Maddie a Maddie diesel. What is going on, buddy? What's up, dude? How are we doing? Doing good man. Share the story behind the diesel.
matt:Oh man. Every year, so I just turned 34 every year. I kinda, I pick like a, whether it's a celebrity or just somebody that I admire, something that is like a persona and a personality that I can embody for the year. So like last year when I was 33, I'm a sports guy loves. Basketball being my number one favorite. And it was my Larry Bird year. That was his Jersey number 33. And dude was the white lightning. He was, scrappy and kinda one of those people that, people said he was never going to reach the levels of success that he did obviously on the basketball court. He was a shooter, always took his shots didn't matter, had that confidence. And so that was like that. Personality that I embodied last year. And I took some good shots. I made some obviously miss some that kind of mindset helps propel me. I was just like to anchor, things and that's one way that I do that. So this year 34 Shaq diesel dude is just a beast in dominant, everywhere he goes. So that's that's the mindset for a year of 34 around the sun.
brian:I love it, man. I love the different personalities and intentions every single year. And yeah. Larry Bird, man fundamentals. You just got to go with the fundamentals baby and the mantles dude, what's up. Yes, sir. But man, I am extremely happy to have you on today's show, man. This is a good one for me. You're someone that I've looked up to and someone that I've admired from a foreign, from a distance man, , I'm never afraid to gas. Whenever I see him whenever I'm hiking a random mountain with Matt here, you've done really big things, man, in a short period of time. And you leave a really nice trail of breadcrumbs behind you for people to follow. If people are listening to this Matt, Scott podcast, millionaire, mind cast, it's phenomenal. All of you would love it and you should go listen to it. So I want to start off right now, before we get into the business. Before we get into everything. You, I feel I've been watching you and following you, listen to the show for friends , everything you've been going through a lot of transition in your business and your personal life. In the asset classes that you've even been pursuing with your portfolio, walk us through going through this season of life and going through this transitory phase, because I think that's not really talked about that
matt:much. Yeah. I Ah, man, I constantly feel like I'm always in a state of transition to be honest, I think it's important to identify what, your. Core tree, trunk of life or businesses. And part of, finding what that is, is, constantly finding ways to evolve and transition and grow and 2.0 yourself and your mindset and your habits and your disciplines, and, so on a personal side, That has been, from being expelled in high school and doing all kinds of dumb shit for a good portion of my life to then saying, okay, I really. These things in life and all of the audio that I spoke out of my, my mouth wasn't really aligned with the video and the actions that I was taking in my life that led me to getting expelled in high school, arrested in college. And it was like one of those things where I'm just out of alignment out of congruence with who I say I want to be and who I actually am. And so obviously the feedback of life was something that it was just the reality and the truth of the situation. And so it was either do something different, and change and evolve and humble yourself and, identify the areas that you can improve in and grow. And. At the same time, it was also understanding just more about who I am and what I stood for and what I wanted to stand for. And that's just part of life, and a husband that I am and the father that I am, those are all things that over time I was able to just get more and more clarity on what. My core values were. And that ultimately is what drives my life. Every decision that I make is based on my core values and my vision my north star that I'm constantly, tracking on and working towards. And that was the same kind of thing in terms of business, too, of, where everything started of, working for an entrepreneur and getting exposed to that world, realizing I didn't want to be somebody that was, going and punching the clock every day. I wanted to have. I seen my fate my own hands. I didn't want any sealant on what I could achieve and earn financially. I wanted to be in a space that allowed me to, make an an impact and a difference on people, which obviously that kind of led the door to podcasts. And then obviously real estate was a wealth building vehicle and allowed me to, check some of those other boxes and just constantly seeking on improvement, and. Is really it wasn't thinking that allowed me to get more clarity. Don't get me wrong, like in a reflection and taking the feedback of life and the results of life and, discerning whether or not to do more of those things or less of those things based on what you want is very helpful. But the thinking really wasn't what got me, the clarity was the action that gave me the space and the results to then think. And make the next best decision based on what I was really trying to unlock in my life. So you know, that evolution in terms of business and where I started from, I was a realtor for five years and, I Built a top 1000 real estate team ranked by the wall street journal two years back to back. And then I realized that even though I was making good money, it also wasn't something that I was super passionate about and fired up about. And that then led me into flipping houses. And, after doing a couple hundred of those. While it was great and it was amazing. And I still do, a handful of flips every year. I realized that was something that I was not super passionate about. And so I think a lot of people think that they have to stay in the same lane forever. I'm