Why is it important to have mental toughness in business? In this episode of The Academy Presents: Real Estate Investing Rocks, we welcome Crystal Lou. Crystal is a Capital Raising & Executive Business Development Leader. She is the Founder/CEO/COO of CLou Capital. A Real Estate Investment and Development firm. She adds 10X Value To Your Life & Businesses she works with. Her business card reads a lot of different titles as you can see, but if you look carefully for the fine print, you'll see Corporate Fairy Godmother spelled out in invisible ink.

Join Angel and her esteemed guest to discuss the importance of being mindful of who you give access to and using your connections wisely

Tune in now as Crystal discusses the process of developing a project, from start to finish including land entitlements, soil testing, equity, and debt in order!

[00:01 - 01:19] The Mental Toughness Behind Achieving Goals

• Angel welcomes back, Crystal Lou!
• Mental toughness is key to success

[01:20 - 07:54] The Hard Work Of Dedication And Sacrifice For The Benefit Of The Business

• Audit your circle and be aware of those who don’t grow with you
• Hard work, dedication, and sacrifice are necessary to benefit your business
• Nurture relationships and build them before making introductions
• Get contracts in place before doing business with someone

[07:55 - 13:03] The Internal Communication When Executing A Project

• Execution of a project can take anywhere from 30 days to 90 days, depending on the phase of the project
• If everything is in order, execution can be done quickly
• The project can take anywhere from 2 years to 10 years, depending on the size of the project
• Internal communication software is being built to keep track of who is doing what and who is getting tagged next

[13:04 - 18:12] Closing Segment

• Crystal shares the process of developing a project from start to finish!
• Tune in to this episode to learn more about Crystal!

Tweetable Quotes:

“You have to leave people behind… You want the benefits of it, but you don't want to do the hard work dedication, and sacrifice of the shit that I'm doing, it's a hard decision, but it's for you.” – Crystal Lou

“We put time and effort with the clients that we have, but also the projects we're working for… Everyone has their role in regards to what they're doing, we're also building internal communication software to make it.” – Crystal Lou

You can connect with Crystal Lou through her:

Website: Cloud Capital LLC

LinkedIn: Crystal Lou

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