Learn For 2.0 with Brandon DeVere

lead·er·ship

/ˈlēdərˌSHip/

-the action of leading a group of people or an organization.

Nick McLean, Founder and Owner of the Nick McLean Real Estate Group sits down with me to discuss what leadership means to him.

What does leadership look like?

Many times we think leadership is about perfection, drive, motivation, and discipline.

Confusing actual leadership with some overwhelming concept that only few a have been chosen to undertake.

Believing it is some unreachable phenomenon, that you must be born with.

The reality is, it is something that is earned and must be maintained as your responsibilities increase.

Now, that can sound like it is a lot of work and at times can be overwhelming or scary.

But, not all leadership comes in the form of a motivational speech, a strong lecture, taking a bullet for the team, or appearing to be perfect or without flaws.

Sometimes, leadership is about getting someone back on track, reminding them to get back to their routine and act “As-If”

As-if, it were a normal day and you were going to the office.

“Do that and you’ll get back on track, and be ready for the next move"

Yes, leadership can absolutely come in the form of the most epic motivational speech you’ve ever heard, or showing your team that you can be strong during a tough time and be someone they can lean on.

But, it doesn’t always require the strongest person, with the most accolades, and the loudest voice.

Sometimes it is a simple nudge in the right direction or a small amount of responsibility to be placed on someone.

Leaders aren’t born, they are created.

And, if you want to…

You can be a leader too.

Today I was taught that leadership doesn't have to be a massive event.

It can be something as simple as reminding someone to stick to their routine.

It can be getting someone just to the next step, it doesn't have to be putting someone on a whole new path.

Also, I was notified by one of the agents that has taken my challenge to get a podcast up and running that she has her first episode up and live.

She told me by saying, "OMG! I've got a Podcast on Spotify!"

You have no idea how satisfying this is to me. And to say that I am proud would be an understatement.

Today I sit down with founder and CEO of IdealEstate, Brody Saunders

A platform for real estate agents and consumers to connect and cultivate meaningful relationships.

Brody shares with us why IdealEstate was born and how it is meant to be used, as well as some exciting things that are coming up.

To learn more about IdealEstate visit: https://www.idealestate.co

To contact Brody directly call him at: 801-550-3424 

“Cut the Cord"

I have been working on a goal for the last year and a half.

That goal, is to not be geographically tied to where and how I make a living.

I don’t want to be forced to move somewhere I don’t want to live in order to take a new job.

I don’t want to be forced to stay somewhere I don’t want to live to keep a job.

I want the freedom to choose both.

Where I work and where I live.

Lucky for me, I've found it.

But even better, I’ve found it for others as well.

Why is the 2nd part so important to me?

Because I see too many people not having the opportunity to live their life to the fullest because they are geographically tied to their work.

I have an agent on my team with a child that is extremely affected by allergies due to where they live.

Everyday, this little girl runs into her parent’s bedroom, grabbing her mom’s phone to open an app to check the “Air Quality” for the day.

“Can I go outside today mommy?”

“Not today sweetheart"

It's heartbreaking...

The doctor has told them that if they want to lessen the burden on their child and bring them relief, they will have to move.

But, it’s not as easy as it seems.

One parent has a real estate business that has been built mainly on referrals.

Moving to a new town to start over will be extremely challenging.

The other, has to wait for job openings in the areas the doctor suggested they move.

The challenge here is that they can’t take just any job.

The locations the doctor has suggested are more expensive than where they currently live, so they need the “perfectt” opportunity to present itself.

They need to be able to support their family financially in order to make such a move.

I hate seeing them be tied down when they desperately need to move.

I want to see them move.

I want to help them move.

I want their answer to be “Same thing I’m doing now”, when asked what they are going to do for work when they get there.

I don’t want them to have to worry about what jobs are available in whatever town or city they choose to live in.

Really, I don’t want anyone to have worry about that.

As I push toward this goal, I am bringing this family with me.

I’m bringing my family, my friends and whoever else wants to join, with me.

I want to bring as many people as I can along with me.

I want to bring people who believe it can be done, people who believe in me.

People who no longer want to be forced to live somewhere they don’t want to because of their job.

That is why, it’s time to…

“Cut the Cord"

Are you a sell-out?

Sometimes when we aren't getting the results we want, as fast as we want, we sometimes think of compromising our ethics, morals, or beliefs to expedite our success.

You'll have to ask yourself if you ok to trade that you believe in for quicker success.

I have been there before, and to be honest, I have been feeling that way a bit lately.

I am building something incredible, the problem is, it isn't being built as fast as I'd like it to be.

When I see that it isn't moving fast enough I start to question if I am good enough.

"Do I have enough to offer?"

"Do I deserve to have success in this way?"