in my twenties, I'm 34 now my twenties were a lot of just failing forward and, figuring out of all the stuff that I was doing and trying and failing it and having some success set, what I really wanted to be when I grow up. And so now obviously that's led me into commercial real estate. Buying medical plazas and strip centers. And then, the last, four or five years it's been hotels and, that launched my hotel brand and hospitality, and that's where I'm really leaning into and plant my flag. But when I look at. A lot of the, I use the analogy or metaphor of like tree trunks, what is your tree trunk, your core tree trunk that you're going to chop wood at every single day. What is the thing that is going to be the foundational pillar of where your energy, your effort, your skills, your talents, and resources, they, you're going to show up and chop wood. And for me right now, it's hospitality and who knows what it'll look like, in a handful of years. But I do think everybody needs to find a tree trunk that they're chopping wood at every single day. Mine started off as being a realtor. And I did that for five years and then flipping houses. I did that for 10 years hotels and there's some overlap right. There can be branches off of your tree trunk, but you really have to earn the. To go and do some of those other things. And I think too many people try and obviously, and I made the same mistakes go mile wide and an inch deep, and you don't really ever become a true skilled lumber Jack, in terms of chopping wood and producing the results. And so that has been the evolution of my journey and I'm just a student of life, man. I'm just constantly looking for my next teacher. I'm constantly trying to check my ego and, stay humble and. Show up and under promise and over deliver one to myself and to, to the people around me and let you know my actions and my results speak for themselves. And that's what's led me to where I'm at. So just
brian:getting started, just starting out in this wealth building journey, man. Hey, we all
matt:got to start somewhere and yeah, at the end of the day you do start somewhere, right? Like I started, I graduated from college and, had this expensive piece of paper. I didn't know what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted to be wealthy and successful and have this sexy lifestyle design and all that kind of stuff. You don't know what you don't know until you really get in there and start learning what you don't know and what you need to know in order to get to those next steps. And, I started with 800 bucks in my bank account and, begging my dad to let me catch up on rent the next month and the next month and the next month after that. And yeah, everybody starts somewhere, right? Every master starts as a studio. Bruce Lee, wasn't Bruce Lee, until he became Bruce Lee. Like LeBron James wasn't, LeBron James, until he became LeBron James. And so I think everybody starts somewhere. Everybody has that starting point and based on the amount of time and energy and effort. Yeah. There are certain people that have, special skills and things that maybe other people don't have and will never have. And that's okay. But the one thing that I've learned is. I've never been the fastest. I've never been the smartest, never been the strongest, but I've got a pretty intense work ethic. And, I've just everyday woken up and said, I'm dumb enough to believe in myself and I'm smart enough to take action every single day. And a lot of people lack those two things that would really make up for a lot of the stuff they think they need to have to be successful or to unlock the results that they want. And for me, I'm just like, I'm an idiot. Like I'm just going to bet on Madea to figure. And I'm just going to take action every day and doing that and making that happen. And, you do that day in and day out for years on end. And eventually you look up and you're like, whoa, I've got a pretty good sized real estate portfolio that I've been holding onto. Whoa, I've got a couple of hotels now. Whoa, I've got, thousands of followers. Whoa, I've got, people that. R a in my corner and supporting me and mentoring me and coaching and those little small things, done very consistently over an extended period of time, ultimately ends up leading to bigger things and, those things compound into much bigger things. And so I think it's, for me, I'm just patient and I'm just consistent. And I just try and grind. Of course there's peaks and valleys, mentally and physically along that journey. And that's part of the journey. But every day I just wake up and I bet on myself and I just take action on what it is that I, I think, and believe is most aligned with getting me the results that I want and need to take action on.
brian:Hey, we love taking action around here on. That's right. Yeah. We dabble and so much there to unpack and take away. But a big area that I want to take away from is I want to go back to ego here, because this is something that I'm working on actively. I know this is conversations that you've had with David Osborne and me and him spoke on this as well about really killing your ego and then allowing yourself to get back into that beginner's mindset. No matter what level you get to. I feel like that's the main driver of success. And I feel like you do that really well. And it's not something that a lot of people do well is being able to be the best at something and finally get up to that level and then say, okay, cool. What's next? And they moved to a completely different field where you're completely new. Can you talk a little bit more about ego in the context of being comfortable being uncovered? And breaking through these different levels of comfort zone financially and in your business and in yourself with your own personal growth. And then also hit a little bit more about your quote about the audio and the video, because that's always stood out to me. Yeah.
