This is an action packed episode with an action packed entrepreneur.
- Who Rock Thomas is and how he got started coaching
- 2:03 – The “Having a terrible basketball coach” analogy
- 3:11 – Always taking action
- 4:04 – Becoming a Meaning Master
- 4:50 – How Rock got into real estate and bought a house on a credit card with $2,000
- 5:51 – Rock’s father getting diagnosed with cancer
- 6:29 – The power of mentorship and how Rock’s mentor helped him explode his real estate business
- 7:35 – Buying his mentor’s real estate company, selling a billion dollars of real estate in a year, and having 200+ agents working for him? while in his 30s
- 7:58 – The two most important things
- 8:37 – What Rock looks for in a mentee
- 9:44 – How Rock started hanging out with Tony Robbins
- 10:34 – Resourcefulness and how Rock developed his by growing up on a farm and feeding 22 horses every day
- 11:55 – Why you should be like an ant when it comes to resourcefulness
- 13:20 – How to overcome the fear and anxiety of getting started
- 14:08 – The importance of learning and growing
- 15:20 – Why you should put yourself in an environment where you’re forced to succeed or get better
- 15:43 – Rock’s story of playing squash with one pink shoe
- 16:51 – The idea of “Fear-Setting”
- 17:30 – Self-talk and the importance of having the right inner narrative
- 18:15 – Why YOU need to design your inner narrative
- 21:08 – The “I Am Movement” Rock is growing
- 22:30 – Giving yourself your own label, not allowing others to instill theirs
- 25:03 – Why sales are so important in business and life
- 25:45 – How to get comfortable with being uncomfortable and really progress your life
- 26:30 – How to face rejection
- 27:18 – Rock’s “James Bond” story demonstrating courage
- 29:48 – How to be aware of your blind spots and become more empathetic
- 33:08 – Advice for someone just starting out
- 33:48 – The power of modeling other successful people
- 35:45 – How Rock approaches balancing all the aspects of life
- 36:45 – Why Rock divides his life into 8 areas and intentionally neglects some of them at different times
- 37:55 – Putting parts of your life on cruise control while really focusing on other parts for 90 days at a time
- 40:27 – What Rock is working on now and where people can find him
- 41:23 – Upgrading your peer group and the way to accelerate success
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Rock Thomas Quotes:
- When you’re curious you stay younger, you stay open, and you grow.
- People don’t always love me, but they respect me, because I hunger for greatness for you and for me.
- There is no failure – there’s winning and learning.
- Say yes and figure it out later.
- Stop analyzing and trying to have the perfect method – get in the game!
- If you want to be around somebody, first of all be interested not interesting.
- Be committed to the outcome and then get creative. When you do that, life becomes interesting and fun.
- Problems are opportunities in overalls disguised as work.
- As long as I’m learning and growing, failure is not permanent unless I stay there.
- Fear is just your unwillingness to be learning in front of other people.
- Words create your world.
- Whatever you’re going to go into, the power of modeling is really, really strong.
- People should really decide which area of their life they want to move for the next 90 days and be intentional about it.
- Level up your peer group, get into a new conversation, and watch your life accelerate way faster than even you know is possible.