Ep. 47 | Brent Warr - Outwork the Competition

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by Brent Warr. Ashish and Brent discuss entrepreneurship, attaching your identity to your business and so much more. Brent speaks about leaving his job to pursue his furniture company full time and shares some of the challenges he has faced along the way of this transition. Brent talks about how he gets into creative mindsets that allow him to make art and also what he draws inspiration from. Ashish and Brent speak about the importance of learning to fail and Ashish shares some of the things he wish he knew at the start of his career. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guest Brent
 4:57 – Brent gives us an insight into his life and how he got to where he’s at now
10:46 – Brent shares how he quit his job three weeks ago to go full time with his furniture company
13:01 – Brent speaks about how he gets into creative mindsets
18:06 – Brent talks about his work ethic and how he will outwork people who have higher levels of education/experience than him
19:01 – Brent mentions how he is really looking forward to working on the business side of his furniture company
 21:29 – Brent speaks about identity and how he is a part of his furniture
 24:07 – Brent talks on some of his biggest challenges on this journey, finances being the main one and meeting the right people being another
 26:06 – Brent is currently letters to the top 180 designers that he would like to work with
 29:00 - Ashish and Brent  mention the journey is the most important part, but in the moment you don’t want to hear it
29:44 – Brent shares with us what he’s working on now
31:28 – Ashish asks Brent what he is most afraid of
33:42 – Brent states that when you have people who love your work and people who hate your work, that’s when you know you’re doing something right
35:47 – Ashish and Brent discuss the importance of learning how to fail
37:59 – Brent shares how living a rich life for him is living the three F’s: Fullness, Freedom and Finance
40:22 – Brent asks Ashish what’s one thing that he wish he would’ve known at the start of his career and what are some things he wishes he could go back and do 

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