stephen dropped out of Stanford to figure out the credit card game just a year ago, and today he has a credit-limit that exceeds $3 million spread across 220 different credit cards. If he’s not flying first-class, he’s on a private jet. And if he’s not staying at the Waldorf Astoria, he’s at the Ritz-Carlton. Tune in today to learn his secrets on building a good credit score!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Essentially, it’s legal money laundering. You pay off your credit card with cash equivalence, get your sign up bonus, and then pocket the $150.” - Stephen Liao(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindChecking your credit for your own personal use does not hurt your creditUse Credit Karma to check creditVantageScore is less accurate than FICO score850 is a perfect credit scoreTry to keep your credit card utilization under 9%Treat your credit limit as how much money you haveUtilization rate, payment history, and derogatory marks affect your credit scoreAge of credit history factors in: oldest account and average ageYou can’t help your age of credit historyTry to have an age of credit history over 9 yearsTry to have at least 21 lines of credit being reported Correlation does not imply causation when opening new credit cardsFor those under 18, get authorized on your parents/relatives’ cards to build rapport with banks Get Chase Freedom for first card$150 cash back for $500 spent5% money back (MB) for an intermediate credit cardYou need a credit score of at least 600 to receive credit card perksTry to get status with each card (ex: Delta’s status for travel allows you to upgrade to first-class for free)If you’re in debt, look into Citi Simplicity to balance-transfer your debt (also, Chase Slate and Bank Americard) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Choose well. Your career, your friends, your mates, your investments. The person who becomes the best at choosing—I think lives the best.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Go to stamps.com, and click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and type in TAI—to get a 4-week trial plus free postage and a digital scale without any long-term commitment. Go to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth”Relationships can be the most difficult algorithm.When we partner up with a mate, the bowl of emotions doubles in quantity and suddenly, there’s two spoons stirring inside. If we’re not careful with who we choose, it can quickly become a mess too great for us to handle. That’s why breaking down personality types is so important.On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are wrapping up our discussion with Dr. Helen Fisher by discussing the 4 personality types: explorers, builders, negotiators, and directors. Helen Fisher, PhD has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, gender differences in the brain and how your personality style shapes who you are and who you love. She is currently using her knowledge of brain chemistry to discuss the neuroscience of business leadership and innovation.You can learn more at helenfisher.com   Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Men lie about how tall they are and how much money they make. Women lie about how old they are and how much they weigh.” - Dr. Helen Fisher(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindThe ventromedial prefrontal cortex is highly linked to remembering the negativeWhen egg meets sperm, there are about 8 million different possible combinationsRead Compelling Peopleto understand the distribution of warmth and strength in peopleGo to The Anatomy of Love to learn about love from a team of neuroscientistsThe biggest problem in corporations is people hiring similar-minded individualsMen lie about how tall they are and how much money they make. Women lie about how old they are and how much they weighRead Civilization and Its Discontents to understand how humans seek pleasure and avoid painIn general, groups want to exploit each other, so bring good people into your bubble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Love is the most complicated algorithm.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Go to ziprecruiter.com/tai for a smarter way to hire for FREE! Check out lightstream.com/tai to learn about your best loan ever.Love is the most complicated algorithm. When we think about what’s needed for a healthy relationship, we can quickly get lost in the requirements: time, energy, money, attention, emotions, sex, and the list goes on. If we’re not careful, we can begin to feel overwhelmed with the to-do’s and lose sight of the overarching goal: love. That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by Helen Fisher to discuss the 3 ingredients of a healthy relationship. Helen Fisher, PhD has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, gender differences in the brain and how your personality style shapes who you are and who you love. She is currently using her knowledge of brain chemistry to discuss the neuroscience of business leadership and innovation.You can read her latest book Anatomy of Love hereDon’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!Points to Keep In MindOur brain systems for romantic love are adjacent to those of sex drive, thirst, and hungerMen fall in love faster than women do Women want to be cherished, and men want to be needed Studies show that a happy relationship can push you to live 7-10 years longerOnly 6% of people have ever tried to engage in a poyamorous relationships“The lane of love is narrow—there is room for only one.” - KabirMaking money is a lot easier than finding loveMarriage has shifted from being the beginning to now—the finale of a relationshipIf you don’t compliment the individual, you get a nice community working togetherLove is like war—it’s easy to get in to, but hard to get out3 areas of the brain linked with long-term happiness: empathy, controlling own emotions, positive illusionsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“I’ve never met two people who are alike—and I’m an identical twin.” - Helen Fisher(click to tweet)Visit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”Check out lightstream.com/tai to learn about your best loan ever.It’s no secret that humans are motivated by sex.But just how deep does this drive go? When we examine our behavioral similarities and differences with other groups: our ancestors, other modern-day societies, and animal species—we can start to distill the mechanics of what actually lies beneath our sex drive.That’s why on  today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by Helen Fisher to discuss the ultimate question: is sex everything? Helen Fisher, PhD has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, gender differences in the brain and how your personality style shapes who you are and who you love. She is currently using her knowledge of brain chemistry to discuss the neuroscience of business leadership and innovation.You can read her latest book Anatomy of Love hereDon’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“We’ve traded security in for autonomy and adventure.” - Helen Fisher(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindStudies show that 86% of Americans will marry by middle-age, we’re just doing it laterThe 4-year itch can be explained by how long it takes to raise a child past infancyHumans have a tremendous drive to pair-bond and be adulterousWe are motivated by the 4 M’s: money, mating, movement/freedom, mastery/statusOur cerebral cortex is where we do our thinkingApproximately 8,000 of the 9,000 species of birds form pair-bonds The Amish are highly agreeable people who are willing to conform to a groupThe brain is built for 5-9 choices; after that, you begin to not choose anyPerceiving is dopamine-related and judging is serotonin-related Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“If you spend your life believing that the forces of the universe are raided against you, it’s going to make you miserable and make it impossible for succeed.” - Ben Shapiro(click to tweet)Get $20 off your first custom shirt at propercloth.com/taiGet a trial month of hims for just $5 today right now while supplies last. Go to forhims.com/taiProblems hiring? Go toziprecruiter.com/tai for a smarter way to hire for FREE!If you’ve been mildly awake in the past year, you’ve sensed the panic in the air. But the panic is the problem. People displace blame to externalities, so they can justify their own story. Certainly there are causes and social issues that are exempt from this analysis, but for the most part, we as a society underestimate our individual agency when we choose to believe that a government is stopping us from pursuing our goals. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by political commentator Ben Shapiro. Ben is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire. As a controversial political figure, Ben is subject to much criticism and controversy. Today, we hear his thoughts on everything related to politics, the government, the education system, and much more. Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think! “You have to believe you can succeed. You have to believe in an individual capacity to do better than what you are doing.” - Ben Shapiro(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindJealousy fuels tribalismSuccess requires believing in an individual capacity to succeedAccording to the Brookings Institute: in the United States, there are 3 things to ensure you’re not poor: don’t have kids before you’re married, graduate high school, and get a jobThe position of President has too much powerBe aware of how media warps messaging Nothing besides military is solved by a federal governmentStudies show that quality of education is more determined by factors like how the family treats education than any sort of government systemThe problem is people looking to the federal government for solutions; localism is the solutionThe single greatest predictor of poverty is being born into single motherhoodThe focus of marriage has moved from the production and raising of kids to “are you in love?”The whole reason society has an interest in marriage is to make sure there’s a mom and dad in the homeWhen dating, figure out values not common ground Tutorial learning (what our education system employs) only works for 85% of the populationAlbert Einstein, “The thing about smart people is that they seem crazy to stupid people” Don’t force it, take the opportunities that come to you The quality of immigration is largely dependent on the quality of the system you are immigrating to  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get $150 off your purchase when you go to eightsleep.com/taiVisit netsuite.com/taito download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”Visit fundrise.com/taito have your first 3 months of fees waived!“If you’re pitching an investor and they say no, they’re not saying no. They’re just saying not right now.” - Neil Patel(click to tweet)In business, regardless of your product or service, an effective online strategy is essential to your success.Whether that means a well-designed website that converts visitors into customers, or an engaging social media presence that dialogues with customers - it’s mandatory to infiltrate the Internet and show up oan people’s screens if you want to succeed in today’s business world. However, having the intention to do that and actually doing it are two different things. Fortunately today, we are joined by the best internet marketer around; no person is better at driving traffic than Neil Patel. Neil is a New York Times bestselling author, Entrepreneur magazine named him a Top 10 Marketer, and today he is sharing his secrets by distilling the complicated world of online marketing.For those of us looking to take our business to the next level - Neil will share his methods to seek out and lock down higher-paying clients and investment money. How do you frame yourself as a social media marketer, what value can you offer in PPC advertising, and what can Google Trends offer you. Learn all of that and much more, on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show!Don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think! “I look for someone who is very good at one thing, not kind of good at a lot of things” - Neil Patel (click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindDon’t go for the big guys and instead seek out smaller clientsIf you are looking to launch a physical product, use GoogleTrends to find what holes are in the market and opportunitiesInvesting is a long-term game, especially with currency and real estateK.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple and StupidHelping investors for free and building authentic relationships is the easiest way to make moneyScratch their back before you ask them to scratch yours“The man who chases two rabbits catches none.” Focus and be very good at one thing Don’t act like a stranger (“Nice to e-meet you!”) in cold-emails to CEO. If he/she forwards internally, the new point-of-contact will assume you two know each otherAn important element in a cold email is to ask for them to forward it: “If you can, please forward this to the person in charge of marketing so that I don’t waste any more time.”For writers, use Udemy and Google Trends to find what topics people are interested in Get a superpower and build around that superpowerFigure out what you do like by figuring out what you don’t likeIf you’re going to invest, think long-term strategies. Things go up like crazy, and they go down like crazy, the way you win is by thinking longLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The reality is when you first start something you’re gonna suck. But if you keep doing it, the less and less you’re gonna suck and eventually you’ll be good.” - Russell Brunson(click to tweet)Check out lightstream.com/taito learn about your best loan ever.Problems hiring? Go to ziprecruiter.com/taifor a smarter way to hire for FREE!Visit fundrise.com/taito have your first 3 months of fees waived!For 20% off your first order, visit mackweldon.comand enter promo code: TAI at checkout!Starting a business once required a lot of time, money, and energy. But today, if you have an idea for a business, you can launch it almost immediately. Gone are the times of needing to write a business plan and get investments before discovering if your idea fits into the market. Now, in less than an hour, you could find a product source online, open a web store, and begin selling your idea. Today we are joined by Russell Brunson, owner of ClickFunnels.com, a website-builder that has sales funnels cooked into it—so that you can do one thing very easily and well: get customers landing on your website immediately. This was the problem Russell wanted to solve. He, like many of us, had hundreds of business ideas buzzing in his head and wanted to streamline the process to getting a product into the market.Learn about Russell’s path to building a 9-digit SaaS company on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show!And you can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“People who buy stuff buy stuff. If someone’s not willing to give me $5 for shipping & handling, they’re never going to give me $100/month for software.” - Russell Brunson(click to tweet)Points to Keep In Mind“Winnow the wheat from the chaf” - find the customers who will pay by setting up payment walls and go after those that make it past themExtrovert + introvert make best business partners - read Working Together by Michael Eisner if seeking advice on business partnershipBest headline: How To [Insert Good Thing] Without [Insert Bad Thing]People are motivated by reward and avoidance of pain - hitting both of those is a double psychological bias, called the Lollapalooza EffectPut $10 in Facebook ads behind videos of you endorsing your product - those who don’t make content lose Email campaigns will never be replacedGood copywriting isn’t just the right words. It’s putting the right things in the right placeThe most powerful word in the English language is “imagine” To be able to sell to the masses, you have to understand people’s false beliefs and shatter themThe three false beliefs people have are about: 1) their need for the product, 2) their internal ability to use the product, and then 3) how external factors will influence their use of the productLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit fundrise.com/tai to have your first 3 months of fees waived!Go to myollie.com/try/tai for 60% off plus a FREE bag of treatsVisit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”Get $150 off your purchase when you go to eightsleep.com/tai“Emotional intelligence is knowing how to control your own emotions in sync with also reading how others feel about you.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Great marketing requires a storytelling finesse. This is because audiences are smart, and can detect the tricks you might be trying to play. Say your video’s call-to-action is too explicit; a viewer will see that and turn the other way. Or if the product’s need is not rooted in enough emotional weight, the potential customer might not feel incentivized enough to purchase. Whatever the case may be, the cure to this is to tell relatable stories. A relatable story is an emotional story. From the failure stories to the love stories, if the core of the messaging is rooted in something that the viewer or reader can relate to, the storytelling becomes much easier. No longer are you tiptoeing through the tripwires in the potential customer’s head; he or she is on the same page and will inevitably feel motivated to buy your product. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are taking a close look at relatability. In a conversation with my brother, we discuss all things related to storytelling, marketing, and interpersonal relations. How can you be more relatable in each of these domains is the question we answer in today’s episode. Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Anything you can do to make people see themselves in your story will automatically connect them with you. Next time a police officer pulls you over, make him see himself in the driver’s seat.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindBeing real is being relatableWhen trying to get what you want, present your need in a way that people can relate toThe Kardashians are successful because their family dysfunction, at its core, is relatableLove is the most relatable theme in any marketing or storytelling materialEveryone can relate to being hurt, and the vulnerability that createsYou have to make the person see yourself in your shoesPeople relate to the failure story; another reason to launch businesses and fail, it will help you relate in the futureEmotional intelligence is the soft skills, far different than the IQ they teach in schoolIf you’re ever losing the crowd, say “I want to tell a story about someone close to me who betrayed me”Optimism bias causes a person to believe that they are at a lesser risk of experiencing a negative event compared to others  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit fundrise.com/tai to have your first 3 months of fees waived!Go to myollie.com/try/tai for 60% off plus a FREE bag of treatsCheck out lightstream.com/taito learn about your best loan ever.Get a trial month of hims for just $5 today right now while supplies last. Go to forhims.com/tai“Humans are less happy now. For many reasons, but it’s really because life has become too complex. And what’s complex is the messaging.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the importance of being able to detect lies. From the media feeding you misleading headlines to your best friends saying they “love you,” convoluted messaging is everywhere. Developing a radar to distill the truth from the nonsense can be what takes you to new heights. Tune in right now to make a step in that direction. Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“You don’t need that many hugs. People are getting too soft in the modern world.” - Tai Lop(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindDeluding bias is the human’s tendency to lie Action is the translation of truthThe definition of love is you go above and beyondStepparents have a 100x higher changer of abusing kidsRead The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsYou will find the true allies in life once you learn to discern the nonsense from truthThe longer laws get, the more corruption there is in societyWhen you oversimplify problems, you start to blame others when the fault is yourselfEveryone loved Hitler when he first came to powerTry to interpret the vibe of those around you over the content/wordsRead Freud’s Civilization and Its DiscontentsWhat’s causing unhappiness is the complexity of the messagingA liar can only see his/her side of the storyVariability is the sign of truthEnvy is the only sin that doesn’t feel good in the momentWords are always easier than actionUse Narcissism Personality Test to find out which how you score on: authority, self-sufficiency, superiority, exhibitionism, exploitativeness, vanity, entitlementThink of breaking off relationships as breaking bones; it’s better when it’s a clean breakLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit netsuite.com/tai to download your FREE guide, “Seven Key Strategies to Grow your Profits”For 20% off your first order, visitmackweldon.comand enter promo code: TAI at checkout!Get $20 off your first custom shirt at propercloth.com/taiProblems hiring? Go to ziprecruiter.com/tai for a smarter way to hire for FREE!“If you get too far behind financially in your life, it’s almost impossible to catch up.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)You can either be right or rich. So if you’re not rich, then you’re most likely holding onto your opinions too strongly. You’re doing this because you’re afraid of being proved wrong. Well, in educating yourself by listening to others, you learn that you are wrong. And the moment when you accept this is the start to a life of wealth.On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing how to go from rags to riches through self-education. When you pursue profit, the first step is making sure you have your head on straight. What industry are you tackling? What specific niche are you going to carve out? What are you going to do different than the competitors? Tune in today to learn how to approach the path to financial freedom!And don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“The best investment in life is education.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindStudies show when you write something down, you absorb it 50% betterThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different resultsThe average American saves 2% every yearHave an interruption pattern that sends you up, not downMost people need massive pain to have interruption Use visualization techniques to see what you want to do before doing itAttach strong emotion to your goalsReal estate is the industry that has made the most millionaires  Use the P.A.S.E. System (Practical, Action, Social, Emotional) to read people’s personality types and adapt accordinglyPractical - slow, accountant-types, think before they speakAction - speak aggressively, say what you want, not easily offendedSocial - those who believe social chit chat is most importantEmotional - introverted, not very talkative to strangersInvest in avenues of education that will pay itself offDon’t use generic terms; people need specificityIntegrate reviews into your website designDon’t use stock photography on your marketing materialsTell stories on your website and any other marketing messagingLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For 20% off your first order, visit mackweldon.com and enter promo code: TAI at checkout!“I’m all about having mentors in your life. Successful people who push you and are positive to be around. Because there’s a lot of haters out there.” - Matt Altman(click to tweet)We all have side hustles. But are these things we do with our spare time actually making us money or just wasting our time?On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by The Altman Brothers. In 2008, after the market collapsed, they moved out of their multi-million dollar mansion into two-bedroom apartment. Now, in the past 5 years, they’ve sold over $2 billion in property. How they achieved their success was through a unique type of hustling that involved walking the hills of Hollywood and talking to the people standing in line at Starbucks. Tune in to learn their tricks and take your hustling mindset to the next level!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“I love cold-calling because people hang up on me and I move onto the next one. It fuels the fire inside because you want to make that sale.” - Josh Altman(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindDon’t invest too heavily in one thing; be diversified across the boardYou have to be proactive; take people out to lunchMany different avenues to make money in real estate: Commercial, lending, buy/hold, agentIn real estate, sit in at other people’s open houses; but don’t sit, get up and walk around with the visitorsYou have to pay your dues to become successfulWhen you start out, you need a ‘servant’s heart’ and to put in ‘sweat equity’Frame your candidacy as no-risk for the employerThe younger generation’s instant gratification mindset is frustrating for older employersInvest in things you can touch, and/or things you believe in Love what you do and you will work no day in your lifeReal estate is one of the few jobs where you are your own boss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get $150 off your purchase when you go to eightsleep.com/tai“The problem is we have not structured our medicine to look at it in a holistic, global way.” - Dr. Kim(click to tweet)You can’t stop aging. And that’s a good thing. There are many important benefits that come from aging. Our brain develops, our muscles form, and our systems mature. But at some point during the aging process, it turns on us and our body begins to break down. Right now, depending on the ailment, we respond with treatment. Physical therapy for the injured back, blood-thinners for hypertension, and a new diet for diabetes. But scientists today are learning how to respond before the ailment presents itself. And as our technology continues to grow exponentially more powerful, the question of, “Can we live to 700?” becomes less and less unreasonable. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by gerontologist Dr. Paul H. Kim MD to discuss how realistic living to 700 will be. Dr. Kim’s expertise in genetics, aging, and hematology helps us determine how to best approach aging in the healthiest way possible. Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“If half of your lifespan is met with chronic diseases that you’re dealing with and ailing with, are you really enjoying life or able to be functional?” - Dr. Kim(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindClean your blood and look what’s occurring at your cellular levelThe problem with lab testing is we’re responding to the results as parameters to treat youMedicine looks at things too black-and-white when most diseases are greyDiabetes and hypertension can be noticed far before the manifest (pre-hypertension and pre-diabetes)Look at your genetic makeup to find out where to start your regimenWe are 1% human and 99% bacteriaHormones are important for signaling in our agingHormones are more than testosterone: thyroid, cortisol, human growth hormones, insulinStudies show that managing sleep, stress management, physical activity, and diet/nutrition is equivalent to the potency of pharmaceutical medication VO2 max training looks at how efficiently your system burns caloriesWe aren’t creatures of intellect, we are creatures of movementHeavy lifting activates hormone releaseTelomere study tells us that there is a finite number of divisions to each cellThis is called “the hayflick limit”New DNA technology uses microscissors to alter DNA codeStudies show young blood plasma transplants rejuvenates older patients In plasma, it’s the mixture of beneficial molecules At some point stem cells will enable us to build organ tissue to replace our decaying organsWe used to think stem cells were irreversible but new technology allows them to be engineered in multiple directionsLook at oxidative stress markers for indication of risk to cancerLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You better not just be happy with a 9-to-5 job.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Go to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth”Problems hiring? Go to ziprecruiter.com/tai for a smarter way to hire for FREE!The jungle isn’t for everybody. But for those of us not fulfilled at our 9-to-5, we may be feeling the urge to bite off a new challenge. This is where it can get tricky if we’re not careful. Our gut tells us to leave, that our full potential will never be reached if we don’t take the leap of faith, yet we don’t know the exact territory we’re walking into. That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the 8 rules of the jungle. When we pursue our entrepreneurial dreams, we must do our due diligence to have the best chance at success. Tune in to this episode to learn the intricacies of the jungle, so you know what to expect when you decide to pursue your passion with full force!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“The best time management is spending the majority of the day on things you’re naturally good at.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindWarren Buffet says the most correlated factor to making your first million dollars is the age in which you startThe #1 reason why people give up on making their first million is an expectation of it being easyYour first business should be service-based where you sell your time (dog-walking, personal training, etc.)Today, you should start Internet-based businesses (social media marketing, home-sharing, e-commerce, etc.)As you rise in wealth, prepare for betrayal by developing thick skin“A nation is born stoic, and dies epicurean.” - Will DurantRead Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker to learn about time managementRead Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop TalkingBe sure you’re only working hard once you figure out what works for youExperiment with at least 12 different business ideas before settling on oneThere are 4 M’s to motivation: money/materialism, mating/love, movement/freedom, mastery/statusStart with reading every day to develop repetitive skills Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“People think entrepreneurs are risk-takers, but they’re actually the exact opposite.” - Anik Sing(click to tweet)Get a trial month of hims for just $5 today right now while supplies last. Go to forhims.com/taiGet $150 off your purchase when you go to eightsleep.com/taiGo to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth”Sales textbooks say the same thing. Focus on the key benefits. Provide value. Don’t hesitate on the ask. The more we read these bulletpoints, the more we learn about ‘how to sell.’ But are these lessons really helping us get our product or service inside people’s doors? The answer is no. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by Anik Singal, founder of e-learning company Lurn, to learn the real truth to sales. Anik’s insights spread across many different domains of business: from picking yourself up out of rock bottom to making deals in the boardroom, we can take our entrepreneur game to the next level from learning Anik’s story.Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Most people think they need to be Batman in a sales situation. Instead, position yourself as Robin and make the thing you’re selling Batman.” - Anik Singal(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindYou can tell who your real friends are in failureFailure provokes introspection; take note of your answers to “Why?” during this time periodDon’t let ego get in the way of your methodology during times of success; do the risk analysisListen to your mentorsStudy your past patterns/cycles to figure out what was behind times of success and failureImplement and take actionHire how many people can be supervised, not how many people you can hire The introduction of an ad needs to grab attention by answering: what’s in it for youPosition yourself as Robin and make the thing you’re selling BatmanIntegrate storytelling to create connection, not credibilityWe live in the age of interactive marketing; the day of direct marketing is goneUse content to deliver value and build credibilityMake your content linear: lists or diagramsAim for 3-5 ‘Aha moments’; any more will be exhausting for your audience, any less will be disengagingIntegrate reason-respecting bias to shed perspective on the price of your productThe purpose of the pitch is to ask for a sale, but it’s really to provide valueCopywriting is not about trigger-words; it’s a sequence of a specific words that create a story The best e-commerce content is a demo of the productLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For 20% off your first order, visit mackweldon.com and enter promo code: TAI at checkout!Get $100 of free delivery credit for your first 7 days by downloading the Postmates and using code TAI: postmates.com“You have to know more about your business than everyone else in the world. Otherwise, someone’s going to kick your ass.” - Mark Cuban(click to tweet)Success has no singular definition. For some, it’s a number in the bank account. For others, it’s a feeling of happiness and fulfillment. And for many others, it’s somewhere in between these two ideas. There is no right or wrong definition of success; thus, we must evaluate it holistically before driving ourselves towards any version of it. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by the billionaire, Mark Cuban, to discuss what it takes to reach his level of success. As a young 20-something, after discovering that he was skilled at technology, Cuban founded his first company, MicroSolutions. Since then, he’s gone on to forging a net worth of over $3 billion. He is the star of Shark Tank, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, the author of How to Win at the Sport of Business, and a source of knowledge for all of us to tap into. Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“I’d be lying if I said I knew I was going to be a billionaire or that I thought it was even possible. It never crossed my mind. I just found whatever it took to motivate me.” - Mark Cuban(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindThe one thing you can control is effortFind something you love to do, be great at, and find a way to sell itFollow your curiosity, not your passionsDon’t look to others for answers, find them yourselfFind out what motivates you and do thatLook at how technology is being used today to figure out where it’s going tomorrowAge is relevant to your entertainment-watching decisionsAs you get older, you take the path of least-resistance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get NetSuite’s guide “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth” when you go to netsuite.com/tai Go to squarespace.com/tai for a free trial and use the offer code TAI to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.“The name isn’t important. What is important is the story behind the name.”- Patrick Bet-David(click to tweet)Personal brands are required. Today’s digital-driven landscape calls all those CEOs and founders to step in front of the camera and tell your story. This call-to-action creates an upnprecedented opportunity for the companies of today to connect with the consumer. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by Patrick Bet-David, who has succeeded with both his personal and business brands. A child-refugee from Iran, Bet-David ultimately landed in America where he founded his insurance company, PHP Agency, which now employs over 6,000 people. And in more recent years, with the rise of the Internet and social media, Bet-David knew he had to launch his personal brand, Valuetainment, which has 400,000+ subscribers on YouTube. Patrick discusses the challenges one faces when growing a business or brand in today’s episode. From selling such an unsexy product like insurance figuring out who to hire when growing his team, Patrick Bet-David has a lot to teach us and we are hear to listen and learn.And don’t forget, you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“I think shadowing is a very useful tool. Learn from others, see what they’re doing right, what they’re doing wrong, and where you can do better.” - Patrick Bet-David(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindGet specific on your target audienceConfucius said: “The man who chases two rabbits catches none.” Read Gary Keller’s The One Thing to figure out your one rabbitFind competitive markets that you can put one twist to make new markets with no competitors - The Blue Ocean StrategyFind a way to minimize mission, the smaller you get the more you can makeWhen hiring, view talent as talentA genius maid will be better at marketing than someone who thinks he/she is a genius at marketingUse personality questionnaires for hiring (ex: STAR); most will tell you the same thingWhen interviewing, find the interviewees point of motivation to take actionRead The Quiet Power of Introverts You can judge a lot by how long someone works with their familyShadowing people is the most important lesson in businessSocial media will equalize the world by sharing information barrier-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Go to lightstream.com/tai to save!Sign up online at headspace.com/tai for a free month trial, and start meditating today “If you can make something that’s genuinely educational and funny simultaneously, there’s serious money in that.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing a new genre called edutainment. By combining elements of education and entertainment, you are able to blur the lines between the two. This has your audience seeing content they never thought existed. Tune in to learn the process and implement this tone into your marketing materials!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“If you download enough books, you will become a money-making machine.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindTry to embed ‘edutainment’ inside your contentThere is a component of education and another of entertainmentThere is a lot of money inside content that is both funny and educationalOur education system is flawed because we are taught subjects we do not needRecreation is overrated compared to making moneyViral videos need to start with entertaining and bleed into educationalLook at books as someone (the author) giving you all his/her wisdom for $10YouTube clicks cost much more nowadaysTry to work smart, not hardTry to sense what the next big trend is and get there before the massesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get $150 off your purchase when you go to eightsleep.com/taiGo to audible.com/tai or text TAI to 500500 and listen for a change.Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE atziprecruiter.com/tai“People are procrastinators. Give them a reason to buy right now or else they won’t.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Marketing is storytelling. And any great story needs to answer the fundamental questions. What is being sold? Where can it be purchased? Why should it be purchased? Who should purchase it? And when should it be sold? On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing how to make money online. By following a simple set of rules, you can create an online revenue stream to supplement whatever income you’re currently generating. Tune in today to hear how to integrate this into your product or service. Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“What do you have to do to make money in business? You have to make more money than you spend. And then you have to attract clients.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In Mind2 rules to business: make more money than you spend and attract clientsForce your website visitors into sales funnel conversionsRead The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins to learn how to simulate the future without doing it yourselfWhen first starting out, create a more clean websiteUse video marketing to sell yourself by broadcasting your authority on the subjectSell products that people use, not what you prefer/likeStart with products with a price point lower than $100Use ClickFunnels or Shopify to create your e-commerce storeIt used to take 6 months to make a website, now it takes less than 60 minutesTest your marketing ideas using different Facebook campaignsSell on Amazon: most people prefer buying online there because credit card is storedShow don’t tell; demonstrate your product and the reward you get from using itPeople are procrastinators: give people a reason to buy now Display social proof (how many people liked your product) on your websiteLook to small franchises over small business ownersWe all want: health, love, wealth, happinessLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get NetSuite’s guide “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth” when you go to netsuite.com/taiGo to squarespace.com/tai for a free trial and use the offer code TAI to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.“Learn how to read people. Learn how to write headlines. And learn how to speak persuasively.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Becoming a millionaire sounds like a dream. But when we focus on creating the business of our dreams, the money starts to naturally flow our way. How we do this is with an unrelenting commitment to the project and purpose. That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing how to make a million dollars. When we set a tangible goal of this amount, we then know exactly what we’re shooting for. That focus creates forward momentum, and before we know it, we are achieving the wealth and abundance we dreamed of having.   Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Cognitive dissonance kills your chance at making $1,000,000.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindIt takes the average person 12-20 years to become a millionaireLearn how to read people, write headlines, and speak persuasively without being manipulativeOffer promotions that create shock and awe in the potential customerDon’t split-test things that you know already workIntegrate ‘free’ verbiage and offers to encourage email sign-upsPitch potential customers on achieving status upon purchase of your product/service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Go to tailopez.com/salespodcast to learn more!Get a trial month of hims for just $5 today right now while supplies last. Go to forhims.com/taiGet $150 off your purchase when you go to eightsleep.com/taiGo to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth”Points to Keep In MindContrary to popular belief, sales doesn’t mean manipulation and pushinessThe core of sales is: can you get people to listen to your side of the storyRead The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene“When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” - Charlie MungerUse the P.A.S.E. System (Practical, Action, Social, Emotional) to read people’s personality types and adapt accordinglyPractical - slow, accountant-types, think before they speakAction - speak aggressively, say what you want, not easily offendedSocial - those who believe social chit chat is most importantEmotional - introverted, not very talkative to strangersListen to people’s language, the words they use, to determine where they are on the P.A.S.E SystemHarness the power of the Internet when selling in the modern-day economyUnderstand that nothing is free in this world, Google and Facebook run on adsStudies show that narcissists often speak in the third-personWatch A Beautiful Mind to understand the fundamentals of game theoryEvery action has an opposite and equal reactionResearch shows 60-70% of self-made billionaires started in salesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE atziprecruiter.com/taiGet NetSuite’s guide “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth” when you go tonetsuite.com/taiGo tosquarespace.com/taifor a free trial and use the offer code TAI to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.Points to Keep In MindIt something doesn’t make sense, put a stop to itIf you struggle with discipline, seek out martial arts to train yourselfUnder Saddam Hussein, Afghanistan civilians were being torturedIn the initial phases of the Iraq War, American troops fought alongside Iraqi soldiersThe problem on the battlefield is that there is not enough decentralized commandMost of the door-to-door fighting has been done by Iraqi soldiersISIS has gone from 70,000 to just over 1,000Personal discipline will set you free by making you feel good in the long-run.Thus, you won’t make choices that try to make you feel good in the short-termNapoleon said if you execute a plan that you know is wrong, you’re culpableLife is part art (the human gut instinct) and part science (the metrics)Once you’re no longer afraid to die, then you will just care about the people around youContrary to popular belief, the military doesn’t stifle creativitySubjects in school should be taught together, as the interwoven story they areThere’s people who aren’t more anti-war than those who serveQuick wars are good wars and heavily influenced by level of preparation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NetSuite is the business management software that handles every aspect of your business. Go to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth”Points to Keep In MindHumans are actually a partnership between microbes and us (equal numbers of cells)Without microbes we would not be aliveThere is evidence that our supply of microbes is disappearingEvidence that this is at the root of the rising rates of autism, celiac disease, Alzheimer’s, etc.Most probiotics have not been tested in scientific studies over the long termKids who take on average more antibiotics than others turn out fatterWe only look at the benefits of antibiotics because doctors are too concerned about liabilityBabies pick up their mother’s microbes in the birth canalRising rates of cesarean sections are preventing this from happening70 years ago, agriculture experts figured out that if you feed antibiotics to animals, they gain weight fasterSome cities have an antibiotics in their drinking waterSweden uses 40% of the antibiotics we useEpidemics come from the lack of diversity in our current living situationsKids born by C-section are more prone to disease (celiac disease, juvenile diabetes, etc.)The rate of juvenile diabetes is doubling every 25 yearsA Denmark study showed that antibiotics increase risk of inflammatory bowel disease by 14% in kidsWe’ve engineered a system where the doctor-patient relationship is sterileAntibiotics change the metabolism in adultsWe need better diagnostics to determine viral vs. bacterial infectionsFood preservatives are antibacterials destroying our microbiomeOur good bacteria fights the bad bacteria; this is the problem with anti-bacterial productsHospitals and doctors like C-sections because they’re scheduledLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get NetSuite’s guide “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth” when you go to netsuite.com/taiGo to squarespace.com/tai for a free trial and use the offer code TAI to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.Frame the Republican vs. Democratic debate as a man vs. woman personality type differenceHow tribes handle hunting vs. gathering with differing variance foods reveals how we should cooperateBlockchain technology could empower people to vote with less barriersOur infrastructure determines what we doWe’ve become emotionally and economically dependent on our infrastructureCentralization of people causes problemsOur survival is no longer dependent on us making good decisionsJournalists are related to high traits of psychopathyTwitter and current surveillance methods are a Blockchain 1.0We create a set of idealized beliefs about people because we no longer live in small villages and know their historiesThere are 33 states with active secession in playRead The Sovereign Individual Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Reciprocal altruism means if you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/tai It’s easy to find yourself in the wrong crowd. As our careers and businesses grow, more and more people come into our lives. They may want connection or friendship, but more often than not, they are acting from a place of selfish intention. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the importance of screening these people before letting them inside our social circles. By implementing a stronger filter, we can ensure that those we spend our time with are the people having the greatest impact on our lives. Tune in to today’s episode to learn what to look for when reading others, so you can make sure you’re only partnering with the best! Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think! “If your goal is to make $1,000,000 because that’s what you’ve calculated is required to retire on—that’s not greed. That’s goal-setting. That’s logic.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind “For what profits a man if he gains the whole world but loses his own soul.” On a neurological level, narcissism is a lack of brain matter in certain areas The number 1 mistake people make in business is selecting the wrong business partner Seek out sales jobs (60% of billionaires started in sales) Find balance, rather than jumping to the extreme ideologies You can only learn business by being in the trenches If hesitant about college, start by taking just one class at a time Distill the law of attraction by taking action towards who you want to attract Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join the Home Sharing Management Company Program at tailopez.com/hsmcliveGet NetSuite’s guide “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth” when you go to netsuite.com/taiGo to squarespace.com/tai for a free trial and use the offer code TAI to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.Points to Keep In MindImplement screening filters on tenants when renting your home out on Airbnb92% of the cities in the United States allow home-sharingIgnore the people who don’t believe in youStart home-sharing with the empty bedrooms inside the place you currently live inNo matter the industry, find out ways to join the sharing economyMake sure you have the right to sublease when you sign your leaseServices are the most inexpensive type of business to startDon’t believe verbal agreements. Instead, make sure everything is spelled out in writingCredit isn’t a black-and-white indicator of quality of tenantWhen purchasing real estate, you want to buy from unsophisticated sellersCreate a separate website to advertise your property (use Wordpress, Wix, Squarespace)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Go to squarespace.com/tai for a free trial and use the offer code TAI to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/taiGet NetSuite’s guide “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth” when you go to netsuite.com/taiPoints to Keep In MindThe 6 attributes of narcissism: authority, self-sufficiency, superiority, exhibitionism, exploitativeness, vanity, entitlementRead The H Factor of Personality to learn how to categorize peopleMost narcissists don’t see themselves as narcissistsExtroverts like new things; introverts like routinesMachiavellianism is sneaky, two-faced, manipulative; linked to being bullied as a childCharacterized as people who pursue in an interpersonally exploitative strategyHigher narcissism means higher extroversion and creativityChildhood bullying is tied to higher levels of machiavellianismNarcissism leads to higher levels of stressScientists say it takes the average person 67 days to break a habitConscientiousness is diligence, prudence, organization, and perfectionScientists laugh at the Myers-Briggs testWe celebrate people with mental problems in the modern worldMen are more psychopathic than womenLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get unlimited access to 20,000+ free and premium classes at skillshare.com/tai Go to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth” “Humans are meant to live in community life. Not as independent organisms.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Goals are easy to make. But setting attainable goals and putting forth the necessary steps to achieve them requires effort and thought. With the new year, and our coworkers now discussing gym memberships and diet plans at the water cooler, we have to consider our own motivations before setting any halfhearted goals. That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the way of the Amish people. By understanding their methods of living, we can tap into their secrets for happiness, and apply those to our lives. Tune in to this episode to learn how to achieve your goals by first finding your purpose. And don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think! “Not being connected to the natural cycles that we evolved to be in is the biggest problem.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Choose apprenticeships over institutional education Anthropomorphism is when you treat non-human things like humans Examine the ways in which you are connecting to nature When you try to live outside of nature’s laws, nature laughs last Science shows that the human brain is wired to handle relationships with roughly 150 people in a network When you don’t see different generations every day, you are less happy Read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Conscientiousness is diligence, prudence, organization, and perfection Write out your plan for tomorrow at the end of each day Amish people, on average, work 15 hour days Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get unlimited access to 20,000+ free and premium classes at skillshare.com/taiGo to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth”“Humans are meant to live in community life. Not as independent organisms.” - Tai Lop(click to tweet)Goals are esy to make. But setting attainable goals and putting forth the necessary steps to achieve them requires effort and thought. With the new year, and our coworkers now discussing gym memberships and diet plans at the water cooler, we have to consider our own motivations before setting any halfhearted goals. That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the way of the Amish people. By understanding their methods of living, we can tap into their secrets for happiness, and apply those to our lives. Tune in to this episode to learn how to achieve your goals by first finding your purpose. And don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“Not being connected to the natural cycles that we evolved to be in is the biggest problem.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindChoose apprenticeships over institutional educationAnthropomorphism is when you treat non-human things like humansExamine the ways in which you are connecting to natureWhen you try to live outside of nature’s laws, nature laughs lastScience shows that the human brain is wired to handle relationships with roughly 150 people in a networkWhen you don’t see different generations every day, you are less happyRead The Power of Now by Eckhart TolleConscientiousness is diligence, prudence, organization, and perfectionWrite out your plan for tomorrow at the end of each dayAmish people, on average, work 15 hour days Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You don’t need a college degree to understand social media.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Go to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth” We all want to make more money. But our emotions often get in the way of this goal. On the path of entrepreneurship, we are constantly greeted by the tsunami of human emotion. When we’re first getting started, the struggle for clients might cause depression and anxiety. And on the other end of the spectrum, when the workload becomes overwhelming, we can get anxious and stressed. Knowing how to sift through these complex emotions is the key to success. That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing how to manage our emotions. In the pursuit of profit, we can often become overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, and any other crippling feelings. Tune in to this episode to learn how to keep a level head during the toughest of times for the entrepreneur!   Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think! “There isn’t anything in your life that you spend money on that you don’t have an emotional connection with.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Wealth moves around to those who are skilled Understand that the GDP has gone up every year for the last 100 years See what other people can’t see because of their skepticism Find mentors to bypass the often lengthy learning curve for a specific craft Get simplistic with the laws of supply and demand Emotionally differentiate yourself from the rest of the competition Master your emotions, especially fear, and then money will come to you Read Gary Keller’s The ONE Thing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get unlimited access to 20,000+ free and premium classes at skillshare.com/tai Talkspace has over 2,000 licensed therapists. To sign up go to talkspace.com/tai No doctor visits and a full-head of hair. Go to forhims.com/tai to start your trial for $5. “Your most precious unit of measurement is your time.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) With success comes the limelight. And when people see you, they form an opinion. This is the unfortunate reality of achievement and accolades. When you garner success, public perception becomes something you must pay attention to. And if we don’t know how to properly sift through it, we will likely be driven crazy by the negative noise. That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are talking about responding to our haters. When we are just starting out, this is something that we most likely don’t have to worry about. However, once our career starts to gain momentum, we must be equipped to keep our eyes on the prize and not become distracted by the haters. Tune in to this episode to form a healthy relationship with the people trying to steer you off course.   Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think! “It’s not just how much you make. It’s how much you make for the time you put in.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Understand that people lie but numbers don’t Respond to your haters, so good people don’t get confused “Avoid extreme ideologies.” - Charlie Monger When you respond appropriately, it is just and fair Recognize that there are situations where rage is warranted You will only have haters if you are doing big things Find the angry-nice balance in your relationships Game theory is the understanding that if you do one thing, another things happens    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Knowledge is the embodiment of practically applied information.