Today I had the pleasure of speaking with the Director of Multifamily Education & Executive Partner at Active Duty Passive Income, Tim Kelly. Tim is an active duty Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy and has been serving his country for 14 years. He is also a Real Estate Investor & Educator, Best-Selling Author, and a great speaker.

Let’s jump right into Tim’s story on how he pursued his dream of owning and operating multi-family real estate and helping others realize their financial freedom goals!

[00:01 - 08:55] Becoming a Better Investor

• Tim talks about becoming a better investor
• • Better person
  • Grow as a human
  • Learn to add more value to people in different ways
• Tim talks about the importance of choosing the right environment
• • Intentional decision to put yourself in the situation
  • Scarcity Mindset vs Abundance Mindset
  • Requires commitment and strong motivation
• ETE (Education to Entertainment) Ratio
• • 80 (Education) : 20 (Entertainment)
  • How to take both seriously
• Tim talks about the Multifamily Academy Module
• • Mindset module

[08:56 - 19:36] Morning Routine and Time Value

• Tim shares about his morning routine
• • The time where you do you
  • Doesn’t have to be in the morning
• The time where you dedicate your own growth
• • Meditation, working out, journaling, etc
• Questions to ask every morning
• • What am I grateful for today?
  • What am I going to crush through today?
  • How am I going to get uncomfortable?
  • How am I going to make my business and life better, faster, and more efficient?
• The most successful people manage their time because they value their time and others time than most people
• Tim talks about how to manage and track your time
• • Time block out
• Habitual advantage and speed of implementation
• • game changer between people who struggle and people who are able to achieve fast
  • From the time you get your amazing ideas to the time you actually implement it, will dictate your success, it should not be more than 24 hours
• The Importance of regular exercise
• • Improve your health and nutrition
  • Break through barriers starting from your the gym
  • Better sleep, better energy, better memory, better confidence, a better relationship, decrease injuries, etc

[19:37 - 27:58] Coach, Mentors, and Community

• Tim shares the importance of having mentors and coaches in life
• Be very picky with who you spend your time with
• • Those people will influence you
  • Are they pushing you to grow or anchoring you down?
• There is always more people to help
• • You have to grow to become that person to help more people
• Ask yourself the “Why” questions
• • It has to be deep and meaningful
  • Remind yourself of it everyday
  • Share it to your social media and be vulnerable
• Tim shares his final words and how to connect with him
• • See below for social links.

Tweetable Quotes:

“From the time you get your amazing ideas to the time you actually implement it, will dictate your success. It should not be more than 24 hours.” - Tim Kelly

“What you pay attention to will improve, what you track will expand, where your focus goes energy flows. If