The Leaders Path

Ce * le * brate Good Times, Come On!

Celebrations are important.  People celebrate when their favorite sports teams win the championship.

Since I moved to San Francisco, the San Francisco Giants have won 3 World Series!

THREE, that's 3, World Series Championships in 5 Years!

San Francisco knows how to Celebrate their victory! I have had the pleasure of attending the second World Series Parade. They come right down Market Street, right next to my office where I work. We are so close, we can look out most of our office windows and watch. This was my first World Series Parade I have been able to attend. I missed the first one by a couple weeks and I was home sick for the last one. I had to watch it on TV.

I'd like to celebrate here now! We received this great review on iTunes:

Clarifies Goal Setting

in iTunes by RPaxman

It’s obvious that Tony has spent a lot of time thinking about goal setting. He has a lot of experience working with large corporations and executives in this area. If you are having trouble coming up with your goals, setting them, and making them happen, Tony can help you. The sound quality of this podcast is great, which is a plus. I look forward to seeing what he does in the future.

 

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Here are some pictures from the 2012 San Francisco World Series Championship Celebration!

If the Giants and Giants Fans can celebrate their success and the success of their favorite teams, why can't you celebrate yours?

You Can. And You Should.  Now, you probably won't throw a giant parade, but you should celebrate your successes.  Celebrate your achievements.

In my book, 9 Steps To Successful Goal Achievement, I have noted that one of the steps you must have is to Reward Yourself!

Why is this even a step to goal achievement?

Because WE NEED IT!

Humans learn by doing, hearing, and thinking. We want to continue learning when we are rewarded for doing a good job.

Positive reinforcement is used every day to get children to learn to do things.

If you have children, you have probably used positive reinforcement, rewards, on your children. When we want our kids to walk, we show them how to do it by holding their hands and walking behind them.  We do this over and over again. Then, on that one day when they get the nerve to let go of the table or sofa and take that first step or two by themselves, what happens?

We Cheer, We jump up and down! We clap and make a BIG DEAL about it. We probably pick them up and give them a big hug.

We have just used Rewards to celebrate their success. We just Rewarded Them (and yourself) for a goal that was achieved. They succeed in their goal to learn to walk and you achieved your goal of teaching them to walk.

This continues throughout your kids life as they enter school and work towards achieving good grades and graduating from high school and eventually college, perhaps.

If your kids get involved in sports or other extracurricular activities, their teachers, coaches, advisers will use rewards of some sort.

As adults we too, need rewards.  One of the biggest rewards you will likely receive are Bonus' at your job. If you do a good job and meet your company, department or team goals, you may receive a bonus. This is a reward for you achieving these goals.

Rewards Motivate Us - Celebrate your successes.

When I started in martial arts training, I studied Bujinkan Ninpo Taijutsu (more commonly referred to as Ninjutsu). When I started training,

Ce * le * brate Good Times, Come On!

Celebrations are important. People celebrate when their favorite sports teams win the championship.

Since I moved to San Francisco, the San Francisco Giants have won 3 World Series!

THREE, that's 3, World Series Championships in 5 Years!

San Francisco knows how to Celebrate their victory! I have had the pleasure of attending the second World Series Parade. They come right down Market Street, right next to my office where I work. We are so close, we can look out most of our office windows and watch. This was my first World Series Parade I have been able to attend. I missed the first one by a couple weeks and I was home sick for the last one. I had to watch it on TV.

I'd like to celebrate here now! We received this great review on iTunes:

Clarifies Goal Setting

in iTunes by RPaxman

It’s obvious that Tony has spent a lot of time thinking about goal setting. He has a lot of experience working with large corporations and executives in this area. If you are having trouble coming up with your goals, setting them, and making them happen, Tony can help you. The sound quality of this podcast is great, which is a plus. I look forward to seeing what he does in the future.

Here are some pictures from the 2012 Celebration!

If the Giants and Giants Fans can celebrate their success and the success of their favorite teams, why can't you celebrate yours?

You Can. And You Should. Now, you probably won't throw a giant parade, but you should celebrate your successes. Celebrate your achievements.

In my book, 9 Steps To Successful Goal Achievement, I have noted that one of the steps you must have is to Reward Yourself!

Why is this even a step to goal achievement?

Because WE NEED IT!

Humans learn by doing, hearing, and thinking. We want to continue learning when we are rewarded for doing a good job.

