Respect The Grind with Stefan Aarnio

Making a million dollars of ambition a reality takes guts, determination, an exercised risk threshold, and a Self-Made spirit. If Aarnio didn't have those, real estate would've never become his muse, his lover, his focus, and his reason to be.

Just as fast as he learned the music language and thanks to determination, he suddenly became a financial preacher to anyone and everyone who would or would not listen.

Soon, he got enthusiastic to tell his father everything he was learning for this new passion, and the answer was: 'Real estate is a fad, you know music, stick to music. This is just your flavor of the week. You will never buy a property!'

Some of the self-made lessons you will learn in this Confession are:

People who didn't achieve their dreams might try to kill yours, so find people who are chasing the same dream and form a spiritual family. You can always learn new skills to bring new words and a new language to your life, and last but not least, don't forget to save a portion of your cash each month for further education, school is never finished for the professional.

Learn how Stefan Aarnio went from selling luxury hotel rooms over the telephone in the middle of the night, with a major in English and a minor in music, to know every rule of the game, and winning it. Enter: https://stefanaarnio.com/

What does it take to become a self-made millionaire?, What are the steps you have to take today to achieve this dream?, Is it possible for you?

Many have wondered, few have succeeded...

Self Made: Confessions of a Twenty Something Self Made Millionaire follows the real-life story of Stefan Aarnio (award-winning real estate investor and entrepreneur) through the struggle of starting out with zero cash, zero credit and zero experience in his pursuit of financial freedom.

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What's up with all the excuses you keep making up for yourself? If you are reading this, you are part of the privileged group with access to the internet in this world, yet you still find the time to complain. If this sounds like you, it's time to step back and let our podcast guest Andy Dane show you the way. No matter where the world put you there is always something you can do about it, but remember, you are going to have to hustle to get where you want.

Andy Dane, the author of One Hundred Doors and real estate titan based out of California, has investments in Florida, Texas, Ohio, Tennessee, and Cali. Andy was born into a poor family and he has been working since the age of 12, a real hustler. Starting out as a bartender, he showed up 20 days in a row until he got a job as a waiter in a fine-dining restaurant. Within a year he was managing the place and he was also a successful sommelier. The wine lifestyle eventually burned him out and that is when he transitioned into a mindful, grounded person through the power of ancient medicine like Yoga, oils, and crystals. Today, he brings wisdom into his life and business decisions and teaches others how to unlock their own success mindset.

In this episode, we'll learn why no one stays in the flip game for long and how you can wholesale paper and earn just as much as flipping without the excruciating effort. Plus, Andy shares with us the buy and hold principle, why syndication is the name of the game and the emotional drain that comes out of coaching. If you think Yoga and mindfulness are for 'pussies', then you better think again, because it may be the thing that stops you from unlocking your power.

Let's be honest, sometimes we get confused by words and we believe they mean the same thing. Well, guess what? This chapter gives us all the answers we have been looking for when it comes to thinking that cash and credit are the same, or that money and wealth are the same.

The biggest distinction between wealth and money lies in the units of measurement. Wealth is measured in time, and money is measured in dollars. With easy to understand examples, Stefan shows us that living paycheck to paycheck (doesn't matter how much the paycheck is), does not imply you are going to be wealthy for the rest of your life. But if you owned a large real estate portfolio instead, that can provide you more passive income than you need to live.

Can you survive forever without working again living off your paycheck? Wealth is measured in time; money is measured in dollars.

Learn what's the easiest way to play the deal game in four steps, how to find investors, and why does "the money" love money people deal. Enter https://stefanaarnio.com/mpd/ and get a copy of Money People Deal today!

For centuries, entrepreneurs have taken resources from different sources and have assembled them to create higher value. Great entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs, Henry Ford and Donald Trump have all understood very clearly how to assemble Money, People and Deals together. The intellectual value that these men brought to their ventures was so great that they built their businesses by using none of their own money; this is the skill of the entrepreneur and the fastest way to wealth.

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If you are about to enter the real estate business, you better be aware of some things: nothing in life comes easy, not even flipping houses. You better start looking for the perfect real estate model for you, just like our today's guest: Chris Grenzig got started in the real estate game the day he entered a house flipping course and not far from that day he realized he could make a lot of money out of a single property. Tune this episode and see how Chris went from being the Assistant Men's Soccer Coach to become the Asset Manager of an Investment Company with over 3,100 units and more than $195 million in assets acquired.

