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Learn How to Persuade and Achieve Success Dec 08, 2019

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“If people like your vibe, they will be likely to buy from you” - Tai Lopez

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To be successful in anything in life takes an ability to sell, or more generally to be persuasive. Whether your focus is business, or even if you’re simply deciding where to go out tonight and have to convince your friends of your idea of where to go, you’re going to be selling.

Today’s episode digs into the specific techniques in sales that will take you from not knowing what you’re doing and having a low level of persuasion, to having the ability to effectively persuade others, and so be able to lead your best life and see the success you are desiring in it.

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“Enthusiasm will go a long ways in sales” Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

Good salespeople start with questions, bad salespeople start with features
You can’t sell the solution if you don’t know what the need/problem is
Keep the prospect talking as much as possible
People hate silence on the phone, if you leave silence, people will start to reveal more and more about themselves
Choose which “frame” you want to use to show why someone should buy from you
Salespeople have to have incredible amount of positiveness in their attitude
Enthusiasm will go a long ways in sales
Even genius people are not super logical. You have to appeal to emotions
If people like your vibe, they will be likely to buy from you

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Don't Let Your Mindset Limit You Dec 08, 2019

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“You have to be able to see possibilities before you pursue possibilities” - Tai Lopez

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Your potential will be what you decide it is. The reality is that what holds most people back is their own mindset. If you think you have unlimited potential, within your circle of competence, you really do have unlimited potential within that circle.

The circle of competence refers the range of things that you are really competent in. For instance, if you are not at all naturally athletic, you do not have unlimited potential in athletic pursuits. But provided you have a certain level of competence within a pursuit or skill, your potential is probably only being limited by what you mindset is.

So increase the range of your mindset, and what you believe is possible for you to achieve. As you do that, you will see your results begin to increase in kind.

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“About 90% of the world only operates at 10% of their potential” -Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

You have to be able to see possibilities before you pursue possibilities
About 90% of the world only operates at 10% of their potential
Nothing happens unless you, at some point, really believe it is doable
There are a lot of things that are required to live a good life, but money is one of the most measurable
See risk as opportunity
Look for balance in your work life
70% of billionaires did sales. It’s a great early education
Most of society is not ready or willing to learn
You have to believe it is possible before you can achieve it
Each thought starts to create a groove in your mind. As you continue to think negative thoughts, you reinforce bad mental habits that will keep you down
Your mental frameworks of thought will define what is really possible for you
You are not entitled to a good life, just the pursuit of a good life
If you solve problems, you will make money. The harder the problem you solve, the more money you will make
Understand your audience, and make an impression on them
Up your vocabulary to seem smarter
Whatever you can conceive, within your circle of competence, you can achieve
Find what’s working, and then double down
Obstacles are the sign that you’re about to make big money
Anything that is easy will likely not make much money
Make up for problems with volume
You will always have a job of you are not afraid of the phone

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The Biography Test, How to Network, & How to Make Decisions Dec 01, 2019

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“Why does life have to be about going from one pleasant experience to another?” - Tai Lopez

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This week was all about learning how to live the best life you possibly can, on your own terms. This means thinking through very carefully what that specifically means for you, what is most important to you, and what you would like written on your tombstone, and then optimizing your entire life around that end-goal.

We also talk about the science of making decisions, why the modern world’s endless possibilities actually paralyzes our decision-making ability, why and how to cross-pollinate in business networking, and much, much more, on this episode of the Tai Lopez Show.

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“Organisms that only learn through trial and error tend to die out”

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Points to Keep In Mind

Write the outline of your autobiography up until now and be honest: Would anyone want to read it? If not, you might need to make some changes
Use the above biography test regularly to evaluate your decisions
The modern lifestyle gives us so much convenience that it’s almost like the life is sucked out of it
Know where to go to business network: Go to somewhat unexpected places for who you are and what you do
Try to cross-pollinate with other business in networking and learning
Go to places and categories where the smartest people are
To grow any physical business, make sure you get out to meet people in different categories
Organisms that only learn through trial and error tend to die out
Know what you want out of life, and optimize your life aggressively around that goal
You must understand the psychology of people, and know how to read them, if you want to be able to make money
Look for people that compliment you by having strengths that are different than you
Diversity is essential in the workplace for enough variety of background to be effective
Hire people who have characteristic you don’t know how to train

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Life Decisions and Strategy for Entrepreneurs Nov 30, 2019

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“Spend at least a couple hours per day really thinking through what you’re doing in your life” - Tai Lopez

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Unintended consequences often negate the good that a regulation or ruling in government is trying to do. In fact, often the problem that was supposed to be solved is simply magnified through the unintended consequences, and the same thing can be true for your life.

