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• How to build a business and using entrepreneurship to increase happiness.
• Long, continued process of investing in yourself and the business.

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I believe success isn’t about being a millionaire or having fancy ‘things’, but it is based on happiness. I believe happiness comes from hard work, a disciplined/consistent approach and understanding your own personal goals. Everyone’s goals are different and the most rewarding experiences in my life have come from understanding exactly what I want and pushing everyday toward this goal. Personal Insights: ●

Introduction- Background on my story. Entrepreneurship is tough. Started 8 years ago with initial failures. I tried real estate full time and when I failed, I found a job initially as a financial analyst making $15/hr. At the time I was 23 years years old and had ~$50K in student debt. I didn’t give up on my dream to own my own business in real estate. o Throughout the first several years I worked nights and weekends to build my business. There were a lot of long hours and many setbacks along the way. o I think my story is currently interesting because unlike some of the big names you see on social media my goal isn’t to have a private jet, fancy cars, etc, but instead it’s to understand what makes me happy and continue to push toward how that works for me. o I’m happier than I have ever been and I want to help people find their happiness. o Happiness to me is an ongoing investment and mindset. o The more I sacrifice the happier I get.

Consumed thousands of hours of information trying to learn real estate. Have to be willing to put in the work in order to be successful. 

Need to understand what makes you happy. The plan has to be matched by actions every single day. Money won’t make you happy. o My happiness formula is using financial leverage to create more time/security. ● Many people want to be successful entrepreneurs, but in order to be successful you have to be willing to do more and go further than your competition. ● Perspective is key! Doesn’t matter where you start, but instead matters where you go. ● Parents- Grew up with divorced parents. Two completely different backgrounds. My Dad is an entrepreneur. Mom worked hard, disciplined approach every day. ● You have to love the process of getting a little better every day. Have to be willing to step outside of your comfort zone. ● Understand the numbers. Proper margin allows you to reinvest properly in your business. ● Work on your business, not in your business. ● Building a business is like building a castle. Need to constantly reinvest in resources to weather any storm. ● Importance of Hiring ● One on Ones with employees are huge o Not everyone has the same goals as you do as the owner. You have to understand each employee and what their goals are. As the employer you work for them and have to design a business that allows them to hit their goals while they help your company move forward. ● Importance of Building Culture o Just started team events each month and an employee chooses the team event. The little things add up with culture, need to commit. ● Importance of tracking and creating Personal Financial Statements. o By having to do this for banks I have been able to track my progress since they are all dated. It’s great to go back and see the progress over time. It’s so easy to lose track of progress made without tracking. ● So much fake entrepreneurship out there. It’s not about the fancy things that you see on Instagram ● As an entrepreneur when I spend money on things or things are going well, I try not to lose sight of how hard that initial momentum and money was to make. Things can change overnight. ● Best business in the world is yourself- it is the only business where you can have income coming in without having to invest in more people, processes, and/or systems. ● A lot of times in business simpler is better. ● I’m more afraid of not trying vs failing