#14 – Why Charitable Giving Should Be Apart of Your Personal Growth

June 9, 2021

Episode 14 on TWE is a big WHY Conversation with Robert MacFarland out of KW St George Utah. In this episode Marcus and Robert discuss giving back as a larger part of your personal growth plan.  

One of the big things that drew Robert and other agents to KW is KW’s focus on servant leadership.  At the heart of Keller Williams’ culture is our shared commitment to community service. The immeasurable generosity of the team enables us to care for our own as well as our neighbors no matter the magnitude of what is needed.  Robert and the office in St George recently served their community through the Utah Food Bank during 2021’s KW Red Day. 

Marcus and his AZ team Green Group set up a charity several years ago. Green Group Gives. For Marcus, over his lifetime, one of the things that’s really helped him stay grounded and keep perspective, and that was contagious to his team’s perspective.  

In Robert’s life, service and charitable giving have always been a major part of his life and now as a business owner his WHY. Marcus and Robert discuss that this charitable service is a muscle within us that’s got to be exercised throughout our life, so that as we become more influential in our communities we continue to build this muscle in our families and businesses. 

How can you get into the habit of this servant leadership?

  1. Get Clarity with your Personal Mission and Vision 
  2. Bring People into your world that share in the vision of servant leadership. 
  3. Be intentional with your calendar to ensure your time is scheduled to accomplish your charitable goals.

If you are looking for an opportunity in St George Utah, reach out to Robert.

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#13 – A Triathletes Perspective on Life and Leadership

June 2, 2021

Kris Vogt is a respected leader in the Real Estate industry AND the endurance athlete community.  Kris is originally from Wilton California just outside of Sacramento California.  He has 30 years of real estate experience and has spent the last 3 years leading the Keller Williams Elk Grove office.  Kris is a self described endurance athlete junkie and family man.

In this episode Marcus and Kris talk about the endurance mindset, mentorship and failing forward. Endurance training (and life) is a long game and it is all about staying the course, trusting your coach, running the training plan and leaning in to the “suck” when necessary.

A few years back Kris was challenged by his son to “practice what you preach” and that is what kicked off their endurance lifestyle together as father and son.  Kris and Kyle will be running an iron man this year.  Support them at Youth for Christ.  

To learn more about The Vogt Real Estate Group and Kris check them out at https://www.thevogtregroup.com. The Vogt Group has a mission to revolutionize the way you THINK about the real estate transaction. 

Part of my personal mission statement is “The most difficult tasks yield the most valuable lessons”. I challenge you to pick a scary challenge and pay attention to what you learn about yourself and life in general. Go get em!

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#12- Wealth Rules

May 19, 2021

Every Entrepreneur should have buckets for their money and the decisions for where their money should go are set before your money comes in. The number 1 money rule needs to be set aside money for tax time.

Simple Money Rules

  1. Run a Profit and Loss Monthly
  2. Put away money for taxes into a separate account. Rule of Thumb (30%)
  3. Pay yourself
  4. Giving (10%)
  5. Necessities (10%)
  6. Low Risk Investments (10%)
  7. High Risk Investment (5%)

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#11 – What’s Your Net Worth?

May 18, 2021

All Assets minus Liabilities

There is opportunity for everyone in our country to build wealth, however opportunity does not show up the same for everyone.

Net worth Facts for the USA:

  • The top 1% owns 30% of the net worth in this country
  • 99% of the country owns 70% of the net worth
  • Top 10% own 69% of the wealth in the USA
  • Bottom 90% owns 31% of the wealth in the USA
  • Bottom 50% of the USA owns less than 2% of the country’s net worth
  • This part of the population doesn’t have $400 of savings

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#10 – Foundational Conversations About Investing and How to Make Your Money Grow – Part 2

April 6, 2021

The second episode in the series around wealth building.  Marcus and Joe discuss the first 3 of the seven points that build the foundation of your wealth journey.

Get on the right path!

