Have you ever had to change careers? How easy was that for you? How much of your mindset did you have to change when you changed careers?

A Canadian-Filipino, Dave Greig from Grow With 1st Class has been involved with two succesm sful real estate startups. But when he first immigrated to the U.S., he found that his Canadian degree and his English teaching experience were considered worthless. His American-born wife had to work and support the family because all of his skills didn’t translate to the American job sector. 

Dave credits Rich Dad Poor Dad and the Bible for being the two most influential books in his life. There’s no such thing as luck, he says. When an opportunity comes along, you should jump at it. That’s why he jumped in feet first to a job opportunity his Realtor friend suggested to him. He still honors his English teaching background by approaching his sales career just like a teacher. He works to figure out what a person needs before he finds a solution for their problem. And he just doesn’t care for the hard sell because that doesn’t fit in with his teacher mentality.

As you were growing up, you absorbed certain lessons about money, and not all of those lessons were good. You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Money is the root of all evil”. For Dave, unlearning his money beliefs helped him break through the mental barrier he’d put in front of his success. He realized that if he was wealthy, he could provide jobs, give back to his community, and donate to charity.

This was such a great conversation with Dave Greig. I truly believe that breakthroughs can happen in just one conversation with a mentor who can help you see patterns and goals that you might miss on your own. I would love to help guide you through that journey. Let’s connect at 1ConversationAway.com. 

What’s Inside:

• The importance of coaches and mentors, especially as you transition to a new career like Dave did.
• How Dave worked through his money mindset to unlock his earning potential.
• Why Dave accepted a demotion, and what you can learn from his humble realization of where his strengths lie.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Immigrant Masters Unite

Polish Peter on Facebook

1ConversationAway.com

Traction: Get a Grip On Your Business

GrowWith1stClass.com

DaveGreig.com

Do you need to access the equity in your home? What if you could access your home’s equity without going into more debt?  And what if that new tool was NOT a HELOC or a reverse mortgage?

Are you house rich and cash poor?

Are you looking for capital to start a new business?

The traditional way for homeowners to unlock their home equity was to go to the bank and borrow that money. So even though a homeowner had a hard asset, they still had to borrow money to access the cash value in their home. Matthew Sullivan solves real problems for homeowners with his company QuantumRE that helps them unlock their equity. This is not a HELOC, a loan, or a reverse mortgage. It’s a new financing tool that can potentially free up the $83 trillion that Americans have locked in their home assets.

QuantmRE is an option agreement as a lien on the title. Nothing happens until you sell the home, refinance, or decide to end the agreement. This is not a debt product, and both parties have some risk. If the house collapses in value, then Matthew’s company risks losing the amount they loaned to you, but if the house increases in value, you can pay back the option. There’s no monthly cash payment, no interest, or rent, and the homeowner is still on the title. 

As a Brit, Matthew has set up businesses in India and Australia, but setting up a business in the United States has been one of the most exciting experiences for him. Each country has its own rules, and this can apply to the different regions of the U.S. A lot of business can be done on a handshake in the U.S. because they do still appreciate that sort of man-to-man business agreements. 

For English-speaking immigrants; Matthew says that you shouldn’t assume that just because you speak the same language, that the culture is the same.

There are 50 different rules, laws, and regulations, plus cultures all across America! Research your market before you create a business. Ask yourself: Is this going to work? Is this actually going to be beneficial? And then jump into the land of opportunity.

What’s Inside:

• Why Matthew says that you should find a decent business and allow it to grow with you.
• How Matthew’s financial product helps you access the money hiding in your home.  Listen carefully as this is not a HELOC or a reverse mortgage.  
• If you want a daily rebirth that won’t happen by itself; Listen to Matthew’s advice for embracing every new day.
• Cultural differences may be small for immigrants from English-speaking countries, but ignoring them completely may mean that you miss some opportunities for entrepreneurship.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  DominateNet LLC dba Immigrant Masters Unite and Polish Peter are not responsible for the financial risks you may incur from this episode.  We are not a financial company and do not advise on financial areas of your life.  This is 100% purely for educational purposes and it is your responsibility to make sure this strategy works for you.  Contact Matthew and his team to discuss your options.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Immigrant Masters Unite

Polish Peter on Facebook

1ConversationAway.com

QuantmRE

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Do you know how to break free from the negative mindset, negative generational ideas that are holding you down?

For you, what does it look like to have an inner drive?

Ever feel like you don’t fit in?  If you don’t fit in, how can you use that to your advantage?

Family comes first for Mercedes Torres. She was born in Los Angeles to a Mexican mother and Puerto Rican father, but was raised in Puerto Rico.

Her family frequently moved around between the three countries, and Mercedes struggled to have a sense of belonging as she was always labeled the “outsider”.

Even within her own family, the age gap between Mercedes and her siblings made her feel like she didn’t quite fit within her own family.

Here’s the thing… Mercedes’s parents were hardworking, but they were always poor.

Now, Mercedes loved her family, but she didn’t want to live her entire life poor. She knew that she would need to get her information and education from a different source than her family. That’s when she left home, determined to make it on her own.

Today, Mercedes has a real estate education company where she teaches others to either invest in real estate or do it for them with a turnkey operation.

In her first year in real estate, she flipped over 24 properties, and after 16 years, she’s bought, sold, and rented out thousands of properties.

Mercedes says, “When you come into my world, there is no ceiling.” To her, personal growth is a never-ending quest to be a better version of yourself.

She’s built a community around herself that pushes her to live her best life on her own terms.

So, the question is…

Do you know how to get that drive?  How to live with no- ceiling?  More importantly, do you need a strong “why” to get things accomplished?

Mercedes says yes, but also no. A strong “why” can get you up and going every day, but you need one more key element to watch your success skyrocket which we share in this episode. I love Mercedes’s positive mindset that you can just hear through this episode. If you’re interested in real estate investing, whether it’s buying fully renovated turnkey investments or creating turnkey investments for yourself, Mercedes would love to connect with you.

What’s Inside this episode:

• How Mercedes nearly lost everything when she lost the person who was the linchpin to her business’s success and the HUGE lesson she learned from that part of her life.
• Mercedes explains that when you grow up poor, you hear generational advice that can keep you poor. She tells how she broke that cycle of advice and how you can too.
• Community is whatever you create, but Mercedes believes that you should create it to empower others. Learn how to create empowering communities around you. 
• plus much, much more…