matt:I think at the end of the day, when I look at the people that I admire and I want to model after who've got amazing success is a very common. Characteristic, every single one of them have is they've got this healthy balance between confidence, not cockiness, but like just confidence in who they are. They could maybe like their conference. In being the dumbest guy in the room, they're confident in not knowing something that maybe other people think they should know, they're confident in who they are. And so there's this balance between confidence and also equally as important and weighted and that's humility. And so going, I might be worth a hundred million dollars and I don't know this or I'm okay. Asking this what many people would do. Considering it a silly question. This guy should know that. I don't care. Like I can be humble enough every single day to go and ask the right questions that I need to know to solve the problem that I want to solve for. I'm humble enough to roll my sleeves up and get back in and do work where it may be necessary or required at that stage in my business or that stage of my life, because I know that it's required to get to that next level or to get to that end result. And so I think it's this humility and confidence that. Really try and model for myself every single day and every opportunity that I have to, do those things. I get the fruits of what those things unlock and, people that are always checking their ego at the door and are understanding that, ego is in my opinion, a great thing. In a controlled environment. And so ego being the bowling ball, you gotta have your bumpers on the bowling alley, to make sure that you're still knocking down and hitting pins.'cause you don't want to, have the ego rolling you're right into the gutter, which ultimately puts up a big goose egg. And that's where a lot of people, they let their ego prevent them from doing things that would change their life or making an impact in other people's lives or unlocking some specific result because their ego, tells them that they're too good for that or that they would look silly or they would sound silly or whatever it may be. And when you can keep that ego in check and be humble, But still confident in who you are and what you can bring to the table and what you think you can produce as a result. I think that's a very dangerous in a good way balance to have, and. When it comes to, the audio and the video. I just think there's a level of congruency in life that when you can get all of those sings aligned in terms of Hey, I say, I'm this person, or, Hey, I'm talking about this Mo here. I'll give you an example. There's a lot of people right now. On social media, the world and information that the world that we live in and the information that is now accessible to people, they think that just because they read the message they are, and they are the messenger that they actually are and living that message. But that is just in congruency. I could go and read a book on, calculus and recite a couple pieces out of one of those curriculums, but am I a calculus expert? Fuck. No, I'm not, but I could position myself as that in a very short clip, but that's in congruent and therefore the incongruency that people subconsciously and consciously have in their life. Is ultimately something that is just a ceiling that will hold them where they're at forever. And I see that happening with a lot of influencers and people on social media nowadays, where just because a bunch of shit and you listen to podcasts and read a bunch of books and you're sharing this message as the messenger doesn't mean you actually live it. And therefore that's in congruent. And when you're out of congruency of who you are and your. You're never going to ultimately unlock the best results where if your audio and your video are aligned and they're in synergy together and they are congruent just like the four tires on your car. If one of them is out of alignment. The ride is going to be a little bit bumpier. It's not going to be as smooth. You're not going to get to where you want to go as fast or as efficiently. Whereas when you're in synergy, when you're in congruence, when everything is aligned, you become this very dangerous person. Because now the world, the conversations, the opportunities, everything that comes to you or is a reflection of you being who you are. Who you congruently say you are what you're saying and what you're doing are all aligned. And so ego can pull you out of that versus right. Humility and confidence can allow you to step into it in a way that allows you to accelerate, breaking through whatever ceiling might be hanging over your head and actually normalize making that your new floor, because now you became what was necessary to actually unload. And sustain that result through your own experience. And you can talk authentically and transparently knowing that's who you were. And so it was like a, I forget what book it was. I think it was. Maybe in my early twenties and it was I was Bernays brown Bernay Brown's book, and I forget it was like daring greatly. I don't know if it was no, it wasn't daring greatly. Actually it was the gift of imperfections. And that book gave me permission to be my imperfect self. And as I started over the years, getting more aligned with just being congruent with who I was at my core and part of that right. Takes. Years and time and conversations and work to actually get more clear on who you are. And I'm still peeling back the layers of the onion on who Matt is. I know at my core who I am and what I stand for, but every year I get to know myself a little bit more and trust myself a little bit more. And, I. Became more of the organic version of who I really was deep down inside. And as I was able to start giving more of that organic, authentic, transparent, true, real, aligned congruent mat to the world, basically the world just started reflecting back all of the conversations and the opportunities and the people and the experiences. That we're a reflection of the real knee. And so that's where I started seeing like my network and my circle and my influence of people start to be more of the people that I really wanted to be around because I was just being more of who I really am. And therefore, that's what I was really attracted. Same thing and opportunities, my business, my personal life. And so that's I really think, a lot of us, we wear a mask metaphorically, we, have a facade. People are, and we're human beings. We don't always like being vulnerable and exposed and showing those sides of ourselves. But I can say that even though those might be painful moments or challenging for certain people, meaning. The more I do it. The more. People really connect and relate to it because they want that deep down inside themselves too. And so those are some of the things that I've really tried to lean into over the last few years. And, it sounds more woo or more on the personal side of things. But I can say that as I've done. Work in my personal life and on myself personally, it has completely transformed and opened up wealth and business opportunities in a capacity that I would've never imagined past.