  1. Emergency Funds
  2. You Must Run a Profit and Loss on your Business
  3. 25-30% must be set aside for taxes.

If you are looking for more conversations on building wealth we recommend:

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#9 – Foundational Conversations About Investing and How to Make Your Money Grow – Part 1

March 30, 2021

Welcome to the Wealth Series with Joe Reardon and Marcus Green.

Joe Reardon Owner of The Joe Reardon Team is a successful residential real estate team within Keller Williams that has served Utah since 2007. Since 2012, we have used our expert knowledge to help nearly 600 families find home. Whether you are buying or selling, we’d love to be your real estate team! https://www.joereardon.com/

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

This pyramid basically has five levels to it.

  • So starting from the bottom is physiological needs, you know your food, water, shelter, then you have safety needs right, health, employment, property
  • Then above that is where you get into more psychological needs where love belongs.  With family, friends, relationships.
  • Next level up is esteem, self esteem, respect and recognition,
  • The top one is self actualization, which is reaching your full potential.

Key Takeaways:

  1. The Secret to building wealth is that there’s no secret, it’s a process.
  2. Delayed gratification is not putting yourself in a worse financial situation by buying that depreciating asset, it’s the work you’ve done over the last several years that set you up to be in a position to make this purchase.  This is a reward that doesn’t inhibit your continued financial and wealth building journey.
  3. If we don’t understand our personal relationship with money, then we can’t lean on the strong parts of that relationship or fix the difficult or wrong thinking around that relationship right.

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#8 – Confirmation Bias

March 2, 2021

Is the 3 an example of Confirmation Bias?

Is the number 3 special?
Where did this idea come from that we think these bad or good things happen in three?  

As humans have this innate ability to create patterns within things.  This is actually a good thing.  It’s one of the things that sets us apart as human beings as opposed to every other species on the planet. The ability for mentally healthy people to identify and exploit patterns in nature has given us a tremendous evolutionary advantage. Think about it from an engineering and a science standpoint, people finding patterns within themes and finding solutions.  

There are threes everywhere:

  • The Holy Trinity 
  • Three the three little pigs 
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears
  • 3 Outs
  • A Hat Trick is 3 Goals 

For some reason, we tend to find this number of three really easy to find patterns with but there’s really no historical basis behind why three. 

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#7 – Work Life Balance with Russie Edwards

February 22, 2021

Russie Edwards Team Leader at KW Success has been a realtor for about 14 years. She got really involved with different organizations. She has always been involved with the association.    She is currently on the board of directors for Northern Wasatch Association and is very involved with the Women’s Council, which is where a lot of her leadership journey began.  Otherwise, she’s married and a mom to three amazing kids and two little fur babies. 

So, the topic this episode is around this idea of a balanced life.   We did a quick Google search just out of curiosity about work life balance, and there were 1.5 million or more search options that instantly came up so this obviously is something that people are talking about, and frankly a lot of people are not achieving a work life balance. 

To learn more about Russie Edwards check her out at russieresults.kw.com

www.facebook.com/russieresults

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#6 – How Can You Predict Success?

January 13, 2021

The number 1 predictor of success is your ability to master your calendar.

Many of us have heard about time blocking and many of us try to control our calendar.  It is many times the leading driver for people who go down the path of entrepreneurship.  It is the quest for freedom.  

Many entrepreneurs who find success go through a period of time where they are a slave to their calendar. To realize your quest for freedom you MUST get your calendar in control. 

The number one thing we tend to push to the back of our calendar as we get busy are our personal time such as gym time, and time off.    

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#5 – How to Increase Gratitude? Give it Away!

December 14, 2020

Today, Marcus will take us through an evaluation of gratitude.  In life whenever you want to give more of something, you have to create more of that commodity.  How can we create more gratitude so that we can share it with those around us? #givethanks

2 strategies for giving more gratitude.

  • Slow down and recognize what is already at our fingertips.
  • Give gratitude away freely

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