The recent news about Sir Richard Branson launching into space on his Virgin Galactic rocket plane has Matt and Garrett thinking about the way we interpret people going after their dreams. On today’s episode, they talk about the inspirational element of this story getting lost in the news cycle, with many feeling that they’re simply more motivated by everyday folk in unexpected moments of greatness instead. But we forget that Branson did not start out as a billionaire with a space company. Like all of us, he started as a kid with a dream, who worked tirelessly, overcoming failure after failure, to get to where he is today. This happens all the time in the real estate world, with agents often dismissing the success of others as lucking into a favorable marketplace, rather than the result of hard work. This kind of mentality places limits on ourselves, and prevents us from learning in the presence of masters.
Our hosts discuss the idea of hitting rock bottom before you can turn things around and go after your dreams, and explain that we can do this at any point in our lives. We can also learn a great deal from other people’s failures and successes, and use them to grow and build a better life for ourselves, if we are paying attention to how people are pushing through instead of condemning them. We always need to be asking ourselves, “What can I learn from this?” Each day we can choose to take ownership over our lives and put in the work towards reaching our goals, or we can make excuses.
Matt and Garrett challenge us to start taking action today, and remind us we don’t need to venture into space to accomplish the extraordinary. As “Mastery” points out, we can be inspired by ourselves in our “ordinariness” as well. Sir Richard Branson’s journey is a testament to what can happen when we embrace our inner child, let go of limitations, and truly believe that we can make our dreams a reality, no matter how big or small.
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Episode Highlights:
- Sir Richard Branson recently launched into space on his Virgin Galactic rocket plane
- He made his childhood dream of going into space come true, and gave a speech encouraging kids to follow their dreams as well
- Matt and Garrett feel that the inspirational element to this story did not get enough attention in the news
- A lot of people feel like they’re more inspired by everyday folk and unexpected moments of greatness
- People forget that Branson did not start out as a billionaire with a space company - he was once a kid with a dream
- It took many years of hard work and overcoming failures to get to where he is today, and this is where we can draw inspiration from
- People forget that Branson was everyday folk, and worked tirelessly to get to the point where he is today
- It’s not necessarily space travel that’s inspiring - it’s the idea of having a dream and continuing to pursue it, which anyone can do
- If you look at other people’s success and tell yourself that they had special advantages that you don’t have access to, you’re placing limits on yourself and getting in your own way
- For example, when realtors hear about people breaking the $1 million mark in one year in gross commission income, their first question is what the marketplace was like
- For every successful realtor, there was a point when they were a brand new agent who just got their license
- A lot of people hit rock bottom before they’re inspired to go after their dreams, but it definitely does not have to work this way - you can grab onto moments of motivation and run with them at any time
- We all face hard times and feel discouraged at different points in life, but the whole challenge is to push through and not quit
- Instead of condemning other people for their successes or failures, we can learn so much from them to grow and become a better person ourselves
- We always need to ask ourselves, “What can I learn from this?”
- This comes back to taking ownership of our life, making the decision to put in the work toward our goals, and not make excuses
- Branson is an excellent example of embracing the kid inside of us who doesn’t have limitations and isn’t afraid to go after what they want
- Tough days and hard work are what build up our resiliency and push us to do better
- Take a look at what other people have been able to accomplish and ask yourself what limitations you’ve placed on yourself and what limiting beliefs you’re holding onto
- Set a goal for yourself that seems like it might be out of reach, and truly believe that it is going to happen
- Branson undoubtedly hit many roadblocks and had people tell him he was crazy, but he was able to persevere and accomplish his dreams
- A master will embrace his/her ‘ordinariness’ and use it as a foundation to build the extraordinary
- We can be inspired by ourselves in ‘ordinary’ moments, too
- Your dreams are all possible, but you need to start taking action - it doesn’t just happen by accident
- Branson’s journey to space is a perfect example of that
Quotes:
“[Sir Richard Branson] was like, Hey, all you kids down there. If you have a dream, follow it. I was once a kid with a dream. And now I'm an adult in space.”
“Some people were like, Oh, yeah, that's cool. Some people were like, Wow, that was inspirational. And some people were like, Yeah, that's cool. But I'm more inspired by everyday folk.”
“The space race has changed from nations to literally corporations, and people trying to figure out how to get there. This accomplishment is absolutely amazing.”
“I think these big, big, big dreams, these big goals, a lot of people get that taken away from them at some point because of failure after failure and they go, Fine, then we're not going to do them.”
“This is where it ties right into real estate, because we see a lot of people who will look at top producers and say, Well, they had that or this that's special for them… And by doing so, you're actually placing limits on yourself. You're affirming that you cannot and your brain goes, Okay, great. That's a limit of ours, and we will never be there.”
“I've had a good handful of people over the years that have broken the million dollar mark in one year in gross commission income… When you share it with other people, the first thing they ask is, Well, what marketplace was it in? It's like, yes, there are some pieces to that. But when we're talking about a million dollars in one year, there's a bigger scope going on here of what it's taken to get to that point.”
“We all have this even playing field up front here. And there's some people that tear into it, and there’s other people that watch other people tearing into it going, Oh, yeah, but that's not for me, or, They have things that I don't have… And we see that happen all the time.”
“We all face challenges, and we're all going to hit points where we think, this is it, or maybe I can't, or I'm going to give up… The whole challenge is to push through, and to not quit.”
“The opportunity there is that everybody around us, whether they're finding their rock bottom, or they are finding their dream that they set for themselves, instead of condemning people for being in those areas, if you want to, you can learn from them.”
“You can make a massive, massive, massive change in your life by understanding somebody else's rock bottom.”
“You can either condemn that person for who they are and where they're at, and what's going on, or you can learn from them and grow and adjust and build a better life for yourself.”
“I think at the end of the day, the whole piece here is that, are we constantly learning from those around us? Are we constantly looking at everybody's achievements and failures and saying, How can I use those to better my world and my growth of who I'm going to be?”
“Each day, we can make an advancement towards where we want to go, or we can choose to not. And if we're choosing to not, it's usually because we're...making up all the excuses.”
“If I can take that away from [Branson]... The best thing I can do for my life, continuing to move forward from here, is to find that kid that's still inside me and embrace it. Because that kid inside of me doesn't have limitations. That kid inside of me doesn't have the, But we don't have enough money for that, we don't have enough time, we don't have enough energy.”
“Those are the little micro challenges that we're going to face that we must show up for and we must push through. Because those are building up our resiliency… Don't let those tough days take it out of you.”
“You are unbelievably powerful as a human being on this planet right now. And take a look around and look at what some people are achieving with their desire and their energy to go and go big.”
“It doesn't matter how big the goal is. It could be, Hey, I want to pay off my entire mortgage. You need to know that that is going to happen, believe that that is going to happen.”
“A master, rather than condemning himself for his ‘ordinariness,’ will embrace it and use it as a foundation for building the extraordinary.”
“Let’s be inspired by ourselves, too… Why don't we inspire ourselves by doing something great today, doing something that maybe we thought we couldn't do… And maybe it starts with picking up the phone and making that extra phone call.”
“Start taking action to create the dreams that you have, and start walking in alignment with the dreams you have.”
“This is all possible, but you have to take action in some way, shape, or form. It's not just going to happen on its own. [Branson] didn't just end up in space by accident.”
“Take action, everybody. Take action today.”
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