Positive reinforcement is used every day to get children to learn to do things.

If you have children, you have probably used positive reinforcement, rewards, on your children. When we want our kids to walk, we show them how to do it by holding their hands and walking behind them. We do this over and over again. Then, on that one day when they get the nerve to let go of the table or sofa and take that first step or two by themselves, what happens?

We Cheer, We jump up and down! We clap and make a BIG DEAL about it. We probably pick them up and give them a big hug.

We have just used Rewards to celebrate their success. We just Rewarded Them (and yourself) for a goal that was achieved. They succeed in their goal to learn to walk and you achieved your goal of teaching them to walk.

This continues throughout your kids life as they enter school and work towards achieving good grades and graduating from high school and eventually college, perhaps.

If your kids get involved in sports or other extracurricular activities, their teachers, coaches, advisers will use rewards of some sort.

As adults we too, need rewards. One of the biggest rewards you will likely receive are Bonus' at your job. If you do a good job and meet your company, department or team goals, you may receive a bonus. This is a reward for you achieving these goals.

Rewards Motivate Us

When I started in martial arts training, I studied Bujinkan Ninpo Taijutsu (more commonly referred to as Ninjutsu). When I started training, it was new to the United States. My teacher, Sensei, explained that there were 3 levels of Belts. Martial arts styles / systems use Belt levels to rank the students until they become a teacher. Everyone that studies martial arts has a goal to earn their Black Belt.

At the start of my training, the 3 levels were:

White Belt

Green Belt

Black Belt

It typically takes people about 3 years to earn a Black Belt. This is a long time. It took me 11 months to go from White Belt (which by the way is the belt that comes with your Gi to hold the top together). It isn't something you earn.

After earning your Green Belt, it would take you another 2-4 years to earn your Black Belt. The training was hard and many students didn't hang around. They often didn't feel like they would ever achieve their Black Belt.

After a while, they opened up the Green Belt ranks to nine levels. 9 is the number of completeness in Ninjustsu. This opened up a new level of Rewards for people to strive for. When you achieve a Green belt level (Kyu), you would be called up to the front and awarded your next level by the Sensei. This helped to motivate you to work harder to achieve the next level. We had a lot more students hang around and the art grew in the United States.

Most martial arts systems use belt rankings to motivate students. Most schools (dojos) have kids classes. We started kids classes and when I was an active instructor for the kids as a senior student and then later when I achieved my 1st Degree Black Belt, and beyond. I went on to earn my 5th Degree Black Belt (Godan) rank. And yes, after I received my promotion from our Grandmaster, my fellow students and I went out and had a big party that night to celebrate!

My Sensei in Atlanta, Bud Malmstron after I earned my 5th Degree Black Belt (Godan). Bujinkan Grandmaster Hatusmi Sensei and me after I passed the Godan (5th Degree Black Belt) test.

Reward Yourself for Achieving Action Steps

When you set up your action plan, you will set up specific steps or tasks that you need to do to reach your goals. These tasks are often goals in themselves. When you set a long-term goal, there will often be several short-term goals that when completed, will see that goal achieved.

In 9 Steps to Successful Goal Achievement, I talk about one the goals I had years ago. I had a goal to own a red Z4. That was a big goal for me. I could have gone out and got a loan for the Z4, but, one of my bigger goals at the time was to be Debt Free. That is probably a goal for many of you. My main financial goal at the time was to pay off all of my credit cart and installment loan debts. I was starting to follow the Dave Ramsey program to get out of debt.

I made my goal to own a red Z4 based on me paying off all of my debt. I set my action plan so that each credit card or installment loan was a separate task as I followed Dave Ramsey's Snowball plan.

I needed a way to keep myself motivated and I recommend this to you if this is a type of goal that you have.

As a short term reward for achieving my short-term action goals of paying of a credit card, I agreed, with myself, to go to the BMW Dealership and do a test drive of a Z4. Have the dealer rep take a photo of you in the Z4 so you can put it on your Vision Board. This way you will be able to keep it in your mind.

Me driving a Z4 around the BMW Performance Center race track in Spartanburg, SC.

Celebrate Your Success! When you achieve a goal, celebrate!

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Training to Defend Against Multiple Attackers in martial arts classes were key to preparing me for life.

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I trained in Bujinkan Ninpo Taijustsu under my Sensei, Bud Malmstrom at the Bujinkan Atlanta Dojo for many years.

