Tai Lopez
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You roll up and you're like, yeah, they're like, Oh, we're so happy to be here. You're going to be my third part surgery. You're like, no, I want, when I went to do my LASIK surgery, Chris Paul's a friend of mine, basketball player. He's like, I said, I need LASIK. He's like, oh, LeBron James and me, we got our eyes done at Dr. Seal in Beverly Hills. So I go to Dr. Seal.
You roll up and you're like, yeah, they're like, Oh, we're so happy to be here. You're going to be my third part surgery. You're like, no, I want, when I went to do my LASIK surgery, Chris Paul's a friend of mine, basketball player. He's like, I said, I need LASIK. He's like, oh, LeBron James and me, we got our eyes done at Dr. Seal in Beverly Hills. So I go to Dr. Seal.
He's about to cut my, they're literally about to cut your eyes. And I go, you've been doing this for a while, right? And he goes, you know, I calculated the other day. You're about number 60,000. Oh, my God. Yeah, he had the patent and trademark on Lasik in the 90s. So I was like, you're qualified. And so that's what I mean. Go to the mastermind that's like Dr. Rocio doing your eyes.
He's about to cut my, they're literally about to cut your eyes. And I go, you've been doing this for a while, right? And he goes, you know, I calculated the other day. You're about number 60,000. Oh, my God. Yeah, he had the patent and trademark on Lasik in the 90s. So I was like, you're qualified. And so that's what I mean. Go to the mastermind that's like Dr. Rocio doing your eyes.
You want a guy who's like, oh, I've done this 60,000 times. That's the mastermind. So just go by credentials, not college degree, because college degree is not experience. Go by credentials and experience. Just ask people, you know.
You want a guy who's like, oh, I've done this 60,000 times. That's the mastermind. So just go by credentials, not college degree, because college degree is not experience. Go by credentials and experience. Just ask people, you know.
Yeah. Tell people, you can do this the easy way, you can do it the hard way. Your choice. You know, I sometimes say, you can be right or you can be rich. You know what's interesting? A lot of people will tell you they'd rather be rich But if you look at their behavior, a lot of people would rather be right. They have a conviction. They're like, I can do this.
Yeah. Tell people, you can do this the easy way, you can do it the hard way. Your choice. You know, I sometimes say, you can be right or you can be rich. You know what's interesting? A lot of people will tell you they'd rather be rich But if you look at their behavior, a lot of people would rather be right. They have a conviction. They're like, I can do this.
I'm like, great. You could be right or you could be rich. As the philosopher Nietzsche said, convictions are greater enemies of the truth than lies. So a lot of entrepreneurs, it's just in their head. They got these weird, you know, self-sufficiency. And when you look at the numbers, everybody's getting help that wins. You know a good analogy? You show up to a fight, who wins the fight?
I'm like, great. You could be right or you could be rich. As the philosopher Nietzsche said, convictions are greater enemies of the truth than lies. So a lot of entrepreneurs, it's just in their head. They got these weird, you know, self-sufficiency. And when you look at the numbers, everybody's getting help that wins. You know a good analogy? You show up to a fight, who wins the fight?
One huge MMA strong guy or 50 medium-sized guys? It's the bigger army that wins. Dr. Buss told me that. He said in chimpanzees, they attack each other a lot in troops, little groups. And he's like, in chimpanzee warfare, it's not who's the biggest, strongest. It's literally numerical count. So if there's 50 little chimps, they destroy 10 big chimps. And so it's the same with entrepreneurs.
One huge MMA strong guy or 50 medium-sized guys? It's the bigger army that wins. Dr. Buss told me that. He said in chimpanzees, they attack each other a lot in troops, little groups. And he's like, in chimpanzee warfare, it's not who's the biggest, strongest. It's literally numerical count. So if there's 50 little chimps, they destroy 10 big chimps. And so it's the same with entrepreneurs.
One supposed genius entrepreneur is going to get taken down by a person who has a mastermind of 100 people behind him. He's going to get outmaneuvered. Nothing you can do.
One supposed genius entrepreneur is going to get taken down by a person who has a mastermind of 100 people behind him. He's going to get outmaneuvered. Nothing you can do.
Yeah, I would say I like what somebody summarized, what Charles Darwin said. And he said, it's not the smartest or the strongest that survive. It's the most adaptable to the environment in which they find themselves. So
Yeah, I would say I like what somebody summarized, what Charles Darwin said. And he said, it's not the smartest or the strongest that survive. It's the most adaptable to the environment in which they find themselves. So
If you're trying to double your net worth, you're trying to make twice the money with half the work, it's not going to be just you being super smart, you being super disciplined, you waking up at 4 a.m. like people say. It's going to be are you adaptable to listen to a brain trust of smart people. So get in smart rooms. Always be there. Try every single month at least once.
If you're trying to double your net worth, you're trying to make twice the money with half the work, it's not going to be just you being super smart, you being super disciplined, you waking up at 4 a.m. like people say. It's going to be are you adaptable to listen to a brain trust of smart people. So get in smart rooms. Always be there. Try every single month at least once.
If you're an entrepreneur, you're usually the smartest person in your company. But at least once a month at a minimum, make sure you're in a room where you feel like,
If you're an entrepreneur, you're usually the smartest person in your company. But at least once a month at a minimum, make sure you're in a room where you feel like,