Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Escaping the Drift - The Weekly Drop: Aligning Career Goals with Personal Values Ft. Jason Griggs
17 Jan 2025
Stuck in the relentless cycle of fluctuating commissions, I found a turning point in my real estate journey through a shared passion for lacrosse with Jason Griggs, a colleague whose friendship has been a source of inspiration. Together, we unravel the complexities of transforming your career by making strategic choices that align with personal values and goals. From our own experiences, we share how critical it is to evaluate the activities that truly propel us forward, both financially and personally. Join us as we explore how Jason's leap from a devoted lacrosse coach to a successful real estate entrepreneur showcases the power of transferable skills. His incredible story of growing from 12 to 39 rental properties is a testament to turning passion into substantial real estate success. Delving into the intricacies of balancing professional ambitions with family commitments, the episode highlights the profound satisfaction that comes from aligning business strategies with life priorities. Get ready for a conversation filled with insights on leveraging your unique strengths to fuel both personal and financial growth. 💬 Did you enjoy this weekly drop? Tell us all about it in the comment section below! ☑️ If you liked this video, consider subscribing to Escaping The Drift with John Gafford ************* 💯 About John Gafford: After appearing on NBC's "The Apprentice", John relocated to the Las Vegas Valley and founded several successful companies in the real estate space. ➡️ The Gafford Group at Simply Vegas, top 1% of all REALTORS nationwide in terms of production. Simply Vegas, a 500 agent brokerage with billions in annual sales Clear Title, a 7-figure full-service title and escrow company. ➡️ Streamline Home Loans - An independent mortgage bank with more than 100 loan officers. The Simply Group, A national expansion vehicle partnering with large brokers across the country to vertically integrate their real estate brokerages. ************* ✅ Follow John Gafford on social media: Instagram ▶️ / thejohngafford Facebook ▶️ / gafford2 🎧 Stream the new Weekly Drop here: Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cWN80gtZ4m4wl3DqQoJmK?si=2d60fd72329d44a9 Listen On Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/escaping-the-drift-with-john-gafford/id1582927283 ************* #weeklydrop #johngafford #jasongriggs #realestate #career #passion #lacrosse #strategicchoices #personalvalues #financialgrowth #transferableskills #rentalproperties #businessstrategies #lifepriorities #consistentincome #success #coaching #mentoring #timemanagement #familycommitments #personalfulfillment #professionalnetwork
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So many agents get caught on the commission hamster wheel, right? Where it's like they make a bunch of money and they don't do any work and then, yay, I'm rich, I'm rich. No, I'm broke, I'm broke, I'm broke, I'm broke. It's the rollercoaster up and down.
And if you can just work consistently in the business and put forth the right effort and the right amount of effort compared to what the market is doing in your KPIs balance, well, now you have a steady stream of income. And then you can turn those commissions instead of the end goal into the fuel that really fires the rocket ship.
from the podcast that gets you from where you are to where you want to be escaping the drift this is the weekly drop with john gafford no matter what platform you're watching or listening to us on make sure you like subscribe and comment and now the drop welcome back to the program everybody this is the weekly drop this is normally my little solo pod that i do on thursdays
And this week, man, I'm doing it with somebody. I got a guest on the weekly drop. So I'm not doing a full escaping the drift. We're not going to go for 40 minutes. This is still going to be like 15 minutes. But there's something that I want to talk about that this dude is kind of the walking, talking example of this. And I wanted to bring him in.
And if you're somebody that finds yourself burning the candle at both ends, you've got all kinds of things that you do, all kinds of stuff.
There's an exercise that I do once a year, and I just went through this, and I didn't really sleep last night, not because I was still doing the exercise, just because when I get done doing this, it's such an introspect at your life, and it's such a way that you're forced to go deep
on looking at the things that you choose to do and whether or not they continue to serve you in the best possible way. And sometimes that requires some very tough choices and some choices that are still out there.
For me, I ran numbers like crazy all day yesterday looking at the expenses I have in things, looking at return on time, how much time I spend on things, and whether or not those things serve me or continue to serve me. And this goes from I mean, you know, angles in my business. It goes from overall businesses that we spun up, auxiliaries that we spun up around the company. It's this podcast.
It's relationships with groups I go to. It's all types of different things. And if you are somebody that just kind of says yes to everything, which I like to say yes, I'm easily excitable. Man, that sounds a good idea. Let's do that. I definitely feel like I'm smarter than everybody else, unfortunately.
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