Alex shares some life updates on this week’s podcast. At the beginning of the year, Alex felt like God wasn’t really speaking to him, but after coming back from a mission trip to Guatemala, he realizes what God was saying to him all along. We have so much opportunity in our lives that even on your worst day, it’s someone’s absolute best day.
Key Takeaways:
- It’s almost March! If you’re not where you want to be, it’s okay; recognize it, learn from it, and move forward!
- Having a hard time getting rid of the chaos in your mind? Get your body moving.
- At the end of January, Alex attended a Lifeonaire retreat. It was there where he was inspired to attend a mission trip to Guatemala with some of his mastermind buddies.
- Alex is here to create an impact, to make the world a better place. And sometimes, he’s not always crystal clear what that looks like.
- Guatemalans are very grateful and happy people.
- Over there, when kids turn 10-12 years old, they have to start working.
- Alex went into a 70 sq. ft. house and it had five to six people living in there. There was no ventilation in there and it was just a dirt floor.
- We have so much opportunity and yet we take it for granted.
- Your worst day is somebody’s absolute best day out there.
- At the beginning of the year, Alex wasn’t really hearing God speak to him.
- Are you open to hearing and receiving what God/universe/whatever you believe in is giving you?
- The next voice that you also have to pay attention to is your inner voice.
- Do you have KPIs for your family?
- Real leadership and strengths come from showing your weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Don’t ever lose that.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Feel free to connect with Alex about doing a JV! Email him at alex@flipempire.com
Click Here to apply for our next Holiday Mastermind in (Exotic Location TBD).
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Charity: Wearegraces.org
Tweetables:
“Average is one of the worst things you can be. I’m allergic to average.”
“A lot of these kids are not afforded an opportunity to get educated. Many of their parents don’t know how to read and write.”
“We have God in our hearts, we have each other, and we have our health. How can I not be happy?”
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Alex continues his talk on what he learned at Grant Cardone’s 10X Conference. He wants to dedicate this episode specifically to one speaker in particular that really stood out to him, and that was John Maxwell. John is in his early 70s and he still continues to be an inspiration. He is a recognized leadership expert and has authored 82 books!
Key Takeaways:
- John Maxwell was one of Alex's favorite speakers at Grant Cardone’s 10X Growth Conference.
- John was such an inspiration that Alex would like to spend some time recapping what he learned from him.
- Be intentional in your pursuit for growth and personal development.
- Are you the dumbest person in the room? Because that’s the room you want to be in.
- There’s a 5-step formula for growth: Test, Fail, Learn, Improve, and Re-Engage.
- Are you afraid to fail?
- Get clear on what you want and then chop a little bit of that tree every day.
- How can you best add value to others? Alex shares some examples.
- Who needs your help today? Reach out to them!
- Success is what you do for yourself and your family, but significance is all about others.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Connect with Alex on Instagram
Conference: 10xgrowthcon.com
Find out more about John: Johnmaxwell.com
Book Recommendation:
The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure,
by Grant Cardone
Tweetables:
“You have to embrace the suck. If you want something and it’s something worthwhile, it’s going to require sacrifice and effort.”
“I made a commitment to myself that personal development will always be a part of my life, and it’s one of the best decisions I ever made.”
“You gotta change the question in your mind from ‘how long is something going to take’ to ‘how far can I go.’”
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Alex has recently incorporated a daily huddle into his team and he’s seen some amazing results from it! Not only does he have team buy-in from it, but team morale is incredibly high as well. Every morning Alex looks forward to these meetings because it ends in such a high note with someone singing or laughing!
Key Takeaways:
- Thank you so much for reaching out to Alex and letting him know you love the show!
- Recently, Alex implemented a daily huddle into his business.
- Alex and his team start on a high and they end on a high.
- On the daily huddles, you don’t try to solve any problems.
- The idea is to just bring up any challenges you currently have.
- If someone on the team got caught being awesome, the team has a chance to bring it up!
- Alex likes to close the huddle on a high note with a song!
