Founders Club - For Real Estate Entrepreneurs: How To Get WEALTHY 💰💸

How To Get WEALTHY 💰💸 | Founders Club ft. Greg Reid

May 7, 2019

What if I told you that just about everything you think you know about wealth and prosperity is WRONG? That the platitudes you hear about ‘following your passion’ and ‘turning thoughts into things’ are, at best, misleading and may be sending you down the wrong path? So, what is it that the super-wealthy and successful understand that you and I do not? What separates a millionaire from a billionaire? And what lessons can we learn from the stories of today’s most iconic figures?

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Serial entrepreneur Greg Reid is a bestselling author, keynote speaker and filmmaker. Tapped by the Napoleon Hill Foundation to continue the Think and Grow Rich legacy, Greg has had the good fortune to sit down with the most successful contemporary leaders and learn how they persevered through challenging times and capitalized on unexpected opportunities. He has been named one of Entrepreneur magazine’s Top 5 Keynote Speakers and Entrepreneur of the Year by the United Nations’ Novus Summit, among many other awards and honors.

Today on the podcast, Greg joins Oliver to turn conventional wisdom on its head and share the secrets he learned from interviewing the most successful people in today’s world, including Steve Wozniak, Evander Holyfield and Ferruccio Lamborghini. He explains why people in the 100 Million Dollar Club tend to be unhappy (while billionaires are content) and discusses what’s wrong with ideas like ‘thoughts are things’ and ‘pursue your passion and the money will follow.’ Listen in for Greg’s insight on turning obstacles into opportunity and learn how to apply the lessons of the wealthy to find success in YOUR life!

Key Takeaways

[0:06] The greatest lessons Greg learned interviewing today’s iconic figures

Most important attribute = perseverance
Turn obstacles into opportunities

[4:23] Why ‘follow your passion and the money will follow’ is a lie

Look for and capitalize on unexpected opportunity
THEN use the money to finance your passion

[9:10] Why people with hundreds of millions are unhappy

Grinding to hit magic #, no work-life balance

[12:47] What Greg learned from the Lamborghinis

Create product, good or service people will save for

[14:55] The value in partnering for joint ventures

Do more of what feeds you
Sell to few who find applications

[17:49] The concept of CPC

Clues, patterns + choices
Accountability for everything that happens

[19:29] Greg’s secret to writing a bestseller

Don’t write it (partner w/ top ghostwriter, editor)
Work strengths, hire weaknesses

[22:14] The lessons Greg learned from Re/Max founder Dave Liniger

Prove yourself right (vs. proving others wrong)
Follow the knowing and DO NOT QUIT

[28:04] Greg’s top takeaways from interviewing Evander Holyfield

Hold yourself to higher standard
Don’t focus on pain

[32:43] Greg’s take on the idea that ‘thoughts are things’

64K thoughts/day, most are ANTs
Thoughts backed by ACTION become things

[34:46] What Greg is investing in at present

Real estate, crypto and his businesses (feature film, pharma)
Invest in self with experiences

[38:59] Greg’s approach to adventure trips

Follow successful actions of others
Seek counsel before run with bulls, climb Kilimanjaro

Founders Club - For Real Estate Entrepreneurs

How To Get WEALTHY 💰💸 | Founders Club ft. Greg Reid

How To Get WEALTHY 💰💸 | Founders Club ft. Greg Reid

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