Goal Setting, Building Self-Discipline, and Finding Work-Life Balance with Brandon Turner

#82: Real estate investor and author, Brandon Turner, joins Chris to discuss how he's managed to be successful and still prioritize friends, family, and quality of life. They talk about working with a performance coach, building self-discipline, goal-setting, ways to make money matter through business and Brandon's top Maui recommendations.

Brandon Turner (@BeardyBrandon) is a podcaster, author and real estate investor with a portfolio of >7,000 properties. Having hosted the BiggerPockets podcast with over 100 million downloads, Brandon is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on real estate investing. He is also the best-selling author of several books and the founder and of Open Door Capital.

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Selected Links From The Episode

Connect with Brandon Turner: Website |  Newsletter | Twitter

Brandon Turner’s Resources

• Books
  • The Book on Investing In Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down: Real Life Strategies for Investing in Real Estate Using Other People's Money
  • The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth With Intelligent Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing
  • The Intention Journal: The powerful, research-backed planner for achieving your big investing goals in just ninety days
  • eBooks: How the Rich Pay No Income Tax | How to Invest $100,000 in Real Estate
• Open Door Capital
• Bigger Pockets

Resources Mentioned 

• Books
  • The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months
  • Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
  • The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results
  • From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
• Performance Coaches
  • Jason Drees
  • Tony Robbins 
  • Strategic Coach
• Below The Line Podcast
• Loom: Async Video Messaging for Work 
• ATH Podcast
  • Finding Happiness, Success and Deep Purpose with Arthur Brooks

Brandon’s Maui Recommendations

• Monkeypod Kitchen
• Maui Brewing Company
• Moku Roots
• Tin Roof Maui
• Black Rock | Maui Cliff Diving
• Lava fields Wailea
• Big Beach | Little Beach
• Road to Hana

Full Show Notes

Adjusting your mindset to achieve your ideal life [01:17]

Key to an amazing relationship: scheduling a goal-setting retreat with your spouse [3:05]

Achieving relational, fitness, and business success by setting specific goals  [4:57]

Strategies to trick your self-discipline and attain maximum productivity [8:19]

What a performance coach brings to the table [16:44]

Where to find a performance coach [19:00]

Brandon’s “Starbucks” Strategy [21:34]

Finding the balance between pursuing audacious business goals and prioritizing quality family time [23:58]

Strategies Chris uses to prioritize his work/life balance [27:15]  

Learning to drop the “right” balls and establish boundaries [30:24]

Brandon's perspective on reading books and information about his text message newsletter [36:46]

Reading every book as if you are going to teach it [38:11]

Making money matter: why philanthropy has become a bigger focus in Brandon's life [39:35]

Philanthropy: ways to make money matter through business [41:56]

Brandon’s Maui recommendations [43:33]

Where to find Brandon Turner online [46:56]

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