My biggest advice for young people out there (16-25yo), please don't waste your time. There is no big secret or formula, there are no concrete steps for success or "only if I knew this" process. If you want to achieve something you just have to go out there and DO IT. I wish there was a better more beautiful answer, but that is just how it works. At the end, everyone builds their own path. Usually through hard work and perseverance, just like Tai is doing by selling his content, which involves his actions, time, and effort. Truth is, you never actually "make it", you never actually arrive or finish because life always continues once we achieve our goals. Something important I realized is that: The journey is the destination. And believe me when I say... You only achieve by doing You learn by failing And you only grow by persevering. Anything else, are just words.
crangel21 Thank you so much for this advice! 😊 I am about to turn 25 years old and I've been hesitating whether or not to go back to school. Well, your comment is one more statement that is making me take the decision to get an education and acquire more skills and abilities as my "secret formula". Take care.
Holy shit... I'm 16 and keep saying "I wanna be a entrepreneur, I wanna make money, I wanna do this and that" but I finally realized fuck it, if I'm not happy then why tf would I do it. Focus on the real prize that makes your life better
Tai you've got it spot on. Health, wealth, love and happiness. You should put the books you feel relate best to the video topic in the description of each video. I'm always curious as to what you've read to come to your conclusions... Keep up the great work.
Oh gosh no. Look, there are LOTS of great motivational speakers in the world, okay? Now, does that mean they would make good presidents? Does that mean they should be presidents? No! Lol being president takes A LOT more than being a good "speaker". #think a little
Thank you for this Tai. I pray that people humble themselves to this video and your advice. It takes humbleness to receive this advice but if received you will not walk through your days angry anymore. I live in New York where everyone is so flustered, where everyone is chasing money. But try telling someone to stop chasing money and chase what they are passion about, their true dream and visions and you will get scolded or laughed at. If someone gave you all of the money in the world...what would you do everyday? Chase that! & as Tai explained don't chase the YOLO. Chase your GIFT.
exactly you'll perform better by eating better food and getting a better sleep. I don't know why people try and save money by avoiding healthy food when there's so many other ways to save money.
i saw this video 3 years ago.. i was broke no job.. fat, alcoholic... now im 3 weeks away from getting my degree.. im also a certified online english teacher loving what i do.. and earning a good amount of money on E-Commerce... I also lost 35 pounds of body fat.. Thanks Tai.. God bless
I'm 19 and I have no idea what i'm "passionate" about in life. I'm NOT afraid to work hard. I'm afraid of regret; the regret of not doing what i truly enjoy and believe in. I'm so lost right now, i feel useless. Until i find out what i truly want to do, i'm going to have to just study hard in university...
I may not know you but I must thank you for your honest opinion. I've never thought about it in that perspective. Thanks again for giving me a place to start!
What you should be doing is understanding how the topics can be applicable in real life rather than studying hard. A person can have an A in math(from just memorizing formulas/theorems) but doesn't understand anything and another person can have a B+(they've made minor mistakes but they understand how these formulas/rules act in our daily lives). Point is universities give you stuff you can use to get to your goal, it's whether or not you paid enough attention to deeply understand it. Enjoyment can change over time, so don't rely on that. If you have a drive that is all you need in life.
Good luck. First you have to do any kind of thing then you will more realise what you like, what you want and dont want. I started first with informatic-economics than 2 years later changed to corporate-economics, now i do my own shit with that knowledge and meanwhile i got more ideas than physical strength to work those out and im working 80-120h/week. It's easy, just start with aaanything then you'll see further =)
Get mentors, read self development books, have a morning ritual, Get Inspired, Eat healthy, Watch Motivation videos, Exercise, Surround yourself with Positive ambitious people. INVEST in Yourself you are the CEO of your life.
Agreed. Current status on the good life scale is ZERO. I did have all 4 in balance at one point in my life and now it is completely out of whack. I was smoking a cigarette while I was listening to this video and as soon as I got to my destination I crushed the remainder of the pack and threw it in the garbage. I had quit for a few years but I slowly started up again. Your video helped me win today, a huge win for my health. Thank you Tai!
I agree with Tai more as well. As much as I love Gary, I like Tai's life more. He works, he teaches, he goes to the cinema, he goes to his homes in other countries, he does martial arts, learns to play a musical instrument. Gary V just works works works works. I respect his hustle tremendously, but it's just not a lifestyle/balance I'd want. I want to work hard, but then enjoy my time off as well. But then again, Gary also encourages people to find out what makes them happy, and do it. Don't buy into this notion that everybody should strive to be a super successful this that and the third. So if that's what makes him happy, more power to him.
Actually Gary V says the same thing. He’s said multiple times that he wants “everyone at his funeral” because he genuinely cares for people and wants to change their lives. The caveat that he also mentions is that he’s wired differently and can literally grind forever. He’s doing what he loves like Tai mentions here which is grinding.
