Weekly Live Show Recap - Ep. 12 - Growth - Life is a Treadmill - Ft. Jesse Futia

Introduction:

Many of us are on a journey of self-discovery, while many of us have a clear vision of where we want to go in life. However, no one is exempt from growing within their field. If we are not growing then we are falling flat on our faces, as Yermi’s grandfather used to say “Life is a treadmill, if you ain’t moving forward, you are falling on your face.” 

The question is how do we grow? How do we align our growth with our meaning and purpose? What does growth look like? All this and more are discussed in this week’s conversation.  

Come join us on the journey to discover the importance of growth and how life is just like a treadmill, if you ain't walking forward, you are falling on your face, in this week’s episode and discussion. 

 
In case you missed the podcast, Wednesday Live Show, and Thursday Night Clubhouse discussions - please check out the following links: 

Wednesday Evening Live Show

Thursday Night Clubhouse Discussion

Who is Jesse Futia? 

• Grew up in upstate New York
•  26 Year old US Army Ranger
• Began in the real estate industry at 20 years old while in college by purchasing a duplex with his family and converting it into high quality student housing. 
• Set themselves aside by taking care of tenants, reinvesting in the quality of the apartment. 
• Has built a portfolio with his family to include 50 high quality college student housing. 
• 2020 he transitioned to commercial real estate in mobile home parks, RV Parks, and storage unit sector. 
• Provide a product that is better than the competition at a price point that is lower than the competition. 
• You don’t have to be a millionaire to buy real estate if you can pool money from other investors. 

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Growth: Life is a Treadmill: 

• It’s easy to compare ourselves to others on social media when In reality social media can be far from the truth. 
• Those people who are willing to push through the failure, see it as an opportunity to grow, and use it as leverage to grow are the ones who will truly see success
• Be willing to accept your mistakes and grow from them. Be open to being coached and even criticized. 
• If you want to be successful you have to take full responsibility for your actions. 

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What is Growth & How Do We Grow? 

• Expectation is the root of all heartache 
• Growth is being able to be self aware of your weaknesses and what you suck at, and pursuing them and doing it anyway. 
• Wake up and say “I suck at X, but I’m going to go after it anyway” and pursue it, closing the knowledge gap, and bringing value that helps everyone accomplish 
• “If I had a lever long enough, and a fulcrum to place it on, I could lift the world.” - Archimedes
• If you have the right tools and keep feeding your goals daily you’ll see results down the line. 

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Connecting Growth, Meaning & Purpose:

• You can’t skip the growth step. You when to go through the hard parts of the process. 
• You have to have a long term mindset and be willing to “water the seed” every day. 
• Don’t take the short road, take the long road, because everyone is taking the short route. 
• Story of the Short but Long way & the Long but Short way
• Purpose is more than money and dollars. Purpose has to be tied to something much bigger than yourself. This allows you to persevere through the growth when the work gets tough. 

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Bridging the gap between vision/purpose and doing the work

• How do we tie our vision to doing the work?
• Nobody will build your dream for you. You have to allocate the time to your dream and the passion project 
• Find the burning reason that’ll get you past the suck. 
• Think about how far you’ve come, not necessarily what has recently happened, the “failures”. 

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Childhood Curiosity:

• Be willing to learn from those younger than you. 
• Be willing to start at any age, even if you think you’re “too old”. 
• It’s never too old to start. 
• Don’t take yourself too seriously. Be willing to have fun. Leaders need to be able to relax, stay calm, and not take themselves too seriously. 

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Wrap Up

• Yermi childhood curiosity viewpoint
• How to connect with Jesse
• Check out his podcast Wealthy Science

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The Bottom Line: 

The 3 main takeaway points were: 

• You’re never too young to be wise, and you’re never too old to learn something new.
• Growth is directly related to life’s purpose, but it may take time to get to the destination
• Find a way to enjoy that journey, otherwise, it will get tedious. 

Contributors to this article include:

Jesse Futia - Jesse Futia is a 26 year old prior US Army Ranger. He began investing in real estate at the age of 20 with his family. He helped scale that portfolio to 50 total bedrooms. At the end of 2020, he made the jump to commercial real estate and is now focusing on Self Storage, RV Parks, and Mobile Home Parks as alternative investments.

To reach and learn more about Jesse Futia you can follow him on LinkedIn and you can listen to his podcast Wealth Science. 

Boruch DuBrow - Boruch is an Exceptional Development Coach with over 13 years of experience as an educator. Boruch has helped hundreds of people feeling lost in life to discover their path and reach their potential. Today, Boruch educates and empowers individuals and organizations to discover their path, define their purpose, and create an “Exceptional” future for themselves, their families, and their organizations.

To learn more about Boruch DuBrow feel free to follow him on LinkedIn, or Instagram, You can also reach Boruch by emailing him at [email protected]

Yermi Kurkus - Yermi has spent most of his career helping people at their lowest find meaning and purpose through proven methods that are built from psychology, philosophy, and mystical teachings. Yermi's approach is pragmatic and down to earth, thus coining the term Practical Mindfulness. 

Today, Yermi partners up with business owners, professionals, and individuals that want to become more "irresistible" in their personal and professional lives, as well as helping founders build "irresistible" systems in their businesses.

To learn more about Yermi Kurkus feel free to follow him on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube. You can also reach Yermi by emailing him at [email protected]