Aligning Your Investments with Your Core Values: The Key to Purpose-Driven Wealth
On our last Getting Real episode, I had an incredible conversation with Amy Johnson, a values-based consultant and coach, and I’m excited to share what we uncovered. If you’re a real estate investor—or thinking about getting into it—there’s something crucial that’s often overlooked. It could be the game-changer you’ve been waiting for. What’s the secret? Aligning your investments with your core values.
Most of us go through life making decisions without fully realizing what’s driving them. We think we know what we want, but when we dig deeper, we often find we’ve been guided by values we weren’t even aware of. Amy explained it beautifully: if you’re not in touch with your true values, it’s like trying to navigate life blindfolded. You’re guessing and hoping to hit the mark, but you often feel off track.
Check out this episode of Getting Real Live where I chat with values-based consultant Amy Johnson...
I'm a big believer in the power of mentors to help you collapse time frames, see opportunities you never realized existed, help you to think differently, and to become way more successful than you could have by yourself. For this reason, I've invested a lot of time and money to learn from my mentors. Those investments have definitely paid off!
In the spirit of paying it forward, I want to share the three most valuable lessons I've learned from my mentors:
1. Focus on Relationships for Life
For those of you who have heard my story, you know that one man was a very important catalyst to my growth and success in real estate - Robert Helms. He's the host of the Real Estate Guys Radio Show and he's an incredibly successful investor and developer who has done over $1 billion dollars in deals. He has taught me a lot in the 3 1/2 years I've known him. The number one lesson I learned from him was to "build relationships for life."
Most people are very transactional and short-term in...