Community more than anything else is the main driver to financial freedom. When surrounded by the right group of people who can solve problems, come up with new and innovative ideas, and get things done, the sky is truly the limit. This was my experience when I joined the creative real estate group Subto by Pace Morby. I was able to meet so many amazing people doing so many deals nationwide. I also met a partner on my biggest deal to date. Together, we were able to come up with a creative way to get the deal under contract and that would not have been possible had it not been for Subto. Do you surround yourself with the right people? There are people who say that they want to be financially free, and then there are those who take the necessary steps to make it happen. Which one of these are you?
Distancing from groups that don’t align with your goals
A lot of people have a very hard time with this and for good reason. It’s hard! Distancing yourself from those who don’t share your goals, ambitions, or values is necessary, even if it means distancing from people you have been close to for some time. This should not be viewed as negative for either party, just that one person is on a different wavelength than the other, and that if values begin to align again the relationship will be rekindled. A lot of the time in life you begin to just naturally distance with people you no longer relate to over the course of time non confrontationally. I as well as you know that friend groups have come and gone for us over the years and will continue to do so as we grow and evolve. Of course, you’ll have your core group of people who are lifelong friends/family members that you’ll always have a relationship with, but as important as this group is, it’s a minority of people you will have a relationship with.
Personally, I saw my biggest evolution of who I was surrounding myself with in 2020 during the pandemic. Before, I surrounded myself with people who I wouldn’t post-pandemic because of the personal evolution I went through during this time. In 2020, I really honed in on becoming financially free and looking into ways to achieve this goal which was something my friends at the time were not as interested in. Because of this, 2020 me became a completely different person than 2019 me. As I look back and get older, I can see the evolution of myself as a person and how I’ve grown and changed over the years. I can also see how the group of people I’ve surrounded myself with has changed in terms of who I no longer surround myself with, who I associate with now, and the people that have stuck with me forever. When you think about this, it is pretty eye-opening to see your evolution simply through the people you spend the most time with.
Community shapes the person
Seeing who a person spends their time around most in terms of community or friend groups can tell a lot about who they are, what they believe, and what their values are. In the Subto community I’m in now, I spend the majority of my time around people who invest creatively in real estate, and are or on track to be financially independent and extremely wealthy. All of them are go-givers which means they look to add value to everyone’s lives that they touch and help others reach their goals. These two qualities and traits are ones that I wish to emulate in my own life. Surrounding myself with people with similar values to me has propelled me to accelerate my growth as both an individual and a businessman. In just a short few months, I have a huge portfolio deal under contract, I have a business in Florida, I have 3 partners in two different businesses, and I have one employee who is a cold-calling virtual assistant. None of that would have been possible had it not been for the community in which I am a part of. Community truly shapes you as a person, and helps you become who you want to be. Take a second to reflect on your life and how your groups have evolved over the years. Take a third person look at who you spend time around now. Are these people helping you get where you want to be? Are your values aligned so that you could help each other? These are questions you need to ask yourself because community is truly everything.