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Last episode on Mind the Words. Lessons learned, tuition paid, and experiences to take for the future.
The most recession proof industry ever - make up and beauty? Finding best countries for ex-pats to retire. Self defense and self defense weapons.
Planning people's luxury travel experience, where they don't have to think has huge opportunity (Up to $600 Million in fact). We talk about the story of Eric Floberg, started with a base salary of 41K per year; now making $250K per year (majority of it is passive income from his online wedding photography course). And, we talk about the opportunity of getting paid more from teaching fitness or yoga during lunch break at corporate industries (like banks, investment firms, and hedge funds), instead of making minimal amounts of money from teaching at a generic fitness and/or yoga studio.
With the baby formula crisis in the U.S., we talk about how we can make our own baby formula company.
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We talk about the difficulty and average income of telehealth nurses. And, how Healthline.com, examine.com, and byrdie.com make minimum of $5-10 MILLION by just making lists.
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We talk about the difficulty and average income of telehealth nurses. And, how Healthline.com, examine.com, and byrdie.com make minimum of $5-10 MILLION by just making lists.
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Do high expectations lead to sad life? We explore Charlie Munger's take on happiness, and explore how the way you interpret the meaning of your past define who you are, and the two step process of finding happiness.
Chapters:
00:00 - “The first rule of a happy life is low expectations.” - Charlie Munger
04:37 - The meaning you label your past experiences can massively shift the odds in your favor - Alex Hormozi
10:06 - Why you shouldn’t open a coffee shop
15:56 - Pleasure vs Happiness
18:17 - Expect nothing in life but surprises
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We talk about slapping, getting robbed in Brooklyn, reaction to words, to be reactionary or not, and envy.
Chapters:
00:00 - “Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings & emotions” - Will Smith
04:49 - Getting robbed all the time in Brooklyn growing up
08:06 - Reactionary. Ppl that aren’t reactionary nip things in the bud quick - quash beef quick - slow at come backs - need to find balance
09:16 - “Words don’t hurt you if you don’t understand them.” Sadhguru
11:07 - "Ride or die"
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From losing thousands of dollars on weed stocks and the food service business, to what we're taking risks in now. We take lessons from Carl Richards, a financial planner, and draw inspiration from Elon Musk, when he saved Tesla and SpaceX from bankruptcy.
Chapters:
00:00 - “Risk is what is left over when you think you thought of everything.” - Carl Richards
01:15 - Losing $$$ on penny stocks and food service business
05:35 - Using hindsight for foresight
07:40 - Taking ownership
10:20 - RISK Formula: You Think + You Thought = Risk
12:10 - Double-sided coin of risk
13:25 - "Emotion kills the person, logic buries the body."
We talk about how our beliefs that we never question have served us, the draw backs of those beliefs, and how to change the meaning behind what we think to be true.
Interviews and resources we mention and you should look into:
Alex Hormozi Interview - https://youtu.be/2IoKsGLpGys
Ryan Pineda Video About Sacrifice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PjmkF81dig
Ryan Pineda Planner - https://www.wealthyway.com/
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman - https://www.amazon.com/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Management-Mortals/dp/0374159122
Our interview with Sherwin (quit nursing for Bitcoin Farm start up) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iImDlEUomSg
Our interview with Mike (quitting nursing for Real Estate) - https://youtu.be/sIwRU3ziTlM
Chapters:
00:00 - “We question all of our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe in, and those we never think to question.” - Orson Scott Card
03:26 - Control What You Deem Meaningful
13:56 - Number one reason to do what you want
15:37 - Assume nothing, question everything, including the question itself
20:35 - Free will is not free
24:44 - Contrarians shifting beliefs
How to get over FOMO: Joy of Replacing and Perfect Perspective.
Chapters:
00:00 - “Let the heart lead and the mind execute.” - Paula Pant
03:00 - Decisions are made by emotions, logic follows emotions
04:45 - Whether you got $5 or $5 million, things fall into place
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What was meant to be an insult quote, is actually pretty good advice for learning to be social and even building a business around. Learn to talk about Ideas, events, and people to win over any crowd.
00:00 - "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt
04:07 - How to adapt to any conversation
06:00 - Social Labels
07:45 - Road to Success
11:10 - Crazy Ideas, Crazy Profit
14:39 - “Life is not about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself.” - Unknown
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We riff on current events of Ukraine, scarcity of time, freedom, the cyclical patterns of great nations falling, how to deepen human interaction, and the FIRE (Financial Independence / Retire Early) Community.
00:00 - “When a rising power challenges an existing power, almost always leads to conflicts and not partnerships.” - Ray Dalio
10:26 - "War takes guarantees away from everyone, no-one will have guarantees of security, and who will suffer from that the most, the people.” - Volodymyr Zelenskyy
14:31 - Scarcity of Time Mindset
17:31 - Taking Freedom for Granted?
24:25 - How Ray Dalio Predicts the Future of Nations
32:18 - 3 Patterns of Falling Great Nations
35:02 - If I Pray for You, What Should I Pray For?
36:51 - "You Can Afford Anything, but Not Everything." - Paula Pant Afford Anything
"Where life is lived is that you’re either problem solving, you’re creating the future, or experiencing the present. And, the truth is that whatever you’re experiencing in the present is based off of the decisions you made in the past. And, it’s your choice to create whatever your reality is that you’re going to eventually experience, or God forbid something hits you, rather than dwelling on it or hoping it didn’t happen, if you problem solve and handle it, you can basically live a life with no negative thoughts if you learn to live in a state of either experiencing, creating or, problem solving, in your entire life. But, it’s on you to understand what that is, to be able to live in that state." - Rob Dyrdek (excerpt from My First Million Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkLNy4vpPCI)
Chapters:
00:00 - "Whatever you’re experiencing in the present is based off of the decisions you made in the past." - Rob Dyrdek
03:40 - Game theory of life
09:43 - Future communicating with the past?