- Even if you’re a one-person show, Alex recommends you carve out 15 minutes each day to run through these exercises yourself.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Feel free to connect with Alex about doing a JV! Email him at alex@flipempire.com
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Tweetables:
“The daily huddle is one of those moments in a day that I look forward to.”
“We have a ‘who got caught being awesome?’ It gives us an opportunity to inject positivity and fun and some humor into the call.”
“Sometimes we’ll start with some music and at the end, we’ll have a motto or yell out a goal.”
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A few weeks ago Alex attended Grant Cardone’s 10X Conference and was blown away by the quality of it all. The conference was hosted during Superbowl weekend (which was bold in itself) and over 35,000 people attended! On this week’s episode, Alex shares some key highlights from what he learned and how he plans to incorporate some of these into his own life.
Key Takeaways:
- We’re almost done with Q1! Time flies!
- This is the perfect time to take a look at your goals.
- A couple of weeks ago Alex attended Grant Cardone’s 10X Conference.
- By the way, Grant is such a marketing genius.
- How does Alex plan out the content for his podcasts?
- You gotta surround yourself with like-minded people.
- Everything you see today first starts with a thought.
- What do our parents always tell us? “Stay in your lane.” This is bad advice!
- There are three things that are required to create a 10X life.
- Whatever you want in life… 10X it.
- Is there something in your life right now that you’re resisting?
- Snoop Dogg was there!
- Always over-deliver to your customers.
- Money follows attention. Alex has some thoughts about this.
- Haters are required.
- Grant spent 10 million of his own dollars to put on this event.
- Whatever you write down becomes your reality.
- Consistency has a compounding effect.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Conference: 10xgrowthcon.com
Book Recommendation:
The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure,
by Grant Cardone
Tweetables:
“I don’t have a plan or an agenda. I just speak from the heart.”
“Everything that you see around you — it began with a thought. It began with an idea.”
“If you become a student of sales and marketing, and then execute it, you will never go broke. You will never starve.”
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Alex recently hosted his ‘state of the company’ meeting to brief the staff of what’s to come for 2019. He also gave a recap of what happened in 2018. During that call, it was brought to Alex’s attention that low months tend to happen after coming off of the high-profit months. Find out more about his plans on how to tackle those low-profit months in today’s episode!
Key Takeaways:
- Alex just got back from Guatemala and it was a very humbling experience.
- Alex recently hosted their third state of the company call where he gives them a recap of everything that went on in 2018.
- Alex’s gross profits were filled with peaks and valleys.
- When you come off a big month, it’s human nature to take the foot off the gas.
- Alex is thinking of ways to restructure his compensation plans for his sales team so that every month is a good month.
- If you have certain months where you know you’re going through a low point, you can plan for it!
- What common trends are you seeing in your business?
Mentioned in This Episode:
Feel free to connect with Alex about doing a JV! Email him at alex@flipempire.com
Click Here to apply for our next Holiday Mastermind in (Exotic Location TBD).
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Do you have an existing business? Already closing deals, but feel there is a better way?
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Tweetables:
“When you’re in the thick of it and you’re scaling and growing, you don’t realize how much you accomplish.”
“Look back at history. History leads to clues.”
“Don’t just accept the low months, but do plan for it.”
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Anna Kelley is a bestselling author, speaker, investor, and a rockstar mom. She built her multi-million dollar rental portfolio all part-time! She was working a full-time job and raising kids, and whatever time she had left over, she focused on building her portfolio. Within five years, she went from 12 units to 60 units all on her own. Find out about Anna’s inspiring story on this week’s show!
Key Takeaways:
- Alex reads a few paragraphs of Anna’s best selling book.
- Who is Anna and why is she so resilient?
- Coming from a very difficult background, God has played a big part in Anna’s life.
- What advice does Anna have for people who have been in abusive situations and are having a hard time turning their life around?
- What makes people successful?
- You can be in the mud, but don’t wallow in it.
- How did Anna get started in real estate?
- What’s Anna’s opinion about leveraging debt?
- Looking back, what would Anna do differently?
- How did Anna get out of her four-year real estate rut?
