583. Creating Change, Transforming People

“In college, I started businesses in my dorm room. I kept doing this until I was invited to leave school or get thrown out, because I was putting the bookstore out of business. At that point, I realized that I really wasn’t supposed to be an engineer or a math guy, I was supposed to be out there creating things and transforming things.”

A late-night infomercial launched Damion into building a real estate empire, ultimately valued at $20 million. He vividly recalls the moment in his early 20’s when his thinking broke out of scarcity mode and into abundance overdrive. He was selling his third house, offering a low down-payment when the buyer gave him a check for $25,000. “That was the equivalent of what my parents had netted in almost an entire year. There was no more trading my time for money. It was really about my ideas. I realized it’s how I think that will create wealth, not showing up for a rigid corporate job as an industrial cog.”

“There was this little inner voice saying ‘you’ve got to do something that’s more impactful, more meaningful, that’s about transformation for other people. If you want to truly be wealthy—not just millions in your bank account but truly wealthy—you’ve got to teach people, inspire them and give them the ability to also be truly wealthy.’”

Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment, by George Leonard

The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure, by Grant Cardone

The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage, by Daymond John and Daniel Paisner

Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work, by John C. Maxwell

Reinvented Life, by Damion Lupo and Christofer Ashby

Total Control Guide to the QRP: How to get Checkbook Control of your 401K Rollover Money Now!, by Damion Lupo

1. Reduce the noise and chatter to a level of quiet that lets you hear your inner guidance. Turn off your phone and log off everything occasionally.

2. Value your time. Money can be replaced, but time cannot.

3. Take action. Action is where the growth and magic are. When you know your direction, take action.

4. Surround yourself with people who will challenge and inspire you, who are further along the path you have chosen.