brian:Yeah, we think that we need to wear this mask online. Like you said, to your point, we think that we need to be to be in the room with the best is oh, I have to be the best. I have to flex my door account, my unit, count my cashflow numbers, all this different stuff I've found, and I'm auto you a lot. So I've watched from afar and I'm like, curiosity is a really good. Like curiosity can really get you in the door if you're that curious person that takes action before. If you're that person that is very coachable. If you're the person that is checking their ego at the door, like you said, and saying, Hey, I love what you're doing, coach me. And then you actually go and implement what they tell you to do. And then you feed it back to them. They're like, oh my God, this person actually did. And then, so a lot of people like, and that's coming from a place of authenticity, vulnerability, and people don't model that, that much, they all feel like they need to be the big shot. And when you said that a quote came to mind about weaknesses. So weaknesses are your strengths. Your greatest weakness is when your strengths are overused. So that's where the ego and the confidence. So like you said, the confidence and humility. When your confidence is overused, that's where the humility disappears and it's completely out the window. So what you talked about bumpers. I love that quote. I remember that from Mike ALA, too. He told me that as well. And he was like, yeah, we got, keep the bumpers up and stay out the gutter buddy. And I'm curious, what are some bumpers that you were using and still use today? Stay out of that gutter because I'm sure it gets progressively more difficult with different levels of success to be able to say, Hey, like it's not that big of a deal, I'm doing me.
matt:Yeah. I I think, at the end of the day human beings, we're all weak broken. Screwed up people. That's just the re the more I've dove in and done work on human psychology and personal development. It doesn't matter how successful you are, how big your balance sheet or your bank account is. The rich guy and the poor guy, they're still dealing with the same struggles in between their ears, the same way that other people are. It's just in a different context. And for me, I'm the big framework guy. And I know that I'm a weak person. And therefore I opt into certain frameworks and routines and rhythms. I'm a big rhythm person. Cause that keep, those are my bumpers that keeps me out of the gutter in terms of having the right rhythms, having the right routines. And when I do most of those things within those frameworks, they keep me bowling. The center of the lane and at least knocking down pins, if not the goal, strikes and spares, putting up the most points that you possibly can every single day on the scoreboard. And so for me, I know when I call it being weaponized, I know when I'm weaponized, like I think everybody can look back on a time and relate to. When you were in flow, when you were really dangerous, like when you felt like no one could stop you, no challenge could prevent you from moving the needle forward and. For me, I took inventory of that. I'm like, damn, he was like, I'm in flow right now. Like you put anything in front of me, I'm fucking knocking this shit down. You try and get in my way. I'm steamrolling you, anybody tries to stop me. Like it ain't happening. Like I'm untouchable right now. Like we all know those kinds of moments and seasons in life. And so the goal is right. It's like that pocket in a wave, as a breaks and you find that perfect sweet spot in the world. You don't do nothing. You're just there riding it, enjoying it, having fun. It's effortless, it's free. And so you want to stay there as long as you possibly can. I took inventory of what's going on in my life right now. And that way I'm clear on what that is. So that way, when I'm not in a sweet spot, I'm not in that pocket anymore. In a rut or I'm mentally not in the right space or physically not in the right space. How do I swing the pendulum back towards that target? What's going on, what was the recipe there? And so for me, I boiled it down to a bunch of, basically it was 10, 10 things that identified were, most important for me in terms of, having that rhythm and routine. And I can share those with you if you want.
brian:Oh, I don't
matt:know. I guess maybe mine were, and I think this is a cool exercise for anyone to do, because if anything, it just will help you get clear clarity being the biggest thing of what works for you. When you're crushing it. And how do you do more of those things when you're not? So mine was, eating healthy and clean. I'm usually intermittent fasting. I'm usually not drinking as much. And those are things that, keep my energy levels strong and also better sleep. So I'm sleeping, six to eight hours of sleep a night. I'm working on projects that really are like extremely. Fire me up. I'm enthusiastic about cars that enthusiasm and passion really flows into other areas of my life. I'm working with world-class people who I have fun with, who are challenging me, who are inspiring me. I'm making money my morning and my evening routines are dialed in. I'm working. Out consistently, I'm physically challenging myself. And then the last two are I'm emotionally and spiritually and physically connected with my wife. And then I am playing full out as a father. I'm getting great quality time with my kids, memorable moments, having a bunch of fun. And so those are that's my hit list, but then I like chunked it down even further. And I was like, What are the top one, two or three things that if I only did those three things, they would flow into the other seven. And that's probably what is, getting me into that optimized state as it is. And for me it was, yeah. Yeah. So for me it was number one, it was my wife. So like when me and my wife are good when we're having sex, when we're going on date nights, when we're emotionally connected, when we're supporting each other at a high level, I'm great. Like I'm carrying that out into other areas of life and business, being a better dad. How I show up in the gym? Like I just got a different pep in my step when me and my wife are locked in when I'm. That also has the adverse effect. Then the other one was, working out in eating clean. That's like my daily dose of meditation. I go to the gym seven days a week, 365 days a year. And that's my daily dose of meditation. And if I'm not, opted, into a good routine of eating or working out. I'm generally off my game. And so those were the main dominoes that I said, if I didn't do anything else, and I just did those things, that's going to have a ripple effect into everything else. And so I constantly try and reflect back on how am I. Weaponized at the moment. And when I'm in