 

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to train with the Grandmaster, Hatsumi Sensei several times when he and several of his senior Shihan traveled to the United States for our annual Tai Kai.

 

One of the skills we were taught was how to defend against multiple attackers.

I didn't realize it then, but defending against multiple attackers teaches more than just self-defense techniques.  It teaches you many life lessons that you can use in all areas.

In this episode, I discuss some of them. I presented these points at a recent Toastmasters meeting that I had the pleasure of speaking at.

You can see the video of the speech here:

These are the things I learned:

Know Your Why - or the main goal.

Know the WHY of your goal. This is your motivation to keep you going forward when you want to quit. In fights, to me, the main goal was to go home alive. I value life, and even more so after getting married and having children. I would do whatever I needed to so that I could go home to my family.

Be Aware of what's around you.

Pay attention to your surroundings. Know where your exit points are, where you might need to pivot or move in another direction. This is critical in achieving your goals. Although the goal shouldn't change, you may have to make your own path to get there. Be aware of the obstacles, the people or bad habits that keep you from doing what you need to do.  This will allow you to avoid or move away from them.

Analyze quickly and then ACT.

Don't spend too much time thinking! You can try to wait the attackers out, you can get into an analysis paralysis and lose the advantages you had. You will tire out before Multiple attackers will. Analyze your options quickly and then ACT on them. Without Action, Goals are Just Wishes.

Use Your Assets

Use what is around you. Use the skills you have.  You have the same amount of time as everyone else. You have skills you have learned, you have knowledge or the ability to learn what you need. Use what is available to you. Follow a passion, an expertise you may have to achieve a goal.

Choose the hard one, The most important one.

Work on the things that will help you reach your goals. You can't focus on one person. You must keep all in your focus, but should work on taking out the most dangerous one first, or the one that will get you closer to your goal.  If your goal is escape that may be the one closer to the exit.  In goal achievement, work on the tasks that will get you to your goals. Don' spend time on useless tasks that just waste time.  What steps will move you closer to achieving the goal? Do Those!

 

Who would have thought that learning to fight multiple attackers would teach so much about life and Goal Getting? Go out there and be a Goal Getting Ninja.

 

Check us out on our Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/GoalGettingPodcast

You can follow us on Twitter as well:

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Training to Defend Against Multiple Attackers in martial arts classes were key to preparing me for life.

I trained in Bujinkan Ninpo Taijustsu under my Sensei, Bud Malmstrom at the Bujinkan Atlanta Dojo for many years.

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to train with the Grandmaster, Hatsumi Sensei several times when he and several of his senior Shihan traveled to the United States for our annual Tai Kai.

Hatsumi Sensei and I after passing my Godan, (5th Degree Black Belt) Test. It was a major goal in my life that I achieved.

One of the skills we were taught was how to defend against multiple attackers.

I didn't realize it then, but defending against multiple attackers teaches more than just self-defense techniques. It teaches you many life lessons that you can use in all areas.

In this episode, I discuss some of them. I presented these points at a recent Toastmasters meeting that I had the pleasure of speaking at.

You can go see the video on my YouTube channel:

These are the things I learned:

Know Your Why - or the main goal.

Know the WHY of your goal. This is your motivation to keep you going forward when you want to quit. In fights, to me, the main goal was to go home alive. I value life, and even more so after getting married and having children. I would do whatever I needed to so that I could go home to my family.

Be Aware of what's around you.

Pay attention to your surroundings. Know where your exit points are, where you might need to pivot or move in another direction. This is critical in achieving your goals. Although the goal shouldn't change, you may have to make your own path to get there. Be aware of the obstacles, the people or bad habits that keep you from doing what you need to do. This will allow you to avoid or move away from them.

Analyze quickly and then ACT.

Don't spend too much time thinking! You can try to wait the attackers out, you can get into an analysis paralysis and lose the advantages you had. You will tire out before Multiple attackers will. Analyze your options quickly and then ACT on them. Without Action, Goals are Just Wishes.

Use Your Assets

Use what is around you. Use the skills you have. You have the same amount of time as everyone else. You have skills you have learned, you have knowledge or the ability to learn what you need. Use what is available to you. Follow a passion, an expertise you may have to achieve a goal.

Choose the hard one, The most important one.

