When I was 23 years old, I attended a seminar on how to be a successful salesperson that I paid $499 to attend. While that may not sound like a huge chunk of money, for me, $499 amounted to one week’s pay—if I made a sale. I wasn’t entirely naïve—I did have the foresight to
My buddy, Adam, and I, did a homestay in Lusaka, Zambia. There was a 20-year old kid who worked there named Bonie (pronounced bō-knee). He spoke a sophisticated English, and always had a smile on his face. The trip was back in 2015, so I don’t remember the first thing Bonie said when we met him.
I read more listener emails/messages in today’s audio. You’ll hear my answers to multi-part questions, which include the following topics: How to obtain financial freedom How to stay motivated & build your energy A secret about real estate values that Zillow doesn’t want you to know A stock that Lady O & I own in
If I designed school curricula, students would be given an opportunity to learn the systems and practices of successful people. A young person with a base knowledge of how to be successful would more easily grasp new ideas and concepts to achieve success in the “real world.” Basic knowledge is easily connected to other concepts
Here I read a sample of emails and messages that I’ve received since the Bigger Pockets podcast aired. I answer questions and offer advice on the following: Vetting deals, vetting people and establishing relationships Compare life and poker Where young people should focus their efforts
Book Recommendations Part Deux includes two more books that I mentioned on the Bigger Pockets podcast: Mastery & The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. I’m drawn to Robert Greene because he’s a student of history, human nature, and social intelligence. “When you meet a swordsman, draw your sword: Do not recite poetry to one who is
By request, here is a list of books I mentioned on the BP podcast in the order of mention. Just in time for Christmas! I’ve added notes and commentary on how the books changed my thinking. There’s also a lagniappe “test” question to challenge your own thinking. If you had to skip a meal or a
An encounter with what Carl Jung called The Shadow is to confront the reality that everything horrible that human beings have done, was done by human beings, and that you are one of them. Man Overseas Travel’s trip to Dachau Concentration Camp last week marked my third different concentration camp visit in four years— my first in
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1991-1994 were the toughest and most impactful years of my life. Late at night on March 25, 1991, my friend’s dad was driving his family home from our basketball game in New Orleans. A speeding drunk-driver ran a stop-sign and crashed into their Astro van. My family was a few minutes behind, traveling the same
I remember the feeling of awe walking to our seats at the Astrodome. My dad took me to my first game when I was eight years old. The Astros were playing the Cubs. Astros first-baseman Glenn Davis hit a 427-foot homerun to dead center. As Davis rounded the bases, the electronic board displayed a rocket show,