Tai im 16 the thing you said changed my mindset completely I thought do everything to make money because that what my parents said thankfully I saw this before i did anything Thanks tai
I'm 18 years old Thank you so much for this video I don't really exactly know what I want to do with my life I want a good happy life thought, I have many interest, many of the people I know are at university which used to make me sad because I was only going to community college even tho I could possibly transfer I don't think I want rondo that I don't think university will help me find myself and what I want to do, but I do really like community college because it is affordable and I can learn different things and learn more about thinks I like. I'm glad I'm not stuck in the way of thinking that you should do what makes you unhappy now so you can be happy in the future. Thank you so much your so inspiring.
Get mentors, read self development books, have a morning ritual, Get Inspired, Eat healthy, Watch Motivation videos, Exercise, Surround yourself with Positive ambitious people. INVEST in Yourself you are the CEO of your life.
i let my health go for 4 years just being stuck in a room making comic books and art (not selling much lol) wish i would have found tai back then my fam and friends didnt say anything and after i stumbled onto tai's info i have been changing my ways..and today i'm dropping some art off for an art show next week and slowly but surely i'm getting my health and life back together
Yes, so true. I thought this guy was just a BSer at first. But I'm open-minded and figured I could learn something from him and everyone - even ppl you don't agree with. Either way, this guy has surprised me. He seems like a genuine, real, down-to-earth human. He's very real. And zero BS. Unlike, like, everyone else. So many ppl BS. And just go with the flow and say what makes their families or communities feel better. I like that he says real shit that could upset ppl, not for the sake of upsetting ppl but for the sake of acknowledging reality and calling things out. Most ppl are unhappy but keep others and their ideas around them happy. It's a BS game. Break the game.
Amazing how God works! This video touched on how I've been feeling and it summed up what I've always felt I should be doing which is "OPTIMIZING" my life! Thanks for the info Ty.....
i need to meet you tai... We think very alike and listening to everything you have said are exactly the things that i have kept my mouth shut about for many years... I need to seek more from you , this is great content.
This is the first video I've ever seen from your channel, and I think is WONDERFUL! I'm definitely subscribing! THANK YOU for taking the time to share this!
I am optimizing the rest of my day by using my late night time to exercise! I am sooooooo fat and I need to bring my health up!!!! Health first for me. Money second.
Amazing video, like always. I'm not trying to start my own business or be an entrepreneur but I'm a wannabe music producer and I've learned some stuff from you that I think I will be able to use in my career as a musician. very inspiring stuff, thank you
That was all I need right now, because 3 days ago I drop the university and was hard but you inspiring me to think positive and focus on my golds, thaks Tai, you are my best mentor ✌
Joel Ramos I'm thinking about leaving college too. My mom is poor so she's obsessed with money and education. But I don't see how it could benefit me in my life
thank you so much for your video You are just helping people to adjust their lives,to focus on essential things....please continue to develop this wonderful talent that you have,explaining things to people.Greetings from France!
I don't know if I am the only one who just watched this in June 2020 but I have only just started following you Tai. It's clearly discernible why you have an army of followers and it makes me question myself why I didn't start earlier. There is no BS coming out of you. You're 110% real.
This video is so old now but still relevant. I only wanna have a house tho, just to stay away form these crazy people out there. Everything that's main stream is not something I want to participate.
Tai, but what about entrepreneur Elon Musk. His end is to reach Mars and improve society. However, he is neglecting his good life by working crazy hours and as a result diminishing his health and social quality time. Sure, if he'd have a balanced good life he could pursue his dream for a longer time (as he'd probably live longer). Still, what if his dream could be crushed any moment and he is just protecting his goal and fighting to keep it alive for the present moment. Would you call him a fool?
Styla durt you are only a fool if u chase after money and hate what you do, Elon musk loves what he does, he spends time with his kids, and actually gets some work outs in... He's fairly happy even though he could definitely be happier
This is tricky. Tai is saying, for the average person, to purse "the good life." On the other hand, some people choose to pursue "the meaningful life" - mother teresa, Elon must, etc. These people are optimizing their life for something other than their own well being. You are right - Elon Musk probably is diminishing his health and social quality time. BUT, he chose to optimize for something greater than himself.
Some people's good life is characterized by different things. The good life to Musk may be to drastically change the lives of those around him and that probably makes him genuinely happy. Shit, if it didn't make him happy, he wouldn't be going as hard as he still is. That man is the single greatest innovator of the century and quite possibly in the history of all time.
Styla durt another example could be the guy from imitation game, he was working extremely hard by often sacrificing his health and social like and if he had not done so we would not have computers now, yes your name might be forgotten but not your achievements.
Of all videos you made Tai, I usually never, never finish watching them all... but this one hook me the most and til the end... Because you talk about some of the most important values in life, other than just money and material wealth. Thank you! It was totally worth my time.
