The Tai Lopez Show

“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.