Chris Grenzig grew up in Long Island and moved to Brooklyn 2 years ago to get serious on the grind. After discovering the flipping model, Grenzig realized this was not the ideal real estate model for him. Later on, he found out about syndication and this suited his necessities in the perfect way. This guy knows there are only two ways to scale in real estate: whether you start making more deals, or you start making bigger deals. Finding the ideal real estate model may not be easy, but once you find something that was made for you, it all starts to make sense. According to Chris, all deals come from three sources: networking, marketing and negotiating. Without one of these, closing deals will be more difficult, that's why Chris goes classic on doing phone calls as his primary strategy.

In this episode, we will learn how elemental phone calls are not only to talk about business, but to build strong relationships with clients; why Chris spends literally hours a week nurturing his relationships through the phone, the importance of managing properties and the not so sweet parts of real estate. Ready to learn how to get results after putting all the effort into your body, mind, and soul? Listen to this episode as you invest in your professional and personal development and learn to Respect the Grind.

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When hard times come to us, we must defend what is ours truly and do not let anyone take it away from us. We are living through a time that is hard for men to stay strong. That is why today's guest speaks and writes about a topic we are not used to seeing anywhere these days: masculine philosophy and spirituality. Jack Donovan helps other men create an environment for men only, to make their own lives better through spirituality, without feeling vulnerable. As we end this upside-down year, this guy will share with us why women are not supposed to define masculinity, and males are not supposed to define femininity.

Jack Donovan was raised in Pennsylvania and studied fine arts in New York. Over the past years, he has written amazing books like Becoming a Barbarian, and A More Complete Beast, his most recent work. His foundational book, The Way of Men has sold more than 100,000 copies and has been translated to French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Polish. Donovan also founded Brutal Company, an online shop that specializes in selling shirts with pagan artwork. He speaks at events, promotes and discusses masculinity and the challenges men have to face in the 21st Century. Jack created his own meaning in life, and he has taken advantage of it through the hard times we are currently living.

In this episode of Respect The Grind, we chat with Jack Donovan about the infiltration of females in organizations that used to be for men only, and the importance of men getting together and talking about masculinity. Meet this badass and discover why boys should be separated from girls during education and how to make biological differences disappear. It doesn't matter how straightforward, politically incorrect a speech is, if it's true and it's changing the world, we must listen to it. If you are looking for a man to worship as a strong and powerful role model in your life, this episode is for you.

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Finding motivation within ourselves is sometimes a bit difficult, however, it is just a matter of time for us to realize motivation can't be anywhere but inside ourselves. Our today's guest grew up watching the University of Georgia football games with his family and very soon decided how he wanted to achieve all his dreams. Walk with us as we discover how Candler Cook came up with the greatest tool kit to overcome obstacles in life, and the perfect recipe to achieve goals: intrinsic motivation, making concrete steps, holding yourself accountable and finally, hitting your end goal.

Candler Cook grew up as a football player and he always dreamed of becoming part of his favorite football team. One of his biggest struggles as he began to get closer to that goal was not being strong enough, fast enough and heavy enough to achieve first division. The result of that: Eat up to 15K calories every day just to gain weight and achieve the goal of this life. Cook is the living proof that finding something that excites that much, is enough to keep working towards until the end. Believe Cook when he tells you, efforts will slowly show up and the view will clear up eventually.

In this episode, we will learn how Cook went from being an underdog to being a bulldog, and writing a book about it; the correct way to look at goals to achieve them, and why 'not having time' is the most stupid and lamest excuse you can say to not get things done. We know for a fact that no one can be really motivated about everything, still, every human on this planet has at least two or three things that you are really, really excited about. Prepare your pen and paper and start making that motivation list to get things done this 2020!! Listen to this episode with Candler Cook and discover the evident: things that come easy, aren't satisfying at all.

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Nothing tastes sweeter after respecting the grind for so many years than having wealth and success. And what better way to learn how to crack the rich code from an internationally recognized leader and performance empowerment training expert. To achieve wealth and success, we all need some guidance. Our today's guest, entrepreneur, advisor, and inspirational keynote speaker Jim Britt is here to share with us how to find the perfect coach for you and your needs, not just for business but for personal growth.

Jim Britt is an author of 13 best-selling books including, Cracking the Rich Code, The Power of Letting Go, Freedom, Unleashing Your Authentic Power, Do This and Get Rich-For Entrepreneurs, to name only a few. He has presented himself in seminars all around the world sharing success principles for entrepreneurs and life-enhancing realizations with thousands of people. Furthermore, this OG has been named one of the world's top 50 speakers, having the ability to influence his audience being a huge factor that has helped Jim across his coaching and speaker career.