TAI I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU HEAR ME OUT :D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should sacrifice a lot during your early years 16-24 (I'm 25) because that's when your habits take shape and the kind of life you'll live is largely defined. Like WB says, "The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken." It is better to optimize for the long haul during this time. My possibly controversial advice is that it's okay to give up some hobbies, not exercise as much as you'd like, and not eat as healthy as you want to in exchange for building a better future. My thinking is that you can have the luxury of doing these things once you've worked hard for many years and you've earned it. One crucial decision for young people is what kind of work you will go into because it will shape your entire life. At this age you make small decisions that branch out into probability streams. I have a good analogy for this, think of it as climbing up the branches of a tree, at every split there are different paths you can take, by choosing a path you are in effect narrowing the possibilities of what can be. The paths you take in the beginning are much more crucial than ones you take toward the end. Once you get to the end you are a mature fruit you have now determined what group, sub-group, and sub-sub-group you are in. Are you a doctor, are you among the top 10% best doctors? This has been determined. Also if you are a dentist with a couple years of hard work you can transition to oral surgeon but it would be nearly impossible to transition to corporate lawyer at this point. One thing that I did is switch from Finance to Math and CS one year before graduating so it took me 6 years to finish Bachelors. My reasoning is that I'd rather give up an extra 2 years in school than spend a lifetime in the wrong career. You give this advice in the beginning, but by advocating not optimizing too much for the long term you are contradicting yourself. I am all about the long term. That's my master plan and I'm sticking to it is a phrase I'm known for saying. My advice for those that don't know what to study is pick something that adds economic value and is highly valued by the market. Be good at it, be excellent at it, and then find ways to start a business out of it. That way if your business fails you have a career to fall back on. I see a lot of entrepreneurs wanting to start a company with no technical skills and with no work experience and thus no understanding of what the needs are of companies across a particular industry. If you can address these needs cost effectively then you have a business. A business is the ultimate goal, for me at least. SIDE NOTE: I'm extremely skeptical about your talks sometimes but I really admired this one and the outlook you presented. I see you're at the point in your life where you try to optimize for happiness and that's something I like to think about. Much of us are not there yet though and that's why we look up to you for insight. I feel like I'm at a point where I can start enjoying myself a little bit but I think I'm still too young and I don't want to settle. I'm gonna be honest I don't enjoy the majority of your content but sometimes you have to sift through all the stuff to find the gold. Just like in investing ;)
"you wanna pump iron 'cause you love iron? well umm you got some mental problem, you like iron? you like iron? just makes no sense" can't stop laughing lol
About that beginning part. I'm reading The Winner Effect at the moment, and I was crossing it with the idea of the integrated Eulerian approach. You can basically do anything, just gotta train your mindset and learn what will be worthwhile. Yeah?
I'm only 20 and I can tell you truly do love yourself. FUCK the money and the knowledge.. you truly truly do love yourself. You're confident 100% I want a mentor like you so so bad..
since your business is slower for your health and work/life balance sake. What if steve jobs are all these great people like elon musk slowed down their business and worried more about relationships then their goals and dreams. Would tesla and apple ever of gotten created in time before these greats die/died? what if you go too slow before you actaully change the world? Could there be a debate here? What if ur only happy until ur SUCCESSFUL at your MISSION?
Jeffery Wilson wealth is a tool to get the other 3, without any money u will be like the people living on the street unable to buy food... You only need enough wealth to live comfortably tho, everything else is extra
ok, give me opinions youre 17, no licence, no car, minimum wage job, and school youre unhappy at home but youll survive you want a car for freedom but you have no financial aid optimize for happiness currently(spend more of your skimp checks) optimize for greater happiness in the future(get car and freedom by saving the majority) which you pickin?
tbh you can get a car, but that's not going to give you total freedom at the end of the day. If you want to be out more often get friends who have cars and hang out with them.
take the bus, uber, lyft that's what I do. it's cheaper than a car and save up your extra money for a car. Get free rides by advertising your code on popular instagram accounts. if you pay someone like $30 you'll get like 10 free rides worth $20 each
first off you have to encounter a lot of adversity so that it fuels you before you really take off and make a commitment to the future successful you. Now at 17 first do some "inner work" unlearn all the middle class bs. and learn from the certain percentile of Successful people. Emulate their habits and digest their advice. Adopting this knowledge is going to be difficult but its worth it.You have to remove any negative people because they are a threat to your prosperity and it may include the closest people to you but its vital for your future. Read Self Development books and get Inspired by Mentors. (Remember the difference is that poor people have Big Tv's and the Rich have Big libraries.) After surround yourself with other ambitious, positive people. Develop the mindset of the successful. At this point become fearless because once you become fearless life becomes limitless. Practice Self discipline and keep your minimum wage job until you have a car, then once you have the car, get license. save some money learn about how money works then invest wisely in a business like e-commerce. Accumulate income generating assets or Income replacing assets so you don't have to work a minimum wage job. Now you've got 2 income streams. Remember at a job you are an asset to the company and they determine your income. You are the Ceo of your life you determine how much you are worth. Grow capital and build a business. Learn investing. Then you're on the road to financial freedom. Reinforce the Vision daily. Eat Healthy, Exercise, meditate, Live Life on your own terms. Get better every day. Never forget that Investing in Yourself pays the best interest. Grow and Prosper. Have fun and Enjoy life. Make the commitment now the future successful you is calling on you. Keep pushing forward. "Winners never quit and quitters never win."
very inspirational video. I just turned 15 yesterday and you made made me realize that I need to act now, I need to plan my life, I need to find what I'm good at. Thank you.
