256: The Surprising (Scientific) Truth Behind What Makes You Successful with Eric Barker
BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast
English - December 07, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 16.3K ratingsInvesting Business Education estate finance invest investing wealth flipping realestate rentalproperty rental property Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Why do some people achieve incredible success while most others struggle? Why do some reach their goals while others give up within days of setting them? Why do some people make WAY more money at work while others are stuck in the mailroom for 40 years? Those topics, among many others, are the focus of today’s episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, where we sit down with Eric Barker, author of the WSJ bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) WrongW. Eric spends his life exploring the science and psychology behind what actually makes an individual successful, and today we explore those often-surprising truths as they relate to real estate, business, and all areas of life!
In This Episode We Cover:
Eric’s background
What you should know about his book
How to align yourself with what you’re good at
The issue of grit
The “3 Ps” (personal, permanent, and pervasive)
The secret to forming habits
How to create external accountability
A discussion on systems vs. goals
What you should know about introverts vs. extroverts
How financial success can serve as a great defense
Tips for not taking the day for granted
How to become a super connector
What makes somebody successful at work
What “work-life balance” truly means
The 4 metrics of success
And SO much more!
Links from the Show
BiggerPockets Forums
BiggerPockets’ Low Budget (Youtube Series)
BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
Stickk
Fincon
Noah Kagan
Marginal Revolution
Ryan Holiday
Tim Urban’s Wait but Why?
Josh Kaufman
The Vietnam War
Icarus Netflix Original
The Armstrong Lie
Command and Control
The Bomb
Gym Pact App
Books Mentioned in this Show
Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker
The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Deep Work by Carl Newport
The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman
Drive by Dan Pink
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
Give and Take by Adam Grant
Tweetable Topics:
“The single most motivating thing is the feeling of progress.” (Tweet This!)
“The importance of the habit is consistency.” (Tweet This!)
“In the end, it’s generally better to set up systems as opposed to goals.” (Tweet This!)
“There is no fear with boredom.” (Tweet This!)
Connect with Eric
Eric’s Blog
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why do some people achieve incredible success while most others struggle? Why do some reach their goals while others give up within days of setting them? Why do some people make WAY more money at work while others are stuck in the mailroom for 40 years? Those topics, among many others, are the focus of today’s episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, where we sit down with Eric Barker, author of the WSJ bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) WrongW. Eric spends his life exploring the science and psychology behind what actually makes an individual successful, and today we explore those often-surprising truths as they relate to real estate, business, and all areas of life!
In This Episode We Cover:
Eric’s background
What you should know about his book
How to align yourself with what you’re good at
The issue of grit
The “3 Ps” (personal, permanent, and pervasive)
The secret to forming habits
How to create external accountability
A discussion on systems vs. goals
What you should know about introverts vs. extroverts
How financial success can serve as a great defense
Tips for not taking the day for granted
How to become a super connector
What makes somebody successful at work
What “work-life balance” truly means
The 4 metrics of success
And SO much more!
Links from the Show
BiggerPockets Forums
BiggerPockets’ Low Budget (Youtube Series)
BiggerPockets Youtube Channel
Stickk
Fincon
Noah Kagan
Marginal Revolution
Ryan Holiday
Tim Urban’s Wait but Why?
Josh Kaufman
The Vietnam War
Icarus Netflix Original
The Armstrong Lie
Command and Control
The Bomb
Gym Pact App
Books Mentioned in this Show
Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker
The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Deep Work by Carl Newport
The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman
Drive by Dan Pink
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
Give and Take by Adam Grant
Tweetable Topics:
“The single most motivating thing is the feeling of progress.” (Tweet This!)
“The importance of the habit is consistency.” (Tweet This!)
“In the end, it’s generally better to set up systems as opposed to goals.” (Tweet This!)
“There is no fear with boredom.” (Tweet This!)
Connect with Eric
Eric’s Blog
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices