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Mark Cuban: 19 Tips From A Billionaire Sep 27, 2019

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“You have to know more about your business than everyone else in the world. Otherwise, someone’s going to kick your ass.” - Mark Cuban

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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.

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“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

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Points to Keep In Mind

The one thing you can control is effort
Find something you love to do, be great at, and find a way to sell it
Follow your curiosity, not your passions
Don’t look to others for answers, find them yourself
Find out what motivates you and do that
Look at how technology is being used today to figure out where it’s going tomorrow
Age is relevant to your entertainment-watching decisions
As you get older, you take the path of least-resistance

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The 8 Rules of Making Your First $1,000,000 Sep 25, 2019

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“You better not just be happy with a 9-to-5 job.” - Tai Lopez

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Making 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!

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“The best time management is spending the majority of the day on things you’re naturally good at.” - Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

Warren Buffet says the most correlated factor to making your first million dollars is the age in which you start
The #1 reason why people give up on making their first million is an expectation of it being easy
Your 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 Durant
Read Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker to learn about time management
ReadQuiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Be sure you’re only working hard once you figure out what works for you
Experiment with at least 12 different business ideas before settling on one
There are 4 M’s to motivation: money/materialism, mating/love, movement/freedom, mastery/status
Start with reading every day to develop repetitive skills

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Street Smarts vs. Book Smarts: Why You Must Have Both Sep 18, 2019

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“Not all crazy ideas are smart, but all smart ideas are crazy.” - Tai Lopez

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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!

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“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

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Points to Keep In Mind

Be skeptical of people who claim to do things for purely altruistic reasons
Top executives like Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bill Gates are ruthless when they need to be
Street smarts is how well you navigate the real world, and wisdom is street smarts combined with book smarts
Agreeableness is flexibility, patience, gentleness, and forgiveness
Conscientiousness is diligence, prudence, organization, and perfection
This is the number one predictor of success in business
At their core, humans are risk-averse beings
Agriculture (not cars) is the most responsible factor for environmental degradation
Be careful of when you oversimplify, it’s neither just nature or just nurture
The biggest scams in America are the education and food systems
The spark of attraction is your body genetically registering reproductive health
Ask yourself how you solve problems when the situation is unfair
Language isn’t about grammar, rather it’s about communication
Be careful of who you choose to have kids with
Game theory says that every action has an equal and opposite reaction

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5 Time Management Hacks: 2x Your Output with ½ the Input Sep 11, 2019

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“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

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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!

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“Clarify your goals. If you had more time, in an ideal world, what would you do with it?” - Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

Distinguish between your conscious and subconscious goals
Read Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud
Evaluate human behavior to get to the core of what they care about
There are many schools of philosophical thought that say work is the meaning of life
Know what your goal is, and then back into what’s required to achieve the goal
Use Whatsapp voice memos as an alternate communication medium

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The 3 Secrets To Health: How You Should Approach Medicine Sep 10, 2019

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“We’ve grown up in under an antibiotic umbrella where we think antibiotics are going to cover and cure everything.” - Dr. Martin Blaser

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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!

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“Our system is completely backwards. It’s a false economy. People are making a lot of money out of germaphobia.” - Dr. Martin Blaser

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Points to Keep In Mind

Humans are actually a partnership between microbes and us (equal numbers of cells)
Without microbes we would not be alive
There is evidence that our supply of microbes is disappearing
Evidence 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 term
Kids who take on average more antibiotics than others turn out fatter
We only look at the benefits of antibiotics because doctors are too concerned about liability
Babies pick up their mother’s microbes in the birth canal
Rising rates of cesarean sections are preventing this from happening
70 years ago, agriculture experts figured out that if you feed antibiotics to animals, they gain weight faster
Some cities have an antibiotics in their drinking water
Sweden uses 40% of the antibiotics we use
Epidemics come from the lack of diversity in our current living situations
Kids born by C-section are more prone to disease (celiac disease, juvenile diabetes, etc.)
The rate of juvenile diabetes is doubling every 25 years
A Denmark study showed that antibiotics increase risk of inflammatory bowel disease by 14% in kids
We’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 infections
Food preservatives are antibacterials destroying our microbiome
Our good bacteria fights the bad bacteria; this is the problem with anti-bacterial products
Hospitals and doctors like C-sections because they’re scheduled

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The #1 Mistake in Business: How You Can Avoid It Aug 27, 2019

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Mistakes 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!