a rut or I'm not doing the right things, it generally goes back to those rhythms, routines and habits. And so that's where I try and stay within those frameworks because it just simplifies things for me, like high performance people. They never have a problem. Taking action. It's are they taking action on the right things that produce the greatest returns on your time and your energy and your effort and your money. And so if you can get clear on what those things are and simplify that, and just execute on taking action on those things, you're going to get much greater result. And so that's where I've noticed about some of the most successful people in the world is, Success is simple, right? It's just not easy to consistently execute on and do the right things every single day. And as you get more and more feedback in your life, over the course of your journey, you're going to start to identify the things that do work for you, that you can double down on that you can be consistent with and start to eliminate some of the other noise and, stuff that just is not really worthwhile. And again, I'll just say this with a little context everybody's solving for a different problem at the end of the day, right? Like my definition of wealth or success or happiness or fulfillment or freedom is different than yours, it might be different from David Osborne's. It might be different from, the person who's living in their van cruising around to all the national parks and makes you know, four grand a month. Everybody's solving for something different. Therefore your lifestyle, your habits, your routines, your disciplines are probably going to be a little bit different too. So I just like to study people that have unlocked what it is for them. That equals wealth, happiness, fulfillment, freedom, and how they got there. And then extract that out into my own journey. What I think applies to me personally, and then I write, tweak it and optimize it and implement it into my own lifestyle. And so that's where I think it's really important. It's I don't want to be like Brian, I don't want to be like David Osborne. I love bro. Brian, I love David Oslo, but I don't want to be like you guys. I want to be like me. I want to find out what my own journey is. I want to take what works from other people in their own context, but apply it to the Madea way and identify through my own journey. How that best serves me. But I think one of the coolest things of life is I think too many people are trying to be like too many other people is be more of you lean into who you are, turn up the volume on you and see what that unlocks for you. Cause that's way more exciting for me than it is being more like David Osborne. Yeah.
brian:Because nobody can be David Osborne like David Osborne can, nobody can be mad. Nobody can be V and it's. It's cool to go down this journey. And one of the journeys, like if you're listening to this and you're like, Hey, I love what you're saying, but who am I? That's the journey. That's what we're talking about. Yep. So this is all a game. It just peeling back that onion baby and just getting in there and figuring out, what makes me tick? What fires me up for me? I make this, I love that you talked about. Talked about being weaponized. I love that. That's how I feel with this podcast. I started this podcast and to tie this all back to ego, right? We talked ego in the sense of being overly confident, but I will challenge this to all of you. Listening. Ego also apply. In the opposite regard to what you think because my guy, Allah, one of me and Matt's good friends, he told me the reason that I was doing this show. I said, Hey, man, I don't want to do it. I don't have any value to add to other people. That's your ego being afraid. That's that fear of failure, that fear of rejection to share other information out, to share lessons to other people, but I'm sure you had a bunch of roadblocks and walls and frictions started your podcast. And you're like, what do people think of me? That's ego. It's not the ego. We talk about a lot, but that's the same thing. And getting through that and being like, Hey, let me get out of my own way. I'm being selfish. I got to share everything that I'm doing. So I love that you said that, man, and it's so cool to watch you go through your different seasons and go through your. Growth patterns may cause, and we'll get into hospitality and the hotel industry here shortly. But one last question I really want to hit on because this is something that you just blasted through. I'm curious about what parts of Maddie, a, the seven figure version had to die for you to become the mat. The eight figure version
matt:for me, I think. The one thing that has probably changed the most from seven. To eight has more so been around succeeding through other people. I think the biggest bottleneck in terms of wealth building that I've experienced was when I thought I had to be the one to do it all, or to be the expert or to know it all. And when you get the right people around you and the there's so many things that have become cliches because people have just said it over and over again. But at the end of the day, many of those things are just their law, their truth, and the more you go through life and you experience them for yourself, you're like, oh shit, okay. I get that now because you experienced it. And so for me, as I've gotten further, along in my wealth building journey it really has been the. Focus around like succeeding through other people. And really that sounds selfish because it's about me succeeding through other people, but really at the end of the day, if I'm succeeding through other people, those people are winning. And so it's like, how do you serve. Other people at a really high level and a big piece of that is clarity. It's tools, it's support and accountability. And when you can get the right people on the right seats, based on what you know, you're trying to achieve. And have them be really clear and bought in on what their role and responsibility is for that particular outcome and that they have the right tools and support and training and systems to follow, to produce those outcomes. And you can hold them accountable and elevate and call them up to a higher version of themselves and just let them do what you are actually asking and paying them to do. It's beautiful to see how leverage can really unlock things. And I would say the biggest bottleneck for me for so many years was, being so busy thinking that I was the only one who can do those things. And ultimately, if somebody does it even 70% of the capacity that I think I could write. But it frees up that chunk of time for me to go and focus on higher income producing activities that are tied to my goals or my vision or my, mission. That's worth it because I have