Episode 06: Sacrificing to Get What You Want

In this episode of The Jerry & Jacobe Podcast, hosts Jerry Weaver and Jacobe Kendrick talk about the importance of making sacrifices to get what you want. They discuss the importance of knowing why you’re doing what you’re doing, the value of time, and how to be laser-focused to achieve your dreams. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

• We're always sacrificing something.
• Sacrifice is the act of giving up something of value for something of greater value.
• Jerry talks about sacrificing playing softball so that he could attend his son's Little League games.
• As Jacobe reflected on his topic he thought about mentors who helped him make sacrifices.
• Get real with yourself about what you value.
• Your calendar and your bank account can show you what's of value to you.
• They discuss The Last Dance and Michael Jordan's laser focus.
• Simon Sinek's book helped Jerry to formulate his personal why.
• When you know what you want, you know what to cut out to get where you want to be.
• When things interrupt your plans, you need to rely on your resourcefulness to reach your goals.
• When you get clarity, sacrifice becomes easier.
• Family is Jerry's driving factor. Real estate is a way for him to lead his family.
• Time is the one thing that you can't get back.
• There are alternatives to trading your time for money.
• If you don't know why you're doing something, it will be hard to know what to sacrifice.
• When bad things happen, Jacobe tries to get close to the Lord and find clarity about how to move forward.
• Pressure can be a good thing but in order to grow there has to be recovery and restoration.
• Jacobe talks about going broke for goals.
• Jerry describes how the Profit First method has applied positive pressure to his business.
• Jacobe describes the reflection and vision casting he did at UPW.
• As you look at successful people, they might not have the life that you want.
• Jerry used to make a "never do again" list to help him assess where his time was going.
• Jacobe tells us why he pays someone to cut his grass.
• Today's Time to Invest segment focuses on how there are many ways to invest in real estate.
• You can flip homes, buy and hold, wholesale, use seller financing, and more.
• If you're interested in investing, come up with a plan that will work for you and focus on that.

3 Key Points:

1.   Sacrifice is giving up something of value for something of greater value. 
2.   Assess the different areas of your life and figure out where you can buy yourself some time.
3.   Why you're doing what you're doing is very important.

Resources Mentioned:

• Jacobe Kendrick Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram
• Jerry Weaver Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram
• Jerry and Jacobe Podcast Facebook page
• The Last Dance (documentary)
• Start with Why (book, YouTube video)
• Profit First (book)
• Sean Terry (YouTube)