Michael Burns is a real estate investor, and has flipped over 40 properties in a year. He's the Founder of Lifestyle Lending Mortgages and The Burnz Team real estate companies, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is also the host of the podcast, Freedom Lifestyle Experience. Michael shares all about his journey to where he is now, which involved enduring hearing “no” 94 times before his first real estate offer was accepted. Michael is an example of true perseverance, and the incredible things that can happen when you bet on yourself.

Overnight successes don’t happen. Success comes from being patient and putting in the necessary work each and every day. You have to be willing to be humble and know that you might not be very good the first time you try something, but being willing to push through and improve, is what will set you apart from others that will sit on the sidelines and not achieve their goals. In this episode, Michael gives us a pep talk on getting your mindset right to go after the life you want. 

Key highlights:

• Michael’s story of getting into real estate
• What the public might not know about real estate
• Michael’s first “no” (spoiler: it wasn't that bad)
• Demystifying your idols
• You get freedom when you don't worry about what other people think
• Overnight success doesn't happen, Impatience costs people the fortune
• What you don’t need to start a business
• How to attract clients to you and your business

Quote from the episode:

• “You have to be willing to suck at something before you can be good at it. Be humble and know it’s a part of the process.”

For more information about this episode, visit: 365driven.com/episode243