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Michael Jordan's Personal Trainer, Tim Grover: "Relentless" (Book Of The Day) Sep 22, 2015

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I just interviewed Tim Grover about his book, "Relentless: From Good To Great To Unstoppable."
All I have to say is... read his book. You can grab a copy of it here: http://tailopez.com/relentless
Trust me...
Tim talks about the three different levels of people:A Cooler, Closer, and Cleaner.
Coolers are individuals that will deliver the end result that you ask for, but they will not do anything exceptional. They will not give you anything more or anything less. You know what they're capable of doing, and what they're not capable of doing.
Closers can get you the end result as long as there aren't too many variables thrown at them. As long as they have a plan to follow, they will deliver the result that you desire.
Then there are those that are exceptional at what they do...
A Cleaner is an individual that will get you the end result that you need EVERY single time. They are so in tune with their instincts that they're able to not overthink in high pressured situations. Everything becomes less of a reaction and more of a reflex.
Michael Jordan was a Cleaner. He delivered a championship every time his team made it into the NBA finals.
Michael is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, and it's not only because he was elite at the end of games; he consistently played at the highest level.
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How Jeff Bezos Made Amazon A Billion Dollar Company: My Interview With Brad Stone Sep 21, 2015

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On today's Book-Of-The-Day show, I'm really happy to be speaking with Brad Stone, who wrote a book on Jeff Bezos and how he built Amazon.com into one of the greatest companies, not just of our time, but maybe of all time.
Learn more about Jeff Bezos' story and purchase The Everything Store by following this link: www.tailopez.com/theeverythingstore
The book, The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, applies whether you're an entrepreneur now, or dreaming of bigger things in the future.
As you read the book, you might notice that Bezos was very aggressive, maybe to a fault at points, but it made him who he was.
At his 2010 Princeton commencement speech, he said, "In the end, we are our choices."
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All Food Is Not Created Equal Sep 17, 2015

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

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The Obstacle Is The Way Sep 11, 2015

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I just interviewed Ryan Holiday about his book, “The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph."
Life will throw tremendous hurdles at you, but don’t think that the world owes you anything.
The sooner I realized that, the better I’ve been at coping with the trials and tribulations thrown at me.
Many people complain about how things are and feel entitled to something better, but they are not willing to do the work.
Will Durant said, “A nation is born stoic, and dies epicurean."
A great nation is born from people who are willing to put in the hard work.
Instead of only looking at luxuries, you have to learn to love the grind.
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The Selfish Gene: My Interview With Richard Dawkins Aug 31, 2015

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

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The Story of The Human Body - My Interview with Daniel Lieberman Jul 20, 2015

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

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How To Write A Great Business Plan Jul 01, 2015

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Every million dollars you earn will start with an idea. But an idea isn't enough. It must evolve into a strategy. Another word for strategy is a "plan." In today's Book-of-the-Day, "How to Write a Great Business Plan" the Harvard professor William explains the secrets to creating your own powerful business strategy. It's a short read. But you definitely want to buy it. Here are a few of my notes for you:
1. Plan around 4 main areas:
A. Why your team is qualified (What do you know? Whom do you know? How well are you known?)
B. The opportunity (Things the entrepreneur can control.)
C. The context (Things the entrepreneur can NOT control.)
D. Risk and Reward (Be honest about what things could make your venture fail, not just about how many you could make theoretically.)
2. Your plan should seem like a movie about the future: Show the story from multiple angles. Unfold possibilities of problems and you reacting to them. Discuss things as a moving target not as a guarantee that you know what the future holds.
3. Don't be too cocky and think you're the only one with the idea: "Among the many sins committed by business plan writers is arrogance. In today's economy, few ideas are truly proprietary."
Go out and do something big with your life. But don't do it randomly. Make sure you are following a good plan.
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The Mindful Athlete - What Michael Jordan Knew About Success Jul 01, 2015

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Tai interviews psychologist George Mumford, adviser to all-star athletes Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and championship winning coach Phil Jackson.
Mumford is author of the book, "The Mindful Athlete", which you can purchase here - http://amzn.to/1FHWgp8
Hear the legendary stories and lessons learned from over twenty years experience working in professional sports.
They discuss everything from sports, mindfulness and how Tai can improve his ping pong skills :)
There's a ton of good information in this video you can take away and apply to your life.
A lot of what George Mumford talks about is stuff Tai wishes someone had told him when he was 18.
Stay Strong
Tai
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Is Your Office Chair Killing You? Why I Use A Treadmill Desk Jul 01, 2015

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I spend most of my workday walking on this treadmill desk because sitting kills more people than smoking. For every one hour you sit, two hours of your life is lost forever.
Dr. James Levine makes strong claims in today's Book-of-the-Day, "Get Up."
And he's no pseudo "fake" scientist. He runs a Mayo Clinic...
His main point is that your office chair, your sofa, the seat in your car - they are all killing you.
75% of health care costs (currently at $3.8 trillion) come from things like diabetes, high blood pressure, back pain, obesity, depression, cancer, cardiovascular disease - issues directly related to sitting too much.
Here are my book notes:
1. Going to the gym won't fix sitting all day: “4 large studies in Australia and the U.S. demonstrate that going to the gym at the end of the day sadly doesn’t quite offset the apparent harm of sitting all day long."
2. To lose weight you have to increase your "NEAT" activity - your non-exercise activity: “Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) calories—explain why an active person can expend 2,000 calories a day more than an inactive person of the same size.”
3. It's sitting at work that's your main problem: “Job is the major predictor of NEAT. Active work can expend 2,000 calories per day more than a sedentary job.”
4. It's killing our kids: “In the USA only 4% of elementary schools, 8% of middle schools and 2% of high schools provide daily physical education. We were also told that many fidgety children (probably those with high NEAT in their brain circuits) were frequently medicated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).”
5. Walk after eating: “With a 1-mph walk after a meal, blood sugar peaks are halved. After every meal, I take a short NEAT walk, usually for 15 minutes”
6. Walk 10,000 steps (2 to 3 miles) using a treadmill desk: This way you can use work hours to get in the ideal 10,000 steps a day. Plus treadmills can measure your daily steps. Also most iPhones now can measure too.
I love my treadmill desk. Set it to 1.5 mph and you easily walk 5 miles a day without even realizing it.
I use the ones from http://www.lifespanfitness.com - I don't make a penny from them for all you skeptics...
Check out the full video demonstration on my youtube.com/tailopez channel.
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Robin Williams' Suicide & Complicated Greatness Jul 01, 2015

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

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