Why You Should Use Mentors as Shortcuts to the Good Life

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01/31/17 • 31 min

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

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My Top Mentor Tips for Improving Your Health, Relationships, and Finances

“When it comes to marketing, always be critical of yourself and ask if you would actually click/buy it” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Today I’m going through my top mentor tips for how to get more out of life through business, health, and relationships. Everyone wants a different mix of all three, and I’m giving you the strategies and ways of behaving that will get you ahead in any one of these. If you’re an entrepreneur, don’t discount the value of your social life. Make sure you’re hanging out with people, getting to know them, and developing deeper and better relationships all the time. But also take good care of your personal financial situation. Those who don’t make finances a priority become a burden to other people, so it’s actually selfish not to look out for your own financial well-being. Learn how to get an edge in finance, health, and relationships on this episode of The Tai Lopez Show. “Life is all about reacting to stress, and if you can be cool under pressure, you will do well” -Tai Lopez (click to tweet) Points to Keep In Mind Social life is extremely important to your happiness. It’s more essential to most people’s happiness than wealth It takes about 10 years to build a true, deep friendship Go back to your school or old friends, and make friends with them again, so that you don’t have to start over When it comes to marketing, always be critical of yourself and ask if you would actually click/buy it Most people talk too much when they’re around mentors With mentors, talk 1⁄3 as much as you listen Most people are bad investors because they listen to the media, but if the media knows, it’s probably already too late Life is all about reacting to stress, and if you can be cool under pressure, you will do well The first person you should hire is a personal assistant, because it magnifies you, which is the most important part of your business The second person should be either a bookkeeper/accountant, or a sales person Time your sleep in 90 minute cycles. You need about 35 90-minute sleep cycles per week Never sleep with your phone next to your bed Look at people’s actions more than their words Get life insurance as early as you can while you’re healthy. Get 10X your annual income “Look at people’s actions more than their words” - Tai Lopez (click to tweet)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How You Can Achieve More Through What You Eat

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

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