You see others having success, but they are doing it in a way that doesn't align with your values. That doesn't make it wrong. It just makes it, "not you".

So you ask yourself, "Am I willing to trade what I believe in, for a quicker path to success?"

Maybe the answer is "yes", but for me, it is a "Hard NO"

Today I sit down with Author, Coach, Real Estate Agent, and Master of Multiple Revenue Services, Wayne Sutton.

He gives us some great insight on mindset and how duplication is everything when it comes to growing a business.

He also tells us about how vital his newest book, "Side Hustle" has been to his recent success.

What an incredible interview this was, with some incredible nuggets.

But the one that stands out most is... clarity.

We must become crystal clear on what your business's message is. 

As he says in the interview, "If you can't explain it to your 7-year old son, you need to change it. Don't complicate it".

To order his book go to: FreeSideHustleBook.com

Or to learn more about his coaching program go to: HowToSellYourCoaching.com

Hearing the word "publish" can be kind of intimidating.

When we think of it, it seems like this long drawn out process, but but publishing has never been easier.

It can be an article, video, podcast, post on a social media site, etc.

It is basically just getting your thoughts out there for someone to consume and get to know you.

I have 3 appointments today because I have focused on publishing, getting people to know who I am.

So start publishing and let people know who you are. You will gain credibility with them before they even meet you.

For the 2nd time this week, I'm getting poor productivity.

I'm not depressed, down, or angry... just kind of blah.

It is ok though, I will get through this, we all will.

Just a wave for now, and on the other side awaits a wave in a positive direction.

None of us are perfect and we don't have always have perfect days.

Understanding this is both humbling and helpful.

Although this week has been a struggle, all it takes to get restarted is a little motivation.

Today I was doing a follow up to my podcast class.

As I spent 90 minutes teaching and collaborating, I remembered why I am so passionate about teaching others.

When you teach others, not only do you get to give something of value and get to learn again, but you have new ideas that spark while you are sharing your knowledge.

I didn't have the greatest day today and questioned what I am even doing. It reminded me of this story:

Just over 3 weeks ago I made a commitment to my family and myself.

After slowly “letting myself go”, AGAIN.

It was decided that I would commit for the next 7 weeks to a Crossfit challenge that would test my physical and mental limits and discipline.

During this challenge I head to the Kaizen Crossfit gym, or in Crossfit terms, the “box” 3 days a week to train in a small coach led class.

The workout of the day or WOD is released daily so I am never aware of what I’m walking into until I show up, I like it that way.

By not knowing what it is before hand it doesn’t allow me to dread a certain exercise or workout, better yet it doesn’t give me a reason to ditch a class.

Today this commitment was seriously put to the test. The temptation was real not to honor it.

After playing basketball yesterday for the first time in over a year, I woke up feeling sore, with my shoulders carrying most of the soreness.

Although I have been training for a Ragnar | Zion-UT and already in week 4 of this challenge, playing basketball for a couple hours came with it’s own soreness. Soreness I wasn’t prepared for.

That is when the excuses and justifications started.

“It’s ok, you’re sore”, “you should take today off and rest”, “you don’t want to hurt yourself”.

Excuse, after excuse, after excuse.

After playing the rest of the week out in my head, it was clear that if I didn’t go today then my schedule wouldn’t allow all 3 workouts. I can’t miss today, I need to make it happen.

“Suck it up DeVere”

Finally, after wasting so much time convincing myself I didn’t need to go, the noon class was the only option.

Wishful thinking had me hoping that we wouldn’t have a shoulder centric workout. 

But hey it’s Crossfit that’s probably exactly what we’ll be doing.

Upon arrival, we as a team are sent on a mile run to warm up, when we return the workout is revealed.

AMRAP (As Many Reps As Possible)

In 15 minutes (15)

400m Run

20 step-ups

15 thrusters (yep shoulders)

10 pull-ups (yep again, shoulders)

GO!

I get through the 400m run, knock out the step-ups, then come the thrusters, which are basically a front squat with a barbell combined with an overhead press. 1, 2, 3 sort of, I maybe get 2.5 before I drop the bar.

“It’s too heavy”, I tell coach Becca.

She steps over to help me remove some weight from the barbell, like a Nascar pit crew changing a tire so that I can resume quickly.

Reps 4-15 get knocked out as well. Now on to pull-ups, 1, 2, 3, each one getting harder than the previous one.

Stopping to catch my breath I think “just 5 more”.

But I can only do 3 at time, followed by a set of 2 and eventually I can only complete 1 pull-up in a row.

Time!

Looking down at the sweat-dripped floor, arms shaking, gasping for what felt like my last breath I realized that I was only able to complete 2 rounds in the entire 15 minutes.

Was it my best workout ever? Probably not, but it was still a workout.

Sometimes a bad workout is better than NO workout.