Youngbaked551 not quite. If you don't enjoy learning, you will doubtfully reach your goals. Cuz you need to learn to improve your skill. And your skills help you achieve health, wealth, love and happiness. Basically, learn USEFUL skills. Don't waste your time learning something if it's not aligned with your perfect life
qdaguy you optimize for what will bring you happiness and overall enhance your experience whule you're still alive. There has to be a balance between doing the things you like (enjoying movies parties ect) and doing the things that will help you maintain that(learning, exercise ect)
I want to have this lifestyle. I want to be healthy, wealthy, loved, and happy. Great video I feel like I am healthy, loved, and happy.. Just need to be a millionaire. I believe completely that being healthy is one of the best things of life and I will continue bettering my life.
Tai, to be honest, I was skeptical when I first saw you on UA-cam ads showing all the fancy things, but I stopped judging and tried to really listen to what you have to say, wow! this is gold. I need this. Thank you very much sharing real knowledge! I'm in the beginning stage of being an entrepreneur. Sometime I get lost in daily tasks. This is the reminder and motivation we need. Real talk! Thank you again!
Dammit tai. Don't get me pumped up when I'm trying to go to sleep!!!!
lol
BloodType-A-nime same
BloodType-A-nime I know this is off topic, but your name is so damn cool.
Hahahaha I was trying to sleep too
For real! He always do these livestreams at like 2am lol
My biggest advice for young people out there (16-25yo), please don't waste your time. There is no big secret or formula, there are no concrete steps for success or "only if I knew this" process. If you want to achieve something you just have to go out there and DO IT. I wish there was a better more beautiful answer, but that is just how it works.
At the end, everyone builds their own path. Usually through hard work and perseverance, just like Tai is doing by selling his content, which involves his actions, time, and effort.
Truth is, you never actually "make it", you never actually arrive or finish because life always continues once we achieve our goals. Something important I realized is that: The journey is the destination.
And believe me when I say...
You only achieve by doing
You learn by failing
And you only grow by persevering.
Anything else, are just words.
crangel21 wow this so great
crangel21 Thank you so much for this advice! 😊 I am about to turn 25 years old and I've been hesitating whether or not to go back to school. Well, your comment is one more statement that is making me take the decision to get an education and acquire more skills and abilities as my "secret formula". Take care.
crangel21 I'm glad I realised this when I was 15 rather than 30
hella true
crangel21 appreciate this!
Holy shit... I'm 16 and keep saying "I wanna be a entrepreneur, I wanna make money, I wanna do this and that" but I finally realized fuck it, if I'm not happy then why tf would I do it. Focus on the real prize that makes your life better
TLoFprodigy14 good luck brother ✊
TLoFprodigy14 Lmao me too
TLoFprodigy14 Its a real breakthrough for me as well man!
TLoFprodigy14 I'm 18 and I have the same type of revelation. Why do something if it isn't for happiness?
save this comment and read it every day. i bet you'll have the good life.
Tai you've got it spot on. Health, wealth, love and happiness. You should put the books you feel relate best to the video topic in the description of each video. I'm always curious as to what you've read to come to your conclusions...
Keep up the great work.
Sir again thans you are the best ..
its love, happiness, health and wealth.
www.tailopez.com/books
Tai's list of his top books to read in order
I swear I've rewatched this over 30x in the last 2 years - so much valuable information & advice
I watch this at 1.5x, didn't know 30x is possible on YT. Just messin around bro, I got you!
take notes on it and you can go watch other valuable things. you don't have forever.
Tai you have changed my life. Thanks, I will meet you one day I guarantee it.
How?
Good luck carlo
Are you rich now?
Are you kidding me??? Did you look him up? You are insane. You bought his scam
He's not the goal
You should run for president
Haha even that would prob. be a easy game for him :P
Oh gosh no. Look, there are LOTS of great motivational speakers in the world, okay? Now, does that mean they would make good presidents? Does that mean they should be presidents? No! Lol being president takes A LOT more than being a good "speaker". #think a little
Caleb Stanley yessssss he should omg
Yeah
Caleb Stanley Please Mr Lopez we need you
The goal in life is to be able to say I cant believe i get paid for what I do.
Best ever!
The goal is, your life is so good, you don't even realize this :)
Not necessarily
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You can tell Tai is a genius because he can communicate profound ideas in ways anyone can understand. Thanks for this video.
Tai is a fucking smart guy.Really admire you, brother :-)
I've been way more successful because of you and the ways that you teach
Thank you for this Tai. I pray that people humble themselves to this video and your advice. It takes humbleness to receive this advice but if received you will not walk through your days angry anymore. I live in New York where everyone is so flustered, where everyone is chasing money. But try telling someone to stop chasing money and chase what they are passion about, their true dream and visions and you will get scolded or laughed at. If someone gave you all of the money in the world...what would you do everyday? Chase that! & as Tai explained don't chase the YOLO. Chase your GIFT.