That is why I believe that entrepreneurs, and really everyone else as well, need to learn game theory, to understand the various ways in which their decisions will affect other people’s decisions, thereby potentially changing the outcome, and sometimes reversing the good you were trying to do with the decision in the first place.

Listen to this episode to learn more about game theory and how it can apply to the decisions you make.

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“In the modern world, you need to be careful not to be overstimulated” - Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

A lot of regulations have unintended side effects that must be considered
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
Humans have a desire to simplify complex topic to understand them, with the result often being that the wrong conclusion is reached
Mother nature always laughs last
Entrepreneurs need to understand game theory
Always consider how your actions will be perceived by others, not just the immediate impact
The current education system encourages students to pump information into their brain and then dump it out once they finish the test
In the modern world, you need to be careful not to be overstimulated
Spend at least a couple hours per day really thinking through what you’re doing in your life
The human body is built to do HIIT: High Intensity Interval Training
It’s always better to sell to the willing

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3 Reasons Most People Fail Nov 24, 2019

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“To be good in business, you have to be able to listen carefully and read people” - Tai Lopez

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Stubbornness is a primary reason for most people’s inability to achieve what they want, and be successful on their own terms. When you are stubborn, you limit your opportunities. But the truth is that really good opportunities do not come around too often in life, so if you really want to be successful you have to seize them when they do, and take full advantage of them.

In addition, a lot of people are completely unwilling and even unable to see their own faults, because of their sensitivity to input and correction from others. When you are corrected, but all you can see or feel is how hurt you are that someone else doesn’t think you know everything, you are setting yourself up for failure.

Listen to this episode to hear the 3 reasons most people fail, and how you can avoid them, to achieve great things in your life.

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“If things change, you acquire new evidence, you need to change and not be stubborn” - Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

The number 1 reasons people aren’t successful is because they are stubborn and unable to change
To be good in business, you have to be able to listen carefully and read people
Most people are completely unwilling to change their routine
If things change, you acquire new evidence, you need to change and not be stubborn
By being stubborn, you limit your opportunities
Do not be overly optimistic. Very few lives are full of opportunities, so seize them when you do
Many people are overly sensitive to advice or correction

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How You Can Achieve More Through What You Eat Nov 24, 2019

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“Good eating lifestyle is not a diet, because it’s not limiting. It’s a lifestyle” - Tai Lopez

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The Gracie Diet is an eating lifestyle, developed by the Gracie family of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fame, and designed to combine the correct foods with each other, to give you energy and health to accomplish what you want in life.

But even more fundamentally, in this episode I talk about why it is important to be willing to experiment. Those who have done incredible things have always been willing to experiment, to try things out and see if they work, and whether that’s diet, lifestyle, habits, or anything else, everyone is different, and so experimentation is often the only way you can know if something is right for you specifically.

“When starting a new lifestyle, take it slowly and in stages” -Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

The fuel you put in your body is going to affect your performance in a powerful way
Most people don’t pay nearly enough attention to how certain foods make them feel
Many people are guided almost entirely by the pleasure of eating
Good eating lifestyle is not a diet, because it’s not limiting. It’s a lifestyle
Most people lack potassium in their diet
Eat fruit for dessert
A 24 fast once per month is a great cleanse
If you write down everything that you eat, you will realize that you’re not eating the way you want
When starting a new lifestyle, take it slowly and in stages
Make sure you hang out with people who eat similarly to the way you want to eat, because it will affect you greatly
Be constantly willing to try out different things, to find out what works for you
Willingness to experiment is extremely important to success
Take naps

“Willingness to experiment is extremely important to success” - Tai Lopez

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The 5 Crucial Rules to Public Speaking Nov 17, 2019

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“When you’re trying to get people’s attention, speak fast. When you’re trying to get people’s trust, speak slow.” - Tai Lopez

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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!