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“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

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Points to Keep In Mind

“For what profits a man if he gains the whole world but loses his own soul.”
On a neurological level, narcissism is a lack of brain matter in certain areas
The number 1 mistake people make in business is selecting the wrong business partner
Seek out sales jobs (60% of billionaires started in sales)
Find balance, rather than jumping to the extreme ideologies
You can only learn business by being in the trenches
If hesitant about college, start by taking just one class at a time
Distill the law of attraction by taking action towards who you want to attract

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How To Make Sense of the World: Walk 20 Minutes/Day Aug 21, 2019

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“Common sense is no longer common.” - Tai Lopez

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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!

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“The world is very hectic. Most people aren’t thinking about anything.” - Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

Walk 20 minutes/day to encourage creativity in new idea-generation
Make time to step outside of your life to analyze what you’re doing right/wrong
Once you understand variance, the world starts to make sense
Read Civilization and Its Discontentsby Sigmund Freud
At the core, people seek pleasure and avoid pain
Most pain comes from people
Research shows that dating sites attract more promiscuous people
Behavior is a combination of genetics and nurture/environmental factors

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The 67 Steps: Why You Can Change Yourself Aug 13, 2019

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“People love people that subconsciously remind them of themselves. Narcissists love narcissists.” - Tai Lopez

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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!

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“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

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Points to Keep In Mind

The 6 attributes of narcissism: authority, self-sufficiency, superiority, exhibitionism, exploitativeness, vanity, entitlement
Read The H Factor of Personality to learn how to categorize people
Most narcissists don’t see themselves as narcissists
Extroverts like new things; introverts like routines
Machiavellianism is sneaky, two-faced, manipulative; linked to being bullied as a child
Characterized as people who pursue in an interpersonally exploitative strategy
Higher narcissism means higher extroversion and creativity
Childhood bullying is tied to higher levels of machiavellianism
Narcissism leads to higher levels of stress
Scientists say it takes the average person 67 days to break a habit
Conscientiousness is diligence, prudence, organization, and perfection
Scientists laugh at the Myers-Briggs test
We celebrate people with mental problems in the modern world
Men are more psychopathic than women

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How To Stay Positive Aug 09, 2019

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“More important than trying to be motivated and happy—is trying to reduce stress.” - Tai Lopez

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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!

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“Life’s a game. Life’s a tradeoff. There’s never straight-line answers.” - Tai Lopez

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Points to Keep In Mind

Surround yourself with a social circle that can pull you out of moments of weakness
Use meditation apps like Headspace and Calm
Read Civilization and Its Discontents to understand why we become less happy
Negativity bias is a human psychological phenomenon where we perceive negative news to be more important than positive news
Understand that achieving your goals requires sacrificing moments of happiness
Find the nuance in a world of black-and-white thinking
The problem with anxious people is they surround themselves with anxious people
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How To 10x Your Productivity with Jocko Willink Aug 06, 2019

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“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

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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.

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“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

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Points to Keep In Mind

It something doesn’t make sense, put a stop to it
If you struggle with discipline, seek out martial arts to train yourself
Under Saddam Hussein, Afghanistan civilians were being tortured
In the initial phases of the Iraq War, American troops fought alongside Iraqi soldiers
The problem on the battlefield is that there is not enough decentralized command
Most of the door-to-door fighting has been done by Iraqi soldiers
ISIS has gone from 70,000 to just over 1,000
Personal 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-term
Napoleon said if you execute a plan that you know is wrong, you’re culpable
Life 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 you
Contrary to popular belief, the military doesn’t stifle creativity
Subjects in school should be taught together, as the interwoven story they are
There’s people who aren’t more anti-war than those who serve
Quick wars are good wars and heavily influenced by level of preparation

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