super powers that I bring to the world that I need to double down on. And David Osborne actually, we're a big shout out to David. We're talking a lot about David on this episode was born. One of the things that he said to me that I still know. Carry through to this day is he's the difference between really successful people and successful people is like really successful people know that they're good and capable at doing just about anything that they want to do, but by being good at a lot of things, you'll never be great at a few things. And the really successful people are okay with letting go of the things that they know they can be good at and let somebody else be good at them or even mediocre at them. But they go and double and triple down on the things that they can be world-class at and group. And by doing that, the Delta on letting those things that you're good at go and doubling and tripling down on the things that you can be great at, or world-class set is far greater than if you were to just hoard all of those things that you can be good at. And you think you can only do at the highest level. And that was a big game changer for me. Was that. Let me just let this stuff go and give people clarity, tools, resources, training, accountability, support, all that stuff, and just go be world more world-class at what my superpowers are. And just by doing that, I've seen. New levels and doors open up for me that I would've never been able to see without actually letting some of those things go. And the other thing that I would note on that too, is by hoarding activities and tasks and responsibilities, like you are going to be the greatest ceiling and capper and bottleneck to your success. And you're also going to Rob other people. That want to be in your world and want to help elevate you and want to be a part of your journey and want to be a part of your sex success. You're going to Rob them of finding their true strengths and talents by not giving them those opportunities because you're hoarding them for yourself. And it really is just a lack of trust. And it's a lack of preparation. If you take the time to prepare, to set someone else up for success, by giving them clarity tools, resources, and accountability. The right. People are going to not only go and do that, but they're going to blow through whatever expectation you had at whatever level you had it, the right people will over deliver on that. And if you don't give people that opportunity you're just going to be the biggest. Cap on your own life success or your own business. And so for me, it's I really said, okay, if I can get clear on what success looks like in this role for these people. And I can just trust in that process and go and double down, I'm going to go and find new levels that I would have never found. By keeping all of those responsibilities on my plate. And ultimately the beauty has been, I've seen people one over achieve and do things that I thought I could only do as good as I could do it. And they've blossomed into new versions of themselves. So it's like a different, not only is it going to serve you at a high level, it's almost unlocking a new level of leadership that you would have never had because you. You, you took that opportunity away from people. And for me, Like the amount of human capital and the currency that, that has created in my life, because I gave someone that opportunity to go and succeed and learn new things about themselves and what they're capable of and calling them up to a higher version, just by letting some of those things go in my world. That's something that people are forever grateful for that opportunity that you give to them to find those skills and to find that confidence in themselves and, make their income go up or to unlock an achievement that they would have never had without you letting go of something in your life or in your business. It's a form of leadership and it creates this level of loyalty and impact and appreciation in that person that I think all people want to have on others. And. Thinking that you're the only person who can do something in your life and your business will continue to be the greatest bottleneck that caps you from going to where you want.
brian:Ooh, man. So first off, fuck hospitality, but not talking. I love your hotels. But not today. Not today. We can talk. We can talk. And then, so for people listening like Matt's, episode's going to come after Jake Harris. We have Jake, we're going to talk hospitality with Jake's. There are partners on the San Antonio project that Jake and I talked about. And we can have a whole separate conversation on hospitality and other day, because that shit that's the vehicle, man.
matt:Yeah. So it's just the vehicle, whether it's, the strip center that I am a medical Plaza that I own single families that I own, apartments, syndications, hotels. Wealth building has done through via only fans account. Yeah. I Yeah, dude, y'all better sign up cause your boy might be dropping some goodness today. But no, I think again, wealth building is like money is just a tool that unlocks, more of who someone is at their core and gives them a platform and a spotlight to go and showcase. And so love him or hate him, think he's weird or not. I fucking love what Elon Musk is doing right now because I love it. He's using his money as a tool to make a difference and an impact in the world that ultimately. It's going to transform and have ripple effects for thousands of years to come. The dude put freaking NASA and the government out of business with space X, the dude has transformed the electric vehicle space. The dude is, attacking Twitter and free speech and trying to make sure that sense, like he's doing things that he would have never had the opportunity to do at the level that he's doing it at without money. So vehicle is important for. Mine is hospitality, and real estate investment. But at the end of the day yeah, money is cool. And I love seeing great people do great things with money. We also, know the opposite of people that are financially killers and they're bankrupt in their health and their relationships and how they treat other people and what they give back. And, I want to be somebody that I consider a whole life millionaire, where I live with just as much intention and purpose and alignment with my core values and my mission and my marriage and my parenting as a father and my friendship and family, and, philanthropy as I do in my business and my bank account. But at the end of the day, if you strip it all down, like what I really care about and who I decided to align myself with and who I like to engage with our people. Have value and clarity and who they are and what they bring to the world that goes far beyond how many comments and zeros you have in your bank.