A lot of strong points you made here Tai
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exactly you'll perform better by eating better food and getting a better sleep. I don't know why people try and save money by avoiding healthy food when there's so many other ways to save money.
i saw this video 3 years ago.. i was broke no job.. fat, alcoholic... now im 3 weeks away from getting my degree.. im also a certified online english teacher loving what i do.. and earning a good amount of money on E-Commerce... I also lost 35 pounds of body fat.. Thanks Tai.. God bless
I don't mind the rant. Absolutely amazing, thanks for this!
Tai I wish you could know how much you have changed my life, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Tai I'm adding this to my motivation list Tai. Your really inspired me !
Lil Vic I'm also inspired bro. Now if you wanna get a good laugh come check out a video haha
"Nothing worse in life than realizing that you got good at the wrong thing." -Joel Salatin
Tai is like a father to me.
Antanas Mingėla he’s like a brother to me.
I agree, he's amazing. He's like an older brother I never had. Wonderful man
So... ask for lending money 😁
I'm 19 and I have no idea what i'm "passionate" about in life. I'm NOT afraid to work hard. I'm afraid of regret; the regret of not doing what i truly enjoy and believe in. I'm so lost right now, i feel useless. Until i find out what i truly want to do, i'm going to have to just study hard in university...
I may not know you but I must thank you for your honest opinion. I've never thought about it in that perspective. Thanks again for giving me a place to start!
What you should be doing is understanding how the topics can be applicable in real life rather than studying hard. A person can have an A in math(from just memorizing formulas/theorems) but doesn't understand anything and another person can have a B+(they've made minor mistakes but they understand how these formulas/rules act in our daily lives). Point is universities give you stuff you can use to get to your goal, it's whether or not you paid enough attention to deeply understand it. Enjoyment can change over time, so don't rely on that. If you have a drive that is all you need in life.
Good luck. First you have to do any kind of thing then you will more realise what you like, what you want and dont want. I started first with informatic-economics than 2 years later changed to corporate-economics, now i do my own shit with that knowledge and meanwhile i got more ideas than physical strength to work those out and im working 80-120h/week. It's easy, just start with aaanything then you'll see further =)
Vincent Huang im on the same boat my friend
Get mentors, read self development books, have a morning ritual, Get Inspired, Eat healthy, Watch Motivation videos, Exercise, Surround yourself with Positive ambitious people. INVEST in Yourself you are the CEO of your life.
this video should be titled "reality"
love this, very inspiring!
Levi Hall absolutely!
Was expecting clickbait, but Tai overdelivered on this on, I miss the old Tai talking to us like this :D
Agreed. Current status on the good life scale is ZERO. I did have all 4 in balance at one point in my life and now it is completely out of whack. I was smoking a cigarette while I was listening to this video and as soon as I got to my destination I crushed the remainder of the pack and threw it in the garbage. I had quit for a few years but I slowly started up again. Your video helped me win today, a huge win for my health. Thank you Tai!
I love these real talks, thank you for taking your time and making these.
Ty, this is my favorite video of yours thus far!!!
This one's good tai.
Tim Kim i
I agree
Nice blogss
Health, Wealth, Love, & Happiness is all you need for a good life
And Don't forget Jesus! Ya need Jesus Christ too.
Grace Morgan definitely :D! forgot about that
neettim
no shit. there's nothing else left
neettim and money
This is like the opposite of what Gary V would say
Omg That's so true!!! But what I think Tai Lopez is more right....
I agree with Tai more as well. As much as I love Gary, I like Tai's life more. He works, he teaches, he goes to the cinema, he goes to his homes in other countries, he does martial arts, learns to play a musical instrument.
Gary V just works works works works. I respect his hustle tremendously, but it's just not a lifestyle/balance I'd want. I want to work hard, but then enjoy my time off as well.
But then again, Gary also encourages people to find out what makes them happy, and do it. Don't buy into this notion that everybody should strive to be a super successful this that and the third. So if that's what makes him happy, more power to him.
Oogly Boogly i agree.
Ferinus Himself good to see other Brazilian person here so im not the
only one
Actually Gary V says the same thing. He’s said multiple times that he wants “everyone at his funeral” because he genuinely cares for people and wants to change their lives. The caveat that he also mentions is that he’s wired differently and can literally grind forever. He’s doing what he loves like Tai mentions here which is grinding.
This video is so superb, I come back to it often
I love „salty Tai”. You always speak about true principals in these videos. :D
Tai im 16 the thing you said changed my mindset completely I thought do everything to make money because that what my parents said thankfully I saw this before i did anything Thanks tai
Tai, ever since I've started watching your videos my life has changed.
I am pretty sure this talk really changes my life, I will remember this forever.
it looks like this was a year ago since you've watched this. what's different or changed in your life since then?
