I think its one of the top hundred podcasts in the world, give or take. Instead, Joshua and I focus on the harsh realities of growing an digital empire.\r\r Enjoy!\r\r \u0026nbsp;\r\r You can find more information in the show notes at http://podcast.affordanything.com/episode99 Is it all the hustle and grind? We're confident in the quality of our books. w !1AQaq"2B #3Rbr I still get a lot of my great information from the community and the network. You know, from a sheer depression, man in the year before my exit, in the year and a half before my exit I had Id never had this before, but I had three like full on panic attacks. Because, man 2020, nobody feels good anymore, man, we dont feel good anymore. unit you let me know well do it whenever. Josh is also host of the BiggerPockets Podcast (80 million . So, you know, being willing and open to change and being dynamic, I think is one of the most important things. And you know, continue to love Bigger Pockets and love how its impacting peoples lives. I was happy to have three amazing children, food on the table, and a safe place to live. But Ive definitely drafted an outline. It became more than a website - it became a brand and an ideal. Whether its in business, you know, I want to be a better CEO, I want to learn how to become a CEO, so I went and read lots of books on it. But you know, looking to make that a little more official. As always, I charged on despite my body and subconscious screaming as loud as possible to stop. You know, we were living pretty tight on what we were making, where we were, as you know, Denvers not inexpensive. My excitement for the company and brand never waned, but I really stopped loving going in to work, but didnt know it. But, you know, I now have a formula on how do I get rid of them. And so we said, hey. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. On show 313 of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we interviewed Jesse Itzler and what most struck me was our conversation about how short and precious life really is. A life-long adventurer, Brandon (along with his wife and daughter) splits his time between his home in Hawaii and various other destinations around the globe. Sign up today! And in that time, I realized that I wasnt as happy as I wanted to be running the business. And, you know, Ive been investing, you know, since my exit, in different things, looking for, you know, startups to get involved with, looking for boards to become a part of, looking to advise, Ive been advising some small companies kind of off the books. And, you know, I think theres a lot of people who are willing to. Right? Joshua Dorkin is a serial entrepreneur, investor, podcaster, publisher, and educator. Ive used that technique, and that has helped me dramatically. All rights reserved. Joshua Dorkin is the founder of BiggerPockets, as well as a serial entrepreneur, investor, podcaster, publisher, and educator. You know, how do I make it so I could either scale this, get to an exit or just, you know, sell it and quit and be done and find something else. doesn't own much property. Josh tells his story of wanting to quit, having 3 nervous breakdowns, and eventually selling to a private equity company. But I look at the cycle as a multi stage cycle. We had kids at that point. Second phase was when I took it serious, quit my job and really spent all my time on it. Once I realized this, I instantly knew what I had to do. As you know, Im like a scrawny dude. COVID you know, your kid gets sick. And so I think that mindset is exceptionally important. And that goes into to do lists. Unlike most traditional real estate books, this one wont tell you there is one secret path to real estate success. And so thinking about the things you go through, look, we all go through good stuff and we all go through bad stuff. And its not healthy for any of us, it really is not. All that really matters is our families, our health, and our happiness. I put on my headset and Id walk around the neighborhood and I easily got my 10,000 steps. But yeah, I mean, there were down periods, dark periods. Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turnerlongtime hosts of the worlds #1 real estate podcast, The BiggerPockets Podcastgive you an insiders look at the many different niches and strategies that exist. BiggerPockets has also added a publishing arm, which released Set For Life on April 23just in time for the height of house-hunting season. Plus, he doesn't own any rental properties outright anymore, simply because BiggerPockets requires too much of his attention. Josh Dorkin: Absolutely. If Squarespace had an autosave function and you didnt lose almost an hour of work on a great blog post when your iPad shuts down. the health, for example, instead of like, hey, I need to lose weight. Where am I good in each of these things? You know, well be doing great getting, you know, x million views per month on, you know, through search, and all of a sudden, Google will make an algorithm change, and thatll drop 20% or 30%. Let me know what you think and please share this if you find it valuable! I dont know, you know, I certainly have my own unique and distinct perspective, like anyone else. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to go to the desired page. But, you know, if anybody who tries to grasp these things, theyre so big and scary, well then break it down into little steps. Lifes too short, man. I get to advise Scott and the current leadership team alongside some incredible partners. Dan Daugherty: Yeah, I mean, lets start from the very beginning. Is it all the material stuff? Do I hire? Dan Daugherty: Well said. So, I thought there had to be a better way. I dont know. On October 28, 2015, the couple released a book named "The Book on Managing Rental Properties." Children In May 2016, they welcomed a daughter, named Rosie. . Many of you know how I worked almost 8 years without taking a single day off because of this mentality . Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turnerlongtime hosts of the world's #1 real estate podcast, . This caused a shift in Joshua's reality, so he dropped everything. Horrifying, scary. Where are you spending all of your money? 40.3K subscribers Thirteen years ago, Joshua Dorkin's friends teased him about starting a website that seemed to have no future. Yeah. I make a list of everything thats stressing me out, all the stressors, from big to small, and then I start to knock them off. And so I think for a very long time I ran my life, you know, moment to moment and its through conversations with folks like Brandon, you know, lots of, Ive got some good friends who think real deeply, to reading a lot, reading a lot, listening to some, you know, thought leaders in various spaces, you know, my transformation really, I think began from the moment of that I went to my wife, year eight of the company, and I was in tears. You know, we are not residents yet, you know, were doing our trial balloon now so to speak. Given the choice, I decided to pivot and change course. You know, I didnt know if I needed to take an ambulance to the hospital. I cant really describe in words what everything looked like, but it didnt feel right. Welcome to the Big Exit, where we discuss startup acquisitions with the founders who lived it. It wasnt simple enough, and we, you know, we realized that I was doing everything, which I was, I was doing the job of, you know, 17 different people. So we made the decision that we would start and hire one person who could lighten the load for me. Some people dont see that, its almost like when you get a new car, and then you start seeing other similar cars that are the same color that you never saw before. Six years later and a full eight years after I founded the company, I hired my first full-time employee, Brandon Turner, who helped me create our podcast and was crucial in the next stage of growth of the business from lifestyle business to full fledged company. You know, I got a standing desk instead of a sitting desk, you know, then I started to add one on one meetings, you know, when I had one on one meetings, instead of doing it at a restaurant or coffee, or sitting down in the office, they would be walking meetings. So, you know, the decision was, do I raise money? Dan Daugherty: Ah, I love that. It is big enough that youre not doing everything, but small enough that you can still get your hands dirty when you want. And I immediately thought of you, because youve bootstrapped Bigger Pockets from I remember your Washington Park house where we met to really a multi-million dollar organization. Problems dont go away. It was excruciatingly slow and frustrating, but we never let up. What are the things that I need to do to be better within all these personal domains? http://biggerpockets.com/moneyshow42Real estate is a hot topic right now, and who better to talk about the subject than BiggerPockets founder Joshua Dorkin a. And Im. Plus, he doesnt own any rental properties outright anymore, simply because BiggerPockets requires too much of his attention. The political upheaval, the COVID chaos. https://www.biggerpockets.com/show421Many avid members of the BiggerPockets forum, listeners to the podcast, or readers of our articles may know our founder, Joshua Dorkin. Post close, I joined the board of directors, but no longer was involved in the day to day decision making at the company. First, for those who arent sure how to do the math, in order to determine someones net worth, you need to take into consideration all assets and liabilities and put together a balance sheet.. And, you know, my goal was to figure out how do I get myself, how do I change things? You know, I was in an industry where there were entrenched interests that wanted me destroyed from the get go. And my idea, you know, was one where, you know, VCs and angels thought it didnt have a chance. We took power from those who made information inaccessable by opening the doors and making sure real estate investing knowledge was free.Over the years, the mission to democratize knowledge so anyone, anywhere, regardless of income, education, age, or any other demographic, could learn to build wealth, has resulted in countless lives being changed for the better.Not only have we helped individual investors around the country and work, but weve moved markets.Ive always wanted to calculate the actual economic impact of the business - Im sure the true number would blow everyones minds. And the platform itself, your business, whatever it is, is not going to be able to blossom.