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“Humans, by their very nature, don’t trust other people.” - Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

Understand evolutionary psychology and risk-aversion to become a good public speaker
Slow down your speech if you start to feel anxiety or nervousness
Find that balance between improvisation and preparation
“Builder” personality-types like to listen to more structured speaking styles
Master emotional transference, the act of transferring your strongly held beliefs to another perosn
Understand that the only thing words are good for is transferring emotions
Pursue your life with logic ahead of anything else
What makes you a great speaker is the same that makes you great at anything: practice

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3 Ways to Start Your Side Hustle Nov 16, 2019

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“Build on your strengths, rather than trying to get a different strength” - Tai Lopez

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People are much closer to their side hustle than they think. A lot of people think that they need to acquire new skills in order to start a side hustle, but the reality is that most people already have a fantastic skill, probably several, that could be turned into a side hustle.

Today, we’re talking with Chris Guillebeau about the 3 ways you can start building a side hustle immediately. Procrastination is the killer of hopes and dreams, so there really is no reason to wait, and Chris talks us through the 3 ways that you can start earning money on your own terms today.

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“Procrastination is the killer of hopes and dreams” -Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

Build on your strengths, rather than trying to get a different strength
Everyone's an expert in something, they just don’t always know it
Brainstorm through the things you’re good at, write them all down, to organize your potential ideas
Get things out in the world, even if you feel like it’s not ready, because you probably won’t ever think it’s ready
Procrastination is the killer of hopes and dreams
Some of those closest to you will become the people who mess up your world the most, because the will externalize their own paranoia
Don’t project your own insecurities about yourself on other people
If you can come up with $100, you can change your life financially
People are often looking for a way to remove all insecurity in their life, but that is the wrong goal
Understand the cycles that will always come

3 Ways the Average Person Can Start a Side Hustle

1- Look at the skills you already have, rather trying to get a new skill

2 - Don’t just have idea, go from idea to OFFER. The promise. How will this change your life?

3 - Launch before you think you’re ready

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How to Choose Your Social Circle Nov 10, 2019

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“It’s ok to be a little eccentric, but know where it becomes a problem” - Tai Lopez

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As you go through life, you come to the realization that many people have serious psychological problems. Whatever metric or system you use to measure psychological issues, you will find that a very large number of the people that you run across exhibit those traits.

But times reveals everything, so when it comes to deciding the people you will have relationships with, whether personal or business, give it some time. It’s easy for someone to pretend to be someone that they are not for a few weeks or a few months, but try to give it a year to make sure you know who they really are.

Then, understand that everyone has a little weird in them. Everyone has a different mix of character traits, with desirable and less desirable aspects mixed in. Just make sure the weirdness doesn’t out-weigh the rest too much. Allow for the mix in your relationships, as long as it’s not overboard.

“Three things that will mess you up: Pride, stubbornness, and being overly sensitive” - Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

Probably about 70% of people that you will run into have serious psychological issues
If you don’t understand psychological issues, you might start second-guessing yourself and thinking that you’re the one with issues
The dark triad is one way to understand psychological issues of varying degrees
It’s ok to be a little eccentric, but know where it becomes a problem
Three things that will mess you up: Pride, stubbornness, and being overly sensitive
A lot of times pride expresses itself as anger
Often, stubborn people come across as very nice, but do not act on advice
Everybody is allowed to be a little weird. Maybe 20%. Just not too much
The first step in progress is massive awareness
Be careful about all new relationships. Time reveals all, so give it time to understand who people really are
Be honest with yourself. Admit who you are and your weakness. And see if maybe you should get a pro to help you, and see a psychologist

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How to Use Social Media for Income Nov 09, 2019

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“When everything is unpredictable in your life, you’ll have no brain power left to innovate” - Tai Lopez

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Making money with social media is a lot more doable than most people think. It comes down to having a good understanding of human nature, understanding the technology, and then testing and iterating.

Today, we’re speaking with experts in all areas of branding, about the specific steps that are required to make money with social media. Whether you want to make money with your own social media accounts or by managing other people’s socials, this episode will show you the way forward.

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“Be careful about making too much money too fast. You might not know how to handle it” - Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

If you want to make money with anything in your life, you need to become a master of systems
When everything is unpredictable in your life, you’ll have no brain power left to innovate
To make money with social media, start by selling other people’s products
Do collaborations with other influencers to get started building your social media
Vlogging is the future on all social media platforms. Tell your story
Smart work always beats hard work. But do both
Part of execution is strategy
When something is good enough, launch it. Then, innovate and improve as you go
If you don’t launch with errors, you waited too long
Spend 70% of your time on stuff that works now, 20% on things that you’re pretty sure will work but you’ve never done, and 10% on hair-brained, crazy ideas
Never be the first, or last, to an idea
Be careful about making too much money too fast. You might not know how to handle it

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