Episode 07: Finding Wisdom in a Sea of Information

In this episode of The Jerry & Jacobe Podcast, hosts Jerry Weaver and Jacobe Kendrick talk about how to find wisdom in a sea of information. They discuss the importance of finding a mentor or coach, and how finding wisdom relates to their successful real estate careers. 

Episode Highlights: 

• Jerry has decided to become proactive about finding good information instead of just letting wisdom come to him.
• Wisdom is the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
• You choose whether you learn from mistakes or not.
• Remember that people have gone before you that you can look to for wisdom.
• Putting yourself in a specific circle of people can eliminate a lot of information that's out there.
• Jerry finds someone he trusts that has characteristics he wants to emulate when he's seeking wisdom.
• When you don't have wisdom, that causes fear.
• Jacobe speaks about finding wisdom from a real estate coach.
• Jerry speaks about how he also found the real estate coach Kevin Ward.
• Jacobe shares how he approached finding the right information when he became a real estate agent. He found someone with a process to emulate.
• Jerry and Jacobe discuss how access to information has changed real estate. The rules have changed.
• They discuss working with sellers who are trying to sell their homes themselves.
• There are many areas of life where we have a lot of facts but not necessarily a lot of wisdom.
• We have a need for certainty. Knowing you're working with an established process helps you to feel more certain.
• Wisdom helps you know how to work with facts.
• Wisdom isn't black and white.
• Jacobe loves to read and research to sort through information and find wisdom.
• Figure out how the expert you're consulting became an expert.
• For Jerry, having wisdom starts with finding clarity about who he wants to be.
• Jacobe likes to research things for himself to discover the truth.
• It's possible to drown in information. That doesn't move you forward.
• Fear often builds when you start taking in too much information.
• Jacobe shares about his experience in military training when he encountered the unknown and had to stretch his mind around uncertain conditions.
• Wisdom brings certainty and can help you get to the result you're looking for.
• Not all investors are the same and you're not going to be the same as another investor.
• As an investor, you need to define your goals. This will make finding deals that work for you easier to do.

3 Key Points:

1.   Finding the right mentor or coach can help you filter information. 
2.   When you have a specific goal, it helps to find someone with a proven system or process you can emulate. 
3.   Information without wisdom can cause fear, uncertainty, and overwhelm. 

Resources Mentioned:

• Jacobe Kendrick Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram
• Jerry Weaver Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram
• Jerry and Jacobe Podcast Facebook page
• Moonwalking with Einstein (book)
• The Power of Habit (book)