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254: Tim Ferriss on Real Estate, Becoming a Top Performer and His Tribe of Mentors

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

English - November 23, 2017 07:00 - 2 hours - ★★★★★ - 16.1K ratings
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Today’s guest needs no introduction, but this would look funny without one, so here we go! Today on The BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with Tim Ferriss, author of #1 New York Times Bestseller The Four Hour Work Week and his newest title, Tribe of Mentors and dive DEEP into the patterns that make high achievers accomplish so much. This show is unlike any other episode of our podcast, and we can’t guarantee you’ll be the same person when you finish. You’ll also discover Tim’s unique approach to real estate investing, as well as the books, apps, and routines that has made Tim one of the most influential thought leaders in our world today.
In This Episode We Cover:

How the gang connected with Tim

Whether his mom would be impressed by his accomplishments

Why he walks to the beat of his own drum

His recent “silent” retreat

The value of meditation

What you should know about self-awareness training

The ins and outs of the book Tribe of Mentors

Patterns that are common amongst high achievers

The importance of turning off distractions

Principles to live your life by

How to be truly effective

Tips for using money to buy time

The 3 advantages that you can have in any type of investing

How Tim Ferriss invests

What a good investment entails

Indicators of a solid property

How Tim would analyze real estate

The fundamental differences in real estate as an asset class

The “worthlessness” of hard work

How to balance ambition and being contented

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Bookstore

Duolingo

Alibaba

BP Podcast 213: Investing in Real Estate Without Being a Landlord with Noah Kagan

BP Podcast 245: Creating Wealth that Lasts Generations with Bestselling Author Ryan Holiday

The Summit Conference

Headspace

Tim Ferriss Show: Jocko Willink’s Episode

Tim Ferriss Show: Jamie Foxx Episode

Nuzzel

Moment App

Rescue Time App

Freedom Time App

Fiverr

Tim Ferriss: BJ Miller’s Episode

99Designs

Duodie on Instagram

Books Mentioned in this Show

Set for Life by Scott Trench

The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner

The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor by Amanda Han

The Book on Flipping Houses by J. Scott

Finding and Funding Great Deals by Anson Young

The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

The 4 Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss

The 4-Hour Chef by Timothy Ferriss

Tools of Titans by Timothy Ferriss

Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss

Young Millionaires by Rieva Lesonsky

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

Poor Charlie’s Almanack by Charles T. Munger

The Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker

Principles by Ray Dalio

Warren Buffett Speaks by Janet Lowe

Richest Man in Babylon by

The Radical Acceptance by Tara Brock

Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders

More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby

Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis

Lifeonaire by Steve Cook

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Tweetable Topics:

“I don’t like having my sanity depend on luck.” (Tweet This!)

“When you’re not thinking of the past, you’re not thinking of the future.” (Tweet This!)

“It’s not that you don’t have time, it’s you don’t have priorities.” (Tweet This!)

“It’s not how you do things, it’s what you do.” (Tweet This!)

“Effectiveness over efficiency on all things.” (Tweet This!)

“Thinking is actually asking questions and answering them in your own head.” (Tweet This!)

“There’s no problem with hard work, as long as it applies to the right things.” (Tweet This!)

“In the end, success is sleeping well.” (Tweet This!)

“Worrying is praying for what you don’t want.” (Tweet This!)

“It’s very hard to fail completely.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Tim

Tim’s Website and Podcast Page

Tribe of Mentors


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Today’s guest needs no introduction, but this would look funny without one, so here we go! Today on The BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with Tim Ferriss, author of #1 New York Times Bestseller The Four Hour Work Week and his newest title, Tribe of Mentors and dive DEEP into the patterns that make high achievers accomplish so much. This show is unlike any other episode of our podcast, and we can’t guarantee you’ll be the same person when you finish. You’ll also discover Tim’s unique approach to real estate investing, as well as the books, apps, and routines that has made Tim one of the most influential thought leaders in our world today.

In This Episode We Cover:


How the gang connected with Tim

Whether his mom would be impressed by his accomplishments
Why he walks to the beat of his own drum

His recent “silent” retreat

The value of meditation

What you should know about self-awareness training

The ins and outs of the book Tribe of Mentors

Patterns that are common amongst high achievers

The importance of turning off distractions

Principles to live your life by
How to be truly effective

Tips for using money to buy time

The 3 advantages that you can have in any type of investing
How Tim Ferriss invests

What a good investment entails
Indicators of a solid property

How Tim would analyze real estate

The fundamental differences in real estate as an asset class
The “worthlessness” of hard work
How to balance ambition and being contented
And SO much more!

Links from the Show


BiggerPockets Forums
BiggerPockets Bookstore
Duolingo
Alibaba
BP Podcast 213: Investing in Real Estate Without Being a Landlord with Noah Kagan
BP Podcast 245: Creating Wealth that Lasts Generations with Bestselling Author Ryan Holiday
The Summit Conference
Headspace
Tim Ferriss Show: Jocko Willink’s Episode
Tim Ferriss Show: Jamie Foxx Episode
Nuzzel
Moment App
Rescue Time App
Freedom Time App
Fiverr
Tim Ferriss: BJ Miller’s Episode
99Designs
Duodie on Instagram

Books Mentioned in this Show

Set for Life by Scott Trench

The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner

The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor by Amanda Han

The Book on Flipping Houses by J. Scott

Finding and Funding Great Deals by Anson Young

The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

The 4 Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss

The 4-Hour Chef by Timothy Ferriss

Tools of Titans by Timothy Ferriss

Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss

Young Millionaires by Rieva Lesonsky

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

Poor Charlie’s Almanack by Charles T. Munger

The Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker

Principles by Ray Dalio

Warren Buffett Speaks by Janet Lowe

Richest Man in Babylon by

The Radical Acceptance by Tara Brock
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders

More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby

Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis

Lifeonaire by Steve Cook

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Tweetable Topics:


“I don’t like having my sanity depend on luck.” (Tweet This!)
“When you’re not thinking of the past, you’re not thinking of the future.” (Tweet This!)
“It’s not that you don’t have time, it’s you don’t have priorities.” (Tweet This!)
“It’s not how you do things, it’s what you do.” (Tweet This!)
“Effectiveness over efficiency on all things.” (Tweet This!)
“Thinking is actually asking questions and answering them in your own head.” (Tweet This!)
“There’s no problem with hard work, as long as it applies to the right things.” (Tweet This!)
“In the end, success is sleeping well.” (Tweet This!)
“Worrying is praying for what you don’t want.” (Tweet This!)
“It’s very hard to fail completely.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Tim


Tim’s Website and Podcast Page
Tribe of Mentors

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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