471: What Michael Jordan and Kobe Taught Tim Grover about "Winning"

<p>We like to think that we have a lot of winners on the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast, whether they are in real estate or not. We may have one of the biggest winners on today's show.&nbsp;<a href="https://timgrover.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Tim Grover</strong></a>,&nbsp;<strong>trainer to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant</strong>&nbsp;joins us to talk about&nbsp;<strong>overcoming adversity,&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/develop-winning-mindset" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>developing a winning mindset</strong></a><strong>, finding what makes you fail,</strong>&nbsp;and his new book, accurately titled&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Unforgiving-Race-Greatness-Grover-ebook/dp/B08LF3LD7S/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;keywords=winning&amp;qid=1620313377&amp;sr=8-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p>Tim argues that one of the<strong>&nbsp;hardest things to succeed in is business</strong>&nbsp;since there are so many factors that influence success. When you own or run a business, you’re&nbsp;<strong>constantly being thrown curveballs (like a&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/personal-finance-pandemic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>global pandemic</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;tied with government shutdowns)</strong>. So how do you succeed when there is a constantly changing game plan?<strong>&nbsp;You adapt, you overcome, and you mitigate failure.</strong></p><p>These are the<strong>&nbsp;exact lessons</strong>&nbsp;that Tim taught to his high-profile clients, like&nbsp;<strong>Michael Jordan&nbsp;</strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Kobe Bryant</strong>, arguably the two greatest basketball players of all time. Before MJ and Kobe became the best, they had to&nbsp;<strong>master&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/habits-that-will-make-you-millions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_bla