brian:I love that, man. So you've mentioned clarity and how action breeds clarity. And it's a cool, it's a cool little, it's a catch 22, right? So a lot of people think that confidence. You need confidence and you need all these mantras and you need all this motivation to get the confidence, to take the action, to get the clarity. But it's backwards, right? So it's you have to take the action. You just it's like just chopping the machete out into the forest, man. You're just literally swinging in the jungle. And then, so that the action creates the path. You create the path and then all of a sudden then that's where the confidence comes from because you're like, I'm taking action. And then that's where the clarity comes. So it all just originates from action. And then that's where everything is bred. So to speak on clarity, man, 27, I've had 27 people show me this little bastard right here. Oh, vision board on my phone. I'm a phone. I have shown I've had 27 people that have actually watched your video that. To them about how to create the vivid vision board and 27 have sent back. I'm always keeping track 27% back their vision board, where they did it. And I love it, man. Are you still rocking out with the vision board and what the phone screens? Absolutely. Dude, what's on yours right now.
matt:Here, give me one second.
brian:Oh man. Oh man. My boys jazzed up. We use this as a commercial break while Maddie H um, we got the vision board. Oh man.
matt:Which, this is a, I get mine printed up and a poster every single year. I did a Walgreens. And yeah. At Walmart Walgreens. And it's wild, dude. I'm looking at this and just in the last two years, I have, from showing it right now. I have,
brian:sorry guys, listen to the podcast. Y'all are out of luck. Sorry. You got a subscribed to the YouTube channel.
matt:Exactly. We built my wife. My wife is a big reader, so we built my wife. Library and bookshelf in our house. I was thinking that this was going to be, this is for those that can't see it, it's a cabin on the water in lake Tahoe. And I was thinking, this is going to be a 10 year type of vision. And I literally last year ended up buying a hotel that has a cabin on the back of the property. And it is literally lakefront and. This is a big commercial asset that was with an institutional hedge fund that I wanted to get done, that I ended up helping them buy a Google building taking my daughters to Disney world for a big family trip. We're doing that this year with my I'm taking my dad, my mom, my aunt flying in from Canada. Like our whole family is going out there and we're doing Disney world our family garden in the backyard. I got a new car this last year. I bought my mom a car this last year. Best shape of my life. Did 75 hard. It's just wild. What again, 'cause a lot of people say, like when I asked them like what do you want, man? What is it that you want for yourself? Most people say, I want to make more money or I want to travel more. I want more freedom. What the fuck does that mean? That's so ambiguous. That doesn't mean shit to me. Tell me exactly what to be a better
brian:father.
matt:What does that mean? What does that mean? I want to know specifically give me something that is measurable that you and I are both on the same page about that. You could literally say. I did this and we both think that is the exact same outcome and can check that box off. And that's why I created the rich life clarity contract. That's why I created the rich life planner. That's why I did some of those things for myself because I realized that I was the dude saying, I want more money. I want more freedom. I want to make a bigger impact. What does that mean? And as I got clear on what those things were. Then it's like that north star, like if you know exactly the destination that you want to go to, you can get directions on how to go there. If I say I want to go somewhere in LA, that ain't going to take me nowhere specific. If I say, I want to go to, Malibu and eat at Nobu on the, deck overlooking the ocean. All right. I can figure out how to get there. Like we can create an action plan and milestones and stepping stones to make sure it's never
brian:the way though. It's never the way that you think is going to happen though, because like your cabin up in Tahoe is like, You will see that on the board. And you're like, yo, okay, cool. I'm gonna buy me a cabin, but no, you bought the fucking,
matt:so I think that's where for me, again, clarity is a very big part of helping you stay on track. And just like consistently, like you said, nothing's linear, but the clearer you are, the more you can course correct. And pivot and adapt. Along the way to make the next right step based on where you think you want to go. And, like I said, the clarity for me, it just comes from action. And when I get I think for entrepreneurs, fear now, the way I've wired this conversation of fear in my head, I used to hate speaking. I didn't like talking and now, I got a top 100 podcast. I speak on stages around the world. So for me it was, Fear and how I wired in my head, the conversation I have in my head. And I think for most entrepreneurs is they do more of it. Fear is like this call to adventure. It's almost like this call to action of oh shit, I'm feeling a little. Okay. I see I'm alone. I'm going to get, yeah, like I'm going to get stretched. I'm going to be challenged here. And we now are like adrenaline junkies for growth and change and constantly. And proven in leveling up and that's all usually rooted in fear. And so for me, the more I do things that scare me and the more I overcome those fears and I, check my pulse and I'm still alive and blood still pumping through my body and my kids still think I'm cool. And my wife still loves me. I'm. Okay. Let's just go do more, those things. Like I'm still alive. It didn't kill me. So fear overcome more and more just turns into more confidence. And so now the conversation, every time I'm like a little like, Ooh, that's making me nervous. Like I actually get excited. I lean into that more and more. And when it comes to being clear on