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) The more you LEARN, the more you EARN. Go to skillshare.com/tai to get 2 months for $0.99! Go to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth” Credit card debt? Student debt? Mortgage? Check out lightstream.com/tai to learn about your best loan ever. Finances are taboo. We gather together with our friends, and don’t mention paychecks and savings accounts because our society has conditioned us to do so. This lack of conversation fuels ignorance, and we enter our adult years not knowing how to properly accumulate wealth. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the importance of money. In today’s society, we are bludgeoned by imagery of the superficial. If we’re not careful, these can form an inaccurate picture in our mind regarding money, and we will start to chase the wrong things. Tune in to this episode to learn how to properly orient yourself toward money, so you can achieve health, wealth, love, and happiness! Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think! “Money isn’t the goal. Money are the steps that get you to the top floor.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The number one cause of divorce is stress over finances The top reason people are not healthy is low socioeconomic status Get specific with your financial experiments There are legal hacks to building good credit Don’t be less materialistic, be less superficially materialistic The 4 pillars of the good life: health, wealth, love, happiness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“There are 2 sides to every story and people complicate them.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)  The more you LEARN, the more you EARN. Go to skillshare.com/tai to get 2 months for $0.99! NetSuite is the business management software that handles every aspect of your business. Go to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth” War is inevitable. No matter where we look in the history of human civilization, nations have sought battle against each other. While most of us don’t live a life in the trenches of war, we can learn the essence of what it means to be a human when we study the nuances of these events. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are talking about the implications of war. When we understand the intricacies of this human phenomenon, we can gain an added insight about the people we interact with in our day-to-day. Tune in to this episode so you can bring a new knowledge set to your life! Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think! Points to Keep In Mind Read Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J Dubner Adolf Hitler started his movement after being rejected from school in Vienna The longest running empire of all time is the Austro-Hungarian Empire Compared to the other empires, America has the history of the nicest behavior There are 2 parts of human evolution: selfishness and altruism Humans are too altruistic get wiped off the gene pool Understand that most people are hypocrites and there is always another side to the story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NetSuite is the business management software that handles every aspect of your business. Go to netsuite.com/tai to download their FREE “Crushing the Five Barriers to Growth”Points to Keep In MindBe skeptical of people who claim to do things for purely altruistic reasonsTop executives like Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bill Gates are ruthless when they need to beStreet smarts is how well you navigate the real world, and wisdom is street smarts combined with book smartsAgreeableness is flexibility, patience, gentleness, and forgivenessConscientiousness is diligence, prudence, organization, and perfectionThis is the number one predictor of success in businessAt their core, humans are risk-averse beingsAgriculture (not cars) is the most responsible factor for environmental degradationBe careful of when you oversimplify, it’s neither just nature or just nurtureThe biggest scams in America are the education and food systemsThe spark of attraction is your body genetically registering reproductive healthAsk yourself how you solve problems when the situation is unfairLanguage isn’t about grammar, rather it’s about communicationBe careful of who you choose to have kids withGame theory says that every action has an equal and opposite reactionLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Common sense is no longer common.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet) The to-do list is infinite.From business matters to personal chores, we can find something to do at any given moment. This nonstop treadmill will take us through our lives if we don’t make a conscientious effort to get off. When we take breaks, we can then create the space in our minds to generate new ideas, that will create new and more exciting to-do lists.That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing the elements of human behavior. When we drill down the core essence of what it means to be human, we can then navigate our day-to-day in a more thoughtful manner.Tune in to today’s episode to learn these fundamentals, so you can start to draw up your most creative business ideas!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“The world is very hectic. Most people aren’t thinking about anything.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindWalk 20 minutes/day to encourage creativity in new idea-generationMake time to step outside of your life to analyze what you’re doing right/wrongOnce you understand variance, the world starts to make senseRead Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund FreudAt the core, people seek pleasure and avoid painMost pain comes from peopleResearch shows that dating sites attract more promiscuous peopleBehavior is a combination of genetics and nurture/environmental factors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Age is irrelevant. You don’t know when you’re going to die.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)No doctor visits and a full-head of hair. Go to forhims.com/tai to start your trial for $5!Credit card debt? Student debt? Mortgage? Check out lightstream.com/tai to learn about your best loan ever.People lie, but numbers don’t.As our businesses and brands grow, we attract more and more people into our network. These individuals will have things to say about our success, and if we’re not careful, we can become distracted by that external noise and lose focus of what’s actually important.That’s why on today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are debating a hater online. When we acknowledge the peanut gallery, we gain insight into the lapses in judgement in those around us. Thus, we are able to move forward with a more accurate vision for our future.Tune in to today’s episode to learn how to best respond to your haters!Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think!“If you’re ruthless, you want a recession to happen.” - Tai Lopez(click to tweet)Points to Keep In MindAsk yourself what the most famous people in the world have done for youYou want businesses that move in the opposite direction of the economy (inverse correlation)The stages of capitalism: recession, expansion, bubble, and then repeat cycleA recession happens about once every 7 yearsUnderstand that you can make more money at that bottom if you’re ruthlessNormal unemployment rates are at 5-6%People lie, but numbers don’t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learning doesn’t mean school. But we grow up thinking that books, worksheets, and homework is the only way to learn something. So we spend our days trying to cram information into our brains via a system that doesn’t work.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are discussing how to control our social circle. As our careers progress, we find more and more people entering our lives. This influx can be overwhelming if we don’t take the time to evaluate whether or not the people around us are serving or hurting our success.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s hard to know who’s telling the truth. Everywhere we turn, we’re met with someone new feeding us some new bit of information. When it comes to our career and education, we are instructed to go to the academic institutions, acquire the degrees, and then the jobs will be coming to us. But is this reality?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The media paints a very specific picture of what’s required for success. We watch the movies and see the images of the entrepreneur grinding away late into the night. This mass messaging has us feeling inadequate when we aren’t burning the midnight oil on our side hustles. But what if your recipe for success calls for something different?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every business must have an online presence. Whether that’s as simple as a Facebook page or as complex as a custom-built online store, a company must digitize its DNA today. By bringing the business to the cloud, you are able to harness the Internet’s power, making your potential customer base that much bigger.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opening up a business once meant signing a lease. But today, the recipe for entrepreneurship calls for something far different. With just a few clicks online, you can have an e-commerce store up and running. Gone are the days of gatekeepers, as most online platforms have removed the barriers to enter entrepreneurship.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each person has a unique story. But it’s sometimes hard to see that inside the very noisy marketing world. From all angles, all day, we are bulldozed with branding content that aims to shift our consumer behavior. But how much of it actually work? When we take a step back and examine what messaging is actually effective, we see that it’s those that are derived from truly unique stories.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marketing is storytelling. And there is no greater venue for storytelling than the Internet. Today, the opportunity to market your business is unprecedented with an online presence. With no barrier to entry on social platforms, you can launch your business or brand to the top.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s easy to blame externalities. When we zoom out to examine our lives, we often find ourselves disappointed in the position we’re in. The immediate response to this is to try to find reason for why we’re not where we want to be. By placing the fault on things outside of ourselves, we relieve ourselves of the responsibility, ultimately not addressing the problem and instead fueling the stagnation.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all want the next big thing. But most people sit back, thinking that the inspiration will just come upon them one day. This is the false idea of success that prevents us from achieving our dreams. If we instead look at the trends, we can calculate and manifest a different reality by riding the waves of what tides are rising.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our President is everywhere. No matter where you turn, his face and some news headline is screaming at you. The mass media makes it near impossible for us to focus on anything else. However, some of the blame must be put on ourselves for keeping those Twitter feeds open, leaving the TV on, and letting our Facebook friends dictate our thoughts.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are the people who care about you and the people who don’t.Deciphering who belongs in which camp can sometimes be challenging. As our stock grows, more and more people come into our lives, wanting to be a part of the rising tide. But are they there to contribute or just ride the waves?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a no-brainer. When we’re feeling under the weather, we seek out the antibiotic prescription. For bacterial infections, this works incredibly well. Within days, the sickness has cleared out from our system, and we can return to our normal life. But what happens over the long-run from this quick-fix?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introspection is a luxury. In our busy lives, we become so consumed by our day-to-day that we rarely take the time to think and breathe. The irony of this is that looking inward is required for personal and professional growth. So, while we might think that filling our calendars is taking us to the next level, we must simultaneously be taking time for ourselves to process and learn.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sleep is a requirement for success. But how much sleep is too much? And how many hours of sleep is too few? When we go to bed every night, we must calibrate the necessary amount of sleep to sustain an optimal day. This life hack, when executed, can take your daily hustle to the next level.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a competitive marketplace, our customers demand a lot. At any point in a sales journey, a potential customer can opt out and seek a competitor for a similar product or service. This challenge makes the marketing and advertising messaging of utmost importance. And it doesn’t stop there. Once a customer is acquired, the challenge to keep them a customer remains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Narcissists are everywhere. Today, more than ever before, the ego is inflated. With the rise of social media, our smartphones have become devices that pump our self-esteem through Instagram likes. If we rely to heavily on this for our self-worth, we run the risk of falling into the trap of narcissism.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A show for entrepreneurs, for anyone who wants to know about business, or how to have a life while having a business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The problem isn’t the amount of time in a day. It is how we use it. As our businesses and brands grow, managing our time becomes more and more difficult. With the mountain of to-do lists piling up, we are left with no choice but to focus in on what’s most important and execute from there.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Banks are willing to lend us credit cards. With these credit cards, our purchasing power increases. We are able to purchase the things we want, as long as we pay the bank back. But these credit card companies also incentivize us to purchase more with bonuses and gifts. So the question becomes: how can we use these free perks to pay off our credit cards?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get stuck in our routine. It’s inevitable that between a full-time job, demands at home, and extra-curricular activities, we can become robotic as we tend to each commitment and obligation. This predictable behavior can feel comfortable and yield a healthy paycheck, but if we’re not careful, we can become confined by it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are stuck in our bubbles. In the modern world, we get trapped in the sterile nature of highly industrialized life. From working in an office to sleeping in an apartment, our days are spent in air-conditioned units, away from the natural environment we evolved to be in.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A website is useless without traffic. It doesn’t matter how beautiful the design is. If nobody is landing on the site, then you’re unable to sell your product or service. And furthermore, you cannot refine the site to make it most optimized for purchases.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marketing is noise. But great marketing cuts through that noise and speaks to the consumer in ways that other products do not. That’s why a great product needs great marketing. Without the proper messaging, the product will never reach the public and remain on the shelves inside the factory.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every year there’s a new diet. And with enough publicity, we will latch onto whatever promise it preaches. The unfortunate truth is that no one diet will fix our problems. Health comes from a combination of diet, exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle. When we combine all of these forces, our body will respond in the positive direction.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aging is no fun. But it’s an inevitable part of life, right? Well, as science evolves, technologies are brought to the public that can in fact reverse aging. Whether it’s stem cell therapy or NAD injections, the consumer now has options to bend space and time.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We think we can do everything ourselves. But the reality is that even if we can, it is almost always not the most efficient road to success. Whether it’s building a business or learning a new skill, shouldering the entirety of what’s in front of you will present more obstacles than had you sought out a guide or mentor.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are all flawed. But instead of trying to fix our own issues, we point the flaws in other people. This is an inescapable part of the human condition; it’s easier to look outwards than it is to look inwards.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Posting engaging content to social media comes easy to the digital native. But many business owners today don’t know how to use the platforms. That void is the opportunity for the tech-savvy generation. We can package our photography and tweet skills into a social media marketing agency and provide value to those who need our help.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to American Innovations on iTunes and learn/listen on the American Innovations website here.   iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-innovations/id1370092284?mt=2   American Innovations: https://wondery.com/shows/american-innovations/   Search “American Innovations” on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.   American Innovations is hosted by bestselling author Steven Johnson, who The Wall Street Journal called “one of the most persuasive advocates for the role of collaboration in innovation.” This podcast is brought to you by Wondery, the network behind Business Wars, Tides of History, and Dirty John.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your 6-pack doesn’t matter if your bank account stresses you out. And it doesn’t matter how much money you have if your friends aren’t supportive of you. The juggling act of life is not easy, but if we don’t rise to the challenge of it, then we will end up with lopsided strengths and crippling weaknesses.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In evolution, the environment selects which genes to push forward. And in business, the market determines which ideas are successful. Both biology and entrepreneurship rely on something external to tell them what to do. Thus, we can learn how to build a business from examining the principles of biology.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nobody is skeptical of traditional academic institutions. Yet everyone has an opinion about self-education. The total student loan debt in the United States is now $1.3 trillion, but the attention gets put on the $500 online course that teaches relevant skills like social media marketing or real estate principles.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If everybody knew how to do e-commerce, this opportunity wouldn’t exist. But instead people choose skepticism over knowledge. They hear the words “dropshipping” and “e-commerce” and immediately think “That’s a scam!” Why they do this is for their own personal problems, but the reality of making money online is that it’s the great frontier of 21st century business. For under $100 today, you can start a business that can net you millions in under a year.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creating a website isn’t enough. While you listened to the advice that you need an online presence, you haven’t fully captured the message. A website without traffic is like a store without people. But the difference between having a website and owning a store is that you can manually bring in traffic by harnessing the power of online advertising platforms.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. If you teach a man a fish, he’ll eat for the rest of his life. We’ve all heard this expression, but have we ever thought how it applies to ourselves? For those of us with entrepreneurial dreams, your level of education might be what’s stopping you from launching that business idea or taking a pre existing business to the next level.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can either be right or rich. So if you’re not rich, then you’re most likely holding onto your opinions too strongly. You’re doing this because you’re afraid of being proved wrong. Well, in educating yourself by listening to others, you learn that you are wrong. And the moment when you accept this is the start to a life of wealth.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marketing is storytelling. And the core of storytelling is simplicity. Take Apple for example. If you visit their website, you will find they are driving you to one product. If you visit an Apple store, the directions are simple: browse. At each customer touchpoint of their business, they are delivering a simple message for you to understand and absorb.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Being an entrepreneur has its pros and cons. The same bone that causes you to become an entrepreneur is the thing that will trip you up. You see things in a different way and it bothers you. When you react too passionately to your vision for a better solution, you will try to build your business too quickly and burn it to the ground.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Credit is a highly misunderstood space. We believe myths like checking our credit score hurts the number. We mistakenly think that there’s a limit to how many credit cards we can take out. When we clear up the confusion, we can see the potential and opportunity this space provides.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plateaus are part of the process. If your business is stagnant, it’s not your fault. But not doing anything about it, that is something you can blame yourself for. Provoking growth inside your business or personal brand requires creativity. And at the core of creativity, is a deeper well of knowledge to draw from.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s easy to feel productive. If you find tasks and do them, you will finish your days with that feeling of accomplishment. But sometimes we have to ask ourselves: “Is this really what I want to be doing?” Stepping out like this is the application of knowledge, where you put your understanding of how the world works against what you’re doing in your day-to-day to help it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People aren’t buying your product because they believe a story. The story is something they’re telling themselves. It’s a list of reasons why they don’t need, can’t use, or won’t value your product/service. How you break this story is by getting them to hear a story about someone with those same false beliefs be broken.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can rely on your own experience to learn. And you can also learn from others. Those who only pursue the former strategy live a brutal life of challenges that could have been prevented had they opened their ears to the others’ stories. Which brings us to the second, learning from others.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People get too fixated on genre. They think their personal brand needs to convey a specific tone all the time. Funny, thought-provoking, artistic, whatever the obsession is doesn’t make sense; genre is a categorization structure created by the gatekeepers. But today, with the Internet having torched those gates and made the Wild West of content, there is no such thing as genre. You can create whatever you want.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We can’t work harder if the system is broken. Well, we actually can and many of us do, but that’s exactly the problem. Putting more energy into a leaky infrastructure is the wrong allocation of resources. We should constantly be evaluating and tinkering our workflow, as we learn more about ourselves and what our strengths and weaknesses are.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you have nothing, you figure out what to do when you have something. For those of us living in the first world, this is a challenging concept to wrap our heads around (because we have so much.) Inducing poverty or struggle would bring us this enlightenment, but the learning curve to get there would be difficult. The next best option is talking to those who have put their minds through this type of growth.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone has a different version of success. But that doesn’t mean we can’t learn something from how others achieved their version. By listening to the stories of successful people, we can refresh and reframe our understanding of our own success. In doing this, we develop a more accurate and honest northstar for our day-to-day.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We grow up sitting in classrooms listening to teachers lecture. And now, as adults, we look back on those lectures and think: what was the point of that? For most of us, the entire experience, from history to calculus and kindergarten through college, was one big waste of time. The lessons learned are not equipping us get the most out of life today.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s never too late to start building good credit. Thinking into the future, there will come a day when you need to take out a large sum of money. This could be the down payment on a house or the seed money to start your business. If you don’t have a good credit score, it will be near impossible to do this without enormous interest rates. So, the time is now to start building the necessary credit foundation for when that day comes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We can’t deny how much status means. As we stand in line waiting to buy the newest iPhone, it’s clear we’re doing it for the status symbol. Our current one works just fine, but the newest model from the most futuristic company on the planet is the microphone we need to tell the world: “I am of high status." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Competitiveness is often frowned upon. Our friends and family want to see us succeed but don’t understand the level of grit required to get there. As a result, we subdue our inner beast to fit in with others. Reversing that tendency is easier than expected when you listen to the greats talk about their relationship with their competitive spirits.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all know we need to exercise. But it’s hard to know how we should exercise. Running, lifting weights, yoga, swimming, every type of exercise has its followers who tell you it’s the best exercise. With this much noise coming in, it can get difficult to determine who to listen to.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all sit at different positions on the political spectrum. But regardless of where you stand, we can agree that harnessing the power inside ourselves is a more reliable method of self-help than government programs. Whether or not the government program can be better is a conversation about legislation. Today, we talk about the power in each of us to go about a day-to-day trying to do what’s right.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can’t make money without understanding people. From negotiating deals to managing employees, every touchpoint of operating a business involves working alongside others. Without a basic understanding of human psychology, you will get taken advantage of by others, and as a result be unable to grow the business to its potential.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The goal is robotic income. This is the type of revenue stream that doesn’t require active work. Essentially, you’re making money while doing other things. To do this requires building a business that’s big enough to run by itself or selling product online. For us beginning entrepreneurs, we will start with the latter and use the powers of Shopify and Google Trends to supply niche products at their highest points of demand.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An online presence doesn’t just mean an opportunity to market your business. It means create an online revenue stream. Even the brick-and-mortar restaurant can bottle their specialty mustard and sell online. As our society shifts more and more to a global digital economy, we must find ways to make money online.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s no worse place than rock bottom. By definition, it’s the lowest point in your life. You lie on the floor of your office completely hopeless. But also by definition, rock bottom means that it will never get worse. There’s only one way to go from rock bottom, and that is up.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why haven’t you started your own business? If your answer is time, then you’re not managing your time well enough. If your answer is money, then you’re not seeing the value in failure. The truth about entrepreneurship is there’s no reason not to give it a try.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The nature-nurture debate misses the point. Discussing how much of who we are is genetic makeup vs. environmentally influenced is an unproductive conversation. It’s a high amount in both; we are raised by our parents, the same DNA that makes us up. What we need to be talking about is how to shift the hardwiring that comes from this upbringing.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all want to make more money. But wanting to isn’t good enough. You have to actually do it. Maybe it’s that your current full-time job provides a steady paycheck, affording you a lifestyle of comfort and flexibility. But what about that business idea that’s been chirping in the back of your head for the past few months? When will you start grinding on that and experience real freedom working for yourself?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hearing others’ stories helps us reframe our own. When you recognize the fibers of another person’s narrative to be parallel to your own, you rack focus for a second. The typical hamster wheels of thought stop. And when you come back to your own narrative, you have a new, healthier, and more nuanced perspective on that part of the story.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the weekend. Your friends want you to go out later tonight. Drinking with them means laughs, stories, and a good time; all essential parts of your formula to happiness. But you also have big plans to grind on your business tomorrow. What is the cost of recreational fun and how does it compare to achieving your entrepreneurial dreams?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most parties are lame. But every now and then, you come across one that speaks to you. It’s hard to describe why; something about the energy in the room just feels good. You’re meeting people you want to meet and talking others who have interesting things to say. How do you replicate this?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can’t make money without understanding people. And the biggest part of understanding people is knowing who are your true allies. Without this ability to decipher, you will start businesses with enemies and get slighted every step of the way. With this skill, you will create productive work environments that foster honest collaboration.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all have full-time jobs. They provide us with a regular paycheck and health insurance. The side hustle is the thing that, once big enough, will replace your full-time job. And dropshipping is the perfect side hustle to get you to that point where you can finally work for yourself.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all want to be more productive. After our morning coffees, we have great ambitions for the day. And at the end of the day, we are disappointed with not reaching our morning’s goals. The trick to productivity is diagnosing where you go wrong during your day and fixing it. From becoming more selfish to giving yourself praise to working smart vs. working hard, there are many strategies you can integrate into your daily routine.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pick a trait and learn from someone who has mastered it. For example, if you struggle with discipline, there’s no better person to to learn it from than a Navy SEAL. Their infamous training regimen filled with sleep deprivation and physical exhaustion has granted them access to the highest level of insight on what the human body is capable of. Their discovery is that contrary to popular belief, it’s discipline that helps us break away from our shackles and allows us to be free.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making money requires being healthy. And being healthy requires money. The trick to a successful life is balance, and the moment we lean too much in one direction, we compromise the equilibrium. From our dating lives to our entrepreneurial pursuits, our health monitoring to self-education, each sector of our life needs distinctly different but equal attention.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don’t label yourself an introvert or extrovert. Because the moment you do, you will start justifying behavior that fits inside that label. You’ll bail on networking events, telling yourself, “I’m allowed to stay home because I’m an introvert.” And the same goes for extroverts, not locking their door to focus on their latest project.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stating the problem does nothing. But proposing a solution is everything. From poverty to politics, technology to the education system, in just about everywhere you look there is corruption and exploitation. But how can we fix these core issues in society? This is where the conversation should exist, around what sorts of ideas, innovations, and technologies can be integrated to make the world a better place.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When a doctor prescribes an antibiotic, we take it. We do this because the medicine significantly reduces our pain and suffering. But what we don’t realize are the long-term effects of the antibiotics. Studies show that antibiotics alter our metabolism and contribute to many other diseases like Alzheimer’s and celiac disease. The relief they bring in the moment has attached pain and suffering that we experience later on in life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you work a 9 to 5? If your answer is yes and you have any entrepreneur in your blood, then you’re most likely not too happy with your current state. But what if quitting your 9 to 5 to launch your company wasn’t as hard as you thought it was? Hearing others tell their stories sheds light on this indisputable truth.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Try to catch trends before they’re trends. Because once they are, it’s too late. The masses have caught on and CNBC is reporting to the world that they should invest in that asset. To know whether or not something is the next big trend requires seeing the big picture, as well as the small details. Reading books, listening to podcasts, continuing your education in whatever way; this is how you have clear enough vision to see the trends.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social media is the most effective marketing channel. This is because you can target the eyeballs that see your ad. Billboards and TV commercials see the eyes of everyone, but an Instagram/Facebook ad can be purposefully put in front of already-motivated buyers. If you have a type of shoe that millennials are wearing, then display that ad on the news feeds of 24-30 year-olds living in the big cities and watch your conversion rates rise.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Curiosity fuels skill. To get the most out of life means maximizing knowledge in all aspects of it. How to be a better father translates to how to be a better boss. Learning how to talk about politics will better your interview skills for the next job. To gather new skills, you have to constantly be learning and asking questions, and the avalanche of skill development will consequently tumble forward.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve all felt analysis paralysis. Usually it’s because we mistake the detail in front of us for being a productive step towards completing the overall vision. It doesn’t feel good when we fall victim to this cognitive error. We become paralyzed by our mind’s hold over us and can’t see the big picture.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have many different voices inside our heads. Some tell us to do the right thing, and others don’t. Knowing which to listen to can become confusing in today’s age of distraction. That’s why everyone is meditating, to try to access some sort of unique thought that isn’t the byproduct of an Instagram or Facebook feed.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To be the best requires unrelenting ambition. You can never be satisfied with your current status because the moment you are, you stop progressing. But how does that sort of relentless drive affect other aspects of your life? Is it possible to keep that laser focus compartmentalized and live a normal life outside of your passion?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump is a controversial figure. Over the past year, we’ve watched him tweet from his hip, insult his colleagues, and call countries bad names. It’s clear that no previous president has come close to this type of behavior, and from our vantage point, we feel that’s legitimate enough reason to be alarmed. But is anything good coming from this?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Think of split testing as dating. By comparing performance, you can make choices on which path you’d like to go down. This is the reality of online marketing, that we are able to put users through funnels of testing and then analyze the metrics to optimize site performance.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s wrong with America? If you’ve been mildly awake in the past year, you’ve sensed the panic in the air. But the panic is the problem. People displace blame to governmental forces, so they can justify their own story. Certainly there are causes and social issues that are exempt from this analysis, but for the most part, we as a society underestimate our individual agency when we choose to believe that a government is stopping us from pursuing our goals.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Success is more than just a bank account. We constantly hear this but how often are we setting goals in other areas of life and measuring our progress? Physical health, personal projects, the number of domains besides financial status worth our success-oriented attention is vast. What’s important is figuring out what your own definition of success is, and weighting each column appropriately.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You will not succeed the first time around. And it might not happen on the second. Or the third. If it takes a few attempts before you strike gold, that’s okay. Failure is a necessary step on the road to success. You learn what a business needs when you’re met by unconquerable blockers. The trick is to keeping your head down and persevering through the storm.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can’t stop aging. And that’s a good thing. There are many important benefits that come from aging. Our brain develops, our muscles form, and our systems mature. But at some point during the aging process, it turns on us and our body begins to break down.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you struggle with laziness, learn more about laziness. In the age of information, where the answer to any question is a tap on the smartphone away, we no longer have the excuse, “Well, I just didn’t understand.” Gone are the days where the blind lead the blind. If you struggle with procrastination, learn more about procrastination to pinpoint where and why you struggle with it. In doing this, you will be able to change your behavior and come out on top.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don’t talk in a scripted way. Humans can easily detect who is being a phony and who is not. This is something we must take into consideration when we’re in meetings, on sales calls, and presenting to clients. Above any piece of advice you’ve ever received, always remember that being yourself is the top priority.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All sales textbooks seem to say the same thing. Focus on the key benefits. Provide value. Don’t hesitate on the ask. The more we read these bulletpoints, the more we learn about ‘how to sell.’ But how do we integrate these tips into actually making deals?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As your business grows, more hands will enter the pot. People will want to work for you, clients will demand more from you, and investors will want to get in on the action. Knowing who to let in and who to let out is the key to ensuring that no cancerous cells enter your system. Because it only takes one to seriously set back the mission.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you build a website or use Facebook? To drive traffic to your website requires diverting people away from their comfort zones. But building a following within Facebook, the world’s most used social media platform, is tending to the user. And thus, its higher conversion rate can be turned into a more profitable revenue stream.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, it’s easy to be a ghost. Amazon will instantly ship whatever you need, Netflix will broadcast whatever you want to watch, and Facebook will provide the virtual social interaction you think suffices. Across the board, the mental and physical requirement to be aware and present is the lowest it’s ever been. The effect of this is that we have become disembodied ghosts floating through our day-to-day.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A marketing agency is easy to start. But it is difficult to scale. As you gather clients, problems arise. How do you hire the right people? How do you create systems so you can train your new-hires to do the job the same way you were doing? Answering these questions while simultaneously running the business can send us running into the woods.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why wasn’t Wind River nominated for Best Movie? Because The Golden Globes are centralized. The moment a system becomes centralized, it becomes corrupt. As soon as elected officials meet in a boardroom or votes are tallied behind closed doors, whatever that system’s goal was, is now compromised. This is the reality of centralization, and if you look across our society, you see it in every sector.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In digital marketing, there are many different avenues to choose from. Email campaigns, social media, Google AdWords, the list goes on. How do you know which channel is the best for your product? And even if you do know which, how can you maximize the utility of the platform?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Productivity is a tricky thing to master. That's because the more time we spend learning about it, the less productive we feel. The productivity books we read and podcasts we listen to are, in a sense, a distraction from the work we know we need to do. But that is all just our mind playing tricks on us. You have to spend time sharpening your axe. And our axe is our mind, and our sharpener is knowledge.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Put on your blinders. 2018 is the year of focusing on what you want and getting it. If that was your attitude at the beginning of 2017, and you didn’t get it what you wanted, figure out why. Luckily, we live in the world of information and the answers to self-improvement are here. You cannot increase your output without decreasing something else.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes the path to self-improvement requires brutal force. And in a world where self-help books coddle your ego, achieving your desired results is difficult to manifest. Inviting criticism is a way to hack your motivation centers by giving others direct access to your ego. When you flaunt your weaknesses, the feedback you receive, if absorbed as pain but reoriented as fuel, can improve day-to-day performance.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The woodcutter who doesn’t sharpen his axe cuts down fewer trees. This is a lesson for all of us. In today’s world, where work is so unrelentingly emphasized, it’s hard to take time off the daily grind to sharpen our brains without feeling like you’re falling behind. But that’s the illusion. The woodcutter who doesn’t take time to sharpen his axe ends up being more unproductive in the long-run.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Studying history sheds light on our present-day. Our governmental systems don’t seem so flawed when we recognize that it’s been this way forever. Our dating habits no longer feel influenced by technology when we talk to an elder who made the same mistakes we did. Our life as a whole feels like a repeated beat, which brings relief to those of us who question our everyday.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raising capital isn’t like Shark Tank. It involves a lot more meetings with a lot less glitz and glamour. Time after time, you stand in front of a boardroom, guiding a group of investors through your pitch deck and prototype. For those of us who’ve done this, we know the routine. For those of us who haven’t, we’re seeking advice on how to best approach raising capital.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learning from others has its time and place. But at some point, we must figure out the answers ourselves. If you’re always the one seeking advice and mentorship from others, you won’t ever develop the skills to find out what your personal north star is trying to tell you. Once you tap into your own calling and curiosity, the world opens up and you discover your skills by listening to yourself.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Real estate is the ultimate meritocracy.The agent who sees the most properties and talks to the most people is likely to be the one making the most money. Most of the industries we work in share this undeniable truth, but technology has redefined this up-and-close hustle to be more about SEO and social media marketingLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can learn something from every success story.The question is how much can be applied to your own life. The software engineer who developed a new browser might not be able to teach us how to market our coffee shop. But the story of how two nobodies moved to Los Angeles to now become the biggest real estate moguls in the world is filled with lessons of the blood, sweat, and tears we can apply to our own mindset.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we wrap up 2017, it’s time to look at this week’s highlights on The Tai Lopez Show. From dissecting crypto trends to understanding productivity, this week saw every dimension of The Tai Lopez Show. These moments deserve a second look, and today we’re taking the time to revisit the details discussed on air.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new year means time for a new you.As 2017 comes to a close, we must take a moment to reorient our mindset before heading into the new year. What goals did we have for 2017 that we accomplished? And then what about the ones we weren’t able to? Why was this so? And how can we change our mindset so that we aren’t saying this same thing one year from now?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can either learn history from a primary or secondary source.With a secondary source, you’ll get the distanced bullet points: what year the war started, how many people died, which political parties ruled, and all those other dry details you need for your history test. With a primary source, however, you’re able to gain direct access into the emotion of that time period.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

But now it’s back to where it was, and the skeptics return to silence. As the market validates that cryptocurrency is here to stay, we must continue our education to stay one step ahead of the trends.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Becoming the best is not rocket science.If you hang around someone great and ask questions, then pretty soon you will be adopting their habits via osmosis. This is how humans learn, but the education system makes us believe learning has to involve classrooms and memorization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making money from cryptocurrency is daunting.Sure, you can create an account on Coinbase, do the the traditional Bitcoin buy, and watch the money trickle into your account. But to maximize the opportunity that exists right now with crypto requires extensive education.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bitcoin headlines are taking over.What was just $7,000 last month is now over $13,000. People are making millions, and the growth isn’t stopping anytime soon. Cryptocurrency is the new gold rush, and it is up to you to make the most out of it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making money is not an IQ thing.If it were, the valedictorians would be the richest people in the world. But that’s not the case; in fact, it’s the opposite. The wealthiest entrepreneurs in the world are the ones who abandoned the traditional education system to go on to pave their own road.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A productive daily routine is difficult to achieve.We all wake up in the morning, check our phones, and then go about our days doing the best we can. But then we finish our day and go to bed thinking: was that really the best I could do?  Your daily life should be composed of tasks dedicated to either maintaining the life you’re living or trying to improve your life for some future date. If you’re disappointed with your daily routine, it’s because you aren’t attending to this rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Great marketing requires a storytelling finesse.This is because audiences are smart, and can detect the tricks you might be trying to play. Say your video’s call-to-action is too explicit; a viewer will see that and turn the other way. Or if the product’s need is not rooted in enough emotional weight, the potential customer might not feel incentivized enough to purchase. Whatever the case may be, the cure to this is to tell relatable stories.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“We evolved in small groups, and all groups have status hierarchies. From an evolutionary perspective, reproductively relevant resources always accrue to those with the highest status.” - Dr. David Buss (click to tweet) It’s no secret that a greater understanding of people will lead you to more success in business. From hiring to collaborating to managing to pitching, almost every touchpoint of business involves interacting with people. And if you’re not interacting, you are most likely working on your product that will ultimately affect or influence people. Thus, a greater understanding of human behavior and psychology will undoubtedly help you take your business to the next level. But how you choose to learn about human behavior is what will determine your level of knowledge and ultimately separate you from the competition. And that is why we are so focused on evolutionary psychology. To study evolutionary psychology is to understand the human being from the core; how did we evolve over the past hundreds of millions of years to be the way we are today. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by world-renowned evolutionary psychologist, Dr. David Buss. Professor Buss is the author of The New Science of the Mind, and currently teaches at the University of Texas at Austin. He has previously taught at Harvard and the University of Michigan, and today he explains how the principles of evolutionary psychology can be applied to business.    Don’t forget! You can also listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think! “Aside from intelligence, conscientiousness is the best single predictor of work performance.” - Dr. David Buss (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Try to raise the status of your product Speak at conferences, no matter how big or small; reach out to the person in charge and say you will blast your email list Host networking events at your house once a month and invite people you want to connect with Machiavellianism is a trait in people who pursue in an interpersonally exploitative strategy Narcissism is a sense of entitlement and skewed value of others vs. value of themselves (welfare-tradeoff ratio) Agreeableness is flexibility, patience, gentleness, and forgiveness Conscientiousness is diligence, prudence, organization, and perfection High psychopathy scores are void of empathy and impermeable to learning how to improve Entrepreneurs score the worst on dark triad tests Narcissism is tied to creativity and intelligence Biggest red flags in long-term mate: high neuroticism or low agreeableness Neuroticism is tied to people who cannot handle stress well Surround yourself with people who are most things normal The most powerful entrepreneurs are the most normal people Personality characteristics are half-heritable, half-environmental Watch ads and outline the psychological elements that tap into the 25 cognitive biases The Lollapalooza Effect is when so many cognitive biases are being hit that people can’t help but buy If you’re product isn’t selling, people aren’t being rewarded enough when being marketed Resources Read The H Factor of Personality to learn how to categorize people Use Dark Triad Personality Test to find out how people score on machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy Narcissism Personality Test to find out which how you score on: authority, self-sufficiency, superiority, exhibitionism, exploitativeness, vanity, entitlement Read the 25 Cognitive Biases to learn what elements of human psychology to integrate into your ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s your duty to find your superpower and figure out a way to market it to the world.But laziness, procrastination, and every other excuse in the book prevent us from achieving that. We tell ourselves stories that are convincing enough in the moment to justify sitting on the couch instead of burning the midnight oil chipping away at our dreams. But our awareness of this pattern is the first step to changing the reality.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone has an opinion on Bitcoin.Some think it’s fairy dust, and others know the magnitude of what’s coming. Regardless of who is speaking, a cryptocurrency conversation will have a range of perspective and conviction.But the truth is, that to understand cryptocurrency, you have to immerse yourself in conversations with expert opinions. They are the ones closest to the action, so their perspective is the one we must check all rumors and news headlines against.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cryptocurrency isn’t just about Bitcoin.There’s Stellar, Eos, Steem, Salt, and many more blockchains, tokens, technologies, and coins to bet on. Sure, Bitcoin’s price is a reliable glimpse into the market’s pulse on cryptocurrency, but if you’re looking to invest in any of the alternative crypto technologies, research beyond Bitcoin is required.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This past week was filled with some of the best knowledge-dropping ever witnessed on The Tai Lopez Show. From Russell Brunson sharing how to make $100 million by marketing to the masses to Brock Pierce explaining the nuts & bolts of cryptocurrency to Jay Samit showing us why augmented reality will take over the world, this week’s interviews deserve a second look, and today we’re taking the time to recap some of the best moments.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Augmented reality will eliminate the fear of others and make the world a better place.” - Jay Samit (click to tweet) Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed augmented reality technologies develop. But products like Google Glass and QR codes made us skeptical of whether this technology had a place in the real world. Then there was Pokémon Go, which caught the world’s attention, made over $1 billion dollars, and made any AR-related doubts vanish from our minds. On today’s episode of The Tai Lopez Show, we are joined by augmented reality-expert Jay Samit. He is the Independent Vice Chairman of Deloitte and the bestselling author of Disrupt You! Jay joins us today to widen our understanding of augmented reality. He shares what the latest developments are in AR technologies, and how they will undoubtedly influence our industries and lifestyles in the years to come. Also you can listen to The Tai Lopez Show on Spotify! Click “Follow” and let me know what you think! “We’ll now have more control over our environment because our environment will conspire with us to succeed. Not against us.” - Jay Samit (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Augmented reality isn’t just about adding to the environment, it’s about subtracting An example of the implementation of AR in an industry is the airplane cargo-packers AR glasses would make it 3D tetris and save airlines billions in jet fuel AR softwares can tell if a person’s gait is suspicious or body temperature is high (risk for ebola) Think about opportunity first and then worry about privacy Tinder goggles would make profile apparent in real-life (ex: halo hologram above person) Machine-learning allows the software to get smarter with each new data point AR would allow people to always have access to all of mankind’s knowledge up until that point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It wasn’t just the miners who got rich during the Gold Rush.It was the apparel companies, the shovel manufacturers, the restaurants and bars in the area; with any trillion dollar industry comes the opportunity for many million dollar businesses to pop up. Augmented reality is the next trillion dollar industry, and it’s time you carve out your portion of the pie.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hiring is one of the greatest challenges in growing a business.How do you know who to hire? What defines a good candidate? Is it focus? Charisma? Technical ability? Obviously it depends on the position and ideally you'd want the best of all worlds, but that’s hard to achieve and compromise has to be made.