- Anna has four kids, so when she grew her side hustle part-time, she really means part-time.
- In five years, Anna went from 12 units to 60 units on her own.
- What advice would Anna give her younger self?
Mentioned in This Episode:
Website: Reimom.com
Email: Info@REIMom.Com
Connect with Anna on Facebook
Book Recommendation:
Resilience: Turning Your Setback Into a Comeback, by Kyle Wilson and others
Tweetables:
“When you know the Lord and you realize how valuable you are to Him, you have this faith that everything is going to be okay.”
“You can know everything about flipping or your business but if you don’t have grit and determination, you will not succeed.”
“I let myself get jaded and down. I didn’t get creative and see if I can still do something in real estate. It stopped me for four years.”
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Alex received such great feedback from the last Q&A episode he did that he’s here with another set of key takeaways! This show is focused on leadership, building your team up, and finding the right people for your company! At the end of the day, you have to believe in your people!
Key Takeaways:
- Alex received great feedback from the last Q&A episode!
- When it comes to leadership, it starts and ends with you.
- You have to believe in your people.
- Leaders speak in declarations. They are confident when they speak.
- How do you find and hire high-level people?
- Are you in the South Florida area? Reach out to Alex. He’d love to hear from you. He’s looking for a new COO.
- Who do you trust in your life?
- Are you having a hard time finding a salesperson?
- Alex is going to be headed to Guatemala for some mission work!
Mentioned in This Episode:
Feel free to connect with Alex about doing a JV! Email him at alex@flipempire.com
Click Here to apply for our next Holiday Mastermind in (Exotic Location TBD).
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Book Recommendation:
Topgrading by Bradford D. Smart
Tweetables:
“As far as leadership is concerned, it first starts with you as the visionary.”
“You have to believe in your people.”
“Would I enthusiastically re-hire these people knowing what I know now? If the answer is no, that’s a red flag.”
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Gary Harper suffered from a near-death experience and almost lost it all. He made a promise to God that if he made it through, he would dedicate the rest of his life to service and helping others. God granted him that wish and today Gary consults with clients on how they can live their mission and vision and all the while, optimize their business process.
Key Takeaways:
- Gary travels the country to help businesses with their processes.
- Gary was an executive for almost 15 years and also got into real estate about 20 years ago, but he lost it all and had to file for bankruptcy.
- Gary also nearly died from Lyme disease in 2011. During that time, he made a promise to God.
- How can you create your own vision plan?
- Gary had to start with his ‘Why’. He highly recommends Simon Sinek’s work. Gary’s ‘Why’ is to honor God.
- Gary explains his company’s ‘Why’ and showcases how it’s different from his personal ‘Why.’
- What really matters with you?
- When Gary was on his deathbed, he asked himself what did he do with all of his time. Where did it all go?
- Do you want to miss your child's birthday because you were too busy trying to make money?
- How can people better visualize their life 10-15-20 years down the road?
- Gary breaks down his MVP (Mission, Vision, and Process) framework.
- Where we stumble and fail is when we try to do too much.
- The biggest thing is to FOCUS!
- It doesn’t really matter if you have a vision if you don’t have a gameplan on how to get it done.
- Document your process. If you’re in real estate, you’re wearing about 44 hats.
- Sometimes we work so hard that we lose focus on who it’s for, and why it’s for, and then your most important relationships fail.
- There are two types of entrepreneurs out there. There are leaders and there are dictators.
- Why do entrepreneurs fail to scale their businesses?
Mentioned in This Episode:
Connect with Gary here: Sharperprocess.com
Stay focused all year long: Fullfocusplanner.com
Book Recommendation:
Start with Why, by Simon Sinek
Focus, by Al Ries
Tweetables:
“If you don’t first and foremost work on you and make sure you’re healthy and you’re ready to go to that level, then you’ll fall flat on your face.”
“MVP stands for Mission, Vision, and Process. How can you be an MVP in 2019? It first starts with that mission.”
“Sometimes we work, work, work, and it’s for money, and we lose sight of who it’s for, and why it’s for.”
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