12:36 -The problem with hoping and wishing
18:07 - "All the returns in life, whether in wealth, relationships, or knowledge, come from compound interest." - Naval
23:26 - Parable what we have and what we want
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Looking to buy your first home or get into the Real Estate profession: email Mike at: Wilchesrealestate@gmail.com or message him on IG: https://www.instagram.com/michael_exp...
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https://michaelwilches.exprealty.com/
Zillow: https://www.zillow.com/profile/Michae...
Real Estate Meetup Group (at BRIX City Brewery every 4th Wednesday of the month): https://www.meetup.com/new-jersey-rea...
We talk to Mike, who has been a nurse for 10 years, and is quitting his nursing career for real estate. We talk about Mike’s journey into real estate and creating wealth (and how nursing wasn’t enough to create wealth), including his past business ventures; why he’s quitting nursing; helping people another way in their lives; advantages of working in the real estate space; how he stands out amongst other real estate realtors; the real estate community he built in New Jersey; how money is a transaction for time; recommended books for all those that want to start in real estate; and much more!
Books and resources mentioned:
Bigger Pockets Podcast
Set for Life by Scott Trench
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Big Money Energy and Sell It Like Serhant by Ryan Serhant
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Chapters:
00:00 - Why I QUIT my Nursing Career
10:12 - Real Estate Journey
20:05 - Balancing TWO Full Time Jobs
26:50 - How to Stand Out as a Real Estate Agent
32:39 - For People Looking to Change Careers, is it a Good Idea to Transition to Real Estate Career?
36:42 - 5 Best Books for Real Estate
38:00 - “You Miss 100% of The Shots You Don’t Take.”
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"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Mike Tyson
"Mindfulness." "Think positive." "Adversity makes you stronger." There's so much BS positive cliche mottos and sayings in the self-growth space. But, what about the adversity that breaks us down and paralyzes us in doubt, anger, and fear. We deep dive on how to get through these negative feels from adversity in this episode.
Chapters:
00:00 - “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” - Mike Tyson
01:29 - Levels to adversity leading to a break down or a break through
06:27 - What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger cliche
09:14 - Actionable advice to get through adversity
10:47 - My crazy hypnosis experience
16:42 - Rumination - How confiding in friends might backfire
19:09 - Why you can’t sleep when you try to sleep
21:38 - Affirmations are BS?
24:05 - How to find the right therapist
27:32 - My terrible therapy session
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"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou
We break down this quote by the great Maya Angelou, and go deep on the masks people wear everyday to maintain their persona, the depths that we'll go for people (whether their worth it or not worth it), and how to realize one is in a toxic relationship (whether romantic or friendship).
Chapters:
00:00 - "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou
01:03 - Persona vs Real Personality
08:50 - Lean on Friends
11:55 - How to Read People
16:34 - Does Having No Friends Equal Red Flag?
20:09 - Are you a good friend if You’re Brutally Honest
27:29 - Bloopers
Big thanks to MVXINO for the outro music!
"Time is scarce, is this the life you want?" - Sherwin Maxino | MVXINO
Follow Sherwin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SherwinMAXINO
Music by MVXINO (BIG THANKS FOR THE MUSIC!)
In this episode, we interview a good friend of the podcast, Sherwin. He's been a nurse for about 10 years. He shares how he's taking the leap to quit his nursing career, and how the pandemic and Bitcoin shaped that decision; how Bitcoin gave him an opportunity of a lifetime and a philosophy to strive toward; the scarcity of time and money, and living YOUR dreams.
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"Things that never happened before happen all the time." - Scott Sagan
In this episode we explore how the only consistency in life is inconsistency or randomness, and how we truly don't know what's going to happen.
We break down what exactly the Growth Mindset is, and how to practically apply it to your life for self-improvement! We discuss how we all have the growth and fixed mindsets, and need to find a balance between both mindsets.
"When i was released from the company (UFC), I was at the bottom of my life, but watch me now, talking with you (Joe Rogan), and holding this heavy belt!" - Brandon Moreno, UFC Flyweight Champion
When I think Growth Mindset, I think the UFC Flyweight Champion of the Word, Brandon Moreno. The ultimate underdog, that was ranked bottom seed when he came into the Ultimate Fighter, eventually got cut from the UFC, and clawed his way back on a huge winning streak, and finally achieving his goal.
We didn't have Brandon's quote in this podcast because it was more of a self-discovery podcast episode, talking about what the Growth Mindset is, how it can be achieved, and what our mission is.
“For all of the most important things, the timing always sucks.” - Tim Ferriss
We go deep on how we took the leap into making scary, bold decisions that paid off, and how you can approach making those difficult choices that will better your life!
"Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy, until you get what you want." - Naval Ravikant
Expanding on thoughts of the great Naval Ravikant about desires. We break down this quote into 3 actionable steps that help you find life purpose through reaching your most important desire.
“The World is a classroom, the school is the prison.” - Codie Sanchez
Links to the topics mentioned in this episode:
https://contrarianthinking.co/21-ways-to-cashflow-no-one-talks-about-%F0%9F%A4%90/
https://grow.google/certificates/#?modal_active=none
"I didn't survive, I prepared." - Nelson Mandela. Don't prepare for everything, prepare for the worst things.
"I hated that job, and I clung to that job." - Peter Dinklage. How you can get out of hell, and follow your dreams!
"Hard work helps you win the game, choose the right game." - Shaan Puri. Check out how you can work smarter! What game are you choosing?!
"We ain't rich, I'm rich." - Shaq. Get the takeaways from how Shaq instills hard work and sacrifice in his kids.