The UnGrind

This week on The Grind Joey and Jason welcome Dan Meadors to the show. Dan and his business partner Eric Lambert started selling on Amazon in 2011 using a credit card with a $600 limit. Since then they have utilized Retail Arbitrage, Online Arbitrage, Private Label & primarily Wholesale to generate over $10,000,000 in sales, with their business continuing to see exponential growth. Dan and Eric also developed 'The Wholesale Formula', the premiere training program for selling products wholesale on Amazon.

Before the interview the guys have a little catch up, Jason finds out that Joey doesn't like The Princess Bride and they talk about the fun you can have with made up words like 'snowpocalypse'.

Dan begins the interview by regaling the guys with the story of how he first started his amazon selling business and what it is like starting an operation with very little capital. He then goes into how the infrastructure of Amazon can help new entrepreneurs operate at a higher scale than they otherwise would have. Jason and Joey pick Dan's brain about the finer points of his early operations and how he has grown along with amazon itself. Dan tells a few great stories in the interview one of which saw him buy two entire Sears stores at 2% retail, with all of his personal capital. The guys also discuss the transition from being a foot soldier to a general within your own business and what eventually lead Dan to the wholesale model.

The main message that Dan promotes is being proactive about your business. This goes hand in hand with Joey and Jason's ethos (hence the title of the show) and the guys discuss at length the importance of making the initial movements towards your goals and maintaining momentum afterwards. So, take note ladies and gentlemen, there was a lot of good stuff in this one. Grind on.

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Joey's Tuesday Power Up - Can I Get a Discount on That?

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"You should interrogate every minute".

This week Joey joins Jason from Fort Knox and the guys start the show with a little bit of a catch up. They talk about how even though they get less opportunities to speak to each other than most friends, their conversations are probably more meaningful because of the podcast. Joey tells us about the new book Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport, and how it suggests that you view your time as a 'Concrete and valuable substance'. He brings up some points from the book and talks about striking a balance between relaxing and being productive, so as to not waste time.

"Think about all the minutes you have wasted this month".

Jason then explains the dichotomy in his life that affects a lot of people, in that he felt like half entrepreneur/businessman and half creative hippie and how it has affected his mindset. This leads Joey and Jason to the law of diminishing returns when it comes to time expended and happiness gained. The guys then move on to discussing choices and the constant internal battle with your own hedonism, Jason builds on this by talking about the pressure of the constant growth dynamic and how both cause a strain on your psyche.

"If you cant see a path to joy, you might be wasting your time".

Joey and Jason then start to discuss the finite nature of the human condition and how all of the extraneous noise of our lives all falls away towards the end. They contemplate the topic for a while and discuss how focusing on spending time with family and friends is a must. If you want to be content at the end of your journey. The logical next step the guys explore is to do with deciding when to sacrifice the required time that allows you to be with your friends and family to the extent that you want. Grind on.

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Joey's Tuesday Power Up - Commerce Between Hearts

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This week on The Grind we are joined by Lars Hedenborg, Lars is the founder of Real Estate B School, and the Co-Founder of High-Performance Real Estate Advisors. Real Estate B-School brings real-world tools, systems and strategies to top producing agents and team leaders. Helping people become less overwhelmed and move closer to the business, and life, they want. Lars' lead generation websites attract hundreds of thousands of views annually and his team has used every available resource to create a database of over 10,000 buyers. Giving Lars a wealth of knowledge to impart on this episode of The Grind.

The discussion starts with the guys going over some of the intrinsic road blocks that are involved with real estate and how that plays into the high turnover rate of rookie agents. Joey asks Lars for his thoughts on the current forces of disruption that are currently affecting the industry and the guys talk about how real estate is different from other industries in the way that it is reacting to that disruption. Next on the chopping block is the outdated training that most agents receive, Lars talks about how technology has simply nullified some of the more traditional training techniques that used to be used in training

Later in the episode Jason brings up the rivalry between independent agents and those who are part of a team. This leads to a discussion about the importance of learning opportunities and why you need to be aware of the ones that might have otherwise passed you by. Joey extols the virtue of looking at your job as not just a hobby or a nine to five, but an endeavour that may spill into the rest of your life, and how you can deal with that in a positive way. Lars finishes the episode by going over some of the finer points of his programmes and how they have influenced his attitudes towards work and real estate education. Stay Frosty and Grind On.

Find Lars @ TheBusinessFreedomPodcast.com and RealEstateBSchool.com

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Joey's Tuesday Power Up -

The Fisherman and the Businessman

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This episode of The Grind we welcome Srinivas Rao to the show. Joey starts the show with another reading from Srini's book and take a minute to discuss some different perspectives on podcasting. The guys waste no time jumping into the interview, Joey and Jason start by asking Srinivas what inspired him to write his book 'An Audience of One'. The guys reflect on what it was like riding the wave of early internet culture and what that culture might possibly be doing to the youth of today, growing up with the balance of real and digital interaction.

Joey brings up the subject of measuring success and how hard it is to find a metric to measure meaning. Srinivas talks about being an early adopter of podcasting and how he learned early on that you have to commit to slow organic growth, to in turn gain a community as opposed to just numbers in your social blade statistics. Joey also talks about video and the difference it makes in interacting with people online. Srinivas makes it very clear to not see it as a substitute for real interaction however and then discusses expectations and how we need to overcome decades of social programming.

Next the guys debate success and priorities, Srinivas talks about some pitfalls that everyone should try and avoid whilst pointing out why you shouldn't base your expectations on past success's. Finally Joey and Jason ask about distractions and for some tips on how to conserve will power and avoid a reduction in productive capacity. To finish up the guys talk a little bit about Srini's new project before signing off. Grind on.

Srini's Book "An Audience of One" can be found on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audience-One-Reclaiming-Creativity-Sake/dp/1101981733

Srini's Company "Unmistakeable Media' can be found here:

http://unmistakablemedia.com/

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Joey's Tuesday Power Up - Keep it Simple

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This week's episode of the grind starts with another reading of Srinivas Rao by Joey and the guys talk a bit about how Joey's infectious energy. The first theme of this episode is accountability and Joey talks about how his boot camp is a great study on accountability. Jason explains how he took accountability into account in real estate and Joey tells a story about a coach he had that brought into focus the question of interest versus commitment. Jason brings up the importance of consistency and how it goes hand in hand with self-ownership. 'Tightening the screws' as Joey puts it, is a key factor in fostering accountability and how uncomfortable that can be.

The guys then talk about the 'bold laws' that Keller Williams implemented and a particular one that Joey likes because it highlights how adversity is an inevitable obstacle to success. They then discuss how seeing adversity as a training opportunity for success is a great way to be more positive. Jason and Joey then wonder if accountability is a trainable trait and how effective you can be in coaching it. Jason explains how integral trust is to accountability and how people perceive you more favourably if they know you are accountable. Joey asks the audience "Can people count on you?" a question worthy of pondering that can give you a moment of reflection and insight about yourself, but only if your honest.

As it turns out, Joeys brother owns a pizza shop and has encountered problems of the same sort, which leads the guys to discuss whether it is a symptom of society as a whole, that this is such a common phenomenon. Joey talks about the need for maturity to understand the importance of being accountable, and why you should treasure the people you find who are genuinely reliable. Joey describes the analogous nature of war to a situation that intensely highlights the need for accountability. The guys then give us some final thoughts before signing off. Grind on.

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Joey's Tuesday Power Up - What's Your Emotional Bank Account Balance?

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