what it is that you're looking to accomplish in your life or in your business, it's not trusting that is finite in the final destination and product, but it's just trusting that you put in the work that you prepared enough to remove a lot of the anxieties and the unknowns that our brains often go and, run wild. And it eliminates and trends. A lot of that fat just gives you the ability to just take the next right step that you think is the rice. It could be the completely fucking wrong direction, but it's a step, but it's a step. And the step with the feedback and the framework and the discipline. It gives you the ability and creates the space for you consciously and subconsciously to keep doing the work and taking the next right step and taking the next right step. So if you would ask me to rewind on, my professional journey, like if you had asked the college mat that was working at this insurance service brokerage for this entrepreneur, if I'd be owning hotels and, speaking on stages, I'd be like, dude, you fucking crazy. If you would have asked me, are you going to be successful in life? I'd be like, hell yeah. No doubt, but I didn't know what journey or what path or what vehicle was going to get me there. It was just that belief in confidence. So if you're listening to this right now and you're going to be successful, you know that you're going to unlock amazing things in your life. Be okay with the fact that you don't have to have it all figured out right now. You just need to be confident enough to be. Taking the next right step that you think is aligned with the direction you want to go in. Be dumb enough to bet on yourself every single day and smart enough to just get up and move in that direction and aware enough. To get and take the feedback to then make the next right step after that. And that's ultimately what I do every single day. It's not anything crazy or rocket science. It's just rooted in those very simple ways of thinking
brian:Matt work with people.
matt:Always on the podcast, millionaire, mind cast, three episodes a week, always come out. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, they can hit me up on social media on Instagram. I'm about to start launching my tech talk. So I'm going to be getting out some work. And yeah, they can always find stuff online madison.com, YouTube, Instagram and in the past, And then
brian:if you are an accredited investor and you want to partner with you and see what you got going on with all your different deals.
matt:Yeah. If anybody is interested in, investing in any of my syndications or projects, just text the word deals to 8 4, 4, 4, 4, 7, 15 55, that'll get you on the list. To just get more of the offerings that we put. And to, see what types of passive investments are available at that point in time. But I always love connecting with other investors, other people that are looking to build wealth. And you can do that by texting the word deals to that phone number.
brian:Last question. What is one thing about your life or your business that you are very proud of that most people don't know about? You?
matt:Both. My parents worked for me. That's something that I'm really proud of. Yeah. Both of my parents, although divorced, grinded and work their asses off as single parents to, give me the best life that they possibly could. And more so than, the best. Environment, everybody struggles and has challenges that they go through but the qualities and characteristics and the confidence that they fostered in me is something that, I find is priceless and that I want to give to my girls and that I have been so grateful and appreciative for over the years. And they are the reason why I'm an entrepreneur. Both of my parents worked in corporate America for 25 years and hated just about every second of it. And they sacrificed a lot for that. And they encouraged me when I was, getting out of college to go and bet on myself and to, take that leap of faith. And I did, and obviously like that journey, and how things have unfolded has been amazing. And. Now, both of them, I've retired, both of them out of their professional careers and both of them work with me. My mom is one of my ops managers and the hotel company. My dad helps manage a lot of my commercial assets and just getting to work with my family on a daily basis the amount of respect and love and appreciation I have for my parents. Is, it's really hard to put into words. And I think that's such a special thing that as I look around and I look at how many people have relationships with their parents, let alone good relationships, let alone amazing relationships. I would consider my relationship with both my parents. Amazing. They've been through thick and thin with me on everything, from getting expelled to arrested to, all kinds of crazy shit. And, they've breathed life and confidence into me at every step of the way and getting to have them, be a part of my professional journey and to help serve them and allow them to live, a lifestyle that really they love and they enjoy and still be productive in a work environment. It, to me that's really special and that's something that I'm really grateful for.
brian:I knew that this was going to be fire. I didn't know that we were not going to talk business whatsoever. Nah, I I figured it would go this direction, but man, you gave some evergreen advice. This is going to be one of those shows that just is able to be transferred. All different businesses, all different areas. There's just so many gems and nuggets from this. So my friend, I appreciate you as always. Thank you for coming on. Thank you for having this conversation with me and thanks for being you brother.
matt:The love what you're up to man. And it's really fun watching your journey as well. And you'll be, I'll be interviewing you for surpassing me and all the great stuff that you're doing here at no time. So keep it up. Yeah. I'll get a hotel next to your
brian:brother, man.
matt:I'm talking about. Yes,
brian:sir. All right. This has been a Brian Lubin and Matty, a Maddie diesel with the action academy podcasts on and off. Bam.