@@ski2mi yes
is anyone else hearing what this man is saying!? its amazing 😭
great video, glad i found it
ahh tai be snappin. but fuck its true. your a good dude. thanks for droppin Dat Knowledge💯🔑
I'm 18 years old Thank you so much for this video I don't really exactly know what I want to do with my life I want a good happy life thought, I have many interest, many of the people I know are at university which used to make me sad because I was only going to community college even tho I could possibly transfer I don't think I want rondo that I don't think university will help me find myself and what I want to do, but I do really like community college because it is affordable and I can learn different things and learn more about thinks I like. I'm glad I'm not stuck in the way of thinking that you should do what makes you unhappy now so you can be happy in the future. Thank you so much your so inspiring.
Get mentors, read self development books, have a morning ritual, Get Inspired, Eat healthy, Watch Motivation videos, Exercise, Surround yourself with Positive ambitious people. INVEST in Yourself you are the CEO of your life.
Your right... But itsr hard. I already have a Bachelor's, and still am just learning about what Ir really want.
Imani Rochelle hustle hard
i let my health go for 4 years just being stuck in a room making comic books and art (not selling much lol) wish i would have found tai back then my fam and friends didnt say anything and after i stumbled onto tai's info i have been changing my ways..and today i'm dropping some art off for an art show next week and slowly but surely i'm getting my health and life back together
Yes, so true. I thought this guy was just a BSer at first. But I'm open-minded and figured I could learn something from him and everyone - even ppl you don't agree with. Either way, this guy has surprised me. He seems like a genuine, real, down-to-earth human. He's very real. And zero BS. Unlike, like, everyone else. So many ppl BS. And just go with the flow and say what makes their families or communities feel better. I like that he says real shit that could upset ppl, not for the sake of upsetting ppl but for the sake of acknowledging reality and calling things out. Most ppl are unhappy but keep others and their ideas around them happy. It's a BS game. Break the game.
thanks for this info Tai , very helpful. keep dropping that knowledge
Amazing how God works! This video touched on how I've been feeling and it summed up what I've always felt I should be doing which is "OPTIMIZING" my life! Thanks for the info Ty.....
Sorry, I meant Tai not Ty...lol
Robert Raqib Hammond ... right? God is amazing and works in ways we don't even think of for His benefit in our lives.
Robert Raqib Hammond i9
Ray Crocker had alot of restaurants thats where he got his wealth. but his franchise has terrible food and getting worst. sad karma.
Watched this about 5 years ago … truly feel it helped in a lot of ways… 2023 rewatching it again
the best video ever
Actually
People are stupid. Sad but true. I wish it wasn't the case but yes most are lost.
Amazing lesson Tai 👌🏻👌🏻
Sure is!
Saul Bretto are you kidding me
i need to meet you tai... We think very alike and listening to everything you have said are exactly the things that i have kept my mouth shut about for many years... I need to seek more from you , this is great content.
This is the first video I've ever seen from your channel, and I think is WONDERFUL! I'm definitely subscribing! THANK YOU for taking the time to share this!
I am optimizing the rest of my day by using my late night time to exercise! I am sooooooo fat and I need to bring my health up!!!! Health first for me. Money second.
one of if not the best video/advice you've given. keep em coming 🖒
I thought Oprah had the biggest book club other than that I want all four thing I'm willing to die for them
Amazing video, like always. I'm not trying to start my own business or be an entrepreneur but I'm a wannabe music producer and I've learned some stuff from you that I think I will be able to use in my career as a musician. very inspiring stuff, thank you
It really is inspirational keep up the good job
Please do a podcast with Joe Rogan. 2 intellectual people. That would be amazing.
this guy is just like elliott hulse in a business perspective.
There's actually a pretty good interview video of them, I forget who was interviewing who though lol
damn that's a pretty good point
That was all I need right now, because 3 days ago I drop the university and was hard but you inspiring me to think positive and focus on my golds, thaks Tai, you are my best mentor ✌
Joel Ramos I'm thinking about leaving college too. My mom is poor so she's obsessed with money and education. But I don't see how it could benefit me in my life
What/where were you studying?
Joel Ramos how's it going?
This sounds a lot like what Allan Watts said about planning for the future but living for today. Awesome speech Tai very inspirational.
Optimize to love God with all your heart.
Still going back to this video once per year since it was released. Nothing but facts.
thank you so much for this Tai. I have benefited tremendously from your videos, the good life is the only life to live!
Agreed 100%, mainly on the healthy party, nice talk!
Jimmy Torres yes! Agree!
thank you so much for your video
You are just helping people to adjust their lives,to focus on essential things....please continue to develop this wonderful talent that you have,explaining things to people.Greetings from France!
I don't know if I am the only one who just watched this in June 2020 but I have only just started following you Tai. It's clearly discernible why you have an army of followers and it makes me question myself why I didn't start earlier. There is no BS coming out of you. You're 110% real.
This video is so old now but still relevant. I only wanna have a house tho, just to stay away form these crazy people out there. Everything that's main stream is not something I want to participate.
I wanna make money already
find what your passionate about and the money will come by itself
Thats what's up Tai! woooooo!
