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

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Are you in this business to make a quick buck—or are you looking to build generational wealth for you and your family? If the latter is true for you, don’t miss a moment of this powerful show with bestselling author Ryan Holiday. Ryan, best known for his books, such as The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph, Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator, Ego Is the Enemy, and Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts, is also a part-time real estate investor and lender. In this show, we cover a large variety of topics including hard money lending, vacation rentals, writing books, how the awareness of death can make life better, stoicism, and much, much more.

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In This Episode We Cover:

  • Ryan’s background
  • The importance of learning from other people
  • His experience as Director of Marketing for American Apparel
  • Tips on looking for a mentor
  • His first real estate adventure
  • His thoughts on Airbnb
  • How he gets leads for loans
  • How to do what you love through passive income
  • The story behind The Obstacle is the Way
  • How to react to economy collapse
  • Advice to investors who only see the obstacle
  • How to control your ego
  • Why you should do the right thing despite not sharing it
  • And SO much more!

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Books Mentioned in this Show

  • Set for Life by Scott Trench
  • Finding and Funding Great Deals by Anson Young
  • The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday
  • Trust Me, I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday
  • Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
  • Perennial Seller by Ryan Holiday
  • The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
  • Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad By Robert Kiyosaki
  • The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
  • Fooled by Randomness by Nicholas Taleb
  • The Black Swan by Nicholas Taleb
  • Antifragile by Nicholas Taleb
  • Billion Dollar Lessons by Paul B. Carroll & Chunka Mui

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  • Best Way to Invest a Large Lump Sum of Money ($100-$300K)?

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  • “A mentorship is not a destination, it’s a process that ensues.” (Tweet This!)

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    Hernan
    Replied over 3 years ago
    I bought one of his books. The books is awesome! I found so much wisdom. A great author!

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    Andrew Syrios Residential Real Estate Investor from Kansas City, MO
    Replied over 3 years ago
    Ego is the Enemy was a great book! Very good podcast!

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    Don Spafford Investor from Idaho Falls, ID
    Replied over 3 years ago
    Very thought provoking episode. Hey @Joshua Dorkin check your PM from a couple days ago. Following the discussion of this podcast, I sent you a great idea to improve your company.

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    JD Martin Rock Star Extraordinaire from Northeast, TN
    Replied over 3 years ago
    Man, that was interesting to listen to – like Josh said, it’s a little change from the concrete to the blueprints. Nice stuff!

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    John Clark Investor from Pinckney, Michigan
    Replied over 3 years ago
    That was a very interesting podcast. (in a good way) I had never heard of Stoic before. I like the different approach of looking at situation. Nicely done guys, Also, what happened to the Random 5 (+1) ??

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    Mitchell Z. Real Estate Agent from South Lyon, Michigan
    Replied over 3 years ago
    I’ve been a long time investor and regular listener of the BP podcasts – I have to say that this is BY FAR my favorite episode! I don’t know why but where I’m at personally and professional aligned with this episode perfectly! I’m so glad that you guys are able to do what you do and that you do it so well!!! Please keep up the good work 🙂

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    Kevin Leonce Investor from Atlanta
    Replied over 3 years ago
    Hands down one of the best episodes. I’ve replayed it a couple times as there’s so much valuable information to take away. Great job!!

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    Charles Oglesby from Orange County, California
    Replied over 3 years ago
    Always great hearing Ryan talk. Great episode

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    Link McGinnis Investor from Knoxville, Tennessee
    Replied over 3 years ago
    Great podcast on many levels. I thought I might correct one thing that was said. Ryan prefaced a comment by saying he wasn’t religious but then erroneously stated what Christians believe. He said, “The Christians would say, ‘You shouldn’t do bad things because if you do bad things God will judge you and then you’ll go to hell.'” (~10:10) As a Christian I thought I might provide the truth of the matter. The Bible is clear that “all have sinned…” So, if we all have sinned, how is there any chance for any of us to go to heaven, if Ryan is correct? As a matter of fact, we’re all sinners because we inherited that from Adam (thanks, Adam!). In the first part of the Bible or in the Torah, you’ll see that God gave the Jews a sacrificial system that allowed their sins to be cleansed. Later, Jesus, the son of God, left his place in heaven to be born as a man, live a perfect life and then die on a cross. He was buried and then resurrected to life and seen by many. His death and resurrection was the sacrifice of all sacrifices paving a way for humans to be “saved” from their sins. Salvation from the curse of sin and Hell is a complete gift, “not of works, so no one can boast.” In other words, I can’t be good enough to “earn” eternal life. I can only attain it by trusting in Jesus’ sacrifice. By the way, at the end of his comment Ryan said, “Right?” (which he did after many of his comments) and Josh followed with “right” meaning you agreed. And, Brandon didn’t say anything. I would have thought that as long as the two of you had worked together (Jew and Christian) you may have had this conversation and at least Josh would know the correct stance! Again, this was a very good podcast episode. Thanks for doing what you do!

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    Nathan G. Real Estate Broker from Cody, WY
    Replied about 3 years ago
    A very long podcast but it kept my attention the entire time. There is a lot of really good advice for life in general, and all of it is applicable to real estate investing. One of the things I appreciated the most is to see Josh and Brandon grounded in reality. It’s very easy to get caught up in a strong market and feel like a genius because all your business decisions are working out. It’s much harder to remain objective and recognize that the only consistent thing in life is change (and death, but that’ doesn’t pertain to the discussion). The market will change and it’s important to take steps to avoid over-extending ourselves and losing it all because of our ego. I honestly don’t have a problem with ego and can’t imagine I ever will but I’ll still buy Ryan’s book because I’m sure there’s something to learn there.

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    Jason Unrath from Collegeville, Pennsylvania
    Replied almost 3 years ago
    So, I have an idea to do live stream walk-throughs for my flip projects. What I would do is live stream an initial walk-through to show the state of the house on purchase closing day and also to explain my plans for how I’m going to fix it up. Sort of like a “coming soon” advertisement. Then, after all work is completed, I would live stream another walk through to show the finished product being listed on the MLS. I mean for this to be a creative marketing strategy to sell homes, but at what point does it become perceived as an egotistical “look what I’m doing” kind of ploy?

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