081 » Which Do You Have, a Business or a Job? Learn to Focus on Your Strengths (and Build a Team for the Rest) » Shaun McCloskey

Summary: Anyone who’s ever started a business from the ground up knows how frustrating it is to be the one responsible for everything. Sure, it may seem necessary at first, but the real danger lies in letting yourself get stuck there – or even worse, believing there’s no other way your business can work. After all, no one’s going to care as much about “doing things right” as you, right? Well…sort of… Here’s the truth: The success – or even the survival – of your real estate business is intrinsically tied to your ability to run your business like a business. And that means learning how to effectively leverage other people in your business. All small-biz investors struggle with this… And some will tell you that a real estate investing business can’t be setup and run this way, with others doing most of the work. I say that’s baloney, and my business is solid proof of that. So today I pretty much only do the part of my business where I bring the biggest value. And in this podcast episode, you’ll learn how I cracked this code – how I learned to focus on my core strengths in marketing and systems, while effectively delegating other aspects of my business to an amazing team. Listen to this podcast, take notes, & you could do the very same thing for yourself and your business. Listen and enjoy: What's inside: 00:22 – Special introduction by Joe 05:17 – The joys of glamping 10:55 – Lifestyle Independence. Do you have it? 22:28 – What is the single answer to all your REI business woes? 27:07 – Do you have these 3 keys to success? 32:30 – Why you can’t afford not to get the help you need 34:33 – Why even a bad course a lot of times can be good 37:10 – Do you know which of your goals you can control? 48:00 – How finding strategic partnerships can explode your business 66:19 – How to make the most use of your marketing dollars 89:17 – Google Voice not working for you? Use this hack Tweetables:  [Tweet "Do you think you are in the real estate investing business? You’re not. Here’s why..."] [Tweet "Why taking on marginal real estate deals is killing your business…"] [Tweet "Investors: Is your business pretty much a one-man show? Here’s how you can change this, starting now…"] [Tweet "“There’s a lot of stupid-dumb education out there.” Why even a bad real estate course can be good…"] [Tweet "Investors, have you clearly identified who works for you and who doesn’t? This could be sinking your business…"] Mentioned in this episode: www.lifeonaire.com www.podio.com www.click2mail.com www.listsource.com www.listability.com www.mightytext.net Transcription: Download episode transcript in PDF format here... Joe:        Welcome. This is the real estate investing mastery podcast. Hey everybody, welcome to the real estate investing mastery podcast. I have another interview. We just released another previous interview I did with JP Moses. This was another interview I did with a friend of mine Shaun McCloskey for the Lifeonaire insiders coaching group.Now, you've heard me talk about Lifeonaire before. I’ve interviewed Shaun McCloskey and Steve Cook on this podcast before. I love Lifeonaire. They have a really, really good book. You've got a go to Amazon or go to lifeonaire.com and by their book. It'll change your life. Lifeonaire has been a huge influence on me and my life. Anyway, Shaun asked me if they can interview me for one of their group coaching calls. This was last minute. I said, “Yeah, sure.” I thought it was a pretty good recording. Feedback was really, really good on it. We are including that interview here. It's like a group coaching call warts and all. None of this stuff was prepared in advance and hopefully it's not too long and I didn't say anything stupid. I have not even listened to this thing back, so I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that’s okay. But I think it is because again, the feedback from it was really good. It's about an hour and half long.