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The opportunity for your personal brand is greater than the opportunity for your business' brand.The people who ask, "Do you really need both?" are failing to see this truth. With a personal brand, you are able to differentiate yourself from the competition in a wildly unique way. The landscape caters to individuality; it’s a platform for self-expression. However, with a business’ brand, the story behind the product or service inevitably gets diluted by the fact that it is a product or service...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The golden rule is: Only invest in things you understand.And with cryptocurrency, what needs to be understood is more complex than the average investment decision. It’s not a company’s stock or sector of the economy you’re betting on. It’s an entirely new monetary system you’re saying that people will adopt.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marketing is storytelling. And with your website, the story must be simple.Who are you? What product are you selling? Why are you selling it? These are the questions floating around in the visitor’s head, so it is the company’s responsibility to provide those answers on their website.But so many times I visit a company’s website and am blown away by how they choose to bombard me with information I don’t need.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This past week was filled with highlights on The Tai Lopez Show, and today we’re taking a second to recap some of the best moments. From learning strategies on how to drive online traffic to understanding the ins and outs of credit card perks to reframing our understanding of branding as a tribe’s movement - this week saw guests Neil Patel, Stephen Liao, Lavar Ball, and Russell Brunson take our knowledge to the next level.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The movement behind a product is more important than the product itself.Take Apple for example. Yes they create some of the sleekest and most well-functioning products in the space, but it's not the iPhones and Macbooks that fueled the tech-giant's rise to what is now valued at over $900 billion. It's what having an iPhone or Macbook says about you.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Starting a business once required a lot of time, money, and energy.But today, if you have an idea for a business, you can launch it almost immediately. Gone are the times of needing to write a business plan and get investments before discovering if your idea fits into the market. Now, in less than an hour, you could find a product source online, open a web store, and begin selling your idea.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The best way to learn history is to travel the world for free.But our school system doesn’t teach us this. We’re tested on the year the Mongols invaded Europe instead of learning how to score free travel points from credit card companies so we can actually go visit Europe.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s nobody out there like Lavar Ball.For the past year, we’ve seen him take over headlines, making controversial statements about the talent of his son Lonzo or justifying the $495 price tag on his Big Baller Brand sneakers. For the critics, this is fodder to create the next news story. But for us marketers, this is utter genius to watch and learn from.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When soliciting business or seeking out clients online, it’s important to be as efficient and effective as possible. But too often we get trapped in our old habits that aren’t producing the results we need. Not only is it hard to realize when this is going on, but even if you can - it’s equally, if not more challenging, to find out who has the answers and what advice they can offer you to change your ways.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In business, regardless of your product or service, an effective online strategy is essential to your success.Whether that means a well-designed website that converts visitors into customers, or an engaging social media presence that dialogues with customers - it’s mandatory to infiltrate the Internet and show up on people’s screens if you want to succeed in today’s business world.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While a lot of people can make some money even with poor marketing techniques, when you start talking about 8-figure and above businesses, you need to really, REALLY know what you’re doing.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you sell anything through a website, good organic traffic will be absolutely essential to your potential success.When it comes to being able to achieve really good traffic from google, you need to understand “Search Engine Optimization,” or SEO, and that is what we’re talking about on this episode of The Tai Lopez Show.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you can introduce sex appeal into both your product and your marketing, you will see your margins and profits soar. This is one of the secrets to the appeal and massive margins of Apple, and today Scott Galloway is digging into how to use sex appeal and an appeal to the irrational urges in marketing and product design to be massively successful in business.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it comes to selling physical products, you will gain massive amounts of value through getting your product placed on retailers shelves. In fact, for many small business owners, getting a distribution deal with a massive chain store is a dream.But that is the problem: The companies know that, which means that their first offer will probably be a terrible deal for you, and could likely even put you out of business!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Motivation is required for success. It’s as simple as that. But while most people understand this truth, few people take the time to learn how to motivate themselves effectively and well. People learn a few of the things that motivate them, like money, or relationships, or achievement, and they put all their energy into that one aspect.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Gracie Diet is an eating lifestyle, developed by the Gracie family of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fame, and designed to combine the correct foods with each other, to give you energy and health to accomplish what you want in life.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week was a blockbuster week for the Tai Lopez Show, and today we’re reviewing some of the highlights, from the real “Wolf of Wall Street,” Jordan Belfort’s crazy stories and advice on how to become a master salesman, to the specific techniques I use to grow my social media 10 10.9 million followers, to Scott Galloway’s incredibly insightful analysis of the “big four,” Google, Apple Amazon and Facebook, why they have achieved the massive success that they have, how we can learn for them, aLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apple has managed to do something that no other company in history has: Combine the lowest cost of goods through mass production with the highest profit margins available only to luxury brands.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Galloway is here today to talk about his new book “The Four,” which discusses the major four tech companies, Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook, and the ramifications of the world we live in.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you are starting to grow your social media following, you need to remember the impact that “social proof” will have on your results. Social proof means that people see that other people are interested in you, and it makes them more likely to check you out, and ultimately follow you on social media platforms.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social media has turned into the most valuable asset you can build, whether for your business, or even for your personal brand. These days, social media can skyrocket your business, and some of the fastest growing businesses today rely on it for their marketing.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to get good at sales, you have to learn how to be perceived as an expert in whatever it is that you are selling. This is because when you speak and act as an expert, and the person you are talking to starts to view you as an expert, you are allowed to control the flow of the conversation, which is one of the most important things when it comes to being good at sales.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s guest is none other than the Wolf of Wall Street Himself, Jordan Belfort, and we’re talking about sales, how to learn to be a better salesman, and more generally, how to become more persuasive in everything you do in life.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we had powerhouse guests on, talking about the practical things you need to know to be successful in business and life in general.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The REAL Wolf of Wall Street stopped by the house, and wanted to drive my Lamborghini. Stay tuned, full interview coming Monday!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business ideas are everywhere, if you know where to look for them. Today, we’re talking through some business ideas that can get you up and earning money online fast.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re talking with Travis Rosser, the founder of Kajabi, about what it takes to start to generate revenue online.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What you believe about your own identity will drive your behavior. This is why, if you give yourself the identity of a learner, of the best and fastest learner in any room, and really convince yourself that that truly is your identity, your behavior will follow and you actually will become that learner.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re talking with the founder of Quest Bars about how he was able to build a health bar empire. Quest Bars sell 1.5 million bars per day, and today he is giving us a behind the scenes view of what it takes to do something on that scale, and just importantly, what it feels like to achieve the much success.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, a lot of people discount the value of learning other languages, thinking that you can always use an interpreter, or soon even a machine to interpret for you, in the event that you need to communicate with someone who does not speak your language.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Mills has made $40 million off of his internet business, and currently makes $11,000 in pure profit per day online, so today I am talking with him about how exactly he was able to accomplish all of that, so that you can learn from it and achieve those same kinds of results in your own business.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The wise general does not reveal his secrets. That is what Sun Tzu tells us in The Art of War. Too many entrepreneurs and business people want to brag about how much they make, their accomplishments, and what they’re doing. But in reality, if you do that, you are just putting a big target on their head.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It can be difficult to start building wealth when you’re at zero or lower. But you can definitely start from anywhere, and, in reality, that is every self-made entrepreneur’s starting point.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant Cardone is on the podcast today to bring some of his characteristic fire and educate you on how to make money. If you’re at all interested in sales or real estate, you probably know Grant’s name, and today we’re talking about why sales is essential to success in every area of life, as well as how to generate real wealth and cash flow through a careful, thoughtful real estate strategy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crystal has raised $6 million for her startup, so on this episode she is teaching the exact path to raising capital. Whether you’re looking to raise money from investors, considering an ICO, or any other path to raising money, Crystal is walking through exactly what you need to know.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bitcoin is all over the news these days, but do you understand it? If you want a primer on what bitcoin and cryptocurrency is all about, this episode is for you.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you experimenting every single day?A lot of people either don’t like to experiment, or don’t think to. But, in reality, experimentation is the only way that you can take the guesswork out of your decisions.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Goal-setting is one of the most important skills for you to develop. Without real, tangible and specific goals, you will have a very hard time motivating yourself to beat procrastination. But if you instill the right goals in your life, they will motivate you to get off the couch, conquer your procrastination tendencies, and do great things!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you know how to pick up the phone and sell, you will never be poor. This week, we talked about a lot of different things, one of the most important of which is learning the ability to sell.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world is full of people who get upset and choose to comment negatively about the strangest, most nonsensical things. But, if you are someone who is trying to do great things in the world, it’s important to remember that when someone hates on you, they are probably saying more about themselves than they are about you.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, I’m talking about 5 business ideas that you can start immediately, this week, that will cost you less than $100 to get started. Lots of people complain about not having enough money to start a business and get ahead, when the reality is that it takes far less capital than you think to start a lot of businesses.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The average woman needs about 20 hours spent with a man before she is willing to sleep with him, and this teaches us something very important about sales: Just as women are risk-averse, and so do not want to sleep with anything, the average customer needs to get to know you before they will feel comfortable giving you their money.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you learn something new, and find out that you’ve been doing something wrong in business or life, you should be happy about it, because it means that you know exactly what you need to change to improve your results!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To be successful in anything in life takes an ability to sell, or more generally to be persuasive. Whether your focus is business, or even if you’re simply deciding where to go out tonight and have to convince your friends of your idea of where to go, you’re going to be selling.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting good at sales has a very specific formula to it, and when you learn that formula, you can dominate the sales industry. Because, instead of flailing around and trying new things out all the time, never knowing if they’ll work or not, when you have a formula you know what works, and from there you can simply hone and refine that formula.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, there was so much on the podcast, and today’s episode is a collection of the best moments from the last 7 days. We talk about why ideas don’t mean anything without execution, why you shouldn’t worry too much about keeping ideas a secret, but instead trust your ability to out-execute everyone else, and why you’re really not in competition with anyone else for success.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most people think that they have more time in their life to create impact than they really do. But if you do the math, and subtract the time that you spend sleeping (which accounts for about ⅓ of your life), you probably have much less time than you think.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a recording from some of my time at the Bulletproof conference. I talked a lot about health, but we also dig into why marketing is really more about vibes and then science, how retargeting is really just scaling relationship marketing, which is the most effective type of marketing, how the human brain is risk-averse and why this makes us avoid new things, and why you must optimize your body for stress reduction.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dopamine is a substance in your brain that not only makes you feel good in general, but also confident and ambitious. But science has shown that the more that you win, the more dopamine receptors you grow. This makes you more confident and ambitious, which in turn makes you grow even more receptors.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I am going to show you the 4 steps to making money online. The only way to create serious wealth is to create what I call “robotic income.” This is the income that is happening constantly, without your own actions It’s happening while you do other things, while you sleep, etc.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The saying goes, “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink,” to demonstrate that if someone doesn’t want or is unwilling to do something for themselves that would be good for them, there is little you can do. But if you focus your efforts instead on how you make the horse thirsty, you’ve solved the problem.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you dream big enough?Billionaire Naveen Jain says that the bigger you dream, and the more audacious your goals, the easier it is to attract top talent to what you’re trying to do. In addition, audacious goals make getting press much easier as well. With top talent and press on your side, raising capital becomes much easier to do, and this is Naveen Jain’s secret to success.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When launching a physical product, start with Amazon. When shopping online, customers have a built-in bias towards making purchases on Amazon, so there is little friction to get someone to buy there, as opposed to other places like your own e-commerce site.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stubbornness is a character trait that, if left undealt with, will wreak havoc on your attempts at success. Anytime you start to get on the right road, a tendency to be stubborn will sabotage your attempts, hold you down, and keep you where you are.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stubbornness is a primary reason for most people’s inability to achieve what they want, and be successful on their own terms. When you are stubborn, you limit your opportunities. But the truth is that really good opportunities do not come around too often in life, so if you really want to be successful you have to seize them when they do, and take full advantage of them.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The idea of the macho-male at the forefront of what we consider attractive in males is a deeply flawed construct, and one that leads to a lot of unhappiness among humans and in relationships.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The evolutionary view of beauty has traditionally been that humans evolved a sense of what was beautiful based on practically. We’re often taught that things like the waist to hip ratio are a long-ingrained sign of fertility to men, which is why we find them attractive.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People are quick to label online education a scam, when traditional education is much closer to a scam than almost any education online. Think about it: When you go to college, you have no money-back guarantee, and often very subpar educators.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode is all about launching a physical product. I’m talking with James Swanwick about the process of launching Swanwick Sleep, and specifically their breakout product Swannies Blue Light Blocking Glasses. Swanwick Sleep is on track to do $2 million sales this year, and we’re going through what it took to get Swannies to that point.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To determine the financial value potential of something right now, there is a simple formula: Future value = present value of future revenue. This is the formula that you can use when examining business ideas and opportunities, when looking into investments, and all other areas of financial potential.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In order to achieve something, you must know the steps between where you are now, and where you want to be. A lot of people have big goals, but unless those goals are broken down into the required, manageable steps, you will not know the path forward.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your potential will be what you decide it is. The reality is that what holds most people back is their own mindset. If you think you have unlimited potential, within your circle of competence, you really do have unlimited potential within that circle.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you understand the natural cycles of life? There are season of prosperity in any life, and the winter is when things dry up, when you don’t have as much going on, when your income is down and it seems like you can’t get anything off the ground. This is the time that you have to prepare for.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People are much closer to their side hustle than they think. A lot of people think that they need to acquire new skills in order to start a side hustle, but the reality is that most people already have a fantastic skill, probably several, that could be turned into a side hustle.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The stock market is on a steady schedule, it seems, of crashes every 8 years or so, with booms in between. The key is being able to make money both when the markets are up, and when they are down.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are many different ways to go about the process of multiplying the money that you have, but the foundational first step is to begin to save. Americans on average save somewhere between -1% and 5%, which is far too little to make very good progress in building wealth.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this best of the week episode, we’re talking about love and why its closest analogy may be hypnotism, why you can’t really trust someone who is in love, and why you need to treat your relationships and love life like you have a short amount of time left to live: Would you really be with this person if you only had a few months left to live?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lot of people wish they had more attention from the opposite sex, especially guys wishing girls were always chasing them. But have you considered that the personality traits of someone who is likely to chase you may not ultimately be the personality traits you are looking for in a relationships?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Understanding people, and have a core, foundational understanding of personality types is essential if you want to know who you should date, who you should have a relationships with, and who you should avoid.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learn how to rebalance your own ideas of the reward/pain ratio, to get your butt out of the chair and get to work, on today’s episode of the Tai Lopez Show.If you struggle with procrastination, this episode will give you the tools that you need to kick that bad habit for good. The problem comes from a mental bias which, once you define it and are aware of it, you can adjust to show yourself how much the momentary pain is worth it for the reward at the end of the tunnel.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Very few people understand the the risk/reward bias in human brains, and how it can hold you back from achieving what you want to achieve.Many people have an inaccurate understanding of the amount of pain, or work, that it will take for them to achieve their goals, as compared to the amount of happiness it will bring them when they finally do achieve those goals.This is why humans procrastinate.Learn how to STOP procrastinating on today's episode.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s educational system is not setup for people to learn in a way that will really help them in the future. Because of standardized tests, rules, and regulations, the school system actually encourages people to pump as much information as possible into their brain before a test, and then simply dump it out as soon as they are done with the test.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unintended consequences often negate the good that a regulation or ruling in government is trying to do. In fact, often the problem that was supposed to be solved is simply magnified through the unintended consequences, and the same thing can be true for your life.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week was all about learning how to live the best life you possibly can, on your own terms. This means thinking through very carefully what that specifically means for you, what is most important to you, and what you would like written on your tombstone, and then optimizing your entire life around that end-goal.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most people simply fall into the relationships that they have, but today we’re talking about how you can, and why you should, strategically think carefully through who you want around you. Because we have found that humans tend to gravitate to become like the people that they spend the most time with, it is of paramount importance that we surround ourselves with only the best kinds of people, and this episode is showing you how to do that.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making good money and life decisions is going to be one of the most important skills you will develop. This episode, and this interview with Barry Schwartz, will reveal some of the best ways to make the right decisions, no matter what the decision is about.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live your life with the constant idea in the back of your mind of what you want written on your tombstone when you die. We all die sometime, some sooner than others, and you simply cannot predict what will happen to you, and how much time you have left.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No matter how important you think that networking is, you’re probably underestimating the real value of it. It’s so valuable that you almost can not place enough importance on it. But the way that you network is incredibly important. There is a right way and a wrong way, and on today’s episode I’m telling you what the right way is so that you get the most out of this essential aspect of business.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you wrote your autobiography right now, would anyone want to read it?That is the question you should ask, and the test you should give yourself, to find out if you’re truly leading an adventurous life.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The sense of adventure seems to have gone out of the world. Too many people are spending all of their efforts in creating the most comfortable, pleasant life possible, when in reality comfort doesn’t bring you nearly the kind of happiness and fulfillment that adventure does.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talked about how every good or bad thing in your life is a result of a decision you made, what this means for how you should go about making decisions, the best way to make decisions, how to pick a diet that works for you, as well as how to make money with social media.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The way you spend your time is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. Time is the only thing that you can never get more of, making it your most valuable commodity.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making money with social media is a lot more doable than most people think. It comes down to having a good understanding of human nature, understanding the technology, and then testing and iterating.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re taking on a controversial topic today: marijuana, LSD, and psychedelics. We’re digging into the good, the bad, and the ugly of all of it.Something that is important to keep in mind about marijuana is that, because it has been illegal for so long, we do not have good quality controls in place, nor even especially good ways for measuring the THC levels, etc. So while many argue that it is less harmful than alcohol, these other aspects on the whole contribute to the danger of the substance overLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The entire world of medicine, health, and how to live longer, is about to change, and today I’m talking about Dr. David Agus about that coming change.We dig into why any diet that stresses your body is bad for you in the long run, how to eat in a way that will reduce and minimize stress, why humans weren’t meant to graze, and that’s why separate and distinct meals are better than constant snacking, and much more.The future of living healthy is now, so learn about it on this episode.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to be intelligent in your decision making, and in your everyday life, you need to learn how to take emotion out of the decisions that you make. When it comes to analyzing, a cold and calculated approach, in the middle of a lot emotions and opinions flying around, is what is needed.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The skill of the making good decisions is one of the most important skills to master in your life. There are several ways to go about it, but one of the best strategies is to look at the different courses, and ask which way has the most potential for regret, and then take the other one.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a roundup of the best moments from throughout the week on the Tai Lopez Show. We talk about diets, whether or not veganism is healthy, how to pick the perfect diet for you, how to “date” a business idea before “marrying” it, why pre-sale is so important to business, how to look at the “risk adjusted return” on a business idea, and much more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you try to make too much money too quickly, you probably won’t know what you’re doing, and could easily lose it all. That’s why I recommend a special strategy when it comes to increasing your income, to make sure you’re always headed in the right direction, but in a way that is safe for your future.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Curiosity is one of the most essential ingredients to success, because it will ensure that you are constantly learning new things and thereby improving yourself. Try to cultivate an insatiable desire within you to learn more every day, and you will go far.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a serious lack of perspective in much of the world today. When it comes to the things people are worried about, what they stress over, what keeps them up at night, and how much “risk” they think they can take, there is often a profound lack of perspective.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’ve been trying to figure out how to lose fat, Ben Greenfield is sharing the simple steps required on this episode.Supplement companies tend to have it all wrong when it comes to fat loss supplements. Ben is sharing the exact formula required to be sure that you’re burning fat all day, everyday.Listen to today’s episode for the secret to healthy fat loss.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Greenfield is a legend in fitness and dieting, and today we’re discussing veganism, the good, the bad, and the ugly, the future of dieting, the secret to fat loss supplements that actually work, and the most important item to cut out of your diet (hint: it’s not sugar).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is a brand new format: Best of the week. We’re going back through some of the best conversational moments from the podcast this last week.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the biggest complaints people have is the ability to find motivation. It’s so easy to procrastinate and just wish things would happen for you. The trick to overcoming procrastination is all in your mind.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The biggest mistake people make when they decide to start a business is that they start too big. They invest everything they have in one idea, and hope everything goes well.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a conversation with one of the main mentors in my life, Joel Salatin. We’re talking about the food industry, looking at the industry forces at play with Amazon’s recent acquisition of Whole Foods, the overall mindsets required for success, and much more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a conversation with one of the main mentors in my life, Joel Salatin. We’re talking about the food industry, looking at the industry forces at play with Amazon’s recent acquisition of Whole Foods, the overall mindsets required for success, and much more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you haven’t heard of it before, there’s something called the dark triad. It’s a test that analyzes your exploitative personality traits: Narcissism, Psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. These traits seems to be on the rise in today’s society.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I’m interviewing one of the authors I quote the most, Dr. David Buss. Dr. Buss, wrote the book “Evolutionary Psychology.” Were talking about some of the taboo subjects that people get uncomfortable to talk about: How do you define “mate-worthiness?”Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is a deep dive into the mindsets that will take you from wherever you are now to the next level of success, whether monetarily or in any other area. When it comes to achievement, your biggest enemy is your own mind. So the best way to improve your ability to succeed is to train your mind, just like you train your body, to be in better shape and have the ability to be more successful.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, I invited a hater on my show. Instead of running from people, I invite them in to have a conversation that will allow us to learn from each other.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Don’t overestimate your own intelligence” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Many people want to know how to make money on social media, and today’s episode is a deep dive on how to do just that. We cover a lot of ground, from why social media is a necessary tool, how to judge when it is ok to lose money for a time or when you need to aggressively guard against that, why and how to keep track of trends, and much more. If you’re goal is to make more money online and through social media, this episode is for you. Take notes and implement to see real changes in your life. Also, remember, you can see the behind the scenes on all these videos if you tune in live on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or Periscope. “Go straight to the top. Copy the biggest and best out there” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Social media is a necessary tool to get you free attention Use social media to check the daily trends to take advantage of Sometimes you have to lose money to make money BUT, be extremely careful about when you are willing to lose money, and only in the long term strategy toward making money Help old people with technology Try asking why 3 times about everything to get to the core of what is going on There are genetic reasons for different people’s worldview Be very careful with zero-sum games, where someone else must lose for you to win Don’t overestimate your own intelligence Read “The Millionaire Next Door” Almost everything you’ve heard about life is wrong, especially when it comes to what will make you happy Go straight to the top. Copy the biggest and best out there When you make the decision to take action, you do not need to rely on luck anymore. The power of starting something will put you way ahead of most Go through life with a very short checklist of things you have not done. Try a lot of things Know yourself, and your strengths and weaknesses Partner with people who have strengths where you have weaknesses Be careful who you compare yourself to. Compare your activity level with people who do a lot, and who really want to be where you are Remember to reward the best people around you Make sure that you have reward structures in place that will help motivate you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most of what is either good or bad in your life will hinge on the decisions you made in life. This is a powerful thing to think about, and something that not enough people spend time considering. Extrapolating from there, this means that the ability to make good decisions is one of, if not THE most important ability you can develop!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most people will not make vast amounts of money in their lives, not because they are unable to, but because their brain is not wired in the right way, to look at things and think about them, in a way that will allow them to bring in real wealth.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Try to test 17 things every day” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Do you want to know how to become a millionaire? Today I’m listing the 12 steps required for you to achieve millionaire status. These are the key ingredients that will take you from wherever you are right now to the millionaire lifestyle and status that many people strive. So, let’s get into the 12 steps. “The curious are the ones who become wealthy” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Most people in the world don’t know what they’re doing. They pretend they do, but when you look at their results, you see the truth Most people are stupid and ignorant, so the opinion of the masses will lead you down the route that is diametrically opposed to logic Analyze your programing to see where it’s wrong Everyone has a high IQ The curious are the ones who become wealthy The wiring of your brain got you where you are today Start businesses around things you are curious about Always start businesses that take a small amount of startup capital For some, ambition is what can get you away from fear and procrastination Make goals that are attainable If you can, try to test 17 things every day The goal is not to buy with the most money, but to live the best life 12 Steps to Become a Millionaire: You must be trained on how to spot money-making opportunities Your routines are what got you where you are. If you’re not 100% happy, you need to try different things Instill money-making routines in your day Invest in assets that spin off cash. For instance, real estate, business (equity), Understand money-making passive investments Take, and have the people around you take the dark triad test. Become a master at reading people You have to understand money-making relationships As you start to make more money, primarily spend your money on: Upgrade where you live, expand traveling, upgrade your food You must learn how to have a money-making lifestyle- understand what you enjoy in life Personel Product Pricing Promotions Placement Money-making entrepreneurship: 4 P’s: You have to become a learning machine through self-education Fitness Travel Money-making happiness. Learn how to deal with having money, and have a good life with it Jobs- learn how to use a steady job, and an income flow to generate wealth Money-making execution: Too many people understand everything, but they overthink it and never execute Money-making mindset Money-making trends. You don’t have to be the first to a trend, but you can’t be the last Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Paralysis by over analysis is a global epidemic” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Everyone has great ideas. But ideas are nothing without implementation, and today’s episode is all about how to go from idea to reality. There are three very important steps to go from concept to reality, and you will learn about them on this episode. But one of the most important, earliest steps, is the ability to get excited before getting started. While a lot of people can do this, many cannot, and it is essential to success. The reason for this is because understanding what motivates you, what excites you, and what makes you want to work, is the understanding that will help you achieve great things. Learn more about how to take an idea all the way to reality and achieve success on today’s episode. “A great trainer not only educates, but to instill motivation to carry through” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want Paralysis by over analysis is a global epidemic A great training not only educates, but to instill motivation to carry through You must have the ability to generate excitement before you have started something In order to overcome your natural “brain budgeting,” you have to overcome the concept that something is going to be hard in your mind You must have the ability to create a prototype of any idea, to make sure your idea is good. Prototypes will save you from bankruptcy Pre-sell your idea You can’t fix stupid Keep an eye on google trends to be ahead of the curve Be careful about what connotations you set up for yourself with different things. The right associations will set you up for success The school system has not progressed into the modern world Avoid people with extreme ideologies and opinions Learn from everyone, but pick and choose what you learn Learn from other people through mentorships and apprenticeships Pick arbitrary goals in life, and then follow through! You will gain momentum and confidence through achieving goals, even if they are arbitrary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Most people are too stubborn and narcissistic to get rich” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) In order to be successful, you will have to learn how to efficiently and effectively manage yourself. This means you need to look into your daily schedule, find out what you are doing with your time, and then be purposeful about allocating that time to the specific activities that will move you forward toward your goals. Today I’m going through how I break up my day, why I focus on just a few large chunks instead of many small chunks, as well as a deep dive into what you should look for in the very first business you start. “Learn and employ the power of delegation” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Most people are too stubborn and narcissistic to get rich A highly efficient routine in your day is important to earning more Learn and employ the power of delegation Emphasize efficiency Have an efficient system for taking notes Know how to efficiently learn Knowing how to manage yourself is one of the most important things that you will learn Imagine that a camera is on you all day. Would you be proud of what people would see in the video? If you are focused on other people, or commenting on other people’s social media, you will not have attention and time left to be successful Don’t get too fancy and specific with your daily routine. Don’t chunk too small At the beginning of your day, figure out the specific 3-5 things you really need to do that day Major in majors, and minor in minors Do the most important thing you do in a day, first thing Be careful about highly regulated industries. It takes away some of your control Pure hard work is not enough. You NEED more than that to be successful Start your first business as an easier endeavor. You can try harder, fancier businesses later TaiLopez.com/ApplyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You must study history to make money” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Today is an involved episode. We cover a ton of ground, from politics, to self-help, how to live your life, how to deal with people, how to understand and take advantage of trends to build successful businesses faster, and much more. If you are interested in hearing more longer and more involved episodes like this one, leave a review and let us know in the review. That way we can bring you the kind of podcast you want to hear. “Bluffing is dangerous. Consider the repercussions, and the possibility that someone will call your bluff” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind How happy you are will depend mainly on your relationships Identifying trends and taking advantage of them is the best way start a business The things you worry about rarely happen. The things you don’t worry about tend to happen Keep your friends close and your enemies closer Just because something has been a certain way doesn’t mean that it should continue to be that way You must study history to make money Education and reading will give you insights into how you should deal with other people, according to their specific mindset Bluffing is dangerous. Consider the repercussions, and the possibility that someone will call your bluff The smartest, most successful and richest people in the world all read a ton. If you think that you’re smarter than all of them, then you don’t have to. But you’re not smarter than them Anytime you want to make money, simply be an impressive and curious person If you don’t stand out from the crowd, you will struggle to make money. If you can stand out in a good way, you will always be able to make money Avoid extreme ideologies Understand differences in the way cultures approach things, and take it into consideration Understand the perverse incentives that are in place, that make people incentivised to work toward things that are not ideal outcomes for either you, or the world at large Only borrow money on tested ideas to mitigate risk Every 50 year prediction of the past has been VERY far off, so be very sceptical of those predictions today The nicest people are at the top. The worst people are the people lower down, and trying to elbow their way to the top Because people are born unequal, you will never have 100% equality Money is not the solution to all things, but you must learn how to make money. It’s essential Live an adventurous life if you want to have more energy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As you go through life, you come to the realization that many people have serious psychological problems. Whatever metric or system you use to measure psychological issues, you will find that a very large number of the people that you run across exhibit those traits.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It feels like the level of narcissism in the world is continually increasing. Just take a look at your Instagram feed, and you will see it proudly on display. It seems like nothing is more important to people today than themselves and their looks.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Durant said, “A nation is born stoic, and dies epicurean.” This means that, at the beginning of a nation’s lifespan, it’s citizens are tough. They understand the true meaning of difficulty and stress. They don’t stress out over the small things in life, because they have bigger things to worry about. They’re tough, and they find a way to turn a horrible situation into something great.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Take deep dives into some of the more difficult and high-level topics of life. It’s important to work out your brain” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Some episodes of The Tai Lopez Show are on light topics, and for anyone, but sometimes you need to get deep. This episode is a bit higher level than other episodes have been. We’re discussing Will Durant and his ideas about humanity, hero’s, war, and the natural balance of the world.It’s important to train your brain to be able to tackle difficult or complicated topics. As with any ability or skill, it’s a muscle that has to be worked out, and today we’re giving you that workout through this discussion.So don’t shy away from tougher topics like these, but embrace them with excitement to learn and better yourself! “In everything: Take the best and forget the rest” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Take deep dives into some of the more difficult and high-level topics of life. It’s important to work out your brain Train the brain through practical, tangible benefits Study history to see the cycles that will repeat The imitative majority follows the innovative minority Most wars are two privileged people fighting each other, and everyone else getting caught in it The world is set up naturally, with checks and balances, the even everything out Avoid radical ideas and views. The world is too complicated for that In everything: Take the best and forget the rest Life is all about decisions, and your quality of life depends on your decisions Unbalance in any situation tends to be a big problem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You will always offend people with whatever you do, so don’t worry too much about it” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) This message is a hard hitting reminder that, while we all make mistakes, it’s extremely important that you always put out work that is the highest quality of which you are capable. After doing something, if you can honestly say it was the best you could have done, nobody can fault you. But if you did not pursue the work in a conscientious way, with an understanding of the consequences to yourself or whoever you work for, you have no excuse. This is a piece of internal communication with my team, as well as a lesson for everyone who wants to accomplish big things in this world: Everyone likes to make excuses for why they didn’t do as good a job as they wanted, but pure results are the real measure of what has been done. Hold yourself to this high standard, and you will go far. “It’s extremely important to be able to say and admit to yourself that you messed up” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind You will always offend people with whatever you do, so don’t worry too much about it Instead of immediately making a judgement call about something, good or bad, right or wrong, try to see what you can learn from it first Learn from everything instead of making an immediate value judgement about it Put yourself in someone else’s shoes to better understand what’s really going on The best way to deal with humans is to always start out nice with people, and then treat them back the way that they treat you You can tell when something is being dealt with in a consciousness way, or when it was not It’s extremely important to be able to say and admit to yourself that you messed up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“To be successful, you must know the language of the environment that you are in” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) This episode is all about money. I’m answering your questions about how to get money, what to do with it once you have it, and how and why to start investing early. We’re talking about why reading people is an essential skill to earning more, as well as how to do it. A lot of people like to talk about how money isn’t everything, and they’re right. But the reality is that money is extremely important, because without it, you will never experience complete freedom. It’s not that the money is so important to a happy life, but that having the money brings the freedom that increases your quality of life. So listen to this episode to learn more about money, how to make more of it, and how to manage it, to bring more freedom and happiness into your life. “Money isn't everything, but you will never have complete freedom if you’re broke” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Reading people is an essential skill to make more money Ask yourself how many hours per week you spend around someone who is 20 years ahead of you financially Spend as much time as possible around the people who are where you want to be financially You must know the language of the environment that you are in When you meet people, especially if you want to be able to successfully interact with people, you need to be able to read them and speak directly to them Being able to adapt quickly will be essential to making money in the modern world The most incredible brands in the world have died from an inability or an unwillingness to change You have to put in time and effort to find mentors in your life Money isn't everything, but you will never have complete freedom if you’re broke Setup automated withdrawals from one bank to another, and make it a pain to access the second account, so that you automatically save Get started investing and making smart money decisions even if you have a very small amount of money to work with When you’re broke, don’t try to live like you’re rich Things like fear and negative thoughts tend to make it far more difficult to make money If you want to make more money, you have to have energy If you feel depressed, do not hang out with other depressed people Make sure you’re around a variety of different people Use technology to approximate mentorship with podcasts, youtube videos, etc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Study history so that you don’t make stupid decisions” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Do you read history? Today, most people don’t. Most people don’t read at all, but if they do read, it’s probably either light, fluffy novels or maybe a self-help book here and there. But what about history? What can a deeper understanding of history do for your life, in helping you achieve the best life possible? Today, I’m going through some moments in history, and what can be learned from them. Because without and understanding of history, there really is no way that we can predict the future. But because history tends to repeat itself, if we develop an understanding and knowledge of history and the trends that come back time and time again, we can better understand the world around us, and make more sense of where it’s headed, as well as if current political decisions are likely to be a good idea. "The reward should be emphasized in education to motivate students to learn" - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)   Points to Keep In Mind To start learning history, focus first on what you enjoy History should be more about stories than dates and numbers to be interesting Show the reward before you teach in order to effectively learn, and want to learn! First you get the mindset, then you launch the business, then you get the money. The progression is important Use the HEXACO personality test to more fully understand personalities The C, which stands for Conscientiousness, is probably the most important attribute when it comes to making money Conscientiousness: Perfectionism Organization Prudence (the ability to make good decisions) Parents are usually the worst thing for their kids Politics and Republican vs Democrat tends to have more to do with personality types Knowing history, and how it repeats itself, will help you earn more money and be more successful The mark of an intelligent person is to see both sides of a story Study history so that you don’t make stupid decisions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Be careful about business models where your costs grow with your revenue” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Everyone is looking for the ideal business model. They’re looking to discover the perfect model to bring ever increasing revenue. Today, I’m talking about two common business models, and which I prefer. The two models: Netflix and Spotify. Netflix buys out agreements with content creators, whereas Spotify pays royalties dependent on number listens. Therefore, as Spotify’s income increases, so too does their cost. But as Netflix’s income increases, their costs stay the same, or even decrease. This is one of the most important factors to look at when analyzing a potential business. Will cost increase as revenue increases, or will cost stay the same or even decrease? Look for business models where cost decreases as revenue increases. “The ideal business is one where you sell ever increasing units at an ever decreasing cost” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Be careful about business models where your costs grow with your revenue Look for a way for cost to decrease as income increases The ideal business is one where you sell ever increasing units at an ever decreasing cost When you start a business, be careful about signing licensing and royalty agreements where your cost will increase with increased revenue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The world needs people who are willing to say it like it is, and not gloss over it” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) We learn a lot of things in school, but the emphasis is often put on the less practical pieces of information, rather than the knowledge that will really help you get ahead and live a good life. On today’s episode, I’m going through some of the things that they should have taught us in school. I’m taking questions from the audience, to give you the information that is going to truly help you live the kind of life you want to. We go through how to get investments, how to pitch, why you should hire an accountant, how to save money on taxes, and why education will be the ultimate way we can lessen poverty in the world. “There are no solutions, only trade offs. So pick your poison” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The world needs people who are willing to say it like it is, and not to gloss over it On the flip side, if someone tells it to you like it is, you need to not get offended by it, but take the truth from it and use it to motivate you Good investors know that they should invest in the human above the business If you’re pitching a business, you need to tell a story. A story will make something relatable and make it stand out to the people you’re pitching to If you’re looking for investments, start with people you know. It will be a lot easier to get the first money from them Unless you have a background as an accountant, you should probably hire an accountant, even before you’re making a lot of money The best way to save on taxes is to own a business and write off expenses Never mess with the IRS. Don’t try to be tricky with taxes If you want to make a lot of money, you will pay a lot of taxes You can’t tax people enough to end poverty. Instead, you must increase productivity if you want to combat poverty, and the best way to increase productivity is to educate people The way you fix the most problems in the world is through education There are no solutions, only trade offs. So pick your poison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You have to train yourself to laugh at adversity” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Today, it feels like everyone is looking for something to be offended by. Whether the thing has anything to do with them or not, they’re on the search for something that they can be offended by. If you really need to be offended, though, be offended by the big problems in the world! Or, better yet, choose to learn from the process of being offended, and improve yourself through it. Take the things that people say to you, that would offend weaker people, and use them as motivation to work on improving yourself everyday. “Use pain and feeling offended to motivate yourself to improve” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Today it seems like people are looking for ways to be offended Sometimes, you need to be a little hurt by the truth, to help you change something about yourself The sooner that you learn that people won’t like you and you will be offended, the sooner you can get used to it If all you do is get offended, you don’t hurt the person who offended you, you only hurt yourself Don’t take things personally, because 99% of the time it’s not even about you anyways You have to train yourself to laugh at adversity You’re only free when you’re the master of your thoughts Use pain and feeling offended to motivate yourself to improve Your brain gravitates toward negativity, so negative comments will really affect you if you let them The emotional motivation of pain can bring you to success Harness what offends weaker people, and turn it into your motivation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Never be the person signing a contract that you don’t fully understand” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) How careful are you about the contracts that you sign? Do you read them and fully understand them, in all of their details, before attaching your signature? Or do you think it will all just magically “work out” somehow for you? Too many people do the later. They don’t pay enough attention. This is such a common thread you see in the world: Plain ignorance. As I say on this episode, the root of all the problems in the world is not the rich getting richer. The root of all problems is ignorance, plain and simple. But, in a lot of ways, it’s not everyone’s fault: The schooling system has set them up for failure. It’s set them up to go through the most formative years of life without learning the most practical skills. Things like money management, entrepreneurship, just pure logical thinking, all get passed over, and, to make matters worse, children are given tons of sugar through the sodas they drink, and then forced to sit through a standardized test. It’s no wonder people don’t come out with good critical thinking skills. Don’t be someone who contributes to the main problem in the world of ignorance. Educate yourself, and learn to be smarter and more practical. “The root of the problems in the world is not the rich getting richer. It’s ignorance” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Be very careful with money. Always underestimate your claims to insure you are safe with your estimates Manage people’s expectations by underestimating Videotape something if you could potentially need more proof in the future If you ever invest money in something, don’t expect it to come back. Only give money you can survive without ever seeing back Don’t personally guarantee anything unless you are ready to pay the full thing, because you may have to Never be the person signing a contract that you don’t fully understand Children should start learning practical money management techniques young School should focus more on skills Incentive people with what works to incentivize them! Whether that’s cars, girls, mansions, do what actually works! People at the top should raise up everyone else, not keep them down The root of the problems in the world is not the rich getting richer. It’s ignorance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Perfectionism is often considered a negative thing, when it is really a positive” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) When it comes to success, only a multifaceted approach works. The University of Pennsylvania found that the number one trait that contributes to success is conscientiousness. There are 5 facets of conscientiousness: Industriousness, perfectionism, organization, diligence, and prudence. Each of these facets plays a role, and today’s episode is about how each contributes, and how you can build your strength in each area. But it’s important to understand that a combination of many different factors are going to lead to your ultimate ability to succeed in this life. Don’t get too fixated on any one, but take a careful and holistic approach to learning and improving yourself. Focus on the 5 aspects of conscientiousness to improve your ability to succeed in life. “Organization is essential to productivity and progress in your life” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The #1 trait associated with success is conscientiousness If you don’t have attention to detail, you will have a hard time being successful The 5 facets of conscientiousness: Industriousness, perfectionism, organizations, diligence, and prudence Perfectionism is often considered a negative thing, when it is really a positive If you can’t pay attention to detail, you’ll probably be broke Organization is essential to productivity and progress in your life Diligence is the ability to stick something out when it’s not fun or exciting anymore Prudence is the ability to make good decisions in life. You have to think through decisions very carefully Ask yourself: What would a very smart person do in this situation? A combination of facets and traits makes you successful, not any individual thing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“There are three types of people: People making things happen, people watching things happen, and people wondering what happened” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) People tend to underestimate what they can do, and what is possible, because they don’t have the ability to focus. If you can’t really concentrate your efforts on one task for an extended period of time, you’re going to find it a lot more difficult to actually get things done. That is why the ability to turn on intense focus for as much time as is needed is absolutely essential to your success. Without it, you will jump aimlessly from task to task, not finishing anything, and not getting anywhere closer to your goals. Learn to skill of focus, because it will help with every other area of your life.  “You can do a lot more than you think you can do if you can just learn how to really focus” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind There are three types of people: People making things happen, people watching things happen, and people wondering what happened Be focused and practical You can do a lot more than you think you can do if you can just learn how to really focus There is a time to stop and smell the roses, but if you’re not where you want to be, then now is not that time Anyone who thinks a president or political party will fix your problem is wrong In many ways, success of a lot more simple than people think Awareness of where you are and where you want to go is the first step to getting there If you have a problem, admit it. If you’re broke, admit it, and move on to the next phase The problem with people blaming other people for their financial problems is that they will never get out of the situation they find themselves in There’s no long-term fix for making more than you make, you have to recognize it and change it At the end of the day, nobody really cares about you but you If people took have the time that they spent complaining about things and put it into fixing their situation, they might not have anything to complain about anymore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“There is a science behind habits, and it’s important to learn it” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)  Too many people go through life haphazardly, without purpose and forethought, stumbling from thing to thing, and from idea to idea. This lack of focus will keep you from truly achieving great things in your life. But if you learn how to create the right habits and neuro pathways in your brain to help you do small amounts of a task, regularly every day for a long time, you’re ability to succeed in life will skyrocket, and you’ll achieve what you thought you couldn’t. Learn how to create those neuro pathways and create habits on today’s episode of the Tai Lopez Show. “Habits keep you from going through life haphazardly” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Fitness, money-making, public speaking, ability to read people, the ability to influence people, are all habits that people create At the age of 25, your neural pathways are pretty set as far as habits. You can still change and create habits, but it’s more difficult There is a science behind habits, and it’s important to learn it Habits keep you from going through life haphazardly People think they have time when they’re young, but in reality you should be in a hurry to create the right habits because it will only get more difficult as you get older It’s better to do small chunks of a task regularly, to create the pathway in your brain to make it easier each time you go to do that task, and work harder at it Move from one thing to the other logically and thoughtfully, with a single end in mind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“The school system should be less about memorizing information and more about forming good habits” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) The school system focuses far too much on memorizing data. In today’s age, data is not nearly as important as good habits. You can find any information you really need at a moment’s notice on your phone. But habits, which define how you spend your time day in and day out, are going to make the difference in how successful you are able to be. Listen to today’s podcast to find out the importance of habits in your life and how to build better ones. “The things you both love and hate in life will come down to the habits you form” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The school system should be less about memorizing information and more about forming good habits The chains of habits are too weak to be felt until they’re too strong to be broken Get in new habit learning as early as possible, because the younger you are, the easier it is The things you both love and hate in life will come down to the habits you form When practicing something, get in it for the long haul. Don’t give up, just do a small amount every single day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Almost everything you hate or love about life stems from a habit” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)  Almost everything in your life, whether you love it or hate it, can be traced back to some habit you formed. Whether it’s procrastinating when you know you should be working on something, watching hours of TV everyday, or good things like constantly looking for solutions, eating healthy, getting good amounts of sleep. In a large part, your life is simply made up of a bunch of habits you’ve created over time. This is why the school system should focus much more on forming the right habits, rather than memorizing things. Habits and having the right habits define how happy and successful you will be in life, but they’re not created instantly. They have to be refined and worked on continually, over a long amount of time. But keep at them, and they will turn into powerful pillars for your good life. “The school system should be far more geared toward creating the right habits, instead of memorization” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they’re too strong to be broken Almost everything you hate or love about life stems from a habit The school system should be far more geared toward creating the right habits, instead of memorization It’s much easier to form habits when you’re younger, so start now and work hard on creating the right habits It’s better to do 15 minutes a day for a long time then to keep going all in, and giving up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Life is against your happiness, so it’s a fight to find true happiness” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)  Today is another short reminder-episode about happiness. Most of the ways life works is against your happiness, whether it’s the unfairness of life, other people trying to take advantage of you, your body’s natural decay over time, natural disasters, or other things. It’s important to be realistic about life, know that these are the facts, so that, armed with that knowledge, you can fight back, and fight for your happiness.  “The struggle to survive is the struggle to fight back against the forces that work against your happiness” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Other people will try to take advantage of you Your body will naturally decay over time Natural disasters are everywhere Life is against your happiness, so it’s a fight to find true happiness Be a realist about life, so that you have the tools to fight back and fight for your happiness The struggle to survive is the struggle to fight back against the forces that work against your happiness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Practice Your Skills Until You’re Too Good to Ignore” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) This is an extremely short, reminder episode: Are you putting in the reps and sets, to practice over time, to get to where you want to be?  “Life and progress is all about reps and sets, constant improvement through practice and repetition” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Life and progress is all about reps and sets, constant improvement through practice and repetition No matter what you want to do with your life, getting better will be all about putting in the time and energy to practice it Effort over time will always equal results, you just have to be willing to do the work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Build on your strengths, NOT weaknesses” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Today I’m showing you the 3 steps to finding the right career for you. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, or are trying to figure out the right line of work to go into, I’m going through the simple 3-step process to find out what you should do, and what you will be happy doing long-term. Because that is what is really important for a career: Find out what you can enjoy day in and day out for years. You will find certain topics and issues that fascinate you for a moment in time, but that will turn into feeling like just a lot of work if you have to do them day after day for years.  So, instead of just looking at what you might be infatuated with at the moment, try to understand what you have a deep and lasting curiosity for, because that is the work that, over time, while it might not be as interesting as it once was, you will still enjoy doing. Listen to today’s episode to find the rest of the three steps.. “Build a business that can scale up without a lot of work” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Build on your strengths, NOT weaknesses Build on curiosity. You’re love for what you do might come and go a bit, but if you’re super curious about it, you’ll stay interested in it If you build on curiosity, you might not feel at a 10 out of 10 all the time, but you’ll still enjoy it Build a business that can scale up without a lot of work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Reinvest in the people around you” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Today I’m talking about 3 millionaire mentor tips that will help you find more success in your life financially. A lot of people don’t realize the importance of good credit, or don’t understand how it works well enough to be able to get a high score. But if you have good credit, you are able to use other people’s money to make more money, and that is when it all becomes very scaleable. There are some very specific tricks to make sure that your credit score is high, and I am going through some of those in this episode. In addition, I talk about when it’s a good idea to go into debt and when it is not, why you should ALWAYS go to events if you can, but not necessarily stay for long, how to act around people that you would like to network with for business, and why reinvesting in those around you is one of the smartest things you can do.  “Don’t go deep into debt for anything that will not generate any income” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Learn the game of getting and keeping good credit Keep 8-10% balance on your card If you can get the game of good credit under control, you can use other people’s money to make more money Don’t go deep into debt for anything that will not generate any income Put your cards on autopay Don’t go above about 50% Go to events that you don’t like, but don’t feel like you need to stay too long. Just get in the habit of putting yourself out there When you meet people you really want to a relationship with, don’t push too hard or act too needy Repetition is important in meeting people and business networking Take care of the people close to you Reinvest in the people around you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“If you have to be on your best behavior on the first date, you’re probably not a good fit” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) What are my top 3 pieces of advice for people who want a better dating life? The first is to never date someone who is not attracted to you. If they are with you for other reasons, you will have big problems down the road. That might seem obvious, but a lot of people are caught in the trap of dating the people that they want to, without regard for this fundamental, foundational aspect in place. Be careful. Listen to this episode for the rest of my advice on how to have a better dating life! “Only date people you naturally vibe with” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Do not date people who are not attracted to you Use the dark triad test to weed out the crazy people Go with people you naturally feel like you vibe with If you have to be on your best behavior on the very first date, you might not actually have a good fit with the person Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “The quickest path between two points is a straight line. FOCUS” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Today I’m talking about the three main pieces of advice that I would give my younger self if I could go back in time. These are the broad ideas that are going to make a big difference in your life, no matter what your specific goals are. First of all, the quickest path between two points is always a straight line. This means that you must bring determined and unrelenting focus to your goals. Whatever you see as your aim, you need to focus very strongly on that one thing, even though it can alter and change somewhat over time. Whatever it is right now, you need to be able to bring determined and long-term focus towards its accomplishment. This is what is going to separate you from the rest of the people in the world who are also trying to accomplish things. Most of the world is distracted, and that is what is holding them back. But in a world full of distractions and distracted people, you need to bring intense focus to your goals, and you will see them accomplished. For the other two things I would tell my younger self, as well as more advice on how to live the best life possible, listen to this episode of The Tai Lopez Show! “You can get almost anything you want in life, but it will always take you a bit longer than you think” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The quickest path between two points is a straight line. FOCUS Build on your strengths, not on your weaknesses Do wish for other people’s strengths, and try to build on those You can improve weaknesses, but you can’t primarily build on them You can get almost anything you want in life, but it will always take you a bit longer than you think The temptation to give up is right before you succeed Life is a like a ladder, you start at the bottom, and if you try to jump up to the top too fast, you’ll fall on your face Go on step, one rung of the ladder at a time Go directly toward what you want, with focus, in everything in your life, whether personal or professional Build the mental skills to be able to bring singular focus to whatever you need to To get what you want, you need to deserve what you want Pray for what you want Everybody’s specific desire is different, but YOU know what you want, so FOCUS on it Even if you’re young, don’t assume that you have a lot of time. Bring this kind of focus to your goals, so you aren’t left with regret When the whole world is distracted, YOU be FOCUSED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Try to attain wisdom rather than just information” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Information is important, but facts can distract from the foundational principles of the world. A lot of people get far too caught up in the process of attaining peripheral information, rather than exploring and seeking to deeply understand the principles and foundations of life. Things like general economics, social skills, the ability to read people, and financial principles, are the kind of foundational knowledge that you should be seeking to acquire. Because without them, when you simply focus on the peripheral information and education, it’s easy to be led astray by things that are not true. But knowledge and wisdom of foundational principles will allow you to see through the lies, identify them, and allow you to build on that foundation in a strong way so that you can be more successful in life and your pursuit of health, wealth, love and happiness. “Wisdom is the common sense you get from being curious and observant” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Everyone has a different opinion on how to lead the best life. But you need focus in your life if you want to see success If you aren’t careful in life, you just won’t get anything done Try to attain wisdom rather than just information Understand the foundational principles, so that you don’t get distracted by all of the extra information available. Without the foundation, you won’t be able to tell the truth from the lies If you don’t have common sense and wisdom, you can make a lot of money, but will probably lose it Sometimes you must be cynical, and sometimes cynicism closes the door on opportunity Most problems come from problems of how to interact with people Wisdom is the common sense you get from being curious and observant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Most people only make money with time, but making it with money is infinitely scaleable” - Warren Buffett (click to tweet) This episode is a recounting of the notes I took at a recent Berkshire Hathaway shareholder’s meeting. Speaking and in attendance were Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Charlie Munger and many more, so on this episode I am going back through my notes to deliver the takeaways and key points to you. Throughout the meeting, they got into issues like the concept of making money with money instead of time, why you should specialize, why you must be a constant, life-long learner, why good health is essential and should be a priority, as it will affect everything else that you try to do, and why you should do what you want to do NOW instead of waiting for the perfect time. “College degrees are fine, but what are you learning RIGHT NOW?” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind One of the definitions of investing is the ability to make money with money Most people only make money with time, but making it with money is infinitely scaleable You have to understand the basic fundamentals before getting into advanced topics You can’t be good at everything, you MUST specialize Experiment, find what you’re good at, and then double down on that Problems will not go away if left alone, they will only get worse College degrees are fine, but what are you learning right now? You don’t need a lot of wins to make a lot of money, you just need a few good ones If you let your health go down, it will negatively affect the rest of what you’re trying to do When you pick your career, don’t pick entirely based on money, pick based on your interest Be cautious when making investments based on EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization) Capitalism will always hurt a few while benefitting society as a whole Every type of society has pros and cons Never tell anyone about your problems. 90% of people don’t care, and the other 10% that do care are glad you have them The 7-Takeaways Focus on your circle of competence- what you KNOW you’re good at When a problem arises, in any situation, deal with it quickly A life of continuous learning is a life that’s well-lived. The more you learn the more you earn You can’t catch all the investments. Know that you will miss some, and be ok with that While you do learn new things, be sure not to unlearn the old principles Keep your physical body in good shape, otherwise it will negatively affect the rest of what you do If you have something to do, don’t wait! Age will sneak up on you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “If you want to convince and persuade someone, appeal to their desires” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Everyone needs to learn how to persuade other people if they want to be successful with anything in their life, but most people are going about it all the wrong way. Because most people think about themselves almost all of the time, are obsessed with themselves, their feelings, emotions and desires, these are the things that you need to appeal to if you want to be persuasive. This might seem obvious, but very, very few people are really good at putting themselves in someone else’s shoes and really approaching a conversation, whether sales or other, from that viewpoint. Today, we’re talking about how to effectively persuade someone through the skill of looking at life through the lens of their desires and emotions, not your own. “People are in love with themselves, not with you, and good marketers understand that” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind If you want to convince and persuade someone, appeal to their desires Nobody is ever convinced by logic. Appeal to desires, self interest, and emotions instead Emotion is still the most powerful thing in almost anyone’s life Start with other people’s interest, instead of your own, when you’re asking for anything People are in love with themselves, not with you, and good marketers understand that Focus on other people, and bring up your own needs last Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Ask people to do something small for you to find out if they should be your friends or not” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Do you want to know the number 1 test to determine whether or not you should be friends with someone? The single test that will determine whether someone will be a benefit to your life, and lift it up, or whether they will be a drag on it, and pull you down? Ask them to do something simple for you. That’s right, it’s as simple as that. But why does it work so well? Why will that immediately reveal whether you want someone in your life or not? And how do you do this test right? Find out in this episode of The Tai Lopez Show! “Reading people is by far the most important skill” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Ask people to do something small for you to find out if they should be your friends or not Reading people is by far the most important skill Find out if people will be flexible enough to share their time with you, to find out if you want them as friends Don’t make friends because you’re trying to help them. Find friends that will help you out Then, make sure you are flexible back to them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “If you want to be successful, there will be a point in your life when people will doubt you” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Today we’re looking at several different google trends from around the world. If you want to be successful and have the opportunity to make a lot of money, it’s very important to be able to spot and take advantage of trends quickly, and google trends is one of the best ways to do that. In addition, today we’re talking about why people will doubt you on your way to success. Then, when you are successful they will love and praise you, and then, chances are, they will hate you again, because public opinion is fickle, and it’s important to know that going in, so that you don’t tie your own self-worth to the public’s opinion of you. “Look at both sides of issues, don’t be close-minded” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Use google trends to stay on top of what is happening in the world, and catch the trends as they come Look at both sides of issues, don’t be close-minded If you want to be successful, there will be a point in your life when people will doubt you The people who doubt you will eventually love you, and then probably hate you again. The public opinion is fickle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Always stay on top of the trends. Catching trends is one of the best ways to make money” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) When you look at the stories of those who have done and accomplished incredible things, you will almost always find a point at which they were so far down on their luck, they were ready to give up, and thought it was all over for them. When you feel discouraged or ready to give up, look at these stories, and consider the characters. If you feel like it can’t get any worse, know that people have gone through worse, come out on top, and you can too! Times of discouragement will come to everyone, so know that those stories are out there for you to draw courage from, and to help you pull through! “It’s always the most adaptable that survive” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Keep an eye on google trends to know what’s going on in the world, and understand the trends When you’re down on your luck, look to the examples of those who have done great things in the world, and realize that most of them have gone through it Always stay on top of the trends. Catching trends is one of the best ways to make money It’s always the most adaptable that survive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Most people quit right before they could become successful” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Social media is not going away anytime soon, and so those who can learn to effectively use it and grow their following steadily over time will win. That is the simple truth of the matter, and if you can’t see that, you will sadly be left behind in today’s economy. But to grow a social media following takes careful thought, a willingness to experiment and observe the results, and tweak your processes to match what you find. This is what too many people miss: Because you can simply delete a social media post if you decide it was a bad idea, what is holding you back from posting? Experiment! Listen to today’s episode to find out more about how I was able to grow my Instagram to 2 million followers and how you can too! “Social media is not a fad or going away anytime soon, so put work into learning it and getting better at it” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Be patient with your process of growing followers Don’t get stuck in the habits of posting the same way over and over again Don’t be afraid to experiment a lot of posting Most people quit right before they could become successful In life, the persistent and patient win Try different types, time, etc, and be very observant about what gets the most likes and most comments Social media is not a fad or going away anytime soon, so put work into learning it and getting better at it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “You are what you are, and you have to build on your strengths” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Have you heard the saying “jack of all trades, master of none?” It comes from the idea that someone who tries to do EVERYTHING might end up not being really good at anything. It’s the idea behind specialization. Too many people are trying to be too broad, or are trying to build on their weaknesses, instead of recognizing their strengths and working on those, to optimize their results. Then, work to surround yourself with people who have strengths in areas that you have weaknesses in, so that every area is covered. To spend too much time, energy, and effort working on your weaknesses will only be a waste of time. Therefore, the key is to be able to accurately identify your real strengths, and this is something that most people have a very hard time doing. Listen to this episode to learn how to find your real strengths, and build on them, to live the best life possible! “Awareness about yourself and who you are is the most important, first step” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The idea of authenticity is tricky, because it tends to mean different things to different people You can change part of you, but part of you will always remain the same You are what you are, and you have to build on your strengths You’re wasting your effort and energy if you’re building on your weaknesses instead of your strengths You can be very successful without trying to become someone other than who you are Very few people actually have a good understanding of their strengths A lot of people project what they wish was their strength, when it is not Society will tell you that you need to be one way, but society speaks in generalizations which are often not completely correct To find your strengths, go back to what people said about you when you were very young Make a list of all your goals over the last 18 months, and then be very honest about which things were actually accomplished, and which you didn’t really do Don’t beat yourself up over your weaknesses, focus on improving your strengths Surround yourself with people who complement your weaknesses No matter what your personality is, there’s somebody who is the exact opposite, and you should get around people like that Awareness about yourself and who you are is the most important, first step Find a balance in your life between all the things that you want, and allocate time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “The main reason that people procrastinate is because they don’t have the right rewards setup for themselves” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Most people have an extremely difficult time being productive and getting everything done that they need to because they constantly procrastinate. If you could learn how to end procrastination in your life, your productivity and output would absolutely skyrocket. Today’s episode is about how you can set the right rewards in your life to make sure that you always have plenty of motivation to get beyond the temptation to procrastinate. And while the exact rewards will vary from person to person, the most important thing is knowing yourself well enough to know what rewards need to be set up for you, in order for you to not procrastinate. “Stay calm and cool under pressure” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The reward is never as good as you think it will be, and pain is never as bad as you think Money is not as great as people think The school system is messed up because it doesn’t show reward to make people want to work The main reason that people procrastinate is because they don’t have the right rewards setup for themselves Use the rewards that you know will inspire you to massive action More important than money, fast cars, or any material thing, is really understanding what inspires you Stay realistic about each step of your life, keep it in context, probably none of it is as big a deal as you think Stay calm and cool under pressure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “At least 70% of the people who meet will be psychologically abnormal in some way” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Do you know what the Dark Triad is? The Dark Triad is a test that people can take that will show them what levels of narcissism, machiavellianism, and psychotic tendencies they have, and it one of the most telling tests for whether you want someone in your life or not. As you go through life, you need to start recognizing these traits and tendencies in others, so that you can be on the lookout for them, and know which people to be careful around! Knowing how to read people is one of the most important skills you can develop, and I talk about it a lot. This episode is all about the dark triad character traits you need to look out for in your acquaintances, and how to spot them. “Learn how to recognize different psychological issues in other people, and how to deal with them” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind At least 70% of the people who meet will be psychologically abnormal in some way Understand this, and be on the lookout constantly Learn how to recognize different psychological issues in other people, and how to deal with them Use the Dark Triad test to understand people better Narcissistic people are in love with themselves, but also insecure about how they are, so always looking for ways to exploit other people to make them seem bigger Machiavellian people are manipulative, and out to get you as soon as your back is turned. Often, it’s because they were bullied when they were younger Psychotic people have no remorse for the bad things they do A lot of entrepreneurs and business people are psychotic, and have no remorse for the bad things that they might cause Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “There’s no single thing that will do as much to increase your ability to earn as much as educating yourself” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Standing out from the crowd is essential to earning more. If you blend in, you simply will not be noticed by the movers and shakers in any industry, so you won’t be able to climb the ladder to true influence and earning potential. Today, I’m teaching you how to raise your VRIN score to stand out, and be more valuable in your industry, to earn more. VRIN stands for Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Non-Substitutable. A college degree used to be a very efficient way to raise your VRIN score, before they were so common. But now, in the modern age, we need to find new ways to raise VRIN scores, and I’m teaching you exactly how on this episode. “Have a combination of learning straight from the source and learning from people. Structure AND experiential learning” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Stand out by learning more than other people You can often get visitor passes to college classes There’s no single thing that will do as much to increase your ability to earn as much as educating yourself You must learn things that are valuable to the world if you want to earn more Understand where you stand as far as your employment status, and your full understanding of what you really want out of your life, and your motivations If you’re unsure of what you should be doing, you’re never going to do a very good job of it VRIN: Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, Non Substitutable College degrees used to raise VRIN, because not too many people had them. Less so now The new version of using college to raise your VRIN score is a combination of formal and self learning Have a combination of learning straight from the source and learning from people. Structure AND experiential learning Don’t underestimate the value of an elite team Formalize your training program Don’t just train once and expect the subject to be retained, review over and over again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “If you’re not as well equipped, you’ll always lose, even if you’re a better fighter” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Put time and effort into developing the right toolset. Too many people think that hustle is all that they need, and that if they have enough hustle, they will get where they want to go. But it’s not true, because having the right tools, and knowing how to effectively us them will take you much farther than hustle. And HEXACO is a perfect example of that: If you know it, and understand how to apply it to real life, you will know who you should be friends with, go into business with, or have in your life for any reason, while the person who simply sees more hustle as the goal will have to go through a process of trial and error to find the right person, and waste tons of time on the way. Put effort into developing the right toolset through books, podcasts, seminars, conferences, and anywhere else you can learn. “Put time, effort, and money into developing the right toolset” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The Hexaco score is one of the most cutting-edge psychological profiling tool to understand people Hexaco stands for: Honesty/humility Emotionality X- Extroversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Openness to new experiences Understand Hexaco to know how to pick friends, business partners, investors, and everyone who will be a part of your life If you’re not as well equipped, you’ll always lose, even if you’re a better fighter When you don’t have enough equipment, you work hard, but don’t get the reward Put time, effort, and money into developing the right toolset Be a sponge: Learn from and soak up everything around you, just make sure it’s the right things to learn Think about your life as a “progress pyramid.” Work from a strong foundation at the bottom Having a negative net-worth is a dangerous place to be in If you make below $80k per year, it’s very easy to be in a place of financial insecurity Most people don’t have the focus to accomplish great things Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “It’s not the strongest or fastest who survive, it’s the most adaptable” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) When raising money, it’s extremely important to be getting in front of the right investors. Just because an investor has a lot of money and is looking for an investment does not mean that they are a good fit for you. You have to match up the right investors for your idea. This is the part that too many people don’t think about. You have to look for investors who have had previous “wins” in your category. These are the people who will be most excited by your idea, and see the value in it. Learn how to find the ideal investors and business partners for your idea or venture on today’s episode! “You know you’ve hit on something big when you starting getting parodied” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind You have to find the right racehorse, that matches the right race course In order to raise money, you have to be able to match up with investors who have real interest, and preferably past success, in your category Find people who have already won through investing in your industry to increase your chances of raising money It’s not the strongest or fastest who survive, it’s the most adaptable The more you’re sold to, the more you ignore selling. This is the case with investors as well, which is why it takes so much effort to stand out to investors You know you’ve hit on something big when you starting getting parodied You must show overwhelming experience to investors in order to stand out The size of the industry does not directly affect how well the company will do Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “We are all deluded into thinking that we are the center of the universe, but it’s not true” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Almost everyone in the world makes the ego-centric, which is the error of thinking, often subconsciously, that the world is all about you. That you are, in essence, the “center of the universe.” Whether people think this consciously or not, it manifests itself in the way they behave. The mistake that this causes in sales and raising money from investors, is that you spend time making assumptions that the potential investor or customer is interested in the same things you are, instead of gathering data about what the other person is really interested in, and what is most important to them. Learn how to see the world through the wants and desires of those around you, to be able to exert more influence, sell better, and far more effectively raise money, on this episode of the Tai Lopez Show! “Constantly be gathering data about the world and the people around you” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind We are all deluded into thinking that we are the center of the universe. It’s simply how our minds tend to function When trying to sell or raise money, forget about what you want, and think only about what the person across from you wants Gather as much data about the person you’re pitching as possible Constantly be gathering data about the world and the people around you Customize your presentation to match the reward that the people you’re presenting to want Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “A lack of the skills of “business-savvy” is the most common constraint to business growth and success” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Entrepreneurs and business-owners tend to have a misinformed and wrong idea of what exactly is holding them back in business. The most common thought process if that if they had morning money, they could make the business work. But the truth is that most people are far more business-savvy constrained than money-constrained. The high-earners in the world put large amounts of time and effort into learning through reading, listening to smart people, going to conferences, and other activities. The world is far more competitive than most people realize when it comes to having the knowledge and skill-sets for making money. Warren Buffett reads 250-1,000 pages every day, and there are many high-earners just like him to who are consuming that much information, to help them grow businesses and create revenue. This is your competition, so focus on building skill-sets! But, in case you are at the point where you truly do require money for business-growth, this episode will teach you how to raise it from investors. “People tend to be far more culture-savvy than business-savvy” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind In today's society, it does take a certain amount of money to make money A lot of people think that they’re capital constrained, when there is really something else holding them back A lack of the skills of “business-savvy” is the most common constraint to business growth and success Most people think they have business-savvy, but few people do People tend to be far more culture-savvy than business-savvy, which is much less practical A lot of people don’t realize how competitive the modern world is Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Evolution has created a mind that is not well-adapted to the modern world. It has to be trained” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Understanding how to read somebody is one of the most important skills you can develop. While it’s almost never taught in the classroom, the ability to discern aspects of someone else’s character rightfully, asses them and understand enough about them to know if what they will bring to your life will be negative or positive, is one of the most important skills in the world. On today’s episode, I am discussing specific negative character traits, how to spot them, and why they should be avoided at all costs. “Be careful not to date or partner with anyone who exhibits high levels of emotional instability” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Evolution has created a mind that is not well-adapted to the modern world. It has to be trained Be careful not to date or partner with anyone who exhibits high levels of emotional instability You never know who you’re dating until there’s stress Avoid people with low levels of agreeableness Narcissistic people use charm to get their way initially, but then you soon find out that they only care about themselves To understand neuroticism, ask yourself if someone is: Fearful, weird, or dramatic Learning how to read people is one of the most important skills to develop Spending a lot of time around people you like will lead to the greatest amount of happiness in your life If you have to choose between money and friends, always choose friends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Create micro-goals, that each get you slightly closer to your goal” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Do you know how to effectively make decisions? A lot of people find themselves paralyzed by the decision making process, when in reality there is a simple tool to help you always make the right decision: Consider the downside. In every decision you make, look at what the downside of both options is. After looking at both, you usually will realize that one is far worse than the other, and your decision is instantly made. In addition, the ability to focus is as valuable as ever, but in far less supply than ever. Being able to focus, to keep away from you phone for chunks at a time, and to focus like a laser on a problem will separate you from the crowd and bring success. “Focus can solve a lot of your problems. You can solve almost anything if you focus” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Most people know what they should do. The difficult thing is simply doing it People struggle with procrastination because they do not have the force of will to do what they need to do In the “soft” life we live in the modern age, most people don’t experience very many life/death moments. But each moment in your life is life/death, as you choose what kind of life you will have Create micro-goals, that each get you slightly closer to your goal Focus can solve a lot of your problems. You can solve almost anything if you focus Consider the downside in every decision, and use that as a tool to make decisions easy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Don’t waste your time not believing in yourself and your abilities” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Most people don’t realize how valuable their haters are to them. There is a progression that is very common among the successful. Initially, haters don’t even know who you are. They ignore you. Then, they laugh at and ridicule you. After that, as you become more and more successful, they hate you because it reflects poorly on their own life. And then, gradually and over time, they come to love you. So understand that you could be in any one of those stages. But it is a process that you are working through. Each stage leads naturally to the next, and the process has been proven over and over again with almost all success stories. So don’t hate your haters. Love them, appreciate their free PR, and understand which stage you are in. “First they ignore you, then they laugh, then they hate you, then they love you” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Don’t waste your time not believing in yourself and your abilities Being a hater is such a waste of time, energy, and life Haters are free PR for you First they ignore you, then they laugh, then they hate you, then they love you You must look out for yourself, because no one else will People look out for others according to how much DNA they share Always blame yourself if something goes wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Everyone progresses at their own speed. Don’t be in too much of a hurry” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Today’s episode is a small Q&A I did recently in Norway, while shooting hoops. I’m talking about how to very quickly judge whether or not a business is a good idea, why freemium is one of the best business models available today, and how to find the right category for you to thrive in. If you’ve ever wondered how you can know what your focus should be, what your business, or passion, or goal should be, this episode deals with how to define that quickly, and it’s through a process I’ve been talking a lot about lately: Experimentation. But it is a two-step approach to experimentation: Experiment initially to try to find your niche, the thing that you enjoy and are good at, and then experiment constantly once you have defined that, within that space, to optimize your results. “Freemium is one of the best business models: give things away for free, and then charge for just a few things” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Judge business ideas by whether they can make a small amount of progress, and money, very quickly Businesses should win and be a good experiment very quickly early on, and then it might take years to build Experiment constantly to find the initial thing you want to work in, and then experiment within that category Freemium is one of the best business models: give things away for free, and then charge for just a few things Everyone progresses at their own speed. Don’t be in too much of a hurry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Take care of your family, love the people who love you, and destroy your enemies” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Running experiments separates the pros from the amateurs in the marketing world. Those who run the most experiments simply win the most. In fact, in my experience, I have to run about 18 experiments for each winner that I pick out and use again. You will find this to be the fact over and over again in life. The people who refuse to be open minded to other things, to different ideas and ways of doing things, remain stuck in their old ways and don’t innovate, don’t create, and ultimately don’t see the success that they are looking for. But there are specific concepts and methods to keep in mind when it comes to running experiments, and that is what I am talking about in this episode: How to run experiments, learn from them, and adapt, why authenticity is so important to marketing, how true happiness comes from memories, and why services are such a good first business for entrepreneurs. “Authenticity in marketing is powerful” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Look for ways to release dopamine in people’s brains through your social media The exact time you post is not nearly as important as what you are posting Take care of your family, love the people who love you, and destroy your enemies Authenticity in marketing is powerful Run experiments, and don’t be afraid to try new things Instead of being so sure of yourself, go try different things out A huge amount of happiness comes from good memories, so invest in creating them Lots of people put too much effort into their experiments. Instead, make them crappy, so you REALLY know if you have a winner The smartest marketers become experiment machines A lot of people tell you you need to make a lot of mistakes, but that’s only because they did. You can skip the mistakes if you can learn from others Service businesses are great as first businesses to learn with. Products are more scalable Be aggressive in life Get a good CPA, instead of an accountant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “‘Trend catchers’ make even more money than ‘trendsetters’” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Do you know how to use the VRIN formula to make sure your message, your advertising, and your content has legs and will connect with people? That is what I teaching you on this episode. If you want your message to connect and resound, if you want it to be shareable and something people want to tell their friends about, and if you want to be able to SELL, you need to understand the VRIN formula, and how to apply it to your own work. I’m also discussing the difference between “trend-catchers” and “trendsetters,” and why one will tend to make more money than the other, why controversy is valuable and you should push yourself out of your comfort zone to include more of it, and much more! “Don’t be afraid of controversy” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind “Trend catchers” make even more money than “trendsetters” “Edu-tainment” is going to win. The people who educate in more entertaining ways will be more effective Use the formula VRIN: Value Rarity Inimitable Non-substitution A lot of marketers and advertisers are being beaten by less-experienced people who understand better what people really want Value means look for things that release dopamine Make sure you’re doing something that’s rare and unusual in your marketing Your innovation and strategy should be “costly to imitate” Don’t be afraid of controversy Think about one thing you could do this year that would push your boundaries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Motivation is essential to success, but you need to LEARN how to motivate yourself” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Motivation is required for success. It’s as simple as that. But while most people understand this truth, few people take the time to learn how to motivate themselves effectively and well. People learn a few of the things that motivate them, like money, or relationships, or achievement, and they put all their energy into that one aspect. But below I’m outlining the 17 different aspects of what motivates you, and how you can use them to achieve more. In all of this, it’s importance to have balance. Too often people get all caught up in one or two of the below, and put 90% of their effort into those things. Instead, work on spreading these out evenly in your life, around 5% or so for each, to make sure your life is as fulfilling and happy as possible. “The secret to being able to change is understanding why things are the way they are” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Motivation is essential to success, but you need to LEARN how to motivate yourself Life is about doing and enjoying stuff The secret to being able to change is understanding why things are the way they are Everything in life is a trade-off of some good and some bad One of the most painful things in life is not being able to make sense of what happens ALL 17 of the below things must be experienced to feel fulfilled Don’t focus on any single one of the below things. Work for a mix of all 17 17 Reasons Ambition Achievement: Accomplish difficult tasks, overcome obstacles, and become an expert Recognition: Be recognized for what you do Exhibition: Impress others with your actions or words Materialism Acquisition: It’s ok to have some materialistic goals. Use it as motivation Order: Make things clean, neat, and tidy Retention: Hoarding things- within balance Construction: Build some things, get your hands dirty Defense of Status Infavoidance: Concealing a handicap or a failing Defense: Defend yourself Counteraction: Make up for failure by trying again, have pride Human Power Dominance: Control one’s environment Deference: Admire a superior person, praising and yielding to them Autonomy: Breaking free from constraints Contrarience: Being oppositional Aggression: Forcefully overcome an opponent Abasement: Surround and submit to others, and accept punishment Blame Avoidance: Shifting and stifling blame-worthy impulses Harm Avoidance: Desire to avoid harm Infavoidance: Avoiding being humiliated or embarrassed Affection Between People Affiliation: To be close and loyal to another person Sex: To form relationships that lead to sexual intercourse Rejection: Reject certain people and things Nurturance: Help the helpless, feed and keep them from danger Succorance: To have one’s needs met by someone else Play: Have fun, laugh, and relax Exchange of Information Sentience: Seek out and enjoy sensual experiences Cognisance: Understand, be curious, ask questions and find answers Exposition: Deliver information to others Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “The number one thing you should fear in life is wasting time” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Most people are too frugal with their money and aren’t nearly frugal enough with their time. But you can always get more money, you cannot ever get more time, and that makes it the most valuable asset in the world, and worth guarding extremely carefully! This means the one thing you should truly fear in this world are time wasters. Whether they come in the form of people (friends, family, co-workers, etc), projects, habits, or anything else! It’s important to be ruthless in cutting out the time wasters in your life if you want to truly get ahead and achieve goals. Achievement takes time and focused energy, each of which you have less of the more time you waste. Learn how to stop wasting time and achieve more on this episode of the Tai Lopez Show! “Time-wasters are the enemy, and they come in many forms” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The more successful you become, the more valuable your time is The number one thing you should fear in life is wasting time Time is more valuable than money, because it’s the one thing you can’t get more of Time-wasters are the enemy, and they come in many forms The best and most reliable way to get rich is to find somebody who is already rich and make them happier Small tweaks can lead to huge changes in income Don’t waste people’s time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Take quick trips to get our of your normal environment to increase your creativity” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Knowing when to give up and when to stick it out on a project is one of the most difficult things. While too many entrepreneurs and people in general are spending too much time working on a dead-end job, or a business model that is clearly not catching on, a lot of people also won’t stick things out long enough to actually find the success that they’re looking for. In this episode I’m talking about a conversation I recently had with Steve Ballmer about how to know whether a project is worth sticking out for the long run, or whether you need to give it up and work on something else. When “stickiness” (Steve Ballmer’s term) is required, it’s important that that stickiness and dedication to a clear vision is accompanied by a large amount of creativity. Because if you’re thinking about giving up on something, it probably means that exactly what you’re doing right now isn’t the best way to approach it. Get creative, and find a better way to move forward with it! “A lot of people try to get too much too fast with people they consider mentors” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind When you get the opportunity to meet amazing people, make sure you don’t turn it into an interrogation A lot of people try to get too much too fast with people they consider mentors Take quick trips to get our of your normal environment to increase your creativity Hard work isn’t the objective. Less work with more success is the goal A lot of people don’t have enough “stickability” to a project that has real potential One of the most difficult things is knowing whether to persevere and stick with a project or not Look for signs of potential to know whether to kill a project and move on, or to stick with it Listen to your intuition- you know a lot of things deep down Take every opportunity to learn efficiently, from wherever you can Be efficient in your learning and your life to have a good work/life balance Catch trends, and be open-minded to new things Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “If you’re product has to be perfect from the start, it’s not the right product” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) A lot of people are trying to force their customers to like their product. They think that they understand what is best for their consumers, and so they are in this constant uphill battle to make the product so perfect that consumers can’t help but buy it. But this is a losing strategy. A product that is a good market fit doesn’t even need to be perfect for people to want to buy it. This is why it’s important to initially put very minimal effort into testing products, to see if they fit well. Then, once one of them really takes off, you know which product you should be focusing all of your energy on! On today’s podcast, we talk about how to market and sell, how to date, why the internet is changing the age requirements for wealth, what you should focus on while you’re young, and how Caleb should go about launching his book club. “Sell what people already like, don’t try to force them to like it” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Launch new products with minimal effort to see if they take off, before putting a lot of effort into them If you’re product has to be perfect from the start, it’s not the right product Sell what people already like, don’t try to force them to like it Focus on finding the perfect lead to know if the marketing will work Understanding how to wrap your product up correctly to make it something people want is the most important part of marketing Be constantly observant to get better at reading people Ask people stuff. They want to tell you With the anonymity of the internet, you can get rich when you’re young When you’re young, focus on trying to figure out how to make a money machine that steadily increases your wealth instead of getting rich fast CalebMaddix.tvLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “The person who experiments the most wins” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Materialism motivates. It’s that simple. While everyone is different, and so the extent to which it will motivate you varies, it’s an important principle to keep in mind. Because many people feel guilty about their love of materialistic things. But use it as a tool! If cars motivate you, keep them around! If a nice house motivates you, keep that on your mind. Understand yourself, and your own intrinsic motivations, and then use those any time that you feel like you need an extra push of motivation. This is the second part of my conversation with 14 year-old Caleb Maddix, and we’re talking about why good parenting is one of the best ways to make the world a better place, why most people are working far too hard and training far too little, why critical thinking is an essential skill, why the person who experiments the most wins, and much, much more! “Materialism motivates, so use it for motivation!” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind You’re born with some talent. But when it comes to business, a lot of it is dependent on how much you train and practice, less innate talent Parenting is one of the most effective ways to make the world a better place Most people understand that learning is essential, but they don’t realize that humans learn faster under other people Original ideas are very rare. Almost everything is recycled Every time you meet haters, be thankful for them, they make it easier for you to succeed Hard work is not especially correlated with success. Hard training is Hours only count if they’re in a good training program Critical thinking is an essential skill Materialism motivates, so use it for motivation! The person who experiments the most wins CalebMaddix.tvLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Positivity is essential to good parenting” (click to tweet) Caleb Maddix stopped by the house to talk about success. He’s 14 years old, has already made $100,000, and on today’s episode he’s talking about the key concepts and ideas that brought him success at such an early age. We’re talking about how to motivate kids to succeed, why people need to stop planning to do things “someday” and instead do them now, how to develop a hunger to learn, why curiosity is key, and why completion is the most essential part of anything you do! “Develop a hunger to learn” (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Motivate and incentivize your kids to succeed and continually improve themselves Kids shouldn’t be paid for chores, because adults aren’t. They should do that as part of the family Positivity is essential to good parenting Put emphasis on reading the right books in parenting Stop saying you’re going to do something some day. Do it now, take action Focus on a specific dollar number you want to make Develop a hunger to learn You can learn a lot by studying history The fastest way to learn is to click every button. Curiosity is how you become smart People tend to not be curious enough about the things they see and interact with everyday Completion is one of the most important parts of any task, and the part too many people skip Succeeding in life requires a diverse skill set, not just focus on one thing Focus on practice: Reps and sets, continual repetition and practice CalebMaddix.tvLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Work less, and READ MORE!” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Understanding and getting good at reading people is one of the most essential skills you work on. It gives you instant insight into whether or not you should trust someone, what you can expect from them in terms of their character, their level of responsibility, and their tendency to come through for you on promises. Developing this skill is essential toward taking dramatic steps towards living the good life. Today I am talking about reading people, why it’s important, what the “Dark Triad” is, why there are downsides to wealth and fame, how to know immediately if a new employee is going to suck, why bullying has such an affect on people, and why you should work less and READ MORE! “Knowing how to read people will help you get ahead like nothing else” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind There are downsides to the things people often desire, including wealth and fame Practice and learn how to read people. It’s one of the most essential things to get good at Knowing how to read people will help you get ahead like nothing else Reading people translates into marketing skills Let new employees have the opportunity to fail early, to show you if they will perform well or not long term Be very careful about people who have been bullied. It tends to turn people machiavellian Social esteem is built by age 16, so those early years are extremely important for development Work less, and READ MORE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “You will almost never build wealth through passive investment and income” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Passive income, and the power of it, is one of the most pervasive myths in modern culture. Many people think that passive income is what is going to eventually bring them real wealth. But look at the Forbes list! None of those people created wealth exclusively through passive investment and income. Those who make the most and become the most wealthy are those who are willing to be active in their investment, and to put in the time and effort required to build the kind of wealth they are looking for. On this episode I’m talking about the confusion and misinformation around passive income, how strong a motivator status is, why traditional schooling is holding so many people back, why you should set up multiple bases around the world for your business, and why life is a set of battles you should be willing to lose in order to win the war of having the ultimate good life. “Focus on winning the war of living the good life. Battles are insignificant. Withdraw if you need to” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Status is a strong motivator, and social media is playing a larger and larger role in status in the modern age The earned respect of peers is powerful If entrepreneurship and business could be integrate in traditional education, it would prepare people far better for the world Traditional schooling can really hold people back Consider setting up bases around the world for your business if you are at that level Couch surfing and visiting short-term is often not as enjoyable a way to go to places You will almost never build wealth through passive investment and income Focus on winning the war of living the good life. Battles are insignificant. Withdraw if you need to If you’re testing products, you need to be willing to give up very quickly if it doesn’t convert as well as you would like it to You want to get to the point with your business where you only need to put 3-4 hours a day into it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “If you can master rewards and motivation, you will make a ton of money” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) If you want to be successful in life, whether that means making more money, doing more good, achieving more, or anything else, you will need to master the skill of persuasion. Today, I’m talking about why reward is the strongest persuasion technique, and how to use it. In addition, we go over how you should play the “versus” game to find out what truly motivates you. Compare two common motivations, such as fame and money, and ask which you would rather do without in order to have the other. Once you’ve honed in on what truly motivates you at the highest level, make sure you have a lot of that thing around you, to keep you in a state of constant motivation. “Find out what motivates you, and then fixate on it” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind There is almost no persuasion technique stronger than reward If you can master rewards and motivation, you will make a ton of money Testimonials are extremely persuasive, and a powerful tool in selling Get testimonials that tell the whole story in detail Play the “versus” game to find out what motivates you Find out what motivates you, and then fixate on it Service businesses are great starter businesses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “What you’re selling matters far more than all the best practices, tips, and hacks about how to sell” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) We’ve been over why there is not a correlation between working hard and having more money. The idea is disproven time and time again, even though it continues to be put forward is a reputable concept. I would even put forward that, unless you’re in a flow state where time seems to slow down (and fly by at the same time) and it basically doesn’t even feel like work, even 8 hours a day is too much! If you’re consistently working 8 hours a day in a non-flow state, you need to look into how you can decrease your input (hours worked) while keeping your output (money in) the same or increasing it. We’re going over all of that, as well as the skill of hiring the right people, why it’s a fool’s errand to try to predict outcomes, and why Dan Bilzerian might just be smarter than Coca Cola... “Hiring is a talent and skill that take time to develop and practice” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Work much smarter than you work hard You need turnover in your business. If you don’t have that, it means something is wrong, people aren’t being let go who should be Hiring is a talent and skill that take time to develop and practice If you have to train your employees too much, your input is too much. Try training less and see who makes it The only time you should work more than 8 hours a day is when you’re in flow In social media, simply post and compare results constantly It’s a fool’s game to try to predict outcomes. You almost never can! What you’re selling matters far more than all the best practices, tips, and hacks about how to sell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “You MUST know what motivates you. This is the most important” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Almost everybody would like to be making more money, if they’re completely honest with themselves. But there are so many mindset problems that people have around money, how it’s made, and how you can get more of it. Most importantly, you MUST know what motivates you, and be very clear about it. If you’re motivated by fast cars, great, use that! If you’re motivating by doing good, great, us that! With the correct motivation, you could do a lot more than you are doing, so the reality is that motivation is often a major missing piece of the puzzle. In addition, don’t make the common mistake of equating hard work with money. The hardest workers in the world are not the richest. There’s simply not a correlation. Learn how to use tools effectively, be smart, and be willing to put in the hard work. But look at the hard work as just one aspect. The input (hard work) should be minimized and the output maximized. Learn how to upgrade your mindset around money to make more of it on this episode of the Tai Lopez Show! “Retrain your mind to see hard things as how hard they ACTUALLY are, and not more” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind You MUST know what motivates you. This is the most important Think of yourself as an investor, and study investing You can always find reasons why you don’t think you can make money, but there are also always examples of people in your circumstances that are making money The people who make the most money are simple about their motivation You will get paid according to the difficulty of the problems you solve Train yourself to keep things absolute, to keep from turning something small into a big problem Retrain your mind to see hard things as how hard they ACTUALLY are, and not more Working hard does not correlate with wealth The goal is not to maximize input, but rather to maximize output Better tools beat harder work every time If you are feeling burnt out, it’s a sign that you’re doing it wrong  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “As a marketer, think in terms of experimentation, learning, and then tweaking” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) A lot of people want to be an influencer, but not very many people know how to do it well. In fact, not very many people or brands know how to leverage and build social media effectively. If you look at top brands in industries, for instance people like Tony Robbins or brands like Coca Cola, their social media platforms have far too few followers and far too poor engagement for how wide and broad their reach is. Yet, having strong social media is so important that it could be argued that it won the presidency in the last election! The problem is that most people are not actively creating experiments, measuring, analyzing, and then tweaking their strategy to be as effective as possible. They think they already know what to do, but most people don’t. This episode is about how to set up effective experiments to grow your social media and influence. “Brands tend to be way behind in advertising, and they’re wasting a lot of money” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Building apps are a huge business opportunity, even if you can’t build them yourself Brands tend to be way behind in advertising, and they’re wasting a lot of money Use your brainpower to build good experiments and learn from them As a marketer, think in terms of experimentation, learning, and then tweaking In social media, keep it entertaining  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Focus in on a niche to differentiate yourself and build influence” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) A lot of people want to know how to become an influencer. It’s a sexy thing to do these days, with the bragging rights and fame that come with large numbers of social media followers and influence. But how do you build yourself into an influencer? This episode is about how to use social media to growing your following and turn yourself into an influencer. I’m talking about which platforms are ideal for what types of influence and demographics, how to approach different platforms, and how to win on any of them. “A lot of people simply won’t take the steps and do the work” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The influencer field is getting crowded, and much more difficult to stand out in Focus in on a niche to differentiate yourself Pick something that is authentic to you to hone in on Don’t be afraid to have a small following, because smaller niche followings can be very active and powerful You’re socials don’t need to be all about your business A lot of people simply won’t take the steps and do the work to see success Be very responsive to what the customer is telling you Research other people’s social media to see what’s working for them and learn from it Over time, you can broaden your niche Facebook ads are one of the most important skills to have The opportunity of social media is only getting bigger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “It’s not the smartest, but the most adaptable, who survive” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Too many people are copying the wrong people. They don’t realize that you can almost never achieve 100% of the what the people you are emulating have done, so you need to overshoot by a lot, so that when you don’t achieve as much as they did, you still end up pretty well off. This episode is about some of the best business models to emulate. Who you copy is extremely important, and I’m breaking down the different business models out there, the good and the bad, and whether you should be copying them or not.   “Go straight to the top: Learn from the very best” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind It’s not the smartest, but the most adaptable, who survive Spreading out and building multiple sources of income is the most powerful method of wealth creation Go straight to the top: Learn from the very best Seek out mentors who are so incredible that if you achieve just 1% of what they did, you will be happy with the result Copy the best Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “If you don’t know how to use tools, it’s almost impossible to keep up with the competition” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) A lot of entrepreneurs have it backwards. They think that hustle is the goal, that hard work is something to brag about and even to strive for. The truth is that hustle and hard work constitute the input, while the goal of any business is to maximize output while simultaneously minimizing input. This is the confusion that is so pervasive to the entrepreneurial community, and it is holding people back. The hardest working people in the world are, unfortunately, often also the poorest, so there is no correlation. While it is important during times and seasons to work very hard, this should never be the main goal. “Humans got ahead mainly because of their ability to use tools, not because they worked harder” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind If you don’t know how to use tools, it’s almost impossible to keep up with the competition Sadly, the hardest workers in the world often make the least money Humans got ahead mainly because of their ability to use tools, not because they worked harder Hard work is important sometimes, but it will not make up for ignoring and not learning how to use tools well The goal is to not have to work hard Hard work is a cost, not a benefit The goal is to maximize output with as little input as possible  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Most businesses suck, because businesses are created by people, and too many people are dumb” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) That’s quite a claim, right? But it’s true, most businesses suck. And it’s because businesses are created by people, and most people are dumb. So look for your competitive advantage, and what you can bring to the world that’s truly unique. There was a time when having a college degree was a competitive advantage, but no more. However, if you know how to sell and bring value, you will always be in high demand. “If you know how to sell, you will always be in demand” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Most businesses suck, because businesses are created by people, and too many people are dumb You can always make money by showing people what is new and effective College used to be a competitive advantage, because less people went. No longer the case If you know how to sell, you will always be in demand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “When you try to jump ahead too fast in life, you often fall on your face” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) People talk a big game. I’ve heard people talk about their “billion dollar idea,” but when asked if they’ve ever made $100 million, $1 million, $100,000, or even $10,00, the answer is no. Success comes in steps, gradually and over time. And believe it or not, this is actually a really good thing. While there are examples of people who have become extremely successful nearly instantly, the large majority of them fell flat on their face immediately thereafter. When steps are skipped, smaller mistakes are skipped, which means you miss the opportunity to learn from small mistakes, and instead make big mistakes. This is the value of taking the long-view in life. Try to become successful too fast, and you’re likely to fall flat on your face. Instead, strive to live each day better, to be more successful, to do better, slowly but gradually, and you’ll be surprised how far you get! Enjoy the journey! “Think about success as 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base, home run in that order” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind When you try to jump ahead too fast in life, you often fall on your face When you get too much money too fast, you often haven’t made enough mistakes along the way, and you’ll probably make a big mistake and lose a lot Think about success as 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base, home run You don’t need a home run, you just need continual improvement You have to earn the right to do big things “Make haste slowly” - Joel Salatin Don’t go backwards, but don’t go forwards too fast Consider the power of compounding interest: Over time, small amounts really add up. Be patient and apply that same logic to the rest of your life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “The real basis of America is free-thought, not free press. So be a free thinker!” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) If you know your history, you know that society, and the status quo, is almost never right. Whether it was the belief that the world was flat, slavery, or any other number of examples, if you have a tendency to simply accept the status quo and what society dictates, you’re setting yourself up to be horribly wrong. Today’s rant is about this idea. The concept that you should fight the power. Or at least, fight to think outside the status quo of the power. Because, as it turns out, the power is almost always wrong! Be a free thinker! America was built upon the basis of free thought, not free press, so exercise the muscles of thought that will allow you to see beyond the society’s status quo and into reality. “Anyone who doesn’t question the status quo is in severe danger of being very wrong. It’s proven throughout history” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Almost everybody cares about money more than they would want you to know Become a free thinker, and think for yourself The real basis of America is free-thought, not free press. So be a free thinker! Conventional thinking will get you conventional results Anyone who doesn’t question the status quo is in severe danger of being very wrong. It’s proven throughout history Fight the system, and stand up for what you believe in and what you believe is right Society is almost never right Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “When you’re in the valleys of life, never isolate yourself. Surround yourself with friends” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Almost every major figure throughout history has encountered some sort of tremendous failure. A moment in their life when they made an absolutely huge mistake, were forced to deal with the consequences, and then, to make the decision that would shape the rest of their lives: Would they let the failure defeat them for good, or would they pick themselves up, and start again? Their answer to that question often defined whether they would become somebody who would be remembered or forgotten by history, and it will define the impact and success that you are able to achieve in your life. Everybody fails. The way you respond to failure, however, sets you apart from the crowd. Learn how to respond, how to pick yourself up, and how to have the strength and willpower to try again, to climb out of the valleys of life, and to become something great, on this episode of the Tai Lopez Show. “Almost every major historical figure has had a moment of tremendous failure, where they faced the decision of whether to persevere and keep going or give up” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Almost every major historical figure has had a moment of tremendous failure, where they faced the decision of whether to persevere and keep going or give up History is full of people who have lost a ton of money and recovered Maintain a level of activity, excitement, and optimism that you know you can keep up for the long run Happiness has more to do with relativity to where you were before, not absolute values When you’re in the valleys of life, never isolate yourself. Surround yourself with friends The human brain is wired in social terms, so the minute you isolate yourself, you’re in danger You should be able to come up with about 150 friends, family and acquaintances, who would attend your funeral Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Creativity must be taught for effective entrepreneurship” (click to tweet) The education system is simply not set up well to prepare young entrepreneurs for the real life of entrepreneurship. If I wanted to list all the ways that the educational system is failing entrepreneurs, we would be here all day. So instead, I’m giving you 3 important aspects of education that anyone who wants to go into entrepreneurship should focus on, to be setup for optimal success. Whether you’re currently an entrepreneur or just looking into it, this episode is going to show you what you need to learn to be prepared for the fast moving and unpredictable world of entrepreneurship. “The myth of the solo entrepreneur is not practical” (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Creativity must be taught for effective entrepreneurship In order to be creative, you sometimes have to zoom out and look less at what is practical Set aside specific times where you become extra creative and not as practical Learn how to manage labor The myth of the solo entrepreneur is not practical Learn how to read people, to know what issues might arise when you’re bringing someone new onto a team Learn the skill of staying balanced Work on developing a wide, eclectic range of knowledge, through a variety of educational sources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Your personality type will determine what your ideal routine will be” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) One of the questions that I get asked the most is what my ideal morning routine looks like, so today I am digging into that topic. Morning routines and daily routines, while very important, are also very personal, and exactly what they are is going to depend on what personality type you are. Because of my own personality, one type of routine works best for me, but remember that it will be different for everyone. So listen to this episode of The Tai Lopez Show to find out more about what will go into your ideal routine based on your personality type. “The ability to stick to something in the long run is one of the most powerful abilities to have” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Daily routines are a misunderstood concept: There is no one perfect morning routine Your personality type will determine what your ideal routine will be The success of your morning routine will also depend on your adherence to it Look for the broad strokes of what needs to be involved in the routine, and then varying ways you can change it up within those broad strokes Be very honest with yourself about what you know you will adhere to over the long run The ability to stick to something in the long run is one of the most powerful abilities to have Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Winning is one of the best ways to shut up haters” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) A lot of people are taught that meekness is essential. We’re told from an early age that humility is a virtue, and, in many different ways, we’re told to avoid confrontation. But what about the times when confrontation is necessary? When you need to stand up for yourself, or for others? Do you know how to? And, perhaps even more importantly, do you know when to? Today’s conversation is about how to stand up to bullies, how to know when aggression is necessary, why some people are too aggressive while others are too non-confrontational and how to deal with both, and much, much more. “You can’t always be non-confrontational. Confrontation will make you stronger” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Learn how to use words effectively to be persuasive and win arguments How you respond to pressure will often define your success You can’t always be non-confrontational. Confrontation will make you stronger Conflict is an important aspect of the human experience When there is no father in the picture, people often grow up and don’t understand how to deal with conflict Find somebody you can teach you the right amount of aggression to use in different situations Winning is one of the best ways to shut up haters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Use stories of inspiring people who rose to great heights to inspire you everyday” (click to tweet) If you’ve ever felt held-back in your pursuit of success by your upbringing, the people around you, or where you came from, this episode is for you. I’m speaking with Caron Butler, pro NBA player, about his new book “Tuff Juice.” We’re talking about his journey to success in the NBA, what it took for him to achieve the incredible amounts of success that he has, and the advice that he has for anyone who wants to do amazing things. While we’re at it, we get into playing against Michael Jordan, the importance of the group of people you surround yourself, and why it’s so essential to remember those who believe in you when no one else will. “Think about the people who believe in you when no one else will. They keep you going” (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Use stories of inspiring people who rose to great heights to inspire you everyday Think about the people who believe in you when no one else will. They keep you going If you believe in your own abilities and persevere, it may take time, but you will be successful “Tuff Juice” by Caron ButlerLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “People subconsciously act out stories in their mind about how they think the world works, and it controls their behavior” (click to tweet) Today’s episode is about the book “Love is a Story” by Robert J. Sternberg, which explores the way that the stories we mentally tell about ourselves and how love works controls the way we behave. This means that one of the most important things to look for in a potential partner is either the same, or a similar love story, so that your attitude and mindset will line up with each other. So if it seems like no matter how hard you try, you cannot find the right person, it could be your stories aren’t lining up, or are simply too different. It’s a fascinating way to look at relationships and finding the perfect fit in a partner. “Never date somebody who has a dramatically different subconscious story compared with yours” (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The love triangle: Intimacy, passion, and commitment People subconsciously act out stories in their mind about how they think the world works, and it controls their behavior Never date somebody who has a dramatically different subconscious story compared with yours While it is possible to change your story over time, it is often a better idea to just look for someone who has the same or similar story to begin with Find out what your love-story is: https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200007/whats-your-love-story “Love is a Story” by Robert J. SternbergLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Work smarter than you work hard” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) A lot of the discussion in entrepreneurial circles these days is about “the hustle.” The word “hustle” is a popular buzzword right now, but the truth is that it’s really only half, or probably much less than half, of what will make you successful! Look around you: You can find people hustling, working extremely hard, but not getting ahead, everywhere. Hustle is clearly not the answer, and so much emphasis is put on it that people get led astray, thinking it’s all that they need. But if you’re hustling, doing the wrong thing, it doesn’t matter how hard you’re hustling, it’s still the wrong thing! This episode is about how to work smarter, not harder. While hustle and hard-work is a necessity, it’s not the end goal. In fact, your hard work should be with the goal of putting systems in place that allow you to work less hard to accomplish the same thing. Work smarter, use mentors, books, and online education to make your hard work as smart as it can be, and you will get ahead over time. “What gets you ahead is intelligence, leading to leverage” -Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The world is full of people who work extremely hard, but are not succeeding, so it takes more than hard work. Today, people need education more than hustle Work smarter than you work hard What gets you ahead is intelligence, leading to leverage Work to figure out how you can not work as hard The grind is a necessity, but not the goal Look around you: Does hard work equal success? Figure out your competitive advantage, and what’s going to get you ahead Learn from other people. Their mistakes can keep you from making the same mistakes “The grind is a necessity, but not the goal” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Most people are mentally lazy without realizing it” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) When you’re building a business, or as an entrepreneur just starting out in business, it’s easy to think that the employees you hire will have the same sort of passion, ingenuity, and drive for success that you do, but this is a mistake. Instead, start with the simple understanding and assumption that most people will be lazy, more mentally than physically. This means that you should start assuming that they will do the job wrong. This is not negativity, it’s realism. Secondly, build a training system that ensures that, from day one, they have all of the education that they need at their fingertips. Then, systematically and regularly quiz them, to make sure that they fully, 100% know what they are doing. This is one of the most important aspects of building a company, and I wish someone had told me to do it a long time ago. Entrepreneurs and business-owners, listen to this episode carefully and take notes! If you take it seriously and implement it, it will save you time and a lot of pain on your journey to success in business. “Build a training system that really gets your employees ready for success” -Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Parkinson's Law states that work will expand to fill the space that it is given An increase in productivity in each individual in America or any country would single-handedly fix its economy Most people are mentally lazy without realizing it Mental laziness is the most common kind: People just choose not to think very hard Assume that people will be mentally lazy, and that employees will leach off you Always assume that people will do the job wrong. This is not negativity, it’s realism Build a training system that really gets your employees ready for success Quiz employees continually Always trust, but verify People lie, but numbers never do, so trust but verify Put tremendous effort into making your employees best in class at what they do When you start to hold people accountable, you will immediately see the difference in their work “Put tremendous effort into making your employees best in class at what they do” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Good eating lifestyle is not a diet, because it’s not limiting. It’s a lifestyle” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) The Gracie Diet is an eating lifestyle, developed by the Gracie family of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fame, and designed to combine the correct foods with each other, to give you energy and health to accomplish what you want in life. But even more fundamentally, in this episode I talk about why it is important to be willing to experiment. Those who have done incredible things have always been willing to experiment, to try things out and see if they work, and whether that’s diet, lifestyle, habits, or anything else, everyone is different, and so experimentation is often the only way you can know if something is right for you specifically. “When starting a new lifestyle, take it slowly and in stages” -Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind The fuel you put in your body is going to affect your performance in a powerful way Most people don’t pay nearly enough attention to how certain foods make them feel Many people are guided almost entirely by the pleasure of eating Good eating lifestyle is not a diet, because it’s not limiting. It’s a lifestyle Most people lack potassium in their diet Eat fruit for dessert A 24 fast once per month is a great cleanse If you write down everything that you eat, you will realize that you’re not eating the way you want When starting a new lifestyle, take it slowly and in stages Make sure you hang out with people who eat similarly to the way you want to eat, because it will affect you greatly Be constantly willing to try out different things, to find out what works for you Willingness to experiment is extremely important to success Take naps “Willingness to experiment is extremely important to success” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tai Lopez Show is now available on Soundcloud. Check it out here: Soundcloud.com/TaiLopezShow “Take shortcuts anytime you can, and shortcuts often mean learning from others” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) A lot of people have negative connotations around money. We hear that money is the root of all evil. And yet, money is absolutely required in order to do good in the world, to not be a burden to others, and to live a fulfilled and happy life in the modern age. Get rid of any preconceived notions you may have about any inherent evil in money. If you want to do good in the world, get rich. In addition, today I talk about how you can use mentors as shortcuts in life, why family advice is often bad, what it means to be penny-wise and dollar-foolish, and how fear can be a powerful motivator to drive you to success. “Use fear as a motivator to succeed” -Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Quality over quantity, in everything you do Family will often have perverse incentives for their advice, built around their regrets, what they wish they had done, etc Take shortcuts anytime you can, and shortcuts often mean learning from others Many people are penny-wise and dollar-foolish, which means they’ll pay for small things that don’t help, but not things that will move the needle in their life Seek out mentors, which are one of the most powerful shortcuts in life Mentors can take the form of people, books, podcasts, or online courses Use fear as a motivator to succeed Use money to create experiences, because experiences will improve your quality of life Money is 100% necessary to having a good life. It might not be everything, but it is necessary Money is also necessary to do great good in the world “Use money to create experiences, because experiences will improve your quality of life” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“When it comes to marketing, always be critical of yourself and ask if you would actually click/buy it” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Today I’m going through my top mentor tips for how to get more out of life through business, health, and relationships. Everyone wants a different mix of all three, and I’m giving you the strategies and ways of behaving that will get you ahead in any one of these. If you’re an entrepreneur, don’t discount the value of your social life. Make sure you’re hanging out with people, getting to know them, and developing deeper and better relationships all the time. But also take good care of your personal financial situation. Those who don’t make finances a priority become a burden to other people, so it’s actually selfish not to look out for your own financial well-being. Learn how to get an edge in finance, health, and relationships on this episode of The Tai Lopez Show. “Life is all about reacting to stress, and if you can be cool under pressure, you will do well” -Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Social life is extremely important to your happiness. It’s more essential to most people’s happiness than wealth It takes about 10 years to build a true, deep friendship Go back to your school or old friends, and make friends with them again, so that you don’t have to start over When it comes to marketing, always be critical of yourself and ask if you would actually click/buy it Most people talk too much when they’re around mentors With mentors, talk ⅓ as much as you listen Most people are bad investors because they listen to the media, but if the media knows, it’s probably already too late Life is all about reacting to stress, and if you can be cool under pressure, you will do well The first person you should hire is a personal assistant, because it magnifies you, which is the most important part of your business The second person should be either a bookkeeper/accountant, or a sales person Time your sleep in 90 minute cycles. You need about 35 90-minute sleep cycles per week Never sleep with your phone next to your bed Look at people’s actions more than their words Get life insurance as early as you can while you’re healthy. Get 10X your annual income “Look at people’s actions more than their words” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Be nice to people, but don’t be a pushover” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Sometimes, you just need to stand up for yourself. But we’re all raised in such a way that we tend to think that it’s always wrong to stand up for ourselves, to push back, or to be confrontational in any way. The truth is that, throughout history and today, being non-confrontational has been the cause of a lot of extra suffering. So stand up for yourself to avoid additional frustration and suffering in your own life! A good rule to keep in mind is, in every interaction with anyone, start out nice, and then reciprocate whatever they give you. So if they continue to be friendly and nice, that should be your response. But if they get aggressive, you just might have to as well. Learn more about how to confront someone, how to stand up to bullies, and why you shouldn’t be a pushover, on this episode of the Tai Lopez Show. “Always start nice with people, and then reciprocate whatever they give you” -Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Sometimes, when you help people out and they start to do well, they’re going to start to pretend they did it all by themselves Always start nice with people, and then reciprocate whatever they give you If you ignore being taken advantage of, people will continue to take advantage of you. It’s better to be straightforward and give them what they gave you Appeal to people’s sense of justice to be more persuasive Going high when other people go low does not always work Be nice, but don’t be a pushover Don’t get in other people’s business to break up fights, unless it’s an egregious case of bullying People are always quick to forgive themselves, but will nitpick everything about you Over and over throughout history, people had to stand up for themselves, and sometimes you have to today as well “Appeal to people’s sense of justice to be more persuasive” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Often when it comes to education, you get what you pay for.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Work until what once seemed expensive now seems cheap. This is the name of the game, and the process of continuously leveling up your life through self-improvement. That process never ends, and no matter how much you learn, there will always be more to discover, to learn, and to improve. At the end of the day, with most things in life, you simply get what you pay for. So be careful about cutting corners and trying to do things the cheap way. Often when you get something for free, free is the value you put on it, and so you don’t put in the effort that you would have if you had paid for it, and therefore you get minimal results. Learn how to continually level up your life through investing in yourself through education and training, so that eventually what seemed expensive or difficult becomes cheap and easy. “Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune” -Jim Rohn (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Work until what used to seem expensive now seems cheap Sometimes, when it comes to education, you get what you pay for Know when to save and go inexpensive, and when you should pay more for better value Someday, the things that seem hard now will seem easy, if you stick with it Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune Traditional education is the biggest scam, because you come out of it with very few practical skills Google is free, and sometimes the value you get from google is worth what you pay for it “Work until what used to seem expensive now seems cheap” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“If your life is full of people taking advantage of you, at some point it becomes your own fault.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) In our society, being humble and quiet is something we’re often told be should do. We’re brought up this way as children, and it carries into our lives as adults. Today’s episode is all about when that advice is wrong, and how it might be holding you back. Just remember, pacifism doesn’t always work, and has historically been the wrong approach at times. Often, the correct response is to stand up for yourself and fight back. You don’t want to start fights, but sometimes you need to finish them, and that’s what this episode is all about. “Happiness is primarily an outgrowth of having the right social circle.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind People tend to think you need to be humble and quiet, but sometimes that will lead to you being taken advantage of Pacifism does not always work, and history shows it Happiness is primarily an outgrowth of having the right social circle You don’t want to start fights, but you might have to finish them Find mentors and role models to give you a map for what you should be doing “You don’t want to start fights, but you might have to finish them.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“When you’re creative, there’s always a way to thrive.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Today’s episode is a mashup of several topics that all work together. I’m talking about Trump’s upcoming inauguration, the process of creating more jobs in an economy, why small businesses are responsible for the majority of both job creation as well as job destruction, how to respond to haters, as well as how Trump has responded to Alec Baldwin and SNL’s skits about him. The circus company, Ringling Bros., just went out of business, and looking at their strategy it’s not difficult to see why: They simply didn’t innovate or stay cutting edge. Have you ever seen a viral video or social media post from them? They have the ability to create incredible content, yet they didn’t stay cutting edge enough to use it effectively. So listen to this episode to get my roundup of thoughts on Trump’s inauguration, where jobs come from, Ringling Bros., how to respond to haters, and Alec Baldwin’s Trump impersonation on SNL. “Entrepreneurs and businesses must stay on the cutting edge to stay in business.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Entrepreneurs are responsible for over 60% of jobs created. An environment that favors small business is an environment that creates jobs But, on the other hand, entrepreneurs also destroy jobs, by going out of business Entrepreneurs and businesses must stay on the cutting edge to stay in business You can never rest on your laurels, or get cocky, or you will lose The answer to more jobs is thriving companies When you’re creative, there’s always a way to thrive Change-up the various ways you respond to haters Start out nice with every stranger you meet, and then reciprocate what they give you There is power in some unpredictability You shouldn’t have any opinion unless you can argue the other side as well or better than your own side “The answer to more jobs is thriving companies.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Be a hero by seeing what others choose not to see.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a good day to reflect on what the definition of a hero is, and who is or can be a hero. To me, the definition of a hero is somebody who can see ahead of the curve; somebody who can see things that other people either cannot, or choose not, to see. When the status quo is strong in culture, such as segregation was during the days of Martin Luther King Jr., it can be extremely difficult to see past preconceived notions of how things should be. But that’s exactly what makes a hero, and that is what we should be striving for in every individual area of our lives. So take a careful look at the status quo, and where it might be wrong. Examine your life, and work to take it to the next level in every area. Work towards becoming a hero. “Life is like a videogame: Always be working to go to the next level.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Heroes die too early, compared with all the idiots in the world whose years combined equal far more If it doesn’t exist and it’s needed, that means you should be the one to create it - if you have that skill set The status quo, regardless of how bad it is, is very hard to recognize as wrong at the moment it is the status quo The definition of a hero to me is somebody who sees ahead of the curve. Who sees the things that conventional people can’t see Look for ways that you can be a visionary in any specific area of your life Be a hero by seeing what others choose not to see Learn to love and embrace innovation and change. Love the fact that what you’re comfortable with now should evolve Life’s a videogame: Always be working to go to the next level As an entrepreneur, you have to look for contradictory and non-supporting evidence “The definition of a hero to me is somebody who sees ahead of the curve, and sees the things that conventional people can’t see.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Congruency and ease of use is the most important thing in email marketing” - Tai Lopez Email marketing is far from dead. In fact, it’s still one of the most powerful ways to connect and communicate with a consumer. But too many people don’t know how to do it right. Or sometimes they get part of it right, but they create friction for the reader in understanding the content and taking the action that they need to take. Today I’m walking through a very common mistake: The lack of congruence in email marketing. I’m showing you examples of the problem, so that you can avoid the same mistake yourself, and see better results in your email campaigns. Points to Keep In Mind Email marketing is still one of the most powerful forms of communication. But it’s easy to make mistakes You can use templates, but they often give the email a more formal, less personal feel, which can be harmful Create a user experience that flows for the user, and always takes them exactly where they would expect If your user flow is confusing, you will experience a lot of traction Congruency and ease of use is the most important thing in email marketing Put the link in the email three times Create a streamlined process where the customer gets exactly what they expect each time they click a link In the digital age, it’s easier to acquire customers, but it’s also easier to lose them “In the digital age, it’s easier to acquire customers, but it’s also easier to lose them” - Tai LopezLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Common sense is not common. It’s a skill acquired by practice.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) We throw the term “common sense” around a lot, and most people think, since it’s common, they must have it. The truth is very few people do, and those who do have acquired it through focused study and practice. In this episode, I’m showing you the 3 character traits that will help you succeed in life. These are the three traits that will allow you to always be able to make money, always be able to find a job, and always be in high demand. Because, contrary to common perception, common sense is not very common. “There’s a time to zone in on the details, and a time to zone out on the big picture.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) The 3-Points: Common sense is acquired, so study and practice it. You need it, so work for it But also understand how to zone out on your entire life, to understand everything that is going on around you and take stock of your situation Have the ability to zone in on very specific problems and tasks to accomplish them More Points to Keep In Mind If all you know how to do is follow directions, your options for work and earning potential are minimal Good earning potential requires creativity and initiative Common sense is not common. It’s a skill acquired by practice Take initiative to solve problems tenaciously, to work your way upwards in your career and life When you have the 3 points above, you will always be able to make money “There is not much of a future for people who only know how to take orders. You have to acquire more skills and creativity.” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most people in the world have the wrong mindset toward what is holding them back. In the majority of cases, you’re not being held back by the government, the system, or any of the things that people most commonly like to blame. You’re being held back by you. While there are certainly instances where this is not the case, they are rare, and the idea that you are responsible for your own destiny should be freeing, and exciting to you! While it’s easier to blame all of your problems on other people and other things outside of your control, the better, more freeing and more practical route is to take responsibility for your life, identify the things that you can change in your life, and then get to work changing them! Points to Keep In Mind It’s rarely the government that is holding you back 9 times out of 10 its people who hold themselves back It’s easier to take the victim route rather than taking responsibility, which is why most people do it Government isn’t the primary reason you will fail or succeed. You are the primary reason Even in repressive governments, some rise up more than others What made great figures in society so great is the way they handled themselves. It was not the circumstances around them Quotables: Click to tweet what you agree with: “Did you do everything possible you could do to maximize your success?” - Tai Lopez “Nobody cares about you as much as you, so you’re the best person to help you out.” - Tai Lopez “If you play the victim, you ARE the victim.” - Tai LopezLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I spoke at Harvard University last week and it was an extremely humbling experience. Not everybody gets to speak at the top university in the world. Yet, leading up to my talk in Cambridge, all I could think about was the fact that I myself was a college dropout. And make no mistake about it, college dropouts are foreign to Harvard. Between Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Matt Damon and others, Harvard’s dropouts have been more successful than most other colleges' graduates. Which leads to a question that I am always asked. “Tai, should I go to college?” In the video I’ll explain how you should really approach college. And when should you get a degree versus when you should drop out, or skip it altogether.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://www.tailopez.com/socialmediaprogram I have a simple goal for myself. I want to make 300 people insanely wealthy. And I’m not talking about making people who already have a ton of money wealthier. I’m talking about helping ordinary people create financial independence from themselves. That’s because I want to help the people who were just like me. The ones who don’t come from a family of money and aren’t lucky enough to have received an inheritance. And I know this sounds like a bit of a lofty goal, creating 300 wealthy people… But the truth is, I have already been creating wealthy people through my programs for years now. And with the evolution of snapchat, people write me so much that I actually get to document people’s progress as it’s happening. For example, two months ago I first opened my Social Media Marketing Agency course where I teach people how to get businesses to pay you to help grow their social medias. This was the first time I opened up the curtains to how I grew my YouTube and Facebook accounts to just about 700,000 subscribers/Likes. But the thing about social media is that it’s not enough to just have followers. My program teaches step by step techniques on how to monetize your following, no matter how big or small it may be. And only a few weeks after the launch of my program, I had someone message me saying that my program is helping them make 20k a week. Click here to learn more about how to start your Social Media Marketing Agency - https://www.tailopez.com/socialmediaprogram (I actually inserted the screenshot of this message in the video above) And a question I get all the time from my peers in the entrepreneur world is why do you share your secrets. Aren’t you just creating more competition for yourself, Tai? While it is true that I am creating more competition for myself. The reason I created this Social Media Marketing Agency program is because I’ve spoken at Harvard and London Business School, which are the top 2 universities in the world. And after talking to those kids, I am more then aware that everyone doesn’t have $200,000 to invest into an Ivy League education. And to be completely honest. Most of those Ivy League kids I spoke to don’t even have the money themselves. They’re just going deeper and deeper into debt. The educational system is a real problem in the world that needs to be fixed. People are going into huge amounts of debt without learning money-making skills to even get themselves out of it. And now they’ll literally be stuck paying off these student loans for the next 3,4 or 5 decades of their lives. But instead of complaining about the system. I’ve decided to do my part and “be the change I wanted to see.” So if you want to learn step by step techniques on how to land big clients and have them pay you to manage their social media. Click this link below https://www.tailopez.com/socialmediaprogramLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." This is one of my favorite quotes because it illustrates the way the majority of people think. Before I opened up my real estate course, with my business partner Cole Hatter, many people I spoke to about real estate equated Renting a house with being poor, and buying a house with being rich. But if you want to separate yourself from the masses, you have to have to think differently then the masses. Because the reality of the situation is that there are many celebrities who rent their homes as opposed to buying them. So do they rent because they can't afford their homes? Of course not. So when should you buy versus when should you rent? What do you do with your income? Where do you place it to get the highest rates of returns? In this video I talk about the secrets of how the wealthy invest their money.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rihanna is one of the most recognized figures in the world. And if you ever have the pleasure of meeting her, it won't be hard to tell why. When I meet individuals with the accomplishments of Rihanna I try to think extremely practically. So after my conversation with her, I had these two thoughts: 1) Why is Rihanna so loved? 2) How can I apply that to my own life? The answer to why Rihanna is so loved is evident in our conversation. Despite her popularity and riches, Rihanna is still extremely humble. And this is exactly what sets her apart from most other celebrities and people in general.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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There's so much misconception about the word hustle. At times hustle is extremely necessary. This is especially true when you're starting out on your entrepreneurial journey. But hustle is a means to an end, it's not a goal. Your goal should be to create a sustainable business model, that if you put a great team behind it, can run without you being in the day-to-day. Having a sustainable business will allow you to spend time with your spouse, your kids, your friends and your loved ones. You'll also have time to hit the gym, a place that you've neglected for so long. Your goal shouldn't be to purely hustle. Your goal should be to live a long, healthy and fulfilled life. Set your sights on living that life instead, although, you might have to hustle at times to get there...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are you so afraid? So timid? So fearful? If you're anything like me when I first started out, you feel these emotions. But have you ever asked yourself WHY? Maybe it's because you feel that you don't know enough. However, in my experience, most businesses don't know what they're doing either. So lucky you! Warren Buffett once said that he too used to be scared of the real world when he was in college. But when he graduated, he said, he soon realized that most people in the real world were rarely qualified to do anything BIG. And that's the sad truth about business. People are either too lazy to become knowledgable in their field, or they are simply just misguided. But if you put in the effort that the other 99% of people don't, then you WILL stand out from the crowd.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you build a business with little or no experience? It’s simpler than you may think. If there’s one thing that I’ve learned in my 20+ years of entrepreneurship, it’s that most businesses are bad at this one key thing. And that key thing is marketing. You see, most businesses spend way too much time bettering their product. And they don’t spend enough time making sure that their product is actually known. Now I’m not saying that building the best product is a bad thing to do. But it leaves a vulnerability in many businesses, if equipped with the proper know-how, could potentially earn you a lot of money. Check out how Joe Soto built a 7-figure businesses using this one simple strategy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You want to be an entrepreneur? You shouldn't be. Well, at least you shouldn't optimize for it. Your main goal should be to live a good life and then everything else should only support that vision. Entrepreneurship, or whatever else you do for your career, is just a means to an end. Far too many people often focus on the wrong things, and then before they realize that they got burned, it's too late...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is money a physical representation of how valuable you are? After all, Elon Musk did say that you get paid in direct proportion to the level of problems that you solve. Right? Well, the truth is that when it comes to running a country with millions of people income inequality tricky subject. Here are some of my thoughts on income inequality and how what you should do to counter it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12,000 world class private jets with plenty of fuel to boot. That's what 1.2 trillion dollars can buy you. Yet, many people who have gone through our current educational system don't have as much as a job to call their own. Much less a private jet. In this video I'll discuss the 3 things that I think can revolutionize the educational system. And how you can apply these principles to your life and business.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it possible to create your own luck? Yes, of course it’s possible. Our favorite celebrities tell us all the time about the 'big break' that turned their career around and propelled them to where they are today. But the thing about creating your own luck is that you have to put in the work. Putting in the work, each and every day, puts you in a position to take advantage of the opportunities once they do come. And inevitably there’s going to be times where you don’t seize the opportunity that’s put in front of you, or even worse, you completely miss it altogether. But if you continue to work each and everyday, if you become more observant of what’s going on around you, you will recognize opportunities that are right infant of everyones face yet nobody else can see.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See whether or not Tai agrees with Tim Ferris's book the 4 Hour Work WeekLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The question that I get the most is, "How did you turn your life around?" "How were you able make it in business with only $47 in your bank account?" And the answer is that you should be your happiest when you're at your lowest point in your life. Now that sounds a bit farfetched, but hear me out. "When you succeed you party. When you fail you ponder" This quote is straight from a Tony Robbins' book that my mom gave me when I was sleeping on a couch which completely changed the trajectory of my life. This quote reminded me that when something in your life isn't going right, whether it's your finances being a wreck or you getting dumped by a partner, that is the best time for you to ponder. When you fail you should take time to think and reassess, that way you can come back even stronger than you were before. My second mentor Allan Nation said that the definition of an entrepreneur is someone that recreates the world in their own image. So remember when you think you're down and out you really have the clearest path to recreating your world in the exact way you want it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"What's my personality type?" This should be an extremely difficult question for a co-worker or an acquaintances to answer. That is because the trick to winning friends and influencing people is to have a balanced personality type. Now people like to argue with me about the importance of personality types. They say things like, "Are personality types really that important" or "Can a personality test really tell me who I am as a person?" And my answer is yes. It's that plain and simple. Having an imbalanced personality is like having poor health; it's extremely noticeable. People can recognize it right away, and a test can too. By taking personality tests you start to realize what your imbalances are so you can then begin working towards balancing them.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first thing you need to do when selling anything is to define your goals or your objectives. Some objectives that you should have a clear answer to is who you want this product or service to help and how big that market is. Once you define your customer avatar, you can then reverse engineer every step of the way it'll take to reach those people. And if you happened to change what you originally thought would work, for something you know will help better to reach your customer avatar, then you are not a sell-out. You are a good marketer. You serve your customer, not yourself.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grab a copy of The Bingo Theory by clicking here: https://www.tailopez.com/bingo Do you have a balanced personality? Are you too masculine or feminine? This will effect your personal life, income, lifestyle, and happiness. Today I want to talk about something that's near and dear to my heart; personality types. My good friend, Mimi Ikonn came up The Bingo Theory several years ago. The theory helps you balance your masculine and feminine energies. The books teaches you how to use your energies to your advantage and not let it work against you. Mimi also has a cool personality test that you can take that outlines your strengths and weaknesses.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Want to be successful? Be nice. It's that simple. Well, there's actually more to it. But being a nice person is the most important and the most practical advice that I can give anyone. There's 25 cognitive biases of the human brain; one of the strongest cognitive biases being 'liking and disliking bias'. Your ability to be likable is highly correlated with your success in life or in business. So if you're sitting down at your desk right now, watching the video, and saying to yourself that 'I could be a nicer person': you have some work to do. If you aren't nice, or if you are constantly taking jabs at people, chances are you will stay at the level you're currently at. And don't get me wrong. There will always be one or two complete headaches in high places. But they're much less the norm than people think.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry King is one of the most influential people in American pop-culture. King has interviewed everyone from the likes of The Dalai Lama and Oprah to Chris Brown and Kim Kardashian. On his way to becoming one of the most prominent interviewers in the world, Larry King was helped by mentor named Jackie Gleason. Gleason gave King some advice that he still remembers today, "You understand the whole secret of this business, which is, there's no secrets." If you combine the lessons King has learned on his journey to prominence, with the thing's he has learned from world leaders,  it makes for one hell of an interview. Learn what King thinks about Trump running for presidency, this craziest interview he has ever done and what you should look for before you purchase a house.   For those of you who are serious about accelerating your learning curve, I put together a more advanced course on how to revolutionize your financial life. I have had a few thousand people go through the program now and have been getting constant testimonials on how the course has changed their lives. One of the first people I let in became a millionaire by the age of 19. I only let in a limited number of people at one time but if you are interested in more information go to this link: https://tailopez.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

T.O. stopped by the house today and we talked some sports as well as Game 6 of the NBA finals. Down 3-2, we gave our predictions on who we think would win Game 6 and whether or not Steph Curry was better than LeBron James. We also discuss whether or not LeBron was choking under the pressure earlier in the series, we give our best players in NBA history and our predictions for next years Superbowl.T.O. stopped by the house today and we talked some sports as well as Game 6 of the NBA finals. Down 3-2, we gave our predictions on who we think would win Game 6 and whether or not Steph Curry was better than LeBron James. We also discuss whether or not LeBron was choking under the pressure earlier in the series, we give our best players in NBA history and our predictions for next years Superbowl.T.O. stopped by the house today and we talked some sports as well as Game 6 of the NBA finals. Down 3-2, we gave our predictions on who we think would win Game 6 and whether or not Steph Curry was better than LeBron James. We also discuss whether or not LeBron was choking under the pressure earlier in the series, we give our best players in NBA history and our predictions for next years Superbowl. For those of you who are serious about accelerating your learning curve, I put together a more advanced course on how to revolutionize your financial life. I have had a few thousand people go through the program now and have been getting constant testimonials on how the course has changed their lives. One of the first people I let in became a millionaire by the age of 19. I only let in a limited number of people at one time but if you are interested in more information go to this link: https://tailopez.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Too hard on yourself? Often overthinking things? These are some of the many causes of anxiety and depression. In today's book of the day, Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It by Kamal Ravikant, we will discuss a few techniques that you can use to overcome negative thoughts and feelings when they arise within you.    For those of you who are serious about accelerating your learning curve, I put together a more advanced course on how to revolutionize your financial life. I have had a few thousand people go through the program now and have been getting constant testimonials on how the course has changed their lives. One of the first people I let in became a millionaire by the age of 19. I only let in a limited number of people at one time but if you are interested in more information go to this link: https://tailopez.com   But 'How To Love Yourself' NOW by clicking hereLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I sat down with Terrell Owens for tea to discuss a variety of different topics. We looked at the lives of legends like Kobe Bryant, Prince and Beyonce to uncover whether it is good to copy and imitate other successful people, if the world is becoming too commercialized, and how modern day relationships continue to become more complicated in today's society. We are also joined by a special guest, so check out this great sit down with one of the best football players to ever play in the NFL. If you are looking for ways to elevate your life to the next level check out my VIP + Lifestyle Training Program here: https://www.tailopez.com/viplifestyle For more great insight follow me on my social media: Snapchat - Tailopez Instagram - @tailopez Twitter - @tailopezLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What can you learn from billionaire investor Carlos Slim? I want to give you 3 things that were my major takeaways. For those of you who don't know, Carlos Slim was once the richest man in the world and he remains in the top 3 along with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. Pay attention to these secrets Carlos Slim used to become one of the richest men in the world! To get into my exclusive VIP Lifestyle Program click here: www.tailopez.com/podcast For more great insight follow me on my social media: Snapchat - Tailopez Instagram - @tailopez Twitter - @tailopezLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here at Knowledge Society Headquarters I spoke with Coppy Holzman, founder of Webvan.com. Webvan was an online grocery business during the Dotcom era, in 1998, that became a billion dollar company by 1999. After the Dotcom bubble bursted in 2000, Coppy's company Webvan went out of business. He has since recovered with new businesses, many of which include Charitybuzz.com and Prizeo.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you understand the language of money? Everyone needs it, but not everyone understands it. I'm going to give you three things from today's Book-of-the-Day "Money Changes Everything" by William Goetzmann.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I have bought, rented, or leased real estate and on cars I either buy or lease. It all depends on your tax situation and how well you can invest your capital other placesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get more done in life. I get messages and snaps all the time from people who can't seem to shake procrastination; or just don't have enough energy to get everything that they want done. First, I ask them how is their diet. Because if you aren't eating well then you will never have enough energy. Secondly, I say it's all about having "mind over matter". You have to have drive. And sometimes you have to mind trick yourself to having more energy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The trick to having more quality friends. After a long night of salsa dancing, I sat down and discussed my simple secret to growing a social circle from scratch. Going to interactive events, priming and positioning are is my 3 step formula for creating an amazing social life.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You know what I found with the most successful people in the world? They're always the nicest one. But most people who object to things, can never give a real reason and they just say, "I don't like that". The world is full of people focused on the wrong thing. Focus on the right thing and change the world in your own way.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What experiments are you doing to be happier? Find something to look forward to.  If you are not liking most of your life, make some big changes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kenna and I went on a date night. We brought along my assistant Andrew Copp and some of my security guys. After watching a few acts at the Laugh Factory, we went over to a popular Asian spot on Sunset to eat. My assistant Andrew asked me to elaborate on two snapchats (Follow me on snapchat @TaiLopez1) I made after dinner.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you think I should name my new personality test?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kenna and I went to the Jennifer Garner movie "Miracles From Heaven." Go see it. It's powerful.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kenna and I searched Barnes and Noble for a good real estate investing book for Chuck. Which one do you recommend?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My first mentor Joel Salatin came to visit. He's written 10 books. He has a busy life so I asked him how he found the time to write so many books. He gave me his "secret" formula.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lucia came by to train my brain with some language training. This is a preview of my new training program coming soonLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boxing is a great way to train your focus. Trust me, if you are fighting Mike Tyson and you get distracted by a shiny object, you're going to end up knocked out on the floor.Always focus, always train.Training helps you increase your endurance. In boxing it's your physical shape, in life it's your mind.I'm always training myself to live an integrated life. Use every opportunity you can to get better.Check me out on Snapchat for more insight: Tailopez1Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you learning a musical instrument🎹? Even if your just an amateur like me, make sure you keep your artistic side working... Dr. Aaron Mckloskey is a great teacher. #neuroplasticityLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should you sacrifice the life of one innocent person if it would mean saving the life of 1000 other innocent people.We just saw the movie, Eye In The Sky with Helen Mirren, a very interesting movie.Should you kill an innocent life to save 1000 other innocent lives?What would you do?I used to think that the right choice was to kill one person to save the lives of many.But I read an interesting book about the fundamentals of the federal law system.Which was about the fundamentals of the US law. And it said you're better off to create a legal system that would not imprison 100 guilty people if that meant it will never imprison an innocent person.Meaning you can't be too hard on people in court, because it's better for a few people to go free that actually broke into someone's house than it is to have one innocent person rot in jail.So ever since I heard that argument I really can't tell you my opinion.These are killer tough questions.But the main takeaway I got from the movie is that the root of all evil, you might of heard this before, is money. But that's actually false. The root of all evil or most evil is poverty, injustice, and abuse.You need to bring income equality. From my experience, all rich countries I've visited are the most peaceful.What do you think? Leave a comment.Also, check out my Snapchat at "Tailopez1" for more discussions like this.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you think? Should Hulk Hogan have been awarded $115 million for privacy invasion when Gawker released a sex tape with him in it? #hulkhogan #gawkerLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are there secrets to success? YES!!! Kelly and Kelsey were trying to hustle me in pool haha. Let's talk on Ferrari and how they made their brand so valuable.Here are the Instagram's for the ladies in the videoKelsey - Kelsok1Shelly - ShellyshoCallan - CallanoconorKelly - KellypantaleoniLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To do big things you have to be a master of brainstorming. Try to rapid fire name 100 solutions to your problem.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disclaimer: Results May VaryThe "Thank You" effect! It is amazing how many people want massive success in their life but never learned the simple secret of saying thank you.All the top people do it: Millionaires, Billionaires, A-List Celebrities.You know who never says thank you, broke people.You have to pay attention to the habits of successful people and reverse engineer what they do.If you want to have more mentors, say thank you to people.If you want to have more money, say thank you to people.Even better, use my "one for one" principle: someone does one thing for you, you do one thing for them.It is so simple, but most people never pay attention and use this simple secret. Albert Einstein said "Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler."Trust me! You will reap the rewards from saying thank you.Right now, write below who you need to say thank you to.Also, for more great, simple secrets that will revolutionize your life follow my SnapChat: Tailopez1Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's not about what you know, it's about who you know. How good of a networker are you?In "Get Big Things Done: The Power Of Connectional Intellegence" by Erica Dhawan, it says that the benefits of learning the power of connectional intelligence is that "you'll be able to take your dream, add connections, and you'll be able to dream even bigger and get big things done."Here is some insight from what I've learned from my mentors; It's not about what you should know, it's about who you should know. You become the average of the 5 people you spend the most time around. So if you wanted to become a millionaire, make sure to get to know and hang around 5 millionaires because it's likely you will become the 6th if you do.The power of connection is so crucial to your financial future. Too often in my life I've made the mistake of trying to do things on my own and it ends up being too inefficient. Imagine being able to network with other experts in your field and collaborate towards one goal? How much faster would you achieve these goals?This book takes those same principles of networking and breaks them down into parts that you can work on to increase your ability to network in what they call "The 5 C's"1. Curiosity - Curious people attract high level people.2. Combination - Having the ability to combine different people's ideas and formulating it into your own.3. Community - You must have the ability to bring people together. 4. Courage - Build the courage in order to network with others.5. Combustion - The ability to drive and motivate others. Others should be able to feel this from you.If you don't have all of these traits, or you are very weak in one, the best way to build them up is to train consistently. You may fail in the beginning, but no one was born a natural networker: the more you train, the better you will become.Make sure to leave me a comment on what parts of networking you are good at and what parts where you need to work on.Follow me on Snapchat and connect with me at: Tailopez1Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At every point when you have something to sell you have two basic kinds of people who you can work with:Prospects and paying customers.Paying customers buy stuff from you.Prospects are people who are somewhat interested in your product.You must be able to convert prospects into customers to make money.If you know how to take the 7.3 billion people and turn them into prospects or a lead you are going to get a hell of a lot more people in the paying category.Remember, impatience = poverty.Most people walk up to the 7.3 billion in the world and impatiently try to get them to buy.People need to see your brand 7 times before they want to buy.Heres a simple way to get more leads:1. Ask people for their email on your website2. Be good at it. To be good it has to be mobile optimized. It has to look good. There has to be an incentive it.3. Know how to follow upOne my tricks when I used to have nightclubs was to get email addresses.When people first saw the Lamborghini ad they thought it was weird. But over time people started to watch the ad and say, "Oh, this guy is telling me to read more books."For me the better I have gotten at this, the more money I've made.My friend Anthony made this tool to get more email leads.This guy has made lots of money online.Remember I said you have to be good at asking for emails?Anthony has a webinar that you can watch to learn the 3 things to help you build more opt-ins.Remember, cynics are always broke.All the money is on the cutting edge.Make war with a multitude of councilors.I look at everything now with open eyes and I'm always willing to experiment.People are so paralyzed by inaction, so they miss opportunities.If you want to do big things don't regret a lot of stuff.You need buyers, this is key.Having a Snapchat or Instagram does not mean people will buy.It's the transition that gets them to buy.How do you get someone from Instagram into a sequence where they get to know you?To make a lot of money you have to know how to do a lot of things.This is one of those simple things you must know.For some of you this is going to be the most important decision you have ever made.For some of you it won't.But remember a mind full of conclusions has no room for expansion.I have never met someone who said, "Bro, I went broke because I invested in my own brain."Only by investing will you acquire more wealth.There are no get rich quick schemes, there are only skills.How do you build skills?Train.How do you train?Spend time with people who have done it before.You need pieces from everyone.A little from me, a little from Anthony, a little from Warren Buffet, a little from Elon Musk.This is what has worked for me.Of course you have to apply skill to it.The purpose of life is to win and bring others along with you to win.Just like my mentors took me along the ride with them I want to take you with me.Let me know if this helps you?Advertisement: Sales commissions receivedLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone will tell you that you have to start businesses from scratch. They don't get the full story. Expand your money game by understanding the language of money. And one of the things in the language of money is understanding how to purchase pre-existing assets.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone will tell you that you have to start businesses from scratch. They don't get the full story. Expand your money game by understanding the language of money. And one of the things in the language of money is understanding how to purchase pre-existing assets.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I was at the Grove watching a horrible movie and 4 fans came up and told me about their 700,000 subscriber YouTube channel "TheCHAIZYChannel"... Future big entrepreneurs.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Success Rule - If you want to be Badass:1. Surround yourself only with badassesOR2. Surround yourself with people who are on their way to becoming badassesThese two only work if you follow the third rule:3. Be a badass yourself!Rank yourself on a scale from 1-10, focus on yourself and bump it up. Then rank those around you. What I do is rank my employees, if you work for me you are either already a badass, or I can see you potentially becoming a badass. I am not going to waste my time trying to work on you and improve your business skills.Ranking family is often hard, but necessary. You don't need to excommunicate anyone, you can just reduce the amount of time you spend with those who are not badass.Remember:"The quality of my life is determined by the quality of my surroundings"Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Snapchat: "tailopez1" - This has got to stop. People being proud before they have accomplished anything. F#%k that. Train until you're a master. Then congratulate yourself after.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I had Murray Newlands, a contributor to Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine from the Silicon Valley, over at my house to speak about the two M's every entrepreneur wants to learn more about - marketing and motivation.Murray says that it is important to focus on what your customer’s problem is and how you can solve that. Then you have to communicate how you are solving that problem in a way that people will understand.You have to understand your target persona and ask:- Who is my person? - What resonates with them? - What do they love?- How do I combine what they love with my product so they can absorb it?Doing these really well are the keys to successful marketing.What is the best way to reach the exact audience that you're targeting as an entrepreneur?You can follow Murray Newlands at:https://twitter.com/MurrayNewlandshttps://www.instagram.com/murraynewlandshttps://vine.co/MurrayNewlandshttps://www.youtube.com/user/Livingam...https://www.periscope.tv/MurrayNewlandsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone wants to be great. Most are relegated to the status quo. I get thousands of people telling me daily about their hopes and dreams. But will they work for them... will you?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Harry Hudson & Jessica Serfaty popped in when I was recording this video. It's important you understand how to break the lethargy cycle. Depression can be deadly if you don't know how to deal with it.Get more updates from Jessica Serfaty & Harry Hudson by following them on Twitter: @JessicaSerfaty & @RealHarryHudsonAnd Instagram: @JessicaSerfaty & @HarryHudsonLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the one secret to being rich? You don't have to be the richest or the smartest person in the world - you just have to surprise people. Leave a lasting impression on people by exceeding their expectations. Share your wins and your weaknesses with others, and soon your wins will precede you.Make this year the year of the new you.Where are you underperforming and overperforming in your life?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I played some NBA basketball with All-Star Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers the other day.You can tell in sports interviews and on the NBA news that he's a nice guy with social skills. When I hung out with him, he made me feel welcome - he even gave me a pair of Chris Paul Player Exclusives. He's present in the moment.People don't remember what you do, they remember how you make them feel.Chris Paul is ruthless when he plays. But when you're hanging out he makes you feel good - and that's a real skill.What can you learn from Chris Paul to apply in your life?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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You have to learn the secrets to dealing with annoying, abrasive, delusional, exasperating, frustrating people! Here are 3 secrets from my mentors. I use these every day. Do you have any good ones I could use?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here is a speech I gave after someone asked me at Nick Unsworth's "Life On Fire" conference for feedback on the advice and direction I would give my 20 year self. If I had a time machine and went back to give a recommendation, guidance, and coaching this is what I would say. Do you agree - what advice would you give your younger self? Stay strong,TaiLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heaven or Hell - which are you living out in your life today? The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. All the heavens and all the hells are inside of you. I don't know what happens to us after we die, I will leave that to the spiritual experts. I do know that you and I will experience heaven or hell on earth. The hell of procrastination and bad habits... The heaven of a life maximized in all areas - health, wealth, love, and happiness. Where is your transformation? What will create the new you?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The biggest decision you ever make is which career to choose. Get this one wrong and you'll have a hell of a lot of problems in life. I don't know your specific situation, but I know that the "investor" mentality almost always works.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Which of your friends will betray and reject you? The most important social skill you can possess is the ability to know who to cut off and who to keep in your life. Dr. David Buss told me the most cutting edge psychology research shows that "emotionally resilient" people are the least likely to screw you over.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tai Lopez Show: How To Invest Like A Millionaire, Donald Trump, & Winning Powerball W/ Bianca VierraLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I don't care how amazing you think what you're doing is. If you aren't good at marketing, sales, advertising, web design, branding, and persuasion, it doesn't matter. No one will ever see it.Here are 3 tips to add to your marketing mix.Whether you are doing affiliate marketing or advertisements for your own products, you will want to add these 3 secrets to your marketing plan.Check out "Market Like You Mean It: Engage Customers, Create Brand Believers, and Gain Fans for Everything You Sell" by Al Lautenslager on Amazon.com at: http://amzn.to/1OTASHmLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I'm talking on what you can learn from me going to the Golden Globes parties. If you can become a master at networking, your life quality will increase astronomically. It's that simple. Like the old saying goes, "It's not what you know, it's WHO you know." We also talk on David Bowie, Messi, sports, and politics. I was in Vegas at the Affiliate Summit conference with 10 of my staff trying to practice what I preach on networking. Good stuff, haha... Watch the next show live on my Facebook live or Periscope live at @tailopezLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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What would you do if you won the $900 million Powerball lottery?I think I would become Batman haha.Seriously though, life is all about the quality of decision-making you have.This was a test for a new show format.I might call it "Here In My Garage" with the Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Maserati haha.Abigail Ratchford was over and joined in. You might've seen it live on my Periscope @tailopez.Check out "The Decision Book" by Mikael Krogerus on Amazon at: http://amzn.to/1mNSPdNKeep up with Abigail by following her on IG: @AbigailRatchford,  Twitter: @AbiRatchford , & her Official Website: http://www.officialabigailratchford.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Obama and Rand Paul were in the news when I was headed to bed.The argument was over the Bill of Rights and the 2nd Amendment as they relate to gun control.Earlier in the day I had been to an event at a house nearby in Bel Air where Warren Buffett and Hillary Clinton were talking - I almost got to talk to Buffett, damn-it, haha!Both sides have good arguments, but I like Charlie Munger, the billionaire business partner of Warren Buffett, and his quote:“I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don't know the other side's argument better than they do.”So I tried to argue both sides. Don't think I did it very well but I tried haha.What's your opinion - and can you argue both sides so that you have a well balanced, logical opinion?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can stop procrastination once you understand the 4 M's of motivation: Material, Mating, Mastery, and Momentum.I use these every day to encourage and incentivize myself internally.Which of the 4 M's is strongest for you?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rags to Riches. The American Dream. Victor used the lessons from his 1st business bankruptcy for a turnaround later in his life. My buddy from New York dropped by Knowledge Society headquarters to tell his inspiring story...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everybody loves a rags-to-riches story. I brought my friend Nick Unsworth here up from San Diego. He was completely broke at 28 and was $50,000 in debt. But, Nick turned it around and at age 30 sold his first business. Sometimes when you watch the news, you see these stories where somebody broke becomes the next Bill Gates and that's all great. But it's also good to understand that you don't always have to hit a home run. You can move from first base to second to third. In fact, according to Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham, it's a much safer approach.   For more information on Nick Unsworth, click here: www.nickunsworth.com Click here to learn more about his business coaching website: www.lifeonfire.com Click here for more information on Nick's live event: www.tailopez.com/ignite Follow Nick on Twitter: @NickUnsworth and on Instagram: @NickUnsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My mentor, Allan Nation, used to tell me, “Don’t try to teach a pig how to fly. You can’t do it and it bothers the pig.”When someone has already made up their mind and doesn’t want to listen, save your breath.Instead of wasting all that energy and glucose trying to convince everybody that doesn’t agree with you, what if you take that energy and double down on fixing a little area in your own life?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Self made billionaires are no joke. Billionaire Mark Cuban ($3 billion net worth, Shark Tank, Dallas Mavericks owner) dropped by the house today for 4 hours to play some basketball, talk books, and share some future trends to invest in.I counted how many genius things he told me. It was 19 different points. He's a damn smart man - one of the most observant and aware people I've talked to in a long time.His reaction when I asked him how it felt to become a billionaire cracked me up, haha.One powerful point is how you only have to win once. Then everyone will forget all your past mistakes. So true.Listen in and you will see why Mark's a game changer. Shoot a text to me or Mark on Mark's free app Cyberdust. I'm under @tailopezFor those of you in my advanced business Accelerator program I recorded some private stuff with Mark just for you so go check it out.If you aren't in my program you can apply for the Accelerator here: https://www.tailopez.com/19thingsYou can grab a copy of Mark's book by clicking here:http://www.tailopez.com/howtowinCheck out the Cyberdust app here:http://www.cyberdust.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may know him as Dwight Schrute from The Office, but now Rainn Wilson is staying busy shooting movies and building his very own nonprofit organization, Lide (http://www.lidehaiti.org/).He also has written a new book, The Bassoon King, and stopped by my house to talk about it.It's hard to write a funny book that actually teaches something.The Bassoon King is not just a funny celebrity biography; it also has a lot of substance. Rainn talks about spirituality, being abandoned by his mother, as well as a few other events that changed his life."That's what the whole book is actually about, the artistic and spiritual journeys, and the ups and downs we all have."Follow this link to buy his book: http://www.tailopez.com/rainnwilsonYou can also follow his Youtube channel, SoulPancake, by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/user/soulpancakeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I've got a special guest: Keith Ferrazzi, the author of Who's Got Your Back and Never Eat Alone.Everybody knows that it's not what you know, but who you know. How do you find successful people that can help you? Once you do, how do you convince them that you are worth mentoring?It's give and take. If you're not willing to open up, then they're not going to open up.Keith says, "Find a way to help. Find a way to care. The best way to get someone to like you is to make sure they know you care about them."Do you believe that human relationships trump almost everything else?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The other day, author Jay Samit came to my house to discuss his book Disrupt You.You can get Jay’s book here: http://tailopez.com/disruptyouDisruption means a lot of stuff to different people. Jay says that innovation is disruption.It doesn’t take great wealth or connections to make a difference. It really only takes two things, an idea and perseverance.Value is created when you discover things that no one else has seen.We live in an era of endless innovation, but most people are lazy. 42% of college students never read another book.What's one thing in your life you can improve on by thinking creatively?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lewis Howes is a man of many talents -- he's an athlete, coach, and now author.The title of his book, The School of Greatness, implies that greatness is learned.It takes more than just hustle to be great. You've got to work hard and work smart.What's an example in your own life where you haven't yet put into practice something that you learned from a mentor?You can purchase The School of Greatness here: http://tailopez.com/schoolofgreatnessLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew Lieberman, author of the book Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired To Connect sat down with Tai Lopez to talk about why it’s important to form real bonds with people, even if our instincts might tell us otherwise.Studies have shown that being lonely has the same health consequences as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and that 20 to 30 percent of the world is lonely.Everyone uses Facebook, but has it really made us more social?Do you think that social media has made you more or less social in real life? And how can you use social bonding to improve your life?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's Book-of-the-Day Show, Tai Lopez interviews professor Joseph LeDoux on the topic of fear and anxiety. You can purchase his book at http://www.tailopez.com/anxiousAre you anxious or fearful about the future?If you want to know how Tai conquered his fear and obstacles with money, click here to apply for the Accelerator Program: https://www.tailopez.com/josephledouxLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can grab a copy of "Riveted" by Jim Davies by clicking here: http://www.tailopez.com/rivetedOn today's Book-of-the-Day show, I had the chance to interview Jim Davies, author of "Riveted."In his book, he says you have to understand 6 things about the human brain to win friends and influence people:1. We are interested in stories about humans... 2. We pay particular attention to things we hope or fear are true... 3. We delight in finding patterns... 4. We are attracted to incongruity, apparent contradictions, novelty, and puzzles... 5. The nature of our bodies—the nature of our eyes and other sense organs, affects what kinds of things draw us... 6. We have certain psychological traits, many of which are evolved, that make us like and dislike, believe and disbelieve....So when you interact with other people, make sure you utilize all 6 of these to compel, fascinate, and persuade everyone you meet.Sign up for the Accelerator Program to listen to the full interview by clicking here: https://www.tailopez.com/jimdaviesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I got to interview one of the greatest real estate entrepreneurs, Gary Keller. He has sold over 2 million books and owns the largest real estate agency in the world.I was reading the book, "The One Thing" by Gary Keller.You can grab a copy by clicking here: http://www.tailopez.com/theonethingIt's all about getting things done. Reading this reminded me about one of my habits that massively boosts my productivity.Stop making lists.Lists create cognitive loading. Your brain is like an attic - it has only so much room before it gets filled. Lists use up too much space and limit deep thinking.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I got to interview Cole Hatter today, a serial entrepreneur and real estate genius.You can watch the full interview and get more exclusive content by joining the Accelerator Program at http://www.tailopez.com/colehatterFind out how Cole's career as a firefighter turned for the worse and left him in a wheelchair without knowing if he would ever walk again.Luckily, that led him to pursue entrepreneurship.Fast forward to now, he has closed over 100 real estate deals and built multiple seven figure brands.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learn how to find your destiny and change the world at the same time with Adam's story by clicking here: http://www.tailopez.com/pencilOn today's Book-of-the-Day show, we learn why Adam leaves his successful Wall Street career and began building over 250 schools around the world.Adam suggests these three simple tips to help you figure out if you're on the right track to finding your life's destiny:1. Truthfully write. Journal as much as you can with the mentality that no one will ever read your thoughts but you.2. Question your sleeping patterns. If your dreams and goals don't keep you up at night or wake you up early in the morning, you need to change them.3. Ask for feedback. Always seek the guidance and truth from your loved ones who will never steer you wrong.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I just interviewed Tim Grover about his book, "Relentless: From Good To Great To Unstoppable."All I have to say is... read his book. You can grab a copy of it here: http://tailopez.com/relentlessTrust me...Tim talks about the three different levels of people:A Cooler, Closer, and Cleaner.Coolers are individuals that will deliver the end result that you ask for, but they will not do anything exceptional. They will not give you anything more or anything less. You know what they're capable of doing, and what they're not capable of doing.Closers can get you the end result as long as there aren't too many variables thrown at them. As long as they have a plan to follow, they will deliver the result that you desire.Then there are those that are exceptional at what they do...A Cleaner is an individual that will get you the end result that you need EVERY single time. They are so in tune with their instincts that they're able to not overthink in high pressured situations. Everything becomes less of a reaction and more of a reflex.Michael Jordan was a Cleaner. He delivered a championship every time his team made it into the NBA finals.Michael is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, and it's not only because he was elite at the end of games; he consistently played at the highest level.Are you a Cooler, Closer, or a Cleaner?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's Book-Of-The-Day show, I'm really happy to be speaking with Brad Stone, who wrote a book on Jeff Bezos and how he built Amazon.com into one of the greatest companies, not just of our time, but maybe of all time.Learn more about Jeff Bezos' story and purchase The Everything Store by following this link: www.tailopez.com/theeverythingstoreThe book, The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, applies whether you're an entrepreneur now, or dreaming of bigger things in the future.As you read the book, you might notice that Bezos was very aggressive, maybe to a fault at points, but it made him who he was.At his 2010 Princeton commencement speech, he said, "In the end, we are our choices."He took the path less trod upon, and he was so much happier for it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's special guest on the Book-of-the-Day Show is my mentor Joel Salatin.His goal is to empower food buyers to pursue positive alternatives to the industrialized food system.You can grab Joel's book "Holy Cows and Hog Heaven" by clicking here: http://www.tailopez.com/holycowsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I just interviewed Ryan Holiday about his book, “The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph."Life will throw tremendous hurdles at you, but don’t think that the world owes you anything.The sooner I realized that, the better I’ve been at coping with the trials and tribulations thrown at me.Many people complain about how things are and feel entitled to something better, but they are not willing to do the work.Will Durant said, “A nation is born stoic, and dies epicurean."A great nation is born from people who are willing to put in the hard work.Instead of only looking at luxuries, you have to learn to love the grind.Make sure to grab a copy of “The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph” by clicking here: http://amzn.to/1EQMjLxLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People say that to be happy you have to be unselfish. But are they right?  Because we all know selfish and greedy people, who seem to have it all.  We have all been betrayed by someone who went on to live a seemingly perfect life.  So there has to be something more to this - a more elegant explanation of the conflicts of life. A root explation of our selfishness... Of our altruism... About our DNA and "Nature vs. Nurture..."   In today’s Book-Of-The-Day, “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins, we examine this question of whether we are born greedy and 'evil' or if we only learn it from our environment.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is one thing sure to kill your hopes and dreams. It's the "mismatch." And there is one thing sure to bring you the "good life: Health, Wealth, Love, Happiness." It's avoiding the "mismatch."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every million dollars you earn will start with an idea. But an idea isn't enough. It must evolve into a strategy. Another word for strategy is a "plan." In today's Book-of-the-Day, "How to Write a Great Business Plan" the Harvard professor William explains the secrets to creating your own powerful business strategy. It's a short read. But you definitely want to buy it. Here are a few of my notes for you: 1. Plan around 4 main areas:A. Why your team is qualified (What do you know? Whom do you know? How well are you known?)B. The opportunity (Things the entrepreneur can control.)C. The context (Things the entrepreneur can NOT control.)D. Risk and Reward (Be honest about what things could make your venture fail, not just about how many you could make theoretically.) 2. Your plan should seem like a movie about the future: Show the story from multiple angles. Unfold possibilities of problems and you reacting to them. Discuss things as a moving target not as a guarantee that you know what the future holds. 3. Don't be too cocky and think you're the only one with the idea: "Among the many sins committed by business plan writers is arrogance. In today's economy, few ideas are truly proprietary." Go out and do something big with your life. But don't do it randomly. Make sure you are following a good plan. Stay strong, TaiLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