Tai, but what about entrepreneur Elon Musk. His end is to reach Mars and improve society. However, he is neglecting his good life by working crazy hours and as a result diminishing his health and social quality time. Sure, if he'd have a balanced good life he could pursue his dream for a longer time (as he'd probably live longer). Still, what if his dream could be crushed any moment and he is just protecting his goal and fighting to keep it alive for the present moment. Would you call him a fool?
Styla durt I think that's more of a selfless endeavor. Kudos to him. But most people burn themselves out for pointless reasons...
Styla durt you are only a fool if u chase after money and hate what you do, Elon musk loves what he does, he spends time with his kids, and actually gets some work outs in... He's fairly happy even though he could definitely be happier
This is tricky. Tai is saying, for the average person, to purse "the good life." On the other hand, some people choose to pursue "the meaningful life" - mother teresa, Elon must, etc. These people are optimizing their life for something other than their own well being. You are right - Elon Musk probably is diminishing his health and social quality time. BUT, he chose to optimize for something greater than himself.
Some people's good life is characterized by different things. The good life to Musk may be to drastically change the lives of those around him and that probably makes him genuinely happy. Shit, if it didn't make him happy, he wouldn't be going as hard as he still is. That man is the single greatest innovator of the century and quite possibly in the history of all time.
Styla durt another example could be the guy from imitation game, he was working extremely hard by often sacrificing his health and social like and if he had not done so we would not have computers now, yes your name might be forgotten but not your achievements.
Of all videos you made Tai, I usually never, never finish watching them all... but this one hook me the most and til the end... Because you talk about some of the most important values in life, other than just money and material wealth. Thank you! It was totally worth my time.
I always come back to this video!... Thanks tai 🙏
Thank you Tai. I needed to hear this.
Thanks Tai, amazing video.
i appreciate your teaching and advice
TAI I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU HEAR ME OUT :D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should sacrifice a lot during your early years 16-24 (I'm 25) because that's when your habits take shape and the kind of life you'll live is largely defined. Like WB says, "The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken." It is better to optimize for the long haul during this time. My possibly controversial advice is that it's okay to give up some hobbies, not exercise as much as you'd like, and not eat as healthy as you want to in exchange for building a better future. My thinking is that you can have the luxury of doing these things once you've worked hard for many years and you've earned it.
One crucial decision for young people is what kind of work you will go into because it will shape your entire life. At this age you make small decisions that branch out into probability streams. I have a good analogy for this, think of it as climbing up the branches of a tree, at every split there are different paths you can take, by choosing a path you are in effect narrowing the possibilities of what can be. The paths you take in the beginning are much more crucial than ones you take toward the end. Once you get to the end you are a mature fruit you have now determined what group, sub-group, and sub-sub-group you are in. Are you a doctor, are you among the top 10% best doctors? This has been determined. Also if you are a dentist with a couple years of hard work you can transition to oral surgeon but it would be nearly impossible to transition to corporate lawyer at this point.
One thing that I did is switch from Finance to Math and CS one year before graduating so it took me 6 years to finish Bachelors. My reasoning is that I'd rather give up an extra 2 years in school than spend a lifetime in the wrong career. You give this advice in the beginning, but by advocating not optimizing too much for the long term you are contradicting yourself. I am all about the long term. That's my master plan and I'm sticking to it is a phrase I'm known for saying. My advice for those that don't know what to study is pick something that adds economic value and is highly valued by the market. Be good at it, be excellent at it, and then find ways to start a business out of it. That way if your business fails you have a career to fall back on. I see a lot of entrepreneurs wanting to start a company with no technical skills and with no work experience and thus no understanding of what the needs are of companies across a particular industry. If you can address these needs cost effectively then you have a business. A business is the ultimate goal, for me at least.
SIDE NOTE: I'm extremely skeptical about your talks sometimes but I really admired this one and the outlook you presented. I see you're at the point in your life where you try to optimize for happiness and that's something I like to think about. Much of us are not there yet though and that's why we look up to you for insight. I feel like I'm at a point where I can start enjoying myself a little bit but I think I'm still too young and I don't want to settle. I'm gonna be honest I don't enjoy the majority of your content but sometimes you have to sift through all the stuff to find the gold. Just like in investing ;)
One of the best pieces of life advice I've heard on living big.
One day, I'll make sure I'll be qualified to say this shit too.
"you wanna pump iron 'cause you love iron? well umm you got some mental problem, you like iron? you like iron? just makes no sense" can't stop laughing lol
Abrahamfelix7 i like iron lol. no lie i probably spend 50% of my life weight lifting and fitness😂
👏👏👏👏👏🖒 all I got to say!
ricardo velazquez legit 😌👏👏👏
About that beginning part. I'm reading The Winner Effect at the moment, and I was crossing it with the idea of the integrated Eulerian approach. You can basically do anything, just gotta train your mindset and learn what will be worthwhile. Yeah?
Changed my life
I'm only 20 and I can tell you truly do love yourself. FUCK the money and the knowledge.. you truly truly do love yourself. You're confident 100% I want a mentor like you so so bad..
thanks tai
nice clap
Best speech 🔥🔥🔥👏👏
juan pablo alarcón agree!
