In order to commit to a process of growth and development, it's important that you get to know your guide. It's one thing to say that you can do this or that but it's another to share the good, bad and ugly of your journey.
Here's a little about me and why I'm so passionate about helping agents like you build businesses that allow for true time and money freedom.
Growing up, I saw my father struggle as a business owner.
He was the true E-Myth... always the technician in his business and had no freedom whatsoever. And I saw that take a toll on his personal life. Alcohol abuse got the best of him and my Mom left him when I was just 4 years old. I was not going to have the same fate as my father.
I got into real estate in 2007,
the same year my wife Julie had our first child Anders. I left a cozy six-figure Corporate job and so my new career had to work! I had no idea what I was doing as a new real estate agent or father!
By the end of my first full year in
real estate,
I sold 71 homes for over $500,000 GCI. But I was always on my phone, stressed all the time, working 7 days a week and missing out on the stuff that mattered. I was failing as a husband and father.
On our first vacation as a family,
I worked every day to hold a big deal together. I would do whatever it took to help my clients. But I was clearly failing in the areas of my life that mattered most to me. Have you been there? Have you let your family down by making business a priority over them?
One of the most important days of my life was April 10, 2010...
where I publicly declared that Jesus Christ was my Lord and Savior. Everything would change going forward as I was now playing the long game in life and business with an eternal perspective.
On April 22, 2010, our daughter Kendal came into the world.
I was working more than ever and was stressed all the time. That year I sold over 50 homes personally and my small team sold another 70 or so homes. I had increased responsibilities at home and work. Something had to give if I were going to succeed in business and life.
I had a lot on the line.
I had to make the commitment to build my business in a way where it didn’t rely on me. Most top producing real estate agents and team leaders are slaves to their businesses. They have no freedom whatsoever. That wasn’t going to be me. I had too much on the line.
I built sustainable systems and empowered my team...
to go from 58 homes sold in 2009 working 7 days a week to over 400 homes a handful of years later with me working only 1 day per week when I was in town. While it wasn’t perfect, it was intentional. And I finally had true time and money freedom.
Growing up, I saw my father struggle as a business owner.
He was the true E-Myth... always the technician in his business and had no freedom whatsoever. And I saw that take a toll on his personal life. Alcohol abuse got the best of him and my Mom left him when I was just 4 years old. I was not going to have the same fate as my father.
I got into real estate in 2007,
the same year my wife Julie had our first child Anders. I left a cozy six-figure Corporate job and so my new career had to work!
By the end of my first full year in real estate,
I sold 71 homes for over $500,000 GCI. But I was always on my phone, stressed all the time, working 7 days a week and missing out on the stuff that mattered. I was failing as a husband and father.
By the end of my first full year in real estate,
I worked every day to hold a big deal together. Again, I was failing in the areas of my life that mattered most to me. Have you been there?
One of the most important days of my life was April 10,
2010 where I publicly declared that Jesus Christ was my Lord and Savior. Everything would change as I was now playing the long game with an eternal perspective.
April 22, 2010, our daughter Kendal came into the world.
I was working more than ever and was stressed all the time. That year I sold over 50 homes personally and my small team sold another 70 or so homes. I had increased responsibilities at home and work. Something had to give if I were going to succeed in business and life.
I had a lot on the line.
I had to make the commitment to build my business in a way where it didn’t rely on me. Most real estate team leaders are slaves to their businesses. They have no freedom whatsoever. That wasn’t going to be me. I had too much on the line.
I used sustainable systems and empowered people
to go from 58 homes sold in 2009 to 118 in 2010 to 178 in 2011 to 248 in 2012 with me just selling 1 home that year. During that same time I went from working 7 days per week to working only 1 day per week in my real estate business. While it wasn’t perfect, it was intentional. And I finally had true time and money freedom.
The Journey Wasn't Easy & I Made All The Mistakes Possible But Now I Get to Help Others Get There With Less Pain & Struggle
Have you let your family down because of real estate? Are you stressed all the time because of constant deal drama? Are you letting work get in the way of taking care of yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually?
I would often wonder on any given day:
- When will the time I put into real estate pay off financially?
- How can I stop working so many hours, especially nights and weekends?
- How can I find and bring on quality people so I don’t have to do all the work myself?
- How can I stop working IN my business and start working ON my business?
Have You Ever Asked Yourself Questions Like These?
I ask, because there’s quite a bit of misleading information out there. Most traditional real estate coaching programs teach you how to sell more homes no matter what the consequences are in your personal life. And you end up working more hours to serve the increased demands of your business.
It’s a formula that doesn’t work if you want to have a life outside of real estate.
I was able to build a profitable, systems driven business that allowed me to step up in the areas of life that mattered most to me. And now you can too!
Knowing precisely how rocky my journey was, how many mistakes I made, I knew I could help others get there in half the time — and with less pain and suffering. And so I decided to pass on the wisdom and insights that I learned along the way.
If you are at the point in your journey where you’ve achieved traditional success and it’s just not giving you the time and money freedom you deserve, it’s time to take a different approach.
It’s time to find out what you can do different to build a business worth owning so you have a life worth living.
Let’s Make a Difference Together!
Lars Hedenborg
Founder, Real Estate B-School
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