On today's Book-of-the-Day Show, Tai Lopez interviews professor Joseph LeDoux on the topic of fear and anxiety. You can purchase his book at http://www.tailopez.com/anxious Are you anxious or fearful about the future? If you want to know how Tai conquered his fear and obstacles with money, click here to apply for the Accelerator Program: https://www.tailopez.com/josephledouxLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 24, 2015•32 min
You can grab a copy of "Riveted" by Jim Davies by clicking here: http://www.tailopez.com/riveted On today's Book-of-the-Day show, I had the chance to interview Jim Davies, author of "Riveted." In his book, he says you have to understand 6 things about the human brain to win friends and influence people: 1. We are interested in stories about humans... 2. We pay particular attention to things we hope or fear are true... 3. We delight in finding patterns... 4. We are attracted to incongruity, appar...
Oct 14, 2015•17 min
I got to interview one of the greatest real estate entrepreneurs, Gary Keller. He has sold over 2 million books and owns the largest real estate agency in the world. I was reading the book, "The One Thing" by Gary Keller. You can grab a copy by clicking here: http://www.tailopez.com/theonething It's all about getting things done. Reading this reminded me about one of my habits that massively boosts my productivity. Stop making lists. Lists create cognitive loading. Your brain is like an attic - ...
Oct 03, 2015•16 min
I got to interview Cole Hatter today, a serial entrepreneur and real estate genius. You can watch the full interview and get more exclusive content by joining the Accelerator Program at http://www.tailopez.com/colehatter Find out how Cole's career as a firefighter turned for the worse and left him in a wheelchair without knowing if he would ever walk again. Luckily, that led him to pursue entrepreneurship. Fast forward to now, he has closed over 100 real estate deals and built multiple seven fig...
Sep 30, 2015•17 min
Learn how to find your destiny and change the world at the same time with Adam's story by clicking here: http://www.tailopez.com/pencil On today's Book-of-the-Day show, we learn why Adam leaves his successful Wall Street career and began building over 250 schools around the world. Adam suggests these three simple tips to help you figure out if you're on the right track to finding your life's destiny: 1. Truthfully write. Journal as much as you can with the mentality that no one will ever read yo...
Sep 28, 2015•39 min
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 d...
Sep 22, 2015•1 hr 6 min
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 fut...
Sep 21, 2015•53 min
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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 17, 2015•26 min
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 epi...
Sep 11, 2015•34 min
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 exam...
Aug 31, 2015•1 hr 7 min
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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 20, 2015•50 min
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 kn...
Jul 01, 2015•10 min
**Sign up for my free online seminar this Thursday June 11th to learn "How to get 1 Million People to Pay Attention to your Idea: What I Wish Someone had told me at 18" - http://www.tailopez.com/onemillionpeopleyoutube 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 a...
Jul 01, 2015•19 min
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, h...
Jul 01, 2015•11 min
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 effe...
Jul 01, 2015•11 min
To make real money you have to train other people to have all your same skills.This frees you up from the day to day to work on the big picture. This is easier said than done. Like the old business saying goes, "You have to work ON the business, not just IN the business." You need someone to mentor. To be your protégé... But remember, this assumes you have real skills yourself - or else nobody is going to listen to you.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio...
Mar 17, 2015•12 min
Your brain can easily be manipulated. Be careful. Science says you are more likely to buy German wine when German music is playing at the store in the background, and French wine when French music is playing. You are more likely to name Gatorade when you are given a green pen in order to fill out the survey of your favorite sports drink. You are more likely to buy an an expensive couch from a website with a background of fluffy white clouds. A bit sad (haha) but research shows this is how simple...
Mar 16, 2015•24 min
If you want to learn faster you have to experiment with different 'modes' of reading and learning. One of my favorites is the 'gulping' approach, where you bounce around between 4 or 5 books all in one sitting. This takes advantage of what Steven Johnson in his book, "Where Good Ideas Come From," calls "negative quarter-power scaling." This means reading twice the books doesn't just give you twice the knowledge - it's exponential - it gives you 3 or 4 times the mental growth...Learn more about y...