**Sign up for my free online seminar this Thursday June 11th to learn "How to get 1 Million People to Pay Attention to your Idea: What I Wish Someone had told me at 18" - http://www.tailopez.com/onemillionpeopleyoutube Tai interviews psychologist George Mumford, adviser to all-star athletes Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and championship winning coach Phil Jackson.  Mumford is author of the book, "The Mindful Athlete", which you can purchase here - http://amzn.to/1FHWgp8 Hear the legendary stories and lessons learned from over twenty years experience working in professional sports. They discuss everything from sports, mindfulness and how Tai can improve his ping pong skills :) There's a ton of good information in this video you can take away and apply to your life. A lot of what George Mumford talks about is stuff Tai wishes someone had told him when he was 18. Stay StrongTai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I spend most of my workday walking on this treadmill desk because sitting kills more people than smoking. For every one hour you sit, two hours of your life is lost forever.  Dr. James Levine makes strong claims in today's Book-of-the-Day, "Get Up." And he's no pseudo "fake" scientist. He runs a Mayo Clinic... His main point is that your office chair, your sofa, the seat in your car - they are all killing you. 75% of health care costs (currently at $3.8 trillion) come from things like diabetes, high blood pressure, back pain, obesity, depression, cancer, cardiovascular disease - issues directly related to sitting too much.  Here are my book notes: 1. Going to the gym won't fix sitting all day: “4 large studies in Australia and the U.S. demonstrate that going to the gym at the end of the day sadly doesn’t quite offset the apparent harm of sitting all day long." 2. To lose weight you have to increase your "NEAT" activity - your non-exercise activity: “Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) calories—explain why an active person can expend 2,000 calories a day more than an inactive person of the same size.” 3. It's sitting at work that's your main problem: “Job is the major predictor of NEAT. Active work can expend 2,000 calories per day more than a sedentary job.” 4. It's killing our kids: “In the USA only 4% of elementary schools, 8% of middle schools and 2% of high schools provide daily physical education. We were also told that many fidgety children (probably those with high NEAT in their brain circuits) were frequently medicated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).” 5. Walk after eating: “With a 1-mph walk after a meal, blood sugar peaks are halved. After every meal, I take a short NEAT walk, usually for 15 minutes” 6. Walk 10,000 steps (2 to 3 miles) using a treadmill desk: This way you can use work hours to get in the ideal 10,000 steps a day. Plus treadmills can measure your daily steps. Also most iPhones now can measure too.  I love my treadmill desk. Set it to 1.5 mph and you easily walk 5 miles a day without even realizing it.  I use the ones from http://www.lifespanfitness.com - I don't make a penny from them for all you skeptics... Check out the full video demonstration on my youtube.com/tailopez channel.  Stay strong,TaiLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's amazing how big an impact Robin Williams' suicide had on society. Celebrities, presidents, musicians, little kids - the whole world noticed.  For today's Book-of-the-Day I was reading Emily Herbert's, "Robin Williams - When The Laughter Stops." It made me think deeply about human happiness. The book lists different theories on the reason for Williams' suicide: money problems, bad marriages, drugs and alcohol, being bullied as a child, an absent mother, Parkinson's prescription drug side effects, a highly sensitive personality, and addiction to video games.  He struggled with demons his whole life. Here are my notes: 1. You can't be delusional: "One of Williams' tragedies was that, although an exceptionally intelligent man, he couldn't see the truth about himself." 2. Video games made his depression worse: "Dr. Douglas Gentile says, 'I was expecting to find that depression leads to video gaming. But (our study) found the opposite. Depression seems to follow the video gaming. As kids became addicted the depression seems to get worse… I think it's truly co-morbid - where medical conditions are intertwined." 3. Physical exercise helped his depression: "Robin Williams took up cycling… And the more he cycled the better he felt… Physical exercise helps anyone with depression…" Williams' said, "Cycling saved my life… " 4.  He knew how to change the world: "No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. " I don't know the answers to these hard issues but I know there is much to learn from mentors who achieve great things like Robin Williams did. P.S. My favorite Robin Williams joke: "If women ran the world, we wouldn't have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days." HahaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To make real money you have to train other people to have all your same skills.This frees you up from the day to day to work on the big picture. This is easier said than done. Like the old business saying goes, "You have to work ON the business, not just IN the business." You need someone to mentor. To be your protégé... But remember, this assumes you have real skills yourself - or else nobody is going to listen to you.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your brain can easily be manipulated. Be careful. Science says you are more likely to buy German wine when German music is playing at the store in the background, and French wine when French music is playing. You are more likely to name Gatorade when you are given a green pen in order to fill out the survey of your favorite sports drink. You are more likely to buy an an expensive couch from a website with a background of fluffy white clouds.  A bit sad (haha) but research shows this is how simple our brains can be when it comes to decision making. For today's Book-Of-The-Day I was just reading, "Everything is Obvious – How Common Sense Fails Us" by Duncan J. Watts. The author makes a good point. You can't always just rely on common sense. The world is too complex.  Too many factors are involved.  "Common sense is bad at dealing with complex social phenomena like political conflicts, healthcare economics, or marketing campaigns..." Our inborn common sense only works some of the time.  Watts explains, “Urban planners in the United States have repeatedly set out to 'solve' the problem of urban poverty and have repeatedly failed. There is a wistful myth that if only we had enough money to spend—the figure is usually put at a hundred billion dollars—we could wipe out all our slums in ten years.… But look what we have built with the first several billions: Low-income projects that have become worse centers of delinquency, vandalism and general social hopelessness than the slums they were supposed to replace..." Why did those housing experts with good intentions make such stupid mistakes? It's the effects of the cognitive biases.  “Psychologists have identified so many of these effects—priming, framing, anchoring, availability, motivated reasoning, loss aversion, and so on..." I would add to this book's list all of the other 25 cognitive biases and 100+ logical fallacies.  If your whole life strategy is to just trust your common sense, you are probably headed for a disaster.  “Bad things happen not because we forget to use our common sense, but rather because the incredible effectiveness of common sense in solving the problems of everyday life causes us to put more faith in it than it can bear." Common sense is best kept for simple stuff like not petting a growling Rottweiler. Don't over use it.  It won't work on some of the most important areas of your life It won't work on your diet. When you eat junk food your bodies "common sense" meter will tell you that it must be good for you because it tastes good.  Wrong. If you're driving fast and you hit a water puddle and start spinning out of control, common sense will tell you to slam on the brakes.  Wrong. The list could go on and on. Learn when to use common sense and when to use higher thinking. Higher thinking comes only through training. The world is full of people going to the gym for their body.  But hardly anyone's going to the bookstore to "workout" their brain. One of the main reasons I created the 67 steps program was to show how you can invert the problem and reverse engineer your own brain.  Put in the work.  Use your common sense for common things and your "trained" brain for the harder things in life.  What's an example of an area in your life where you overused common sense?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to learn faster you have to experiment with different 'modes' of reading and learning. One of my favorites is the 'gulping' approach, where you bounce around between 4 or 5 books all in one sitting. This takes advantage of what Steven Johnson in his book, "Where Good Ideas Come From," calls "negative quarter-power scaling." This means reading twice the books doesn't just give you twice the knowledge - it's exponential - it gives you 3 or 4 times the mental growth...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I once read a poem that said, "Who is mighty? They who control their own thoughts." The good news is as you learn to harness your brain you will unlock a tremendous tool. How are you practicing mind control (haha I like how that sounds)...?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone says you should follow your passion. But everyone isn't always right. If you want to achieve massive success in your career then passion might not even remotely be the right place the start. In today's Book-of-the-Day, "So Good They Can't Ignore You," Cal Newport examines the science of how to best choose your life's work. Newport says, "Don't follow your passion." This book is a bit controversial. It goes against most of what you've heard in the popular media. Steve Jobs, of course, disagreed with this book's premise.Jobs said, "You've got to find what you love... And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle."But Newport argues that if you actually look at what Steve Jobs did with his life, you will find a different story. Steve Jobs didn't start with passion for technology or design. In fact he was more of a hippie at first, interested in going to Zen monasteries and 'dropping out' of life.Newport summarizes, "Compelling careers often have complex origins that reject the simple idea that all you have to do is follow your passion."That reminds me a bit of Einstein, "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." So what is a better way to find out what you should be doing for work?Let me give you a few ideas from the book and a few of my own:1. Experience Creates Passion: Yale professor Amy Wrzesniewski published a paper called, "Jobs, Careers, and Callings: People’s Relations to Their Work." She discovered that the strongest predictor of seeing work as a calling was the number of years spent on the job. Experience at something seems to create love of what you do. Practice and years in the career matter.2. Passion Is A Side-Effect Of Mastery: Daniel Pink is mentioned in the book along with a 40 year scientific framework called "Self-Determination Theory." The theory goes that intrinsic motivation comes from:A. Autonomy - Having control over your career and feeling that what you are doing is meaningful.B. Competence - Feeling like a master of the skills you practice at work.C. Relatedness - Having strong social connections at your job.So you must have a well rounded approach to finding your life's work. It's not as simple as just finding your passion. This theory of 'relatedness' actually shows that "WHO" you work with is almost as important as "WHAT" you do for work. Social life matters - even when it comes to work. 3. Strengths Before All: My personal experience is a bit different than this book. I think that more important than just having a lot of experience, autonomy, competence, and relatedness, you must have 'APTITUDE' - what are you good at naturally?I believe that this is the trump card that beats all other factors. This is what Peter Drucker taught in "Managing Oneself": "Most people think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong…And yet, a person can perform only from strength.” One of the most important parts of my "67 Steps" program is the question of "Eularian Destiny."I talk about the 5 or 6 ways you can determine your strengths (it's a bit too long to explain here but check out the "67 Steps" and review that video).The basic explanation is that you have to open up multiple lines of "feedback analysis" so that you can get clues as to what your strengths are from multiple sources. You can't just go with your gut or ask your mom or best friend. Most of us have huge blind spots when it comes to determining our strengths.And make no mistake, personality types exist. And because they exist it's logical that natural strengths and weaknesses must also exist. You can't just pick something you are passionate about and make that your career if you have no natural aptitude at it. Some passions should just stay hobbies.You have to be better than the average. Much better.In "Positive Psychology: The Science Of Happiness and Flourishing" authors Compton and Hoffman say the three most common human regrets are: Career, education, and romance.Let me know, how well have you built your career around these principles?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to learn faster you have to experiment with different 'modes' of reading and learning. One of my favorites is the 'gulping' approach, where you bounce around between 4 or 5 books all in one sitting. This takes advantage of what Steven Johnson in his book, "Where Good Ideas Come From," calls "negative quarter-power scaling." This means reading twice the books doesn't just give you twice the knowledge - it's exponential - it gives you 3 or 4 times the mental growth...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Americans spend 520 billion minutes a year online. That begs the billion dollar question - are these social networks bad for you? Today's Book-of-the-Day, "The Village Effect" by Susan Pinker, tries to answer that question using a fairly new scientific field called 'social neuroscience.' There is a power to face-to-face contact.It's fascinating, “Research shows that playing cards once a week or meeting friends every Wednesday night at Starbucks adds as many years to our lives as taking beta blockers or quitting a pack-a-day smoking habit.”Now maybe it's just correlation and not causation.But there's more: "In 2007 Steve Cole and his team at UCLA discovered that social contact switches on and off the genes that regulate our immune response to cancer and the rate of tumor growth."Pinker did her research and found, "Several remote Sardinian villages are the only places in the world where men live nearly as long as women. Everywhere else there is a gender gap in lifespan of about five to seven years.”So what are the Sardinian's secrets?"One essential piece of the puzzle, I discovered, has to do with the epoxy-like social bonds of village life.”The healthy glue of community life.So back to the original question, do social networks actually help or hurt our social life?I think the answer is found in understanding the difference between quantity and quality.You really don't need volume, you need what scientists call 'strong' relationships.So for me the answer is simple - use social networks to find old friends you lost touch with and to invite them over for dinner or game night.My action plan based on this book (always make sure you have a practical action plan for every book you read or conference you attend) is the most practical action plan ever.In fact, I used to do this but I stopped for some stupid reason.I am going to have a game night once a week on a set schedule at my house.And I'm going to use social networking like Facebook, email, and texting to invite them.Can't get simpler than that.What is something simple you can do to increase the amount of in-person, "strong" social connections you have?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is violence ever justified? It’s a hard question. I just saw the movie “American Sniper”. Some people are saying it’s military propaganda, while others say it’s the story of a true American hero.When I’m confronted with hard questions like these I look to people with more expertise than me. I go straight to the top. I’m fortunate enough to be friends with Dr. David Buss and he sent me the fifth edition of his book “Evolutionary Psychology”, which I have read many times.There are good arguments for both sides. Clearly Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi were very effective in their campaigns for non-violence.But what about WWII, where Hitler was met with violence and the war was almost lost due to inaction? It took a long time for the Allies to join the war; the U.S. didn’t even get there until Pearl Harbor and it almost cost them the victory.When we’re confronted with hard questions like these we tend to oversimplify. Remember what Albert Einstein said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” This question is not something to be oversimplified, though most people will. When you break your leg you don’t go to an amateur. You go to someone who has spent 20, 30, 40 years of their life setting broken bones. In Chapter 5 Dr. David Buss talks about cooperative alliances - he calls it “the problem of group living.” In your life you will come across people who are free-riders; you give, and they take without giving in return. You will also meet defectors - these are people who betray you. This problem of group living is something that we’re all confronted with. So why do we participate at all? Buss says, “The beauty of reciprocal altruism is that both parties benefit.” In an ideal, Utopian world there would be no military because people advance through cooperation. We grow emotionally, socially, and intellectually by working together. The problem of war and violence is certainly one of people not getting along, and part of that is because of defection and free-riding. You see this among nations - at some level we must get along on both a national and global scale. Buss says, “Experiments show that higher levels of cooperation occur when a system is in place to punish free-riders - inflicting costs on those who fail to contribute their fair share.”When someone makes a mistake, should you yell at them? A wise person would say, “It depends!”It depends on the type of person - some are motivated by aggression and some are not.It’s the same with violence - it depends on the situation. For Martin Luther King Jr., who was leading a small minority against a nation, rising up with arms would be counterproductive. When Mahatma Gandhi was fighting imperialism in India, violence wouldn’t have helped him. He used non-violence and it worked. But like I said, if you tried that during WWII it might get you killed. The most effective strategy for most environments is something called ‘tit for tat’ theory, which was developed by two scientists; Robert Axelman and W.D. Hamilton. Buss says, “Axelrod identified three features of this strategy that represented the keys to its success: (1) Never be the first to defect-always start out by cooperating, and continue to cooperate as long as the other [person] does also; (2) retaliate only after the other has defected-defect immediately after the first instance of nonreciprocation; and (3) be forgiving-if a previously defecting [person] starts to cooperate, then reciprocate the cooperation and get on a mutually beneficial cycle. To summarize: ‘First, do unto others as you wish them to do unto you, but then do unto them as they have just done to you.’"Aristotle said, "Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy."Going to war is easy. Being a pacifist is easy. But to do the right thing at the right time? That’s difficult. To know when to be aggressive and when to be passive is difficult.You must become wise. You can’t live your life with simplistic, black and white thinking.As either an individual or a group, when is war justifiable? When is it the right time to be pacifistic or aggressive? Leave me a comment below and let me know your opinion.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s only one way for you to rise up out of the ashes in any area of your life. And it’s to combat a disease, a mindset that has poisoned the minds of millions. If there’s one thing that’s sure to kill your dreams and goals in life, it’s learned helplessness. If there is one ounce of this in your brain, dig it out. Because if you don’t get rid of it it’ll grow and become a poison that stops you from living the good life. I talk more about learned helplessness in Step 7 of my 67 Steps Millionaire Mentor Series. Click here to check out the program -- http://bit.ly/1u7VKeBPsychologists Martin Seligman and Steve Maier conducted an experiment where they put dogs in a locked cage and gave them electric shocks. At first the dogs jumped, and yelped, and tried to get out but eventually they just lay down and took it. They learned to be helpless. The psychologists then left the door of the cage wide open and shocked the dogs again, but the dogs stayed in the cage because that’s what they’d been trained to do.You and I have a medieval mindset. Back then, if you contracted a disease it would most likely kill you. Germ theory didn’t exist until a couple of centuries ago – our ancestors didn’t even understand that they could prevent transfer of disease just by washing their hands. 500 years ago life was like a box – you were caged in. If you were born poor, you died poor; there was virtually no way to get a better life.But guess what? It’s a new year, it’s a new century, and we're free from these cages. What plagues us is the voices of 10,000 generations whispering that the cage is still locked. In my last video I talked about Stephen Hawking, who was able to look past his debilitating disease and live an abundant life. We’re not hampered by the environment, we’re hampered by the mirage of this cage that we feel over us. It’s been transmitted by our DNA so in a sense it’s not our fault, but it is our responsibility to change itI read an interesting book about internal rebel forces in WWII. In France there were freedom fighters who rose up to sabotage the Nazi forces on behalf of the allies, and died for their beliefs. The author argues that these deaths were a complete waste because the sacrifice made by the rebels didn’t really help the war at all. What ended the war was industrial power – having more tanks and weapons than the enemies. Rallies and protests might make you feel like you’re making a difference, but at the end of the day they don’t really help much. A study in “The Millionaire Next Door” found that the average high-net-worth individual worries about things within their control, while poor people tend to worry about things that are outside their control. That’s learned helplessness – if you feel for too long that you can’t fix your situation then you lie down in the cage and stop trying. Protesting won’t solve anything. What you should be doing is reading a book on finance or health, finding a mentor, travelling the world, and saving more money.Focus on what’s in your control. Before you start protesting, read a book about your cause. Allan Nation used to tell me, “Before you can change anything you have to understand why it is how it is." Earn the right to be a protestor. Start the revolution in your own brain. What’s the biggest area of learned helplessness in your life and what can you do to fix it?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I’m not really into materialism but I have to admit fast cars are pretty fun.In business and in life it’s important to have a mix of selfish and unselfish goals.Why is capitalism so successful?It’s based around the first cognitive bias – the reward bias.Adam Smith says that you have a reward mechanism built into your mind in terms of what you want to buy and what you want to consume.But more importantly, everything in business is about creating customers. So whether you own your own business or work for somebody else you still have to focus on creating a customer base.“There is only one valid definition of business purpose: to create a customer.” - Peter DruckerA lot of people get confused about what a business exists for. They think it exists for personal profit, or net profit for shareholders, or that it exists for charitable purposes: to save the world.All of those goals are real, some are worthier than others, but at the end of the day they’re there to create a customer.Without customers you have nothing.The most important thing to understand is that you not only have to be able to create a customer, but you also have to be able to capture the value that you create.One of the biggest mistakes people make in business is to create value but not capture it. It’s not enough to have great skills. You need to be able to monetize them.Ideas create value, but creating and capturing are not the same.The average person in Los Angeles makes $52,000 per year, but that’s not enough value. Over 30 years you will capture a value of about $1.5 million, but how much value do you think you’re capturing for someone else? If an employer is willing to pay you $52,000 they’re probably making at least twice that profiting from your work.You can work for other people, it’s good to learn from your competitors, but there comes a day when you have to say, “Enough is enough, and now is enough. Now it’s my turn.”You can do it as a more highly paid employee, as a partner, or as a solo entrepreneur.But make no mistake, you can’t find the “good life” if you don’t capture your own value.Like Henry David Thoreau said, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.”Some people try to capture value by forming their own business, but that doesn’t always work because you need skills. There are 50-60 skills you need to have to run a successful business.A lot of people oversimplify things. “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” – Albert EinsteinWhat you really need to do is “know thyself”. Peter Drucker says, “Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves - their strengths, their values, and how they best perform.” Entrepreneurs and people who create wealth and financial freedom always follow the same rule. They follow the rule of knowing themselves.Try taking a personality test. I recommend the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator – it measures the ways in which we experience the world and make decisions.Identify your strengths and weaknesses, and build a business around that.Knowing yourself is the quickest path to not only wealth, but fulfillment. The average person spends only 12% of their life doing something they really care about.What’s more important that the money you make is the quality of the minutes you spend. You don’t want to spend 12% of your life doing what you love, you want to spend 88% of your life doing what you love. You have to invert it; the rest of society is lost. “Wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” – The King James BibleThe first step in capturing monetary value is knowing yourself. Peter Drucker says that it is only when you build on your strengths that will you be good enough for people to pay you for what you know.You can’t build on weakness, so take the time to find your true strengths and capitalize on them.Capture your own value by building a business around the things you’re best at and wealth and happiness will come naturally to you.Visit tailopez.com for more advanced material like this.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I am not really religious but it's the holiday season. So I decided for today's Book Of The Day I would read the Bible, specifically the Book of Proverbs. The wise man says in Proverbs 22:7, "...the borrower is the slave of the lender." How true this is.  Throughout history, the lender has always been the master over the borrower. The average person in the USA is $225,238 in debt. They owe $15,263 on their credit cards (at interest of around 14.95%), $147,591 on their house, $31,646 on student loans, and owe a staggering $30,738 on their car.  You might be in debt too. If you are in debt you have two choices. You can be like most people and blame capitalism or 'corporations.' Or you can follow the old saying, "If you can't beat them, join them." So become a lender. Start lending money yourself. Start small. Lending money will accomplish one main thing: make you sophisticated with money. Nothing will make you more financially savvy then lending out a little money and losing it, then learning from your mistakes, and evolving into someone skilled in advanced financial principles. Lending money will teach you: 1. How to read people and be discerning with money. 2. How to structure win-win negotiations. 3. How to draw up a promissory note. 4. How to calculate a loan repayment schedule. 5. How to deal with conflict from people that aren't paying you back. Remember, if you want to thrive in life you have to become sophisticated with money.  One of the reasons I went through the whole laborious Certified Financial Planner Program was to understand money at the deepest levels. So start by lending out a $100 or $500. Remember only lend out what you can afford to lose.  I once lent a buddy $38,000 to renovate and flip a house. That was in 2007, right before the market dropped. I still haven't seen a penny back yet.  But who cares? Gaining knowledge to me is more valuable than losing money here and there. It's like anything in life, you will suck at first. But if you patiently commit to building the new skill of lending money you will get good over time - real good. I don't recommend lending to family or close friends since there is always the chance of some long-term tension. Lend to an acquaintance or a friend of a friend. And do not just informally lend out the money. That won't teach you anything. You probably have already done that in your life before. There is no real educational value from just pulling a $100 out of your pocket and giving it to a friend who is broke.  Structure the deal formally so they have to pay you back on an exact lending schedule. Go to Rocketlawyer.com and download a simple loan agreement. Don't worry about charging interest. This is a training exercise not an attempt to become a bank or a loan shark. The bonus to all this is that you will also be improving the world. When I lived with the Amish I realized they have a secret weapon. Instead of only relying on big banks, they lend each other money at low interest. This allows young people who don't have much credit to get started running their own businesses. Many Jewish, Lebanese, and Muslim communities do the same. It's genius. By the way one of my favorite charities is Kiva.com where you can lend money to people in third world countries so they can start up their own business and rise out of poverty. So stop being a servant. Become a master. I don't care if you are 18 or 85. Flip the tables on the conventional structure by becoming sophisticated with money.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For today’s Book-Of-The-Day I’m talking about “Attached” by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, and how you can use the science of human attachment to find love and form lasting relationships.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From taking Elvis Presley on tour, to raising 1 million dollars in a day, Jerry Weintaub has done it all. He is one of the most dynamic, persuasive men there has ever been. In todays book of the day I go over how he became the man he is today. Want  to get some bonuses and the book from me? You can get them here: http://bit.ly/1CxyxKRLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you could snap your fingers and instantly stop your aging problem, would you? In today's book of the day "The 50 Secrets To The World's Longest Living People" I look at this great book on reversing aging. You can buy this book from me here and get some special bonuses here http://bit.ly/1z4V2AoLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is one of the best books for getting anything you want, today I read "Total Recall" by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Get this book, my private bonus notes, and 'Smart Reading' here http://bit.ly/1sMbNnkLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I'm talking about the book "Trump: How To Get Rich." It has a cheesy name with some very powerful insights.  You can buy this book from me and get my new 6 video smart reading course, and some bonus video notes that I don't go over in this video here: http://bit.ly/1uUe1LKLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When I was seven years old I remember listening to some country western song on the radio and asking my mom, "Why do people always sing about love?"(At that age, I would have rather listened to songs about video games instead of how some guy misses his ex-wife).My mom answered, "Because love is important and complicated."It turns out mom was right.How we relate to other humans in love and friendship basically makes or breaks the quality of our life.Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business at concluded:"Conflicts in relationships - having an annoying office mate or roommate, or having chronic conflict with your spouse is one of the surest ways to reduce your happiness. You never adapt to interpersonal conflict. It damages every day, even days when you don't see the other person but ruminate about the conflict nonetheless."That's why 25% of all the books I read are about social life: romance, love, friendship, and family.Today's book of the day is "Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters" by Alan S. Miller and Satoshi KanazawaYesterday I was talking about it on my Book-Of-The-Day TV show  check out at new episode everyday a 11:30 am PST on www.tailopez.com/tv) ( I had to divide this into two emails so you will see part 2 tomorrow) This book will mesmerize you.It's full of some of the most profound truths about life of any book I have read in years.But first let me say:"WARNING: THIS BOOK WILL BE TOO INTENSE FOR MOST PEOPLE!"Don't email me complaining that I didn't warn you...Just remember, if you read the book and still disagree, despite the mountain of evidence the authors have collected along with their appeal to plain common sense, then go ahead and leave me a comment stating your case. Just make sure you provide some real proof for your argument.[make sure to check out my Book-Of-The-Day deal to get your own copy of “Why Beautiful People have More Daughters” and my own personal notes]...The chapters are divided up into controversial subjects like:-Why do beautiful parents have more daughters and wealthy parents have more sons?-Why do men like blonde bombshells (and why do women want to look like them)?-Why is beauty NOT in the eye of the beholder or merely skin deep?-Why do girls of divorced parents experience puberty earlier than girls whose parents remain married?-Why is prostitution the world’s oldest profession and pornography a billion dollar industry?-Why are there virtually no polyandrous societies (where one woman is married to multiple husbands)?-Why does having sons reduce the likelihood of divorce?-Why might handsome men make bad husbands?-Why are there so many deadbeat dads but so few deadbeat moms?-Why are almost all violent criminals men?-Why do politicians risk everything by having an affair (but only if they are male)?-Why do men so often earn more money and attain higher status than women?-Why are most neurosurgeons male and most kindergarten teachers female?-Why are most suicide bombers Muslim?-Why is ethnic conflict so persistent throughout the world?-Why are single women more likely to travel abroad?Now you might think you know the answers to these questions. But, I guarantee you this book will have you second guessing basically everything you have ever heard on life, love and how humans get along with each other.Every time I dive into any books on evolutionary psychology I realize that literally 95% of what we have been taught about life is absolute nonsense. And what is being taught about love and human attraction is probably the subject most full of error.I don’t know why the heck we never learn any of this in school.It's a crime. But it’s understandable because most of what is written about love, friendship, romance and social life comes from a view of what people would LIKE to be true, NOT what is actually true. I think love is too painful a subject for most people. It’s "too true" for the average person.Just like Jack Nicholson said in A Few Good Men, "You can't handle the truth!"This book covers many of those "too true" subjects.The authors say the problem starts because the standard social science model says we are a blank slate, that our behaviour is environmental and comes through socialization.We have been taught that our personality is based on our environment and what we have learned from our parents, teachers and culture.For example, you may have heard that society created the traditional male and female gender roles.But the authors of this book quote a Cambridge University study that proves that baby boys stare more at mechanical toys and baby girls stare at toys with faces - even babies only 24 hours old.They say:"In summary, we have demonstrated that at 1 day old, human neonates (babies) demonstrate sexual dimorphism (differences) in both social and mechanical perception. Male infants show a stronger interest in mechanical objects, while female infants show a stronger interest in the face.”In this image below you can see the results of a study where scientists put different toys out for male and female vervet monkeys. When they came back in the room the male monkeys were playing with the toy cars and the female monkeys were examining the dolls. “Psychology Today” concludes:"It is becoming less and less likely that ‘gender socialization’ is the reason why boys and girls prefer different toys, and more and more likely that there are some genetic, hormonal, and other biological reasons for the observed sex differences in toy preference."Society doesn't create, gender creates society. Now this book doesn't say that one gender is superior to another, just that they are intrinsically different.And it gets deeper, this book challenges more than just gender roles.The authors start by saying:"Every time we fall in love, everytime we fight with our spouse, ever time we enjoy watching our favorite TV show, every time we get scared walking at night in bad neighborhoods where tough young men loiter, every time we get upset about the influx of immigrants in our country, every time we go to church, we are - in part - behaving as a human animal with its own unique evolved nature - human nature.This means two things. First, our thoughts, our feelings, and behaviors are produced not only by our individual experiences and environment in our own lifetime, but also by what happened to our ancestors... Our human nature is the cumulative product of the experiences of our ancestors in the past, and it affects how we think, feel, and behave today.Second, because human nature is universal - sometimes shared by all humans, sometimes only shared by members of our own sex - our thoughts, feelings, and behavior are shared, to a large extent, by all other humans beings on earth (or all other men or women).Despite the seemingly large cultural differences in various societies, our daily experiences are essentially the same as those of people from Aberdeen, Bombay, and Cairo, to Xian, Yukon, and Zanzibar."The authors are basically saying that much of our behavior doesn't come from free choice but is ingrained in us from birth.Emotions like anger, rage, jealousy, racism, fear, depression, and envy are all part of the evolved human experience (of course it's important we learn to control some of these, but it's still important to know they are natural and there is nothing wrong with us for having them). This concept of instinct reminds me of what Steven Hawking says in "The Grand Design" about free will:“Do people have free will? If we have free will, where in the evolutionary tree did it develop? Do blue-green algae or bacteria have free will, or is their behavior automatic and within the realm of scientific law? Is it only multicelled organisms that have free will, or only mammals?"We might think that a chimpanzee is exercising free will when it chooses to chomp on a banana, or a cat when it rips up your sofa, but what about the roundworm called Caenorhabditis elegans—a simple creature made of only 959 cells?It probably never thinks, “That was damn tasty bacteria I got to dine on back there,” yet it too has a definite preference in food and will either settle for an unattractive meal or go foraging for something better, depending on recent experience. Is that the exercise of free will?Though we feel that we can choose what we do, our understanding of the molecular basis of biology shows that biological processes are governed by the laws of physics and chemistry and therefore are as determined as the orbits of the planets.Recent experiments in neuroscience support the view that it is our physical brain, following the known laws of science, that determines our actions, and not some agency that exists outside those laws. For example, a study of patients undergoing awake brain surgery found that by electrically stimulating the appropriate regions of the brain, one could create in the patient the desire to move the hand, arm, or foot, or to move the lips and talk.It is hard to imagine how free will can operate if our behavior is determined by physical law, so it seems that we are no more than biological machines and that free will is just an illusion."You might not agree with Dr. Hawking. But I've learned that when super smart people disagree with me that I am better off reexamining my position versus instantly concluding they are wrong.After all, Stephen Hawking may be the smartest person to have lived in the last 500 years (He is solving the worlds hardest physics problems while sitting paralyzed in a wheelchair for God's sakes).But whether the universe has free choice or not is not the main point of today's article. We can argue about that another day.When it comes to love we know that our desires are mostly hard - coded.We have been falsely taught that beauty is only skin deep, or that what is considered attractive is different in different cultures.Turns out beauty is not really in the eye of the beholder, cross culturally humans agree on what's attractive, from East Asians, Hispanics, Brazilians, Russians, the Ache of Paraguay, the Hiwi of Venezuela, Cruzans in Saint Croix, Chinese, Indian and English all alike.For example, take this picture of Brad Pitt in Fight Club:and this picture of Danny Devito:and show it to any woman in ANY country, Tanzania, Nepal, Austria, or New Zealand and ask who is the most attractive.Want to make a friendly wager on who they will all choose? You could go back in a time machine a thousand years and women in any country would still always prefer Brad Pitt over Danny Devito.Some people get depressed thinking about life this way - that some people are born with much better genes.But knowing the world has a natural order should make us excited. Because then we can know that all we have to do is line ourselves up with the laws of nature and we will be alright.For example, when it comes to love it's a good thing that women are attracted to the looks of Brad Pitt over Danny Devito.The fact that your great great grandma was picky about who she had kids with is the reason you are here today.Choosy women are the whole reason humans have evolved so successfully! So the next time you get turned down for a date with someone you were really attracted to just think, "Thank God humans are so picky!" Easier said than done I know, haha...And remember there is a good reason women find Brad Pitt attractive. This book says it’s not just some arbitrary thing. Brad has what's called "Bilateral Symmetry" - a fancy word for an attractive face.Bilateral symmetry decreases with exposure to parasites, pathogens, toxins, genetic issues, and inbreeding.The authors conclude: "Far from being merely in the eye of the beholder or skin-deep, beauty appears to be an indicator of genetic and developmental health and therefore of mate quality; beauty is a 'health certificate."This is why all cultures must have similar standards of beauty.Now you might say that it’s Hollywood or Cosmopolitan magazine that has been imposing their distorted version of beauty on the world.That's a load of BS. Here is how we know it's wrong: research shows that newborn babies less than 7 days old prefer to look at beautiful faces.Scientists found:"Placed before photos of a fashion model and a plain-looking woman, a newborn will be drawn to the prettier face.The finding undermines the theory that people develop an idea of attractiveness from the experience of mixing with different individuals.Instead, it appears that everyone is born with a pre-programmed understanding of what makes a person attractive. Newborns were shown two images side by side, one showing an attractive face and the other a less attractive one.The researchers say the infants spent more time looking at the attractive face than the less attractive one."Attractiveness is not simply in the eye of the beholder. It's in the eye of the infant right from the moment of birth, and possibly before birth," said Dr Alan Slater, a psychologist at Exeter.You can show them pair after pair of faces that are matched for everything other than attractiveness.This leads to the conclusion that babies are born with a very detailed representation of the human face.It helps them to recognise familiar faces - particularly that of the mother - and it helps them in learning about the social world.Newborns manage to do this despite their comparatively blurred vision."This is just the tip of the iceberg. Patterns of human attraction are everywhere.Men find women with a BMI (body mass index) of 18.5 most attractive.  This is a female ‘certificate' that signals health. If you are a woman that means you don’t want to be too skinny or too fat. You want to be on the low end of what’s classed ‘normal weight.’  You can calculate your BMI here.It’s no coincidence this weight is also the weight that his healthiest for most women. It’s not just about impressing men.Women find men with stronger jawlines more attractive (this is again a 'health certificate' that a man has passed the testosterone test).And let me quote: "Women, on average, tend to be attracted to men who are taller than they are, display a high degree of facial symmetry, masculine facial dimorphism, and who have broad shoulders, a relatively narrow waist, and a V-shaped torso."Again the good news is that for men working on creating your V-shaped torso by cutting your belly fat also translates into living longer as well as being attractive to women.Some of this is not fair (like how tall you are or how pretty you were born), or even that fun to think about sometimes. But I think that life's answers begin by not being afraid of looking directly at the hard truths of life. In a way that's what today's book is all about.The good news is that you can still have an amazing life even if you aren't born a supermodel or if you don't have the jawline of Tom Brady.You should never for a second just give up and say "Oh well, life didn't deal me good cards." If you feel yourself feeling any self pity watch this amazing guy's video over and over I never want this article twisted into anything that makes people give up. This knowledge when used correctly should EMPOWER you - not discourage you.We must use the truth about love as fuel for us to do the things that are in our power.To stay healthy, to work out, to eat right, to learn more social skills, to become more interesting, to be more altruistic, and find a strong sense of life purpose - this is all within our control even if some thing’s aren’t.As the great basketball coach John Wooden says, "Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. The best competition I have is against myself to become better."Now back to that strange question, why the heck do beautiful people have more daughters and rich parents more sons???Studies show that when the parents have above average attractiveness the odds of having daughters increases by 36%.Mother Nature works behind the scenes in a pretty powerful way.Back in 1973, Dr. Robert Trivers published a ground breaking article in Science magazine. He came up with the the Trivers–Willard hypothesis which showed that even though humans generally have close to 50-50% male/female babies, under certain stressful circumstances that ratio will change - sometimes a lot.In people groups living in poverty, let's say the Gypsies in Hungary or the Mukogodo of Kenya researchers found that those poor groups "had a female-biased sex ratio at birth, were more likely to abort a child after having had one or more daughters, nursed their daughters longer, and sent their daughters to school for longer."So why would poor parents have more daughters and wealthier parents have more sons?It’s because God/Universe/Nature is on our side and works to our advantage and sometimes having a different gender is more advantageous to a family.Let's illustrate with a hypothetical situation where there are 2 families each with 2 children. The rich family has Bob and Mary. The poor family has John and Susie.Rich Family:Bob is 25 and not very attractive but his family has given him the best business education and let him work in the family business.Mary is 25 and is successful financially but not very attractive.Poor Family:John is 25 and has no financial support from his family to get an education or start a business but he is super good looking.Susie is 25 and doesn't have much money but is gorgeous.Which out of these four will probably have the easiest time getting married.If you guessed Bob and Susie you would be right. The ugly man from the rich family with money and resources and the pretty woman from the poor family.What about the other two kids?Well Mary has financial success but since not many potential husbands care much about a woman's bank balance she's at a disadvantage (just think of the billionaire Oprah Winfrey - teenage boys don't exactly have posters of her up on their wall).John has good looks but most women don't only look for looks in a long term mate/husband so he's at a disadvantage.The research doesn't say only rich and beautiful people get married. Of course regular people get married every day. The point is that over 10,000 generations of humans there is a general trend of some people having more advantages than others. Remember over long periods of time even a 5% difference in advantage can change the whole end result.Dr. Robert Trivers correctly guessed that nature will give rich parents more sons because those parents would have extra money to invest in their sons to help them be successful enough to attract a high quality wife.The generalized theory by Dr. Trivers and Williams accurately predicts that any parents with a trait advantageous for boys will give birth to more boys and parents with any trait advantageous for women in the parents will give birth to more daughters.He also theorized that poorer parents would have an advantage by having more daughters because the daughters could make up for their parents lack of resources by using their beauty to find a high quality husband.Money and beauty weren’t the only predictor of gender. Tall parents have more sons and small parents have more daughters since height is more of a mating advantage for boys than girls.Over the last 30 years study after study has shown this gender birth rate difference to be the reality.Nature and biology is alive.Now as I read this book the main takeaway that I got was how amazing the human body really is.It adapts so that we can thrive.More importantly it continues to reinforce a principle that I think most people never understand about life.There are patterns.Take happiness from the pattern.If you use them right, those patterns will change your life because you can organize them into your plan.When I teach in my mentoring program I explain it this way.If you want an amazing life with massive rewards like a passionate romance, a long healthy life, wealth and financial abundance, love and admiration from your peers, and happiness and fulfillment, then your best bet is to start by investing in a good plan for yourself.The happiness you want is the end result. The end result comes from an effective strategy. A good strategy is controlled by your philosophy; you put your strategy into practice through goals; and goals comprise your PLAN.It's all about the quality of your plan. This is what separates my bank account from Bill Gates. He had a better plan. He got a better end result than me because his strategy came from a stronger philosophy and this strategy was put into action with a solid plan. And that's why he has billions and I don't.This article is about love, not business or money but the same principles apply.Ask yourself, "Do I want to wander through life and just take whatever relationship I can get, or do I want an amazing well designed love life?" Because it's extremely easy to get trapped.Jim Rohn says, "One day, early in my walk, my mentor said let me see your list of goals. I was a bit surprised as I didn't have a list of goals. Mr. Shoaff said, really? I can tell you right now that if you don't have list of goals, I can guess your bank account balance within a few hundred dollars and he did. I said you mean my bank balance would change if I had a list of goals? Earl said, drastically. That changed everything for me."After that Jim decided to make a plan.There are 3 plans you can have for your life:1. You can follow some other persons plan2. You can follow your own plan3. You can follow Natures plan (or call it God or the Universe's plan):Most people do #1 - they follow someone else's plan. That's why TV commercials exist. They slowly change your behavior until you are living your life to benefit someone elses plan.Think about it:- What's McDonald’s plan for you? To buy their burgers and give them your money.- What's your boss and employer’s plan for you? To make THEM a lot of money!- What's NBC and Warner Brothers’ plan for you? To use your time and cash watching their TV shows and movies and buying from their advertisers.- What's Drake and Rihanna's plan for you? To buy their music and make them rich or famous.-What's your credit cards’ plan for you? To keep you in debt and paying them interest!-What's American Apparel’s plan for you? To make sure you think of wearing the most fashionable clothes and buying from them.I'm not saying these are bad people or corporations but I am saying that if you are not careful, other people who don't have your best interests at heart will run your life for their benefit and not yours.This '"Follow some other person's plan" is the default. If you haven't consciously made a better plan for your life I can almost guarantee you are already living out someone else's plan.  I consider this the worst way to live life. I have been caught in it myself and every time I remember it I get angry at myself for having wasted years that I will never get back.Some people figure out that the #1 "Other person's plan" plan sucks and they evolve to #2 and follow their own plan.This sounds like a great strategy at first and it's usually better than following someone else. But if you look closer you will realize it's not a big improvement over plan #1.Why? Well can we be so cocky to think that we can, on our own, go out and figure out the world? This world is a pretty complex place. Doctors spend their whole lifetime just trying to understand the heart or the lungs. Engineers spend their whole life trying to make one specific type of airplane engine.Will you or I be able to master all areas of life on our own? Has your past proven you to be a genius planner? Be honest.Or are you like me and see that even my best laid plans often turned out to be idiotic in hindsight and that by the time I learn by experience I will be too old to enjoy the fruit of my wisdom.Like the Dutch proverb says, “Too soon old, too late smart.”Can you and I make 7 billion people and all the forces of nature bend to our own wishes and plan? It's one thing to make our own plan, it's another thing to get other's to play along.I mean I would love if I could just make a plan "The world should just deposit a billion dollars tomorrow into Tai Lopez's bank account." I actually love that plan. The problem is that no one else likes that idea. I haven't found anyone yet who would willingly just take money out of their account and wire it to me for no reason.Sounds obvious yet millions of people live with an ego centric mentality that says "I think the world should treat me a certain way". This is the "entitled" plan and it's a recipe for disaster.The natural state of most people is to be childlike and egocentric. Psychologists call this “the theory of the mind” which means that when we are young and immature we have a hard time understanding that anything outside of our own thoughts exists. Kids under five really think they are the center of the Universe (so do some adults I know). Unfortunately most of us never fully get this out of our lives. We grow up and stay egocentric instead of becoming an observer of truth.I think we should see ourselves like birdwatchers. We take our binoculars and we go out and see what's happening. We make ourselves quiet and less the center of attraction so we can observe clearly what is out there happening in the trees.So if #1 and #2 plans don't work then that leaves us with what I consider the only good plan:#3 - following Nature/God/Universe's plan. This is the non- egocentric way of the observer.This is not a religious or spiritual point I am making. That's why I used the word Nature, God, or the Universe. Take your choice on the word you use. I don't want to get distracted now with theology or philosophy.Joel Salatin used to tell me, "Tai, Nature always laughs last."He meant that in the end, despite our best laid intentions, there is something more powerful than us at work. And as the old saying goes, "If you can't beat em, then join em."And that’s just like in this book. We might not think it's fair that women are rewarded for their beauty, or that men are rewarded for their success in business, since not all women are born beautiful nor are  all men born with the ability to do well financially, but nature has set up something that we must respect and learn from.I think of life like a giant rolling ball and you have two choices on how to deal with that ball. You can run in front of the ball out on your own, but inevitably you will stumble and that huge ball will run you over and crush you to dust.Or you can jump inside the ball and run along with it and be safe inside.If you can set up the 4 main areas of your life, Health, Wealth, Love, and Higher Purpose INSIDE this ball of Nature/God/Universes plan you will not only survive but you will be happy and thrive along the way.[check out my free online seminar @ 12 pm PST on "How to Get One Million People Paying Attention to Your Idea: The New Rules of Marketing" >>CLICK HERE TO REGISTER>>]Maybe you are wondering what I mean practically.Well for example, if you want to be physically healthy do not impose your own made up plan on your diet. Don't say, "Well I like eating meat therefore meat must be good for me." or "I don't like the thought of eating meat so I will pretend that eating meat is bad for me."No, go out and see what Nature set you up to eat without any judgement or bias on your part.Jim Rohn talks about his father who lived a long, healthy life. He said he asked his Dad one night what his secret to health was. His dad said "I eat an apple every night before bed."That was a simple plan that lines up with what research tells us about fruit and how Nature built the human body. Jim says imagine what would have happened if his dad had had his own egocentric plan and had changed one word of that sentence to "I eat a candy bar every night before bed."  