Work on the things that will help you reach your goals. You can't focus on one person. You must keep all in your focus, but should work on taking out the most dangerous one first, or the one that will get you closer to your goal. If your goal is escape that may be the one closer to the exit. In goal achievement, work on the tasks that will get you to your goals. Don' spend time on useless tasks that just waste time. What steps will move you closer to achieving the goal? Do Those!

Who would have thought that learning to fight multiple attackers would teach so much about life and Goal Getting? Go out there and be a Goal Getting Ninja.

Are You Afraid of Commitment?

Marriage and Goal Getting require commitment. Commitment to the success of each. Without a commitment to the successful outcome of both, they are each likely to fail.

When you get married or take out a loan, you are making a promise to do something. In marriage, you, typically, make a promise to Love, Honor and Cherish the one you are marrying, until death do you part. When you take out a loan, you are making a promise to pay the amount borrowed back, usually with interest on a specified date. You, typically, make an agreement to pay back a certain amount over a certain period of time on specific dates until you have paid the lender back completely.

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When you start a goal, you should make the same type of commitment.  The commitment to do the actions necessary to complete the goal you have set on a specific date.  Like I said in the show, you should set up your Action Plan and create a Measurement worksheet.

You can get your free copy of the Goal Getting Action Plan by clicking below:

 

 

You can get your free copy of the Goal Getting Goal Measurement Worksheet by clicking below:

After you have created your plan and your measurement sheet, you should create a Goal Promissory Note to enter in an agreement, a commitment with yourself.  This is one that I've used before:

Accountability Partners & Masterminds

Napoleon Hill believed and wrote in Think and Grow Rich that the two most important things in creating success were:

1. Being part of a Mastermind group

2. Creating Clearly Defined, Written Goals.

He counted being part of a Mastermind group as the most important. Two or more people of like mind, coming together to support one another and help each other grow and prosper.

Find an accountability partner, or Mastermind group to keep you motivated and alert. They will keep you heading towards your goals.

Beware of "Ampires"

Do not hang around negative people that can suck the life out of your goals and dreams.  These people are energy suckers! They suck the life out of all of your ideals and goals.  Avoid them as much as possible.

Hang around all of the people that want you to succeed.

 

Also check us out on our Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/GoalGettingPodcast

You can follow us on Twitter as well:

Podcast at @GoalsPodcast

Tony Woodall, Your Host at @TonyWCMB

on Instagram find us at @GoalGettingPodcast

Are You Afraid of Commitment?

Marriage and Goal Getting require commitment. Commitment to the success of each. Without a commitment to the successful outcome of both, they are each likely to fail.

When you get married or take out a loan, you are making a promise to do something. In marriage, you, typically, make a promise to Love, Honor and Cherish the one you are marrying, until death do you part. When you take out a loan, you are making a promise to pay the amount borrowed back, usually with interest on a specified date. You, typically, make an agreement to pay back a certain amount over a certain period of time on specific dates until you have paid the lender back completely.

When you start a goal, you should make the same type of commitment. The commitment to do the actions necessary to complete the goal you have set on a specific date. Like I said in the show, you should set up your Action Plan and create a Measurement worksheet.

You can get your free copy of the Goal Getting Action Plan by clicking below:

You can get your free copy of the Goal Getting Goal Measurement Worksheet by clicking below:

After you have created your plan and your measurement sheet, you should create a Goal Promissory Note to enter in an agreement, a commitment with yourself. This is one that I've used before:

Accountability Partners & MasterMinds

Napoleon Hill believed and wrote in Think and Grow Rich that the two most important things in creating success were:

1. Being part of a Mastermind group

2. Creating Clearly Defined, Written Goals.

He counted being part of a Mastermind group as them most important. Two or more people of like mind, coming together to support one another and help each other grow and prosper.

Find an accountability partner, or Mastermind group to keep you motivated and alert. They will keep you heading towards your goals.

Beware of "Ampires"

Do not hang around negative people that can suck the life out of your goals and dreams. These people are energy suckers! They suck the life out of all of your ideals and goals. Avoid them as much as possible.

Hang around all of the people that want you to succeed.

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How to Connect On Linked In

with Josh Turner

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About Josh Turner

Josh Turner has been an entrepreneur since he was a teenager.  He is the founder and CEO of LinkedSelling, a LinkedIn marketing agency recognized by many to be one of the leading companies in their space.  His company also operates Linked University, an online training program for LinkedIn marketing and sales resources. A speaker and thought leader in the areas of entrepreneurship, lead generation, business growth strategies, webinars, and LinkedIn, Josh is also an avid learner and creator. Josh was the CFO of a $23 million construction and manufacturing firm, prior to founding Linked Selling in 2011. Since then he has helped thousands of businesses grow via LinkedIn, and now has a team of 14 all based in St. Louis. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his family and dog Oscar (aka Buddy), plays hockey, is very active in Entrepreneurs Organization, loves camping and backpacking, and building businesses.

