AJ Osborne is a real estate investor and self-described ‘Freedom Fighter’ who has built up a $100 million portfolio in real estate. It wasn’t until AJ became paralyzed from head to toe and placed on life support that he realized how important cash flowing assets was for him and his family. AJ speaks about how buying cash flow producing assets literally saved him and his families life.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
AJ’s Mother and Father
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I made a business mistake that almost cost me my family’s future and everything else like that. It was so stupid, I should have never done it, I knew better, and I made that mistake. And when looking at it the things that we have to overcome to me are internal, it’s that voice inside our head that says you are not worth it, you are not valuable enough… That it’s that voice inside our head that says you can’t do it. And I don’t care who you are that voice is there and it’s prevalent. And I don’t mean masking that voice with some prideful meaning like no you are the best, no I don’t mean that, I am not the best, no one is the best. But the core thing is we are all equal and we all have the ability to do great things and I think overcoming that in a dialogue, that in a voice inside your head that tortures us individually that’s probably the biggest thing that I’ve had to overcome and to think it’s the biggest thing everyone, all of us has to overcome”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage Book by Ryan Holiday
- Ego is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent Book by Ryan Holiday
Favourite Quote:
” don’t risk what you need for what you want” Warren Buffett
Recommended Online Resources:
The Warren Buffett Archive is the world’s largest collection of Buffett speaking about business, investing, money and life 26 full Berkshire Hathaway annual meetings, going back to 1994, with a highlight reel for each year 130 hours of searchable video, synchronized to 2800 pages of transcripts 500 video clips covering scores of subjects CNBC interviews, a Buffett Timeline, and a Berkshire Portfolio Tracker
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“your biggest thing that you have to overcome is decisions, making either good decisions or bad decisions. You need to understand why you make decisions and you need to be old to control that. And if you can control your decisions and understand why you are making them you will make better decisions and that will make you successful”…[Listen for More]
More About AJ Osborne:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
Jim Rohn “You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.”
Other Quotes From the Chat with AJ Osborne:
- “when you have role models that are embedded in every aspect of your life like I was able to have and watch growing up I didn’t have to go out and search for them”
- “I am a big believer in cultivating opportunity. And so, if you want to become an entrepreneur or if you are looking at getting started in entrepreneurship you need to be able to cultivate opportunity.”
- “When somebody tells me, I am wrong and I don’t think I am wrong I have to look inside and see how am I making that decision… Do I think I am right because I think I am good do I think I am right because I believe that the facts and data support that decision those are two very, very different things”
- “success comes from creating value and being able to deliver that value to other people”
- “everyone is going to have obstacles and everyone’s ego gets in the way. If you change how you react to obstacles and if you can manage your ego and try and get rid of it in the decision-making process you will be a successful happy person”
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