Our guest from today opens up with this story: how to become an awesome speaker building influence and confidence, why putting yourself in the spotlight and stepping out of your comfort zone will help you break free, and why we all should be taught to manage our lives and learn to think like an entrepreneur. Ready to make disgust a power trigger for change? Stay here and learn about leadership, addictive cycles and cracking the rich code with Jim Britt.

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Are we finally coming to an era where the apocalypse is near and we should be moving to another planet, just like movies have predicted it? Our today's guest has seen the future multiple times. G Michael Hopf is the author of the acclaimed and international bestselling post-apocalyptic series The New World. He also has authored dozens of other post-apocalyptic and western novels and he is convinced good times create weak men and that it only occurs every 80 or 90 years. He is an expert in historical cycles and is pretty sure 2020 is the year of civil war.

Geoff lives with his family in San Diego, California and he is a veteran of the US Marine Corps, and he is here to teach us some major cycle lessons: The first 80-year cycle refers to how relevant warlike events take place, like the WWII and the US Civil War, and the second one refers to the change in political systems that happen every 250 years. This guy believes we are heading to the end of democracy in the US and that disarming population could be a bad idea, that nothing is for free and when people tell you is for free, it can always end up in tyranny.

From post-apocalyptic stories to developing strategies for resistance, this guy is a true believer in the power of storytelling, holding on to the truth and why we should be moving to another planet a while ago. Discover in this episode how educational systems have brainwashed, discouraged and disable your people, the reason sometimes we feel lack meaning and purpose, feel lonely, and how to channel struggle to grow as human beings, and the perfect moment to publish your written work and show it to the world.

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For those who think overnight success really exists, there is some news for you: you better get rid of that idea in your head. Behind every artist entering the spotlight and exploding all over media, there are years of effort and struggle, knocking on label doors, dozens of castings made, marketing plans, and constant look-out for signing contracts. Once we realize we can do it all independently, and still get the support of your audience, it's only a matter of time to overcome these situations and transform them into challenges. Our today's guest is an independent artist that owns her own corporation, her masters and all the copyright to her material. Get to know Joy Villa and how she took action and control of her life, marking her own steps to success.

In 2017, Villa outsold Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Adele, thanks to time managing and appealing music with strong messages. After long years of starting her career, she decided it was time to make a name for herself, and having time is more important to do that than money. Besides making music and becoming a #1 Billboard Rock artist, she is a GOP Strategist and Speaker and promoter of a vegan and fitness lifestyle. She is a strong Trump supporter, sees him as a strong paternal figure, believes honesty is crucial these days and is not afraid of what other people think.

In this episode, we will chat with Joy about her ten-year-overnight-success, what its like to be an entrepreneur in the music industry and why knowing how much your time is worth is elemental for people to know your true value and pay what your work deserves to be paid. Joy knows there's nothing wrong with acting like a diva and she uses her music to send a message. Stay with us as we discover Joy's dark facet in her life and how she took action and move on, and why hard times also create strong women.

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Sometimes we end up in the wrong path of life and have to start from zero, depending on each individual's situation. Whether we hit rock bottom financially, emotionally, mentally or spiritually, every crash can be painful and challenging, but it strongly depends on us to own this situation as a motivation motor to go back not for more, but for all. Our today's guest is the living proof of the burn and rise of a phoenix: Trevor McGregor has worked with clients from all around the world, including high executives, real estate investors, entrepreneurs, world-class athletes, and multiple business professionals and all of them have one thing in common: They want a life-changing transformation, just like Trevor's.

Trevor McGregor used to be in the restaurant industry until he lost it all back in 2011. After struggling with that big failure, he entered the real estate industry, and in an impressively fast way, Trevor paid both his and his parents' loans with an impressive cash flow portfolio. That was when he decided to start walking the business coaching path to help companies and individuals transform their lives. The equation? Mindset and modeling to achieve success and teach people to focus on their goals. Trevor was a Master Platinum Coach with the famous Tony Robbins Group, and he offers elite coaching, unlike any other program in the world. He holds assets in his portfolio that include single-family homes in Vancouver and multi-family apartment buildings in Texas, Memphis and South Carolina, and self-storage units in Key West Florida, co-owns a Luxury Resort Center in Costa Rica and the list goes on and on.

In today's episode, we will get to know Trevor's hard work, how he went through the grind until he got where he is today, when and how he discovered cash flow and the differences there are between being a life coach and being a business coach. Plus, how to turn decades into days bypassing your mentor's learning curve much faster than he did, what are the three things guiding us through life, and the 7 Step Blueprint to Extraordinary Success. If you are getting shitty answers, you better start asking better questions. Change your state, your story and your strategy with this episode of Respect The Grind.