Josh's Quote He Lives By:

Josh's mentor once told him, You can't just focus on this business stuff. You have to be able to blend in the whole life you lead.

 

Josh's Recommended Books:

 

 

Josh is offering his new book, Connect, in pre-launch, for members of Goal Getter Nation for Free.

What is Connect about?

The secret LinkedIn playbook to generate leads, build relationships, and dramatically increase your sales.

 

* Design an online marketing campaign that positions you in front of thousands of targeted prospects.

* Implement techniques that tap into proven human psychology to convert 29% of targeted prospects into warm leads.

* Master LinkedIn Groups with this unique approach.

*  Establish yourself as a thought leader.

* Superpower Your LinkedIn Campaign with Webinars.

* Read case studies of companies like yours, that have implemented these strategies.

* Convert these leads into sales.

Click Here to Get Your Free Copy of Connect

[amazon template=image&chan=goalgettingpodcast&asin=1591842158]Ultimate Sales Machine - Chet Holmes

[amazon template=image&chan=goalgettingpodcast&asin=1476757801]Money, Master the Game - Tony Robbins

[amazon template=image&chan=goalgettingpodcast&asin=0061914177]Crush It - Gary Vaynerchuk

Josh reads a lot but doesn't read the entire book, usually. Reads part to get the impact and learn things he needs.

Also check us out on our Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/GoalGettingPodcast

You can follow us on Twitter as well:

Podcast at @GoalsPodcast

Tony Woodall, Your Host at @TonyWCMB

on Instagram find us at @GoalGettingPodcast

How to Connect On Linked In Josh Turner, Founder Linked Selling and Linked University with Josh Turner About Josh Turner

Josh Turner has been an entrepreneur since he was a teenager. He is the founder and CEO of LinkedSelling, a LinkedIn marketing agency recognized by many to be one of the leading companies in their space. His company also operates Linked University, an online training program for LinkedIn marketing and sales resources. A speaker and thought leader in the areas of entrepreneurship, lead generation, business growth strategies, webinars, and LinkedIn, Josh is also an avid learner and creator. Josh was the CFO of a $23 million construction and manufacturing firm, prior to founding Linked Selling in 2011. Since then he has helped thousands of businesses grow via LinkedIn, and now has a team of 14 all based in St. Louis. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his family and dog Oscar (aka Buddy), plays hockey, is very active in Entrepreneurs Organization, loves camping and backpacking, and building businesses.

Josh's Quote He Lives By:

"It's A Whole Life"

Josh's mentor once told him, You can't just focus on this business stuff. You have to be able to blend in the whole life you lead.

Josh's Recommended Books: Connect by Josh Turner

Josh is offering his new book, Connect, in pre-launch, for members of Goal Getter Nation for Free.

What is Connect about?

The secret LinkedIn playbook to generate leads, build relationships, and dramatically increase your sales.

• Design an online marketing campaign that positions you in front of thousands of targeted prospects.
• Implement techniques that tap into proven human psychology to convert 29% of targeted prospects into warm leads.
• Master LinkedIn Groups with this unique approach.
• Establish yourself as a thought leader.
• Superpower Your LinkedIn Campaign with Webinars.
• Read case studies of companies like yours, that have implemented these strategies.
• Convert these leads into sales.

Click Here to Get Your Free Copy of Connect

[amazon template=image&chan=goalgettingpodcast&asin=1591842158]Ultimate Sales Machine - Chet Holmes

[amazon template=image&chan=goalgettingpodcast&asin=1476757801]Money, Master the Game - Tony Robbins

[amazon template=image&chan=goalgettingpodcast&asin=0061914177]Crush It - Gary Vaynerchuk

Josh reads a lot but doesn't read the entire book, usually. Reads part to get the impact and learn things he needs.

Flip with Jared Lichtin

Jared Lichtin joined us this week to give us some great information about himself and his podcast, Flip with Jared Lichtin.

Jared, as you will learn is an attorney that has been entrepreneurial minded since he was young. OK, he's still young.