Love, health, wealth, happiness. These are the goals of life. I feel woke af now
since your business is slower for your health and work/life balance sake. What if steve jobs are all these great people like elon musk slowed down their business and worried more about relationships then their goals and dreams. Would tesla and apple ever of gotten created in time before these greats die/died? what if you go too slow before you actaully change the world? Could there be a debate here? What if ur only happy until ur SUCCESSFUL at your MISSION?
Tia. These are my favorite videos you put up. Your very direct and unfiltered and it lights a fire in me. More please!
health love and happiness. wealth is a material
Jeffery Wilson wealth is a tool to get the other 3, without any money u will be like the people living on the street unable to buy food... You only need enough wealth to live comfortably tho, everything else is extra
i could live without any money and be just fine
Jeffery Wilson I'm not gonna eat love. They're all important. money is too.
Jeffery Wilson wealth is a tool
but i love money and i am striving to be wealthy
ok, give me opinions
youre 17, no licence, no car, minimum wage job, and school
youre unhappy at home but youll survive
you want a car for freedom but you have no financial aid
optimize for happiness currently(spend more of your skimp checks)
optimize for greater happiness in the future(get car and freedom by saving the majority)
which you pickin?
Garrett clark Spring for a bike.
tbh you can get a car, but that's not going to give you total freedom at the end of the day. If you want to be out more often get friends who have cars and hang out with them.
take the bus, uber, lyft that's what I do. it's cheaper than a car and save up your extra money for a car. Get free rides by advertising your code on popular instagram accounts. if you pay someone like $30 you'll get like 10 free rides worth $20 each
first off you have to encounter a lot of adversity so that it fuels you before you really take off and make a commitment to the future successful you. Now at 17 first do some "inner work" unlearn all the middle class bs. and learn from the certain percentile of Successful people. Emulate their habits and digest their advice. Adopting this knowledge is going to be difficult but its worth it.You have to remove any negative people because they are a threat to your prosperity and it may include the closest people to you but its vital for your future. Read Self Development books and get Inspired by Mentors. (Remember the difference is that poor people have Big Tv's and the Rich have Big libraries.) After surround yourself with other ambitious, positive people. Develop the mindset of the successful. At this point become fearless because once you become fearless life becomes limitless. Practice Self discipline and keep your minimum wage job until you have a car, then once you have the car, get license. save some money learn about how money works then invest wisely in a business like e-commerce. Accumulate income generating assets or Income replacing assets so you don't have to work a minimum wage job. Now you've got 2 income streams. Remember at a job you are an asset to the company and they determine your income. You are the Ceo of your life you determine how much you are worth. Grow capital and build a business. Learn investing. Then you're on the road to financial freedom. Reinforce the Vision daily. Eat Healthy, Exercise, meditate, Live Life on your own terms. Get better every day. Never forget that Investing in Yourself pays the best interest. Grow and Prosper. Have fun and Enjoy life. Make the commitment now the future successful you is calling on you. Keep pushing forward.
"Winners never quit and quitters never win."
Garrett clark balance of both obviously
very inspirational video. I just turned 15 yesterday and you made made me realize that I need to act now, I need to plan my life, I need to find what I'm good at. Thank you.
Thanks Tia! You are a freaking genius 🙌🏻
Amazing video
Daniel Munoz654 Messi messi messi
how simple can it be, it's almost 40 minutes long
If you can't watch a 40-minute video to learn a lesson, Nobody here cares.
If I'm optimizing everyday then that means I'm using less of my time learning and more of my time having fun right?
bob ob Nice!
Youngbaked551 not quite. If you don't enjoy learning, you will doubtfully reach your goals. Cuz you need to learn to improve your skill. And your skills help you achieve health, wealth, love and happiness. Basically, learn USEFUL skills. Don't waste your time learning something if it's not aligned with your perfect life
have fun learning
qdaguy I doubt it I think he means learn more and more of what makes you happy and you enjoy
qdaguy you optimize for what will bring you happiness and overall enhance your experience whule you're still alive. There has to be a balance between doing the things you like (enjoying movies parties ect) and doing the things that will help you maintain that(learning, exercise ect)
You have changed my life and I bought your 67 steps cause I want learn more! Thanks man!
Everything you do is to teach the way of life,to help people get what you have. Thanks you are amazing.
I want to have this lifestyle. I want to be healthy, wealthy, loved, and happy. Great video I feel like I am healthy, loved, and happy.. Just need to be a millionaire. I believe completely that being healthy is one of the best things of life and I will continue bettering my life.
Damn tai is getting stocky
The good life- health, wealth love and happiness
Tai, to be honest, I was skeptical when I first saw you on UA-cam ads showing all the fancy things, but I stopped judging and tried to really listen to what you have to say, wow! this is gold. I need this. Thank you very much sharing real knowledge! I'm in the beginning stage of being an entrepreneur. Sometime I get lost in daily tasks. This is the reminder and motivation we need. Real talk! Thank you again!
Subtitles are on point. Guaran-fuckin’-teed 😂