Mar 11, 2015•11 min
I once read a poem that said, "Who is mighty? They who control their own thoughts." The good news is as you learn to harness your brain you will unlock a tremendous tool. How are you practicing mind control (haha I like how that sounds)...?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 09, 2015•12 min
Everyone says you should follow your passion. But everyone isn't always right. If you want to achieve massive success in your career then passion might not even remotely be the right place the start. In today's Book-of-the-Day, "So Good They Can't Ignore You," Cal Newport examines the science of how to best choose your life's work. Newport says, "Don't follow your passion." This book is a bit controversial. It goes against most of what you've heard in the popular media. Steve Jobs, of course, di...
Mar 09, 2015•16 min
If you want to learn faster you have to experiment with different 'modes' of reading and learning. One of my favorites is the 'gulping' approach, where you bounce around between 4 or 5 books all in one sitting. This takes advantage of what Steven Johnson in his book, "Where Good Ideas Come From," calls "negative quarter-power scaling." This means reading twice the books doesn't just give you twice the knowledge - it's exponential - it gives you 3 or 4 times the mental growth...Learn more about y...
Mar 04, 2015•11 min
Americans spend 520 billion minutes a year online. That begs the billion dollar question - are these social networks bad for you? Today's Book-of-the-Day, "The Village Effect" by Susan Pinker, tries to answer that question using a fairly new scientific field called 'social neuroscience.' There is a power to face-to-face contact. It's fascinating, “Research shows that playing cards once a week or meeting friends every Wednesday night at Starbucks adds as many years to our lives as taking beta blo...
Feb 27, 2015•15 min
Is violence ever justified? It’s a hard question. I just saw the movie “American Sniper”. Some people are saying it’s military propaganda, while others say it’s the story of a true American hero. When I’m confronted with hard questions like these I look to people with more expertise than me. I go straight to the top. I’m fortunate enough to be friends with Dr. David Buss and he sent me the fifth edition of his book “Evolutionary Psychology”, which I have read many times. There are good arguments...
Jan 24, 2015•16 min
There’s only one way for you to rise up out of the ashes in any area of your life. And it’s to combat a disease, a mindset that has poisoned the minds of millions. If there’s one thing that’s sure to kill your dreams and goals in life, it’s learned helplessness. If there is one ounce of this in your brain, dig it out. Because if you don’t get rid of it it’ll grow and become a poison that stops you from living the good life. I talk more about learned helplessness in Step 7 of my 67 Steps Milliona...
Jan 20, 2015•17 min
I’m not really into materialism but I have to admit fast cars are pretty fun.In business and in life it’s important to have a mix of selfish and unselfish goals.Why is capitalism so successful?It’s based around the first cognitive bias – the reward bias.Adam Smith says that you have a reward mechanism built into your mind in terms of what you want to buy and what you want to consume.But more importantly, everything in business is about creating customers. So whether you own your own business or ...
Jan 01, 2015•17 min
I am not really religious but it's the holiday season. So I decided for today's Book Of The Day I would read the Bible, specifically the Book of Proverbs. The wise man says in Proverbs 22:7, "...the borrower is the slave of the lender." How true this is. Throughout history, the lender has always been the master over the borrower. The average person in the USA is $225,238 in debt. They owe $15,263 on their credit cards (at interest of around 14.95%), $147,591 on their house, $31,646 on student lo...
Dec 27, 2014•1 hr 11 min
For today’s Book-Of-The-Day I’m talking about “Attached” by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, and how you can use the science of human attachment to find love and form lasting relationships.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 27, 2014•1 hr 12 min
From taking Elvis Presley on tour, to raising 1 million dollars in a day, Jerry Weintaub has done it all. He is one of the most dynamic, persuasive men there has ever been. In todays book of the day I go over how he became the man he is today. Want to get some bonuses and the book from me? You can get them here: http://bit.ly/1CxyxKRLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 18, 2014•33 min
If you could snap your fingers and instantly stop your aging problem, would you? In today's book of the day "The 50 Secrets To The World's Longest Living People" I look at this great book on reversing aging. You can buy this book from me here and get some special bonuses here http://bit.ly/1z4V2AoLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 18, 2014•34 min
This is one of the best books for getting anything you want, today I read "Total Recall" by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Get this book, my private bonus notes, and 'Smart Reading' here http://bit.ly/1sMbNnkLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 17, 2014•33 min
