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Category: General
The 5 year plan.
5 years is plenty of time to design the life you wan't. You don't need to work 45 years just to retire to then finally get to design your schedule and do what you want to do. Five years from now, if you have the best 5 years of your life from today forward, what does your day look like? If you had the opportunity[...]
September 4, 2025
Why suffering is the most valuable skill of them all
I recorded this video recently. I tell a story of my anxiety attack on the side of the road in Boston in 2013. It's very applicable to what I'm about to tell you in the rest of this write-up. -- I've hired 30 employees outside of the USA with the help of Shepherd and it has been an absolute game changer for my[...]
September 4, 2025
15 (not so common) principles for success
Before we jump in: One of my secret weapons in business: Hiring all over the world for 80% less than US wages. My company, Somewhere.com, has these three candidates available to hire today: Zané ($8/hr) Robin ($9/hr) Lucinda ($11/hr) Click here to set up an interview and get $500 off. -- A few[...]
September 4, 2025
What all of the rich people I know have in common...
I’ve met thousands of successful entrepreneurs in my life. People flying around on private jets. People with vacation homes in the most expensive zip codes in America and overseas. People who play golf, spend time with friends and family, and generally do whatever they want whenever they want. These people are[...]
September 4, 2025
Why the blue ocean strategy won't make you rich
Before we dive in: My company Bold SEO is CRUSHING it for local service businesses. We started working with a pest control company in May of 2023. Click here to view the results. We are driving over 20,000 new site visits per month and their business is exploding! If you’d like to learn more respond to this email[...]
September 4, 2025
Deal breakdown - from $635k purchase price to a $2.85 million value in 3 years
The self storage acquisitions market is tough, but the properties we own are performing well. Last week we closed a refinance on one of our earliest (and toughest) deals - a 3 property portfolio in western Pennsylvania. We acquired the 25,090 square foot portfolio at public auction in October of 2019 for $635,000[...]
September 4, 2025
Don't partner with someone who is broke
The way people treat their money is one of the most important traits in entrepreneurship. Frugality wins because every dollar you save personally and invest in the company the right way becomes three dollars a few years later. Having cash reserves because you live in a responsible way allows the company to[...]
September 4, 2025
How to lead your company the right way
Tax season (for me) is here and my final income tax bill will be $0 for one main reason - Cost Segregation Studies and bonus depreciation. DO NOT FORGET TO GET COST SEGREGATION STUDIES DONE ON YOUR REAL ESTATE. The folks at RE Cost Seg have already delivered my cost segs this year and the depreciation is mouth[...]
September 4, 2025
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