Episode 15: What It Takes to Achieve True Success with Tristan Ahumada

On this episode of The Jerry & Jacobe Podcast, hosts Jerry and Jacobe interview their first guest, Tristan Ahumada, a speaker, author, and leader of a top real estate team in Los Angeles County. He’s absolutely killing it in real estate, speaking, and family life. Tristan knows what it takes to achieve success in all those areas, so take a listen to what he has to say!

Episode Highlights: 

• Lab Coat Agents went through some strife and backlash throughout its growth, but always made sure to handle it professionally.
• After following Tristan’s growth with LCA, Jerry knew that he wanted to get to know Tristan on a personal level.
• Jacobe admires how Tristan has been able to maintain a healthy family environment while also building a successful career.
• As he has grown throughout the years, Tristan has learned what his priorities are in life. 
• God, self, and family are Tristan’s life priorities, and he is adamant that those are the things that he will never sacrifice.
• After getting his history degree, Tristan was accepted to law school, but he ultimately chose to get his real estate license.
• With a first paycheck of over $30k, Tristan was able to pay off all his debts and knew he had found his path.
• Realtor.com reached out to Tristan to speak to 20k agents, but he would only go if they would fly his family out with him.
• Tristan’s wife encouraged him to create a Facebook group to continue riding the opportunity that he had been presented by Realtor.com.
• The LCA Facebook group opened up the door to communicate with the Facebook team and ultimately expand.
• Tristan has multiple income streams including a real estate team, the Facebook group, and investment in real estate and tech.
• As a young boy, Tristan’s parents encouraged him to get uncomfortable by introducing himself to everyone at church which helped him later on in life.
• Whenever Tristan gets a sales call, he has to sit through the entire thing because he never knows where the great ideas are going to come from.
• Jacobe finds himself listening to sales pitches all the time because he doesn’t expect people to listen to him if he does not do the same.
• Tristan attributes his success in real estate to his ability to utilize tried and trusted processes, and not holding back.
• Jerry firmly believes that if you are willing to put up the money for a coach, you should follow the advice that they give you.
• It’s a fact in life that you will not agree on everything with everyone in your life, but you must learn to work together despite that.
• In a relationship, you have to be able to pick your battles because there is not always a need for friction.
• Throughout the years, Tristan has been able to build a level of trust where his wife knows that he is always making the responsible decision.
• Sometimes we don’t know when we make a mistake, but having the ability to step back and consider the feelings of your spouse will take you a long way.
• Success without sacrifice goes beyond not sacrificing your friends and family to all aspects of the self.
• You’ll always be the victim if you are not working on yourself mentally, spiritually, and physically.
• As a dietician, Tristan’s wife gave him the diet that would get him to where he wanted to be while remaining manageable.
• Tristan’s fitness journey has taught him to lead by example and how to communicate with his wife on a deeper level.
• Over the last few years, Tristan has transitioned more into a leadership coach outside of real estate.

3 Key Points:

1. Tristan believes that it is absolutely vital to have your priorities in order if you want to maintain both a healthy personal life and a successful career.
2. The Lab Coat Agents Facebook page is the largest real estate online community and it focuses on sharing tried and true processes and systems with agents all over the world.
3. Before making any large investment or purchase, Tristan makes sure it aligns with his principles and his wife has signed off. This is how he stops himself from buying everything.

Resources Mentioned:

• Jacobe Kendrick (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram)
• Jerry Weaver (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram)
• The Jerry & Jacobe Podcast (Facebook page)
• Tristan Ahumada (website, Facebook,  Instagram)
• Lab Coat Agents (website, Facebook, Facebook Group)
• MyFitnessPal
• Realtor.com
• Jay Papasan (author)
• Extreme Ownership (book)