Jared started with a fascination for Real Estate Investing and flipping houses and learned a lot from the website Bigger Pockets, what he describes as the Facebook for Real Estate Investors.

Jared explained that his Why was ultimately Freedom. The Freedom to do what he wants when he wants.

Tips for people that want to get into Flipping:

* Organize your time wisely - He mentioned Jeff Sanders and his 5 AM Miracle as being an important tool.

* Understand your market - network with others in the industry in your target area - Realtors, Lenders, Closing Agents.

* Understand the Processes - Know the buying and selling process, the lending process, etc.

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On Failure:

Jared shared that his fear of making not making any money, a being limited financially made him delay his quitting.  His failure being that he should have quit earlier.

One suggestion Jared offered was doing what he calls "Practice Quitting"! - Take some scheduled time off from work, a PTO day, and pretend you are quitting and working for yourself that day.  See how much you can do on your own  - with 24 hours of your time.

The most important thing are the 24 hours in front of you"

Jared mentioned a great video by Gary Vaynerchuk about Monday Morning where he discusses people that just walk around lifeless and complaining about things.  Gary Vaynerchuck says to Make Monday Morning Your Bitch!

I ask our guests what one of their favorite books they have read is that they would recommend to you, our listeners.  Jared gave us two great books to read:

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and

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You can check these out on Amazon or if you prefer your books on audio books, like I do, I have worked with Audible to get you, our Goal Getting Podcast listener, a FREE Audiobook like one of Jared's recommendations or a book of your choice AND a FREE 30-Day Trial to try out their service.

Click on the link above to get your FREE Audio book and and Free 30-Day Trial of Audible for being a listener of Goal Getting Podcast.

3 Top Goals

When asked what his 3 Top Goals for 2015 were Jared said:

A. Start his real estate podcast - ACHIEVED!  Jared said he started it quick and dirty but wanted to get it done.  It's not perfect, but a work in process.

B. Build a Side Business for himself.

C. Something to do with Craft Beer

D. A World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Championship.  He is doing a tournament in May.

 

Thanks Jared for sharing your Goals and Tips on Goal Getting Podcast.  If you enjoyed the show, please stop by iTunes and Stitcher to leave us an honest Rating and Review and Subscribe to get weekly update of our podcast.

Please leave a comment below and let us know what you think about our first interview guest. Would you like to hear more?  Do you have someone you would like to have on the show?

Flip with Jared Lichtin

Jared Lichtin joined us this week to give us some great information about himself and his podcast, Flip with Jared Lichtin.

Jared, as you will learn is an attorney that has been entrepreneurial minded since he was young. OK, he's still young.

Jared started with a fascination for Real Estate Investing and learned a lot from the website Bigger Pockets, what he describes as the Facebook for Real Estate Investors.

Jared explained that his Why was ultimately Freedom. The Freedom to do what he wants when he wants.

Tips for people that want to get into Flipping:

1. Organize your time wisely - He mentioned Jeff Sanders and his 5 AM Miracle as being an important tool.
2. Understand your market - network with others in the industry in your target area - Realtors, Lenders, Closing Agents.
3. Understand the Processes - Know the buying and selling process, the lending process, etc.

On Failure:

Jared shared that his fear of making not making any money, a being limited financially made him delay his quitting. His failure being that he should have quit earlier.

One suggestion Jared offered was doing what he calls "Practice Quitting"! - Take some scheduled time off from work, a PTO day, and pretend you are quitting and working for yourself that day. See how much you can do on your own - with 24 hours of your time.

The most important thing are the 24 hours in front of you"

Jared mentioned a great video by Gary Vaynerchuk about Monday Morning where he discusses people that just walk around lifeless and complaining about things. Gary Vaynerchuck says to Make Monday Morning Your Bitch!

I ask our guests what one of their favorite books they have read is that they would recommend to you, our listeners. Jared gave us two great books to read:

[amazon template=image&chan=goalgettingpodcast&asin=B00SMHMLOQ]

and

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3 Top Goals

When asked what his 3 Top Goals for 2015 were Jared said:

A. Start his real estate podcast - ACHIEVED! Jared said he started it quick and dirty but wanted to get it done. It's not perfect, but a work in process.

[bctt tweet="Imperfect Action is Better Than No Action At All!" - Jared Lichtin"]

B. Build a Side Business for himself.

C. Something to do with Craft Beer

D. A World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Championship. He is doing a tournament in May.

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