The Cardone Zone

Why you're missing deals: #1 lack of time is why you're missing deals. You may be getting to your customers at the wrong time. Find out what you can do to preempt these things early in the process. #2 Personal issue may be the reason you are missing deals. #3 Unspoken concerns about costs could be a big reason why you could be missing deals. #4 Change of guard, new owner or decision maker comes into the deal when you reach the end of sales cycle. #5 Customers are on the wrong product, you need to provide options to people.

For more on sales, listen every Thursday to the Cardone Zone!

Today in the Cardone Zone, Elena and I talked about what to do when you no longer "feel" love. Do you quit or push on? The reason you fall out of love is because your spouse's purpose no longer align with your purpose. To get back in love you need a shared purpose!

Edwin Arroyave is the CEO of Skyline Security which has made the Inc 5000 list for fastest growing companies for 3 years in a row.

Skyline's company mission is to ensure sure that with their aggressive push for quantity, they still provide the highest quality of service.

Watch Grant and Edwin talk about expansion, recruitment and sales in this exclusive power player interview.

What are the 5 most important questions to ask when investing in real estate> In this real estate episode of the Cardone Zone, I answer the 5 big questions you must ask. Home ownership is going down while renting is going up over the last 30 years. Car ownership went down while leases are going up. That's because people don't want to own stuff anymore, they want to use stuff! Listen in every Monday to the Cardone Zone for Real Estate Topics that matter.

Other professional podcasters like Lewis Howes, Andy Frisella, Gary Vee, and John Lee Dumas all told me, focus on one show. But I didn't because I thought I knew better. Instead of 10Xing one show, I tried to 10X the number of shows I was producing. Imagine doing a different show EVERY DAY and then figure out how to promote each one. I juggle a speaking career, five companies, and two kids. I simply wasn't able to tell my audience where to go to listen to the podcasts because there are so many the message gets diluted. So here it is……one place for everything.

Have as much money as possible coming in from passive income. I want a check every month, how about you? I want the company to pay me and I want the real estate to pay me even if I didn't 't work today.

There are not a lot of options for passive income out there. You make 50k you pay 15k in taxes, you need to figure out how to get this 3k a month you're left with into passive income.

When you buy stock you don't need to worry about the loss it had over time because you really already lost the money when you bought the stock. You gave money for a piece of paper. Stop buying things that go up and down, you need something stable that pays dividends over time.

If you make 100k a year your goal should be another 100k matched in passive income. Ultimately you want more passive than active income.

Invest in things that stay stable. You don't want a piece of paper you want a piece of asset. Only invest in companies that can't be disrupted. AT&T went down because its in telecom and it got disrupted, Facebook will be disrupted, Apple will be disrupted. Just look at all things from 30 years ago that don't exist anymore, like your mom's old phone. This is model you want to follow: work your ass off, save your money, when there is a good asset - buy it. You guys spend money on junk, I spend money on things that go up in value over time and give me passive income. Get on the smart side of investing!

The rich guys do not pay the IRS. It's not that they don't pay, they defer. You need to change your mind about paying the IRS. Pay more...

1. You want to pay more taxes. If you pay more you make more money. 2. Reduce the bill 3. Defer the bill

What if I told you that you can buy a swimming pool or hot tub and deduct it? What if you could join the country club and write it off?

I don't do get rich quick, I do get rich for sure. Here are 3 rules for you to take away today for future investments:

#1 Don't lose money #2 Don't lose money #3 Get rich for sure Title of episode: Crypto is Down, Here's How to Invest

Do you have a Millionaire mindset? The middle class is getting hammered. If you want to be in the top 1% you're going to have to first change your mind, Your goal should not be $70,000 a year, it should be $70,000 a month!

You're told to save money. Why? You don't make enough money to begin with! The majority of all Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. The unemployment rate is at 4% but people are still broke. There are no shortages of money on this planet so why is this happening to the majority of people? Don't worry about what happened last year. This is your year to turn it around and get your money right! We are in a new economy. Debt should not be your priority right now. You need to get close to people who have money. I talked about this in the "Millionaire Booklet." You have to close the distance between you and money. That means getting around people that have your money. If you're a waitress, don't hang in the kitchen with the cooks. Stay at the table with the money!