How To Overcome The Gap Between You and Wealth with John Mejia

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John Mejia is a native New Yorker and a seasoned real estate professional whose personal principles are to deliver trustworthy and solid real estate solutions while providing sound strategic investment opportunities. In 2009, the real estate market crashed, causing John’s business to go down with it. But God spoke to John and told him to get into real estate, and from there he founded Providence Investments. Today, Providence Investments is one of the most successful real estate companies in the country. John is very grateful for what he has and is passionate about passing on his wealth to his children and family.

[00:01 - 05:54] Opening Segment

• Let’s get to know John Mejia!
• John tells us how he started off as a corporate pilot and lost his job on 9/11
• He applied to many jobs, but he was overqualified for most of them, until he applied to sell cars at Uber and Toyota
• He was hired for the sales position at Home Depot but didn’t call back for an interview
• He applied for a sheet rocking job but was denied because of his lack of experience. It was one of the low points of his life

[04:42 - 20:22] How To Overcome The Gap Between You and Wealth

• John started his real estate career in 2007, when the market crashed and he saw a quadrupling of business
• He was inundated with calls and started to study apartments in order to rent them out and create residual income
  • In 2012, he bought his first deal, and has since expanded into other states 
  • He is now managing over 4,000 units and has over 600 million in assets
• Having the right outlook to be able to succeed

[20:23 - 31:56] THE FINAL FOUR

• What's the worst job that you ever had?
  • When he was 17 years old, he was working at McDonald's, where he was cleaning toilets and taking out the trash
• What's a book you've read that's given you a paradigm shift?
  • Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
• What is a skill or talent that you would like to learn?
  • He would love to learn how to play the guitar
• What does success mean to you?
  • John says, “Freedom to do things you want to do, what you want to do, and when you want to do.”

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