That one change in the plan would have probably cut his life short by a decade.The observer of God/Nature/Universe humbly accepts the diet plan with the apple not the candy bar. The immature egocentric person decides they like the taste of the candy bar more and ignores natural law and pays for it with an early death.Sounds obvious in the case of an apple versus a candy bar but I challenge you to examine your life. Can you think of anything that you are doing that is ignoring the obvious Natural Laws of life?If you want to make a lot of money do not think, "Well I think it's unfair that the top 1% have more money than me." Instead go out and figure out how the 1% think and what they do differently than you and line up your money making attempts with the Universe's plan for financial prosperity.If you want to date or marry someone amazing don't be egocentric and say, "Well I'm a great catch, I deserve the best." That might be what your mom thinks about you, but guess what, the world is full of people who don't take your mom's advice.So if you want to find love and romance with an amazing person than follow the Universe's plan - like attracts like. Go become amazing yourself and slowly but surely amazing people will start popping up all around you. People often ask me how I have been able to attract high level mentors. It’s because interesting people want to be around interesting people. As I improve myself by reading more and learning more and doing more I find that higher level people seek out my company.If you want to be happy and feel fulfilled each day you can't just decide, "I deserve to be happy."Nature, God, and the Universe don't play by those rules. They play by the rules of "To get what you want you have to deserve what you want."If you feel depressed and unhappy that's usually Nature telling you that you are living out a pretty crappy life and that you should make a change. So go out and quit the job you hate or get out of the horrible relationship you are in.This sounds tough. It is tough. But if there is one thing that's obvious, this world can be a pretty tough place. It's meant to be hard. To quote Tom Hanks, "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great."Remember, take comfort in the fact that it's a little challenging to live a good life. Remember that there is a set plan for love and human attraction. You don't have to try to invent the formula for love and romance. It's been ingrained in your very DNA. You just have to read the obvious signs and go out and find the blueprint, the treasure map.It's a big world, a big rolling wheel, we can't change it easily.We can take out some of the unfairness. Somethings like racism, which is a byproduct of our fear of risk, can be eradicated with education, thank God.But some things that are not so cut and dry will never disappear and honestly don't need to. We don't need to change some natural things, WE need to change ourselves.It's ok that the man or women you love or want to fall in love with is attracted to healthy people like Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie. We don't need to change that. You and I need to just get better at exercising and eating right.This book of the day I hope will be part of your search for #3 God/Nature/Universes plan.It's the reason I read so much. That's why I want you to start reading more and find more and better mentors. That's a sign you are being humble. The world rewards the humble. This is what I think the saying means, "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."Go out and become a seeker. Discover truth that's both easy to handle and that's hard to accept (like some of the concepts in this book).When it comes to love, family, friendships and your whole social life the reward is high so expect a little challenge along the way.Stay tuned tomorrow for part 2 of this email, I couldn't fit it all in one email - it was too long haha. Stay strong,TaiP.S. 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In todays book of the day I read the Lessons of History By Will and Ariel Durant. You can buy this book from me, and get into my private mentor program, my new smart reading course, and my in depth bonus book notes here: http://bit.ly/1qTIvSxLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You must innovate if you want to change your life, your bank account, and the world. Innovation is easier said than done. In “Zero To One” the author, Peter Thiel, opens by saying that if you are merely following and 100% mimicking other people, you will always be one step behind. You can sign up for my VIP Club and get the book here http://bit.ly/1GvRE5B Thiel says, "Every moment in business happens only once. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won’t make a search engine. And the next Mark Zuckerberg won’t create a social network. If you are copying these guys, you aren’t learning from them.” The key (as I talked about on my live TV show - tune in at 11:30am daily on TaiLopez.com) is knowing the exact balance between brand new innovation and not falling prey to "Nudist Buddhist Syndrome." "Nudist Buddhist" is what one of my mentors, Allan Nation, says is the law of innovation. He told me, “You can be a nudist and people won’t think you’re super weird, because it’s just one thing weird about you. And you can be a Buddhist and people will give you a pass cause that’s only one weird thing about you. But you can’t be a nudist Buddhist. That’s too weird.” So for me, it’s not just blind innovation. I don’t want to come up with the solution on how to do underwater basket weaving. There’s no demand. It’s too weird. It’s too "Nudist Buddhist." Where you want to be is that happy medium where people feel like, “Wow, this is insightful, this is something I’ve never heard before.” But yet their conservative, pragmatic, risk-averse side says, “Yes, I’m willing to take a chance on this new product.” How can you actually do this? Well in your career and in business, Peter Thiel says: “Start small and monopolize. Every startup is small at the start. Every monopoly dominates a large share of its market. Therefore, every startup should start with a very small market. Always err on the side of starting too small. The reason is simple: it’s easier to dominate a small market than a large one. If you think your initial market might be too big, it almost certainly is.” Peter Thiel is exactly right. Think about it. Facebook was able to beat out the 800 lb gorilla Myspace by starting out by always erring on the side of being too small. At first Facebook was just Mark Zuckerberg in his room and his first customers were his roommates. And then he moved on to just dominating and monopolizing his one university. And once he conquered that he moved on to the next stage, which was conquering and expanding his monopoly to all universities. It wasn’t until he had conquered this step-by-step that he then went on to acquire over a billion customers. Not many people can say their business hit a million customers. Zuckerberg was able to say he reached a billion. You may not want to be a billionaire, but there’s a lesson to be learned. Go "straight to the top" in what you learn. Remember, the main principle that Peter Thiel believes in is that whatever your idea is,  just shrink it down. In one of my VIP coaching calls I talked about the book “Switch” by Chip and Dan Heath where they discussed the need to shrink a problem. If your goal is to make a million dollars a day, think about it more like you need to make $80K per month. Since even that still seems like a big problem, then shrink that down so you only need to make $2-3K a day. That’s a realistic goal. Err on the small side like Zuckerberg and eventually you can have market share and change the world. When you do this your bank account will never look the same, and neither will the impact that you have on the world. Stay Strong, Tai P.S.  If you want to learn how to get people to pay attention to your big idea, don't miss my free online seminar @ 12 pm PST http://bit.ly/1GvRE5BLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People say that to be happy you have to be unselfish. But are they right? Because we all know selfish and greedy people, who seem to have it all. We have all been betrayed by someone who went on to live a seemingly perfect life. Who went on with seemingly no consequences... So there has to be something more to this - a more elegant explanationof the conflicts of life. A root explation of our selfishness... Of our altruism... About our DNA and "Nature vs. Nurture..." In today’s Book-Of-The-Day, “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins, weexamine this question of whether we are born greedy and 'evil' or ifwe only learn it from our environment. You can buy it from me here http://bit.ly/16gFhPR plus get a bunch of other bonuses for free. I consider this to be one of the 5 most important books that everyhuman should read. Yesterday I was talking about it on my Book-Of-The-Day TV show (checkout a new episode everyday at 11:30 am PST on www.tailopez.com/tv)  One million people have read "The Selfish Gene" since Dawkins firstwrote it in 1976. He had a noble goal in writing it. He explained, “My purpose is to examine the biology of selfishness andaltruism. Apart from its academic interest, the human importance ofthis subject is obvious. It touches every aspect of our social lives,our loving and hating, fighting and cooperating, giving and stealing,our greed and our generosity.” Dawkins was right. The question of selfishness vs. unselfishness is atthe core of every major decision you will ever make. Who to marry. Who to make friends with. Who to protect. Who to ignore. Get this question wrong and you will get your life wrong. Most people approach the question all wrong. Whether it’s people who believe in religion or atheists, the confusionknows no boundaries between the sacred and the secular. So what did the scientist Dawkins discover and explain in this book? [make sure to check out my Book-Of-The-Day deal to get your own copyof “The Selfish Gene” and my own personal notes]... http://bit.ly/16gFhPR 1. Although selfishness is our natural inclination, we are not always destined to follow it: “Our genes may instruct us to be selfish, but we are not necessarilycompelled to obey them all our lives. It may just be more difficult tolearn altruism than it would be if we were genetically programmed tobe altruistic. Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because weare born selfish. Let us understand what our own selfish genes are upto, because we may then at least have the chance to upset theirdesigns, something that no other species has ever aspired to” I like that Dawkins recognizes that you and I have the chance for somelevel of enlightenment, however little it might be. We have somemastery over our genes. We’re not doomed to take advantage of peopleor to act in a more base manner. No, you see it all around you. Altruism. And not just the kind of natural altruism that we have towards ourfamily, friends, and loved ones (which in a sense isn’t really charityat all because of the possibility that we can be paid back). You see people giving to people that have no chance to give back to them. There is still hope. 2. The secret is to become a simulation machine, not just arobotically programmed automaton: Read the rest at TaiLopez.com If you're in financial scarcity now, or if you're making decent money but you know you should be making a lot more,  @ 12 pm PST on "10 Rules to living the Entrepreneurial Lifestyle: The New Rules of Money"   http://bit.ly/1GvRE5BLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost everyone thinks they’re an expert when it comes to food and diet.In fact, we all know people that have crossed the line, and it’s almost become a religious conversation.In today’s Book-Of-The-Day, “Diet Cults” by Matt Fitzgerald, we delve deep to try to find the truth.Get the Book-Of-The-Day Deal here: http://bit.ly/1skG9xaWhat is the diet that we should all be following?I talked about this a few days ago on my new live Book-of-the-Day TV show that airs every day at 11:30am PST on TaiLopez.com.When I was at Joel Salatin’s, it was fascinating. Thousands of people would come in from all around the world, each of them with their own opinion on diet -  whether they were Vegan, Paleo, Low-Carb or Atkins.And most of them came there extremely confident in their beliefs.The interesting thing about a farm is that you’re so close to the earth that you actually get insight on biological processes that the average city person never gets.If you ask most people in the city how many grams of protein, sugar, or carbohydrates they should be getting every day, they have no idea.  But a farmer knows exactly how much protein a one- week-old chicken should have, and how much they should be eating at six and eight weeks as well.It becomes a science. And of course, you’re experimenting on the best testing ground possible (the livestock you’re raising, because there’s no placebo effect).There is no one diet that works for everyone:Adaptability is the hallmark of man as eater. For us, many diets are good while none is perfect.We know this to be true. It would be an impossible environment for humans to live in without adaptability. The problem with something like the Paleo diet is that in Paleolithic times, not all people lived in the same part of the planet. Some people lived in rainforests, some lived in savannahs. Even though there is truth that there is a genetic predisposition that some foods are probably more nutrient dense than others, it’s not an absolute black and white fact."Scientists are discovering that the extreme responsiveness of gut flora to changes in diet are a major contributor to humans’ dietary adaptability."You must search for disconfirming evidence:“My friend Richard did a lot of reading on the science of veganism and came away believing that veganism was the correct way to eat. But this happened only after he had already given up animal foods. And, of course, he cherry-picked his sources, ignoring experts like Walter Willett at the Harvard School of Public Health and going straight to gurus like Caldwell Esselstyn, a man who could never get a job at the Harvard School of Public Health.”You see, you have to disprove your own theory.Because whether you’re Vegan, Paleo, Atkins or Macrobiotic, there’s evidence to the contrary of what you believe if you’re willing to open up your eyes and not see this as such a black and white conversation.Agnostic healthy eating is the plan Fitzgerald recommends."I claim only that you will find agnostic healthy eating to be the easiest way to eat for maximum health if you’re turned off by diets that claim to be the One True Way."Fitzgerald says that what we need to do is have an agnostic approach, meaning whatever works is what we should gravitate towards, instead of trying to be a part of a certain group and getting our identity from that group. So it's up to you to “ask, seek, and knock” for that diet that's adaptable to not only the environment in which you live (which is different if you live in the North Pole compared to if you live in Africa), but once you do this search, set up a series of experiments and do it at the same time with top experts and doctors.Stay Strong,TaiJoin me on tomorrow's free online business seminar: http://bit.ly/1BENytXLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're not careful, the 25 cognitive biases of your brain will destroy your life. As Friedrich Nietzsche says in today's Book-Of-The-Day "Man Alone With Himself" "Many people are obstinate about the path once it's taken, few people about the destination." Get the Book-Of-The-Day deal here: http://bit.ly/1BwZ5vj He means we are stubborn about the wrong thing. Earlier today on my new TV show [Every day at 11:30am PST on TaiLopez.com] I talked about how stubbornness can be a powerful tool. But the devil's in the details. It depends on how you define stubbornness. If you are stubborn about the methods you’re using you will usually lose your way - it will be fatal. You should only be stubborn about one thing: Getting the end goal you wanted. Everything else should be flexible - up for discussion. I had someone in my family decide he was going to become a Fruitarian. He ate bananas all day. But he didn't set it up as an experiment. The Fruitarian diet experiment became his god. He became the servant of his brain and the cognitive biases called "commitment consistency & mis-weighting bias" that many great scientists and psychologists like Cialdini have written on. He shouldn't have cared about which diet plan he adopted - only about which diet plan worked. If you read the book "Diet Cults" you will see how millions of people blindly follow their diet cult: Vegan, Paleo, Macrobiotic, Atkins, Vegetarian, etc. But who cares about the diet?? You should only care about looking in the mirror and being lean and healthy. That's all the matters. If eating cardboard accomplished that, then eat cardboard. People love to elevate the experiment into the goal. The experiment is never the goal. My Fruitarian relative forgot to look in the mirror to see his muscle mass and health deteriorating before his eyes. He forgot to listen to the doctor that said that every Fruitarian he had ever met and treated in his clinic had always had serious health problems. You should never love the path. Love the results.  You see this bias in business too. You see business owners with a goal to make net profit.  But they try to use their intuition and immediately decide upon the product and strategy to get them the net profit. They guess. And stick to their first guess - even when it's losing money. Brandon Routh, who played Superman in the big Warner Brothers movie, was at my house yesterday. He told me about a friend who moved to Hollywood to get in the entertainment business. He had no acting potential. But he wanted to act. He was stubborn about his imaginary acting skills. He could have been a great writer or producer. But he was so intent on the one path/experiment of acting that he ended up with nothing. Just a nasty Pareto inefficiency. A lose-lose situation. No acting. And no writing or producing. That's most people's life. One nothing after another. You might have noticed this tendency in your love life. You dated someone with the goal of living happily ever after - finding your soul mate. But then you realized, "Hey, this person I'm dating, I don't think there is anything long term here." But you stay committed to the relationship anyway (and kick yourself for it later). Don't be that person. The one trapped in the cycle. Life's too short for deadly mistakes. The simplest way to overcome the biases is to always ask yourself 2 questions: 1. "What's my end goal?" 2. "Is this current experiment getting me efficiently towards that end goal?" If the answer is "No", ditch the experiment (NOT the goal). Just iterate and modify the experiment slightly. At first this will seem like it's too slow of a strategy. It's not. Like Munger says: "Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Discharge your duties faithfully and well. Step by step you get ahead, but not necessarily in fast spurts. But you build discipline by preparing for fast spurts. Slug it out one inch at a time, day by day. At the end of the day – if you live long enough – most people get what they deserve." Stay Strong Tai Join me on tomorrow's free online business seminar:  http://bit.ly/1wXQm3C   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's Book-Of-The-Day we look at "Where Good Ideas Come From" by Steven Johnson. If you want to buy this book and get the 'Smart Reading Course', the ‘67 Steps Video Series', and Tai’s personal book notes check it out here http://bit.ly/1yx4Is6 Also check out Tai’s new TV show every day at 11:30 am PST on TaiLopez.com  If you want to sign up for the next LIVE online seminar you can do that here: http://bit.ly/1wvWD6S There may be no better skill to possess in the world than the ability to come up with good ideas. Think about it. The reward for good ideas is massive. Mark Zuckerberg definitely knows the value of a great idea. For him it’s roughly $33.3 billion dollars.  Now, you might not need a billion dollars. But according to Daniel Kahneman and his research, you definitely need at least $75,000 a year. Good ideas have the potential to change your bank account. Good ideas also have the potential to change your health.  Tai’s dad caught scarlet fever when he was a baby, and doctors said he wouldn’t live past age 12.  He was a pretty sickly kid.  His life changed the day he picked up a magazine about weight lifting.  The article said "Forget everything you've heard, lift weights." And he went from a sickly kid who should have died to Mr. Puerto Rico, Mr. Canada, and one of the first bodybuilders in the world.  You see at the root of every revolution is one idea.  In "Where Good Ideas Come From" one fascinating story was about the scientist that came up with a law that governs the rate of growth of animals, cities and ideas - it's called Kleiber’s law. Kleiber's law is about something called "positive power scaling" But why should that research matter to you? Simple.  "A city that is ten times larger than its neighbor isn't ten times more innovative; it's seventeen times more innovative. A metropolis fifty times bigger than a town is 130 times more innovative than the town." The pace of innovation and good ideas that are going to come out of your brain are directly related to the size of the pool of information that you’re drawing from.  The more books you read (an eclectic mix), the more masterminds you study, the more mentors and advisors you surround yourself with, the more exponential growth you'll experience.  If your only source of good ideas is one book in the last year, you’re like someone living in a small town.  Your “pool” to draw inspiration from is tiny.  BUT if you’ve read 50 books instead, according to Kleiber’s Law you wouldn't just get 50 times smarter, you would get 130 times smarter. The more knowledge you absorb, the more great ideas you will come up with. Stay smart.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's book-of-the-day is "Folks, This Ain't Normal - A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World" by Joel Salatin, if you want to order this book from me click here: http://bit.ly/12BAhE0 When I was still a teenager my mentor Joel Salatin used to tell me, "Tai, nature always laughs last." For you to live the good life you're going to have to understand nature and biology. I don't care if you live in a high-rise in Manhattan or one of the hundred million dollar condos I saw in London last month. The laws of nature still apply as much to you today as they did 10,000 years ago. If you don't know who Joel is (besides the fact that he was my first mentor), he's a famous international speaker, who’s done two Ted talks, and has written 10 books.  But most importantly, he's known for pioneering grass-fed beef and pastured eggs. His Virginia Polyface Farms has had everyone (from celebrities, presidents, even prime ministers) coming to learn from his wisdom. I was actually just visiting Joel and his family for Thanksgiving last week and I recorded some special videos for you.  Enable your images to see me interview Joel Salatin The point of his book, “Folks,This Ain’t Normal” is simple. You and I in the modern world are so far removed from biological reality that 80% of the problems we face have nothing to do with flaws in us, per se, but more to do with flaws in the system. It's like the Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman talks about in “The Story of the Human Body.” The quickest way to change your physical health (weight, waistline, etc.) is not to rely on willpower, but to change the system and environment in which you find yourself.  So what is Joel saying is wrong with our system?   Why Unconventional Works   1. We grow our food with pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, antibiotics, and growth hormones: "Our animals don't do drugs. Instead, we move them almost daily in a tightly choreographed ballet from pasture spot to pasture spot." Joel figured out that you don't have to be locked into the conventional ways to grow food by using chemicals. For example, if you mimic natural systems with your beef cows by moving them around in rotated pastures not only do you get healthier cows but the fertility of the soil increases. That's a true Pareto efficiency.  2. We’ve become detached from our food and the land that grows our food: "A farmer friend of mine told me recently about a busload of middle school children who came to his farm for a tour. The first two boys off the bus asked, 'Where is the salsa tree?' They thought they could go pick salsa, like apples and peaches. Oh my. What do they put on SAT tests to measure this? Does anybody care? How little can a person know about food and still make educated decisions about it? Is this knowledge going to change before they enter the voting booth? Now that's a scary thought." The average child hardly even realizes eggs don't come from the grocery store. Or that Velveeta cheese doesn't come from a can. The only true path to food security is to know where your food comes from - have a relationship with the farmer who grows your food. Get the rest of the lessons here: http://bit.ly/12BAhE0Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's book of the day is "Bounce". If you don't already own “Bounce”, this book is an absolute must have. I worked out a deal with the publisher so you can buy the book brand new directly from me. http://bit.ly/12q7Bgk What most people forget is that life is not about the situation in which you find yourself. It's about the level of "deep domain expertise" that you possess. This is what the best scientific research shows. In the modern world, you are surrounded by generalists. Jack of all trades.  Being a generalist won't get you far. Stop being a generalist. It's like Steve Martin says to people who want to break into show business: "Be so good they can't ignore you." Only when you have deep domain expertise will you be so good that even the haters will be forced to stop and pay attention.  If you remain a jack of all trades you'll stay ignored.  In "Bounce", today's book-of-the-day, Matthew Syed talks about the myth of inborn talent. I ran across this book several years ago and it's made its way to my top 150 books that I read over and over again at least once a year. For Thanksgiving, I visited the Amish and Joel Salatin's farm in Virginia and I read "Bounce" again on the airplane and recorded a video for you out in the snow by the chickens and pigs. This book will scare you.  This book will inspire you. It all depends how you perceive it's conclusions. Here are some of the book's main points:  1. It takes reps and sets: “It is the quality and quantity of practice, not genes, that is driving progress." Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about the same thing in his autobiography, “Total Recall”. It's all about reps and sets when it comes to weights. There are a few shortcuts but you still need sheer volume of practice to get good at anything. And it's not just the body and weight lifting this applies to. Ignore all the newfangled books that are being published about how you can bypass sheer volume of practice. It's not really about shortcuts, tricks, and the genetics you were born with. It's about practice.  2. Your passion quotient: “Every endeavor pursued with passion produces a successful outcome regardless of the result." This was the motto of one of the expert coaches that the author interviewed. At different times in your life, you probably grappled with big decisions: which major you should pursue in college, which diet plan you should follow, which career you should pursue, which person you should date... And you might've been paralyzed because you were concerned about making the right or wrong decision. But forget that obsolete, black-and-white type thinking. This book lays out a completely new way to think about those type of decisions.  What if the more important thing is rewiring the neural pathways of your brain? The key factor is not whether one thing is right or wrong (it's mathematically impossible to know if one decision was better than the other unless you could live in two alternate, parallel universes and then look back at both decisions outcome). The key, instead, is that when you do something, do it with intense passion, even if it turns out to be the "wrong" thing in the long run. At least you will have been training your brain to do something with massive focus, energy, and passion. You can always pivot and do something else later. Whatever you do don't do things half-hearted because then you're training your brain to be a generalist. As Samuel Johnson said, "The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken." Live in a world where people struggle to really grab hold of anything and take ownership of it. Warren Buffett was asked for his best career device and he said to do something with passion because: "The truth is, so few people really jump on their jobs, you really will stand out more than you think. You will get noticed if you really go for it.” A. Know yourself.  B. Select your industry and life's focus and don't deviate for a decade or more.  C. Develop deep domain expertise. D. Reap the harvest and cash in and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Now, there are quite a few other fascinating points you need to know from this book, so I recorded a quick video for you to watch.  If you don't already own “Bounce”, this book is an absolute must have. I worked out a deal with the publisher so you can buy the book brand new directly from me.  Plus if you buy it from me, you get it for the same price as you would anywhere else (or cheaper) and I'm throwing in a whole bunch of free bonuses. So you're getting like $100 worth of value for just the price of the book. To order your brand new copy of "Bounce" now and get your free bonuses: http://bit.ly/12q7BgkLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's books of the day I'm sharing 6 insights with you that I took from some of the toughest people in the world, the Navy Seals. I thought this book was so good that I went out and bought some that you can buy from me here http://bit.ly/1zJU6mJLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I'm here in Palm Springs doing some work with my team and thought I would make a quick book of the day. I got asked if someone had a gun to my head and I was completely broke how I would make 1 million dollars? Here's my answer, "I would go out to a big market and I would take an idea that is working really well and bring it to a small market."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's book of the day is A Few Lessons for Investors and Managers From Warren Buffett by Peter Bevelin. This is one of the best books on investing I have ever read.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever asked yourself these questions: How smart am I and does it even matter? Do I need a high I.Q. to be rich?  Today's Book of the Day is, “Successful Intelligence: How Practical and Creative Intelligence Determine Success in Life” by Robert Sternberg. Sternberg hypothesizes that I.Q is not a fixed measurement, the way it has been misunderstood for years, and he gives us a lot of insight into how IQ is changeable.  Can you answer these questions as a comment below? 1. What is a self defeating attitude that you have had towards your I.Q. or intelligence? 2. What is a negative expectation that others have put on you that you want to defy?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For today's book of the day, I chose "Man Alone with Himself" by Friedrich Nietzsche. He says that everybody aspires to be set apart from the crowd. What do you have to do to become great, to not be just another blip on the radar? In the book, Nietzsche says, "Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies." Too many people create strong convictions and stick with them without ever challenging the idea. You must challenge your convictions if you want to grow. Here are three action points to take:1. What resonated most with you form this video?2. What is an action point that you can take from this video?3. What is a conviction that you need to challenge?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I was reading "On the Shortness of Life" by Seneca and I was thinking about one of the 8 ways he says people waste time, "going after no fixed goal." You must have an end goal. Time is limited, you have to know how to use it properly.  Can you answer these three questions? 1. What is your end game goal?2. What frivolous activity are you doing?3. Which area of your life is going to make you more of a philosopher? Sign up for my book of the day newsletter at http://tailopez.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lot of you are probably interested in self-help. One of the best idea's  in self help comes from Socrates who said "Know Thyself".  Here are 3 ways to know yourself: 1. It's not natural 2. Some of what you think about yourself will be delusional and some of that is ok 3. Define what areas you need to know about yourself Do you know yourself?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I just talked with John Lee, self made millionaire, about how to he made his money. He thinks that you become a millionaire in your mind before you actually become a millionaire in the real world. You need to get in a mental positive loop to reach your goals.I really agree with something else he said, "pay for the best advice you can afford, because you will lose more money on your mistakes."I talk about that in Step #19, "Amazon.com & The $32,000 Brain Budget." Check it out here: http://goo.gl/myE0zyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's book of the day we are going to dive deep as I try to break down an absolute masterpiece by Sigmund Freud called "Civilization and Its Discontents".This book probably has more insight word for word than any other book I've ever read. You are going to learn why asking "What is the meaning of life?" is probably the wrong question to ask and why it is impossible for you to experience happiness at all times because lack of happiness is mandatory to experience happiness.If you want 67 in depth talks like this about ideas from people like Dr. Freud and you want the most important book you could ever read for free check this out http://goo.gl/AYoERCLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's Book of the Day, Matt Lieberman, the Harvard Professor, teaches us why our brains are hard-wired to connect.  Human beings are social so it’s important that we spend time with people to stay happy and healthy. My question for you is, ‘Who should you avoid spending your time with?’ Also read this if you want 67 in depth talks like this about ideas from people like Dr. Lieberman and you want the most important book you could ever read for free check this out http://goo.gl/Y1WqBY. Also can you answer these questions? 1. Who sabotaged you on your way toward a good physical health goal? When will you get them out of your life? 2. Who are those people who tried to keep you from hitting your financial goals? When will you get them out of your life? 3. Who has tried to sabotage you in social situations? How can you remove them from your life? 4. Who has tried to stop you from being happy? How are you going to fix that situation? Join me on my book of the day newsletter here: http://tailopez.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's Book of the Day J.R. Simplot teaches the power of a nickel to create billions of dollars. In a time of flipping houses and day trading, J.R. Simplot's advice bucks the system. His lesson to billions can be summarized in two words, "Hang On!"Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your study of heroes has the potential to unlock EVERYTHING you want! In our time, and really because of our democratic ideals, we love to watch those "above us" come crashing down. Nothing and no one is held in high regard. But this kind of thinking is a trap! Here's my question for you:1. What icons need to be changed in your life?2. How much more shameless do you need to be in your interests for those men and women who have changed the world in the past and who are changing the world right now?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I want to talk today about being able to transform. You know really being able to change and become something new. By the way if you havn't checkout the 67 steps yet, check them out here http://goo.gl/NkLY3a. You have to become a regeneration machine, be able to re-sense the world and not be bound to the past. By the way if you havnt checked them Here is my questions for you: What is the pinpoint thing that you need to regenerate and become a blank slate on?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I was reading the book, "The One Thing" by Gary Keller. It's all about getting things done. Reading this reminded me about one of my habits that massively boosts my productivity. Stop making lists. Lists create cognitive loading. Your brain is like an attic - it has only so much room before it gets filled. Lists use up too much space and limit deep thinking.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Watch Tai talk with Joel Brown with Addicted2Success.  Here are some of the success tips inside the video: 1. Should you do what you like or what you love?  2. What makes people happy? 3. Why you cannot be egocentric in life.  4. You cannot just focus on your strengths. 5. Why you should never major in minors or minor in majors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ask yourself: What is the worst attitude that you can have? The attitude that will sabotage basically every plan, every hope, and every dream that you have?I talk about this in step #67 in the 67 steps, watch it herehttps://www.tailopez.com/product.php?id=FS-0998&source=pc&aff=ben&ad=640034Today's book of the day is "Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II" by Louis Zamperini. I would say it's probably being a victim. That's where we can learn a lot from Louis Zamperini.  Louis is a man's man.  After representing the United States at the Olympics, he fought in World War II where he became a POW, survived the Japanese shooting at him, fought off a Great White Shark for 2 days and lost 100 lbs surviving in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for 47 days with no water.  In fact I'm super sad he recently died at 97 about a week after we set up an interview with him here in L.A. I really missed out on a legend. Pick your friends wisely, become the kind of friend you want. Don't be a victim. Keep it in check my friend. What's your end game goal? Write it right here. Tell me about your victimhood and how your'e going to get rid of it. Write it right here on the page whether it's Youtube or Tailopez.com. If you're listening on my podcast, leave it as a review. Remember: Never be a zombie. Never chase a mirage. Be like Louis ZamperiniLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the keys to building momentum on your path to wealth is to guard your time carefully. As Peter Drucker says in his book, the Effective Executive, 'Know Thy Time." Donald Trump says hiring a great assistant was the best decision he ever made. In today's Book of the Day review, I'll share more insights on why investing in your time the right way will make all the difference in the world for you. For more insight, check out my site at www.tailopez.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you want to have world-changing impact, you need to be someone who gets things done. I don’t care if you want to feed the hungry or become a millionaire entrepreneur, you have to love the grind. In today’s Book of the Day review, I discuss “The Everything Store” and Jeff Bezos’ rise to the top.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's book of the day, I'm going to talk about one of my all time favorite books "All Quiet on Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque remarks, "To 'forget' is the secret of eternal youth. One grows old only through memory. There is much too little forgetting" This is coming from a guy who survived the first world war, where a million men would die in a single battle, within a single week. Men would literally get their faces blown off and climb out of the trenches knowing that two thirds of them would die from enemy gunshots.  Growing up with certain Judeo-Christian influences, I remember a quote along the lines of "You must become like a little child before you can enter the kingdom". So...practical takeaways: be like Warren Buffet and deeply ponder. Have your time when you mourn and you weep. But then learn to move on. Learn the lesson, but then forget it so you can remain eternally young. Leave a comment here. Or reach out on @Tailopez if you're on Twitter. Ask yourself "What is a memory that you're better off forgetting? What is a memory that is making you old, stressing you out and dragging you down? Remember, forgetting is the secret to eternal youth.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You have probably heard that you have to rely on yourself and not others. Or that you should have enough inner power to be strong on your own. In today's Book-Of-The-Day I discuss a book that debunks this mentality and a lot of the group think that you and I learned growing up.  "The Power of Others: Peer Pressure, Groupthink, and How the People Around Us Shape Everything We Do" by Michael Bond shares the newest research that we will be happiest when we have a lot of friends. But the key is that they have to be an exact type of friend to really help you find the good life. In 2008, 2 social scientists, Christakis & Fowler found that, "... most people will not be surprised that people with more friends are happier, but what really matters is whether those friends are happy." The book also explains, "Four decades of research into how people decide to do what they do has shown that we are highly susceptible to the winds of social influence - indeed it is impossible to escape them, short of living in hermitic isolation (and even that may not immunize us...)." Listen in as I explain the detailed nuances of what you will need to know to improve your social life. Check out more of my book reviews on my site www.tailopez.com and sign for my free book of the day newsletter - it's the largest in the world - join 1.4 million people in 40 countries on finding the Good Life: Health, Wealth, Love, Happiness.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Find out how to boost your confidence, win friends, and influence people. I interview Jordan Harbinger, creator of the Art of Charm Podcast, to find the biggest takeaways to get to the top. Life is competition and you have to go up the chain to be more confident and get what you want from life.To find out more about Jordan's online academy and inner circle go here http://www.TheArtOfCharmPodcast.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey I just released the 67 steps, check it out here: https://www.tailopez.com/product.php?id=FS-0998&source=podcast&sid=danieltosh My brain has been in a whirlwind. Many books, many great thinkers whispering in my thoughts...So instead of focusing on one specific book today I think I'll share 4 or 5 great concepts on living the "Good Life" I have run across recently. They are in no specific order but they will show you the value of diversifying your learning base:1. "(While Leonardo DA Vinci was painting the Last Supper) The prior complained of Leonardo's apparent sloth, and wondered why he would sometimes sit before the walls for hours without painting a stroke. Leonardo has no trouble explaining to the Duke that an artists most important work lies in conception rather than in execution, and 'men of genius do most when they work least'." -- Will Durant "The Renaissance"I talk about this a lot in my 67 steps program (the new version will be out later this week). Most humans pride themselves on their 'flurries' of activity. But in the end it's not the person who loads their day with pointless activity that wins. Clearly, if Da Vinci, needed one hour of thought to execute, you and I should think more deeply before we proceed.2. "Let thy house be a meeting-place for the wise; cover thyself with the dust of their feet, and drink in their words with thirst.” Pirke AvotI'm going to make this the door mat to my house. Watch the movie "Midnight In Paris" from Woody Allen (Check out my movie review pageI just started on), and its message about the value of literally turning some physical location into a meeting place for the sharpest people you know to come hang out.Try a movie night at your place, or a poker night, anything that will make your house a meeting place for the best local people you can talk into coming over.3. “Ask God for a great assistant. No joke. A great one can make your life a whole lot easier —or, in my case, almost manageable. Norma Foerderer has been with me for twenty-three years.” --Donald Trump:"How to Get Rich.”You can't really get more practical advice than this. I have 3 assistants and every time I meet someone who doesn't have at least one, I literally think they are either insane or possess some super power I can not fathom. Apparently billionaires feel the same way.4. "Love is indeed much less exacting than it thinks itself. Nine-tenths of its cause are in the lover, for one-tenth that may be in the object.”George Santayana: “The Life of Reason"This is not a viewpoint on love many people want to hear but even scientists would agree it's probably the truth. If you ever feel heartbroken or lonely, remember that even the most sincere love that you feel from another human is probably still more about them then you.Santayana is saying that 90% of the reason people love you is because of what they get from it, it's not really about you (the 10%). That doesn't have to be a depressing message. It can help you see clearly through the inevitable loneliness all humans must experience at some time in their life.It's ironic but once you realize in a certain sense we are alwaysalone you will gain a new sense of boldness that will actually make more humans interested in getting to know you. Independence leads to stronger social ties.5. “One way for genes to solve the problem of making predictions in rather unpredictable environments is to build in a capacity for learning... Survival machines that can simulate the future are one jump ahead of survival machines who can only learn on the basis of overt trial and error. The trouble with overt trial is that it takes time and energy. The trouble with overt error is that it is often fatal. Simulation is both safer and faster. The evolution of the capacity to simulate seems to have culminated in subjective consciousness." -- Richard Dawkins: "The Selfish Gene"This book is a whole other email by itself. But this is a life changing quote if you get his point. He is saying genetically we are programmed to NOT be completely pre-programmed. Our genes know that in an ever changing world we could not possibly be born with all of the instincts needed to cope with diverse environments. So our genes gave us a powerful coping mechanism.You are programmed to LEARN on the fly! Anytime you hear someone say, "You should love me for who I am", you can call BS on them. You and I are NOT static beings. We were hardwired to continually morph and simulate the future and adjust to it. What's the practical takeaway? Simple, you better read more myfriend, hehe...Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Find out the most important question you can ask somebody.You have to know how to get help and be humble if you want to be successful like Sam Walton, Warren Buffet, and Charlie Munger all self made billionaires.Thanks for listening, leave me a podcast review as a question for me and I will answer you.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Humans are aggressive. As you move through life, your ability to navigate the minefield of conflict must be one of your greatest skills. Life is a competition, and those who adapt to its challenges are those who survive.As Will Durant says in "The Lessons Of History", "The first biological lesson of history is that life is competition. Competition is not only the life of trade, it is the trade of life—peaceful when food abounds, violent when the mouths outrun the food. Animals eat one another without qualm; civilized men consume one another by due process of law." I am sure you have felt aggression from others when the 'mouths' have outrun the supply. You have felt betrayal from a close friend or family member. But you made it through. If there is one thing us humans know how to do, it's to cope. Adapt. Survive. If you are reading this you have survived something. Freud says in "Civilization and Its Discontents", "The life imposed on us is too hard for us to bear: it brings too much pain, too many disappointments, too many insoluble problems. If we are to endure it, we cannot do without palliative measures." By palliative measures, Freud means solutions. He lays out these three: 1. Powerful distractions, which cause us to make light of our misery...  2. Substitutive satisfactions, which diminish it... 3. Intoxicants, which anesthetize us to it... Look around you at the world. This is what people do to cope with the aggression and competitiveness of life.  They watch sports. They focus on the moment. They smoke and drink. I do not mean any of these three methods are inherently wrong. Some of it is just our genes and instinct.  Like Durant says, "We are acquisitive, greedy, and pugnacious because our blood remembers millenniums through which our forebears had to chase and fight and kill in order to survive, and had to eat to their gastric capacity for fear they should not soon capture another feast." I think there is a fourth way to cope that Freud left out. A more optimistic way.  You can embrace the whole of life. The grind, the aggression, the competition, and turn it upside down on it's head. Like the Nobel Peace prize winner, Elie Wiesel says, "We sanctify life, not death. 'Ubakharta bakhaim,' says Scripture: 'You shall choose life' and the living.” Tonight, I was reading for the book-of-the-day, "The Brothers Karamazov" and Dostoyevsky reminds us, "As a general rule, people, even the wicked, are much more naive and simple-hearted than we supposed. And we ourselves are, too." Even the most aggressive toward you probably don't mean as bad as they seem. Find the good in the aggression of humans towards you. Use it as motivation to start something you have been procrastinating about. I like to read and write when I feel wronged. Find what works for you. Move forward with courage. Don't let what others have done to you build too much fear in your brain. I just finished, "By The Spear" about Alexander The Great who said it best:  "Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war, a war with fear. Those who have the courage to conquer it are made free and those who are conquered by it are made to suffer until they have the courage to defeat it, or death takes them.” Let's have the courage to defeat our fears. Stay Strong,TaiLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to what Tai learned from Seth Godin, Eli Wiesle and what he learned from his own experiences on how to get motivated.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many people are asking about the Private Mentorship and Inner Circle Programs. If you want to see if you are a good fit for you please click here and give me a little info.I'll get back to you on whether it's a good fit...It's life changing for the people inside. They are finding the good life: Health, Wealth, Love, & Happiness...You should too.>> Click here to apply >>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many people are asking about the Private Mentorship and Inner Circle Programs. If you want to see if you are a good fit for you please click here and give me a little info.I'll get back to you on whether it's a good fit...It's life changing for the people inside. They are finding the good life: Health, Wealth, Love, & Happiness...You should too.>> Click here to apply >> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many people are asking about the Private Mentorship and Inner Circle Programs. If you want to see if you are a good fit for you please click here and give me a little info.I'll get back to you on whether it's a good fit...It's life changing for the people inside. They are finding the good life: Health, Wealth, Love, & Happiness...You should too.>> Click here to apply >> For most of us the problem is that we don't really know how old we are.We think we know.But we don't...Because we measure age all wrong...We count in reverse when we should really be counting forward.We say, "I am 32..." or "I am 75..."We mean how many years it's been since we were born. Measure Differently... But what if we measured our age in the opposite direction - from today's date forward to the end of our life?What if we stopped using the old-fashioned "birthday age?"Now that is a profound question.Because after all who is older, an 18 year old kid who only has 5 years left or an 80 year old who will live another 20 years?To me the 80 year old is way younger.They have more time left.Try measuring your age going forward. Not counting back the years from your birth.Those past years are outside of your control. So in a sense they are irrelevant. A phantom, a dream...If you change how old you see yourself, things will change for the better almost overnight.It will be like Robert Frost's poem:"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."You won't be average anymore.Your life will take a turn down a better path.As I work with people in my Private Mentorship Program and my Inner Circle Program I see two things:1. Young people wasting the prime of their lives because they mistakenly think they have lots of time. 2. Older people feeling stuck in careers, marriages, and lifestyles they hate out of fear that there isn't enough time to change.I'm sure you can relate and see yourself in both perspectives.Now you might be wondering, "Tai, this way of measuring your age is impossible. No one knows when they will die."And you would be correct.Except. A New Way To Cope... There is a way to deal with uncertainty. Insurance companies have already figured it out.You have too, you just might not realize it yet.For example, when do you buy car insurance - before you get your license or after? Answer: The second you buy your car (that's why it's a law here in California).When do you put on your seat belt - before you start driving or after? Answer: The second you get into your car. So you already know the best way to deal with uncertainty.You have to act IMMEDIATELY!Since your auto insurance won't pay out if you buy the policy AFTER the crash, you have to assume a crash could happen at any moment and buy the policy immediately, the day you start driving.Since you can't put your seat belt on after you get in an accident, you have to assume a crash could happen at any moment and act immediately the minute you sit in the seat.So you have tons of common sense when comes to driving cars...But when it comes to the big things in life, much more important than driving a car, we throw out all our common sense out the door.We go back to the old "birthday age" understanding of time.In today's Book-Of-The-Day, "Theory Of Everything", the famous physicist, Stephen Hawking says the arrow of time moves forward because there are three forms of time:1. Thermodynamic2. Cosmological3. PsychologicalHawking says even if the universe contracts at the end of time we will still not reverse aging. Benjamin Button...There is no Benjamin Button.So you and I are left with this:We are on a race to find the Good Life: Health, Wealth, Love, & Happiness.You are old in relation to the years you have left.None of us know that time frame.So in a sense we are all the same age.All in this game called human life together.Steve Jobs said, "I didn't want to be the richest man in the graveyard."Since this seems a self evident truth you must inject an urgency into your life.Stop feeling entitled to unlimited time. Don't procrastinate.But on the flip side, the odds are that you will probably live for a bit longer so you don't have to be hasty.You can invest and plan for the future.You don't have to try and get everything today.You just can't act like you have an eternity to finish.The balance is the secret.Buddha called it the "Middle Way" in the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, his first teaching.In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle called it the "mean", the average between two extremes:“... Virtue is a mean [average]... between two vices... the one involving excess, the other deficiency... It is no easy task to be good. For in everything it is no easy task to find the middle... So, too, any one can get angry -that is easy- or give or spend money; but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for every one, nor is it easy; ...goodness is both rare and laudable and noble.”So take that ancient concept of balance from Buddha and Aristotle and blend it with the modern words of the most winning college basketball coach ever, John Wooden: "Be quick, but not in a hurry."Or like Joel Salatin used to tell me, "Make haste slowly."This is the mindset that will get you the good life.Be quick about the things you have control over and be slow and patient over those things outside of your control.Like the Serenity prayer from Reinhold Niebuhr:"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,The courage to change the things I can,And wisdom to know the difference."Or like the Mother Goose poem says:"For every ailment under the sunThere is a remedy, or there is none;If there be one, try to find it;If there be none, never mind it."This is the same concept of time, reality, and free will taught by Stephen Covey in the best selling, "7 Habits of Highly Effective People."His habit #1 involves focusing on changing the things within your power. Come To The Light...So maybe you need to speed up and snap out of your funk.Come out of the cave and see the light.Experience more accurate levels of reality.Remove ignorance daily and the foggy lenses of life will clear upinto a new, more enlightened understanding of life, aging, and time.Or maybe you need to realize you aren't too old. You can still make up for time lost by carefully and methodically planning. Not just hastily reacting out of fear.Find your weak point.It's either being too hasty or too slow.Focus on your real age. Not your birthday age.Your real age is unknown. The great explorer, Thor Heyderdahl, said it so well in the first chapter of Kon-Tiki:“SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE IN FATE, OTHERS DON’T. I DO, and I don’t. It may seem at times as if invisible fingers move us about like puppets on strings. But for sure, we are not born to be dragged along. We can grab the strings ourselves and adjust our course at every crossroad, or take off at any little trail into the unknown.”Don't be dragged along in.Grab your life by the strings.Because once you do (and I'm counting on you too do this), it will be a good life for you...Also be sure to CLICK HERE if you want to learn more about my "Inner Circle" and Private mentor programs.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.