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030: 6 Words That’ll Turn Your Passion Into Your Purpose | No. 2 – “PRACTICE”

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, July 18, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

030: 6 Words That'll Turn Your Passion Into Your Purpose | No. 2 - "PRACTICE"

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“There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory.” – Unknown

The 2nd word that will help you turn your passion into your purpose is “Practice.” Once you have laid out a plan and decided what you will need to do, you need to get to work acquiring the skills necessary to successfully achieve your goal. This is the important work that no one sees. The studying. The acquiring of new skills. The writing and rewriting of your mission and vision. Taking lessons. Taking classes. Whatever it is you need to do to improve your skills and knowledge base. It’s time to talk about PRACTICE.

“If you think practice is boring, try sitting on the bench!” – Unknown

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029: 6 Words That’ll Turn Your Passion Into Your Purpose | No. 1 – “PLAN”

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, July 11, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

029: 6 Words That'll Turn Your Passion Into Your Purpose | No. 1 - "PLAN"

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“To have meaning, our lives require both passion and purpose. A life without passion is like a furnace without fuel, and without purpose, like a ship without a rudder.” – Mardy Grothe In this episode, we begin a 6-week look at how a person can turn the thing they are most passionate about into a …

028: “Leggo Your Ego” | Destroying It Before IT Destroys You

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, June 27, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

028: "Leggo Your Ego" | Destroying It Before IT Destroys You

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“Never allow your ego to diminish your ability to listen.”
― Gary Hopkins

In this episode, we take a look at how we entrepreneurial types sometimes allow our ego to run roughshod, which can ultimately be detrimental to growing as an individual. It is important that we have a proper understanding of our own strengths and weaknesses, and squash any and all desire to become puffed up in our own minds.

“Poverty was not created by God. It is we who have caused it, you and I through our egotism.”
― Mother Teresa

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027: Dominating Through Differentiation w/ George Bruno, The Sultan of Silver

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, June 20, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

027: Dominating Through Differentiation w/ George Bruno, The Sultan of Silver

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In this episode, I sit down with “The Sultan of Silver” himself, George Bruno. To say that George is a professionally licensed barber is almost like doing him a disservice. I prefer to use the term Renaissance Man. Whether he’s posting videos of beard grooming tips, sharing random insights on father/son relationships and cigars, or simply enjoying a summer evening while listening to Sinatra, George is truly comfortable in his own skin. Something which he uses to his advantage when driving his business. If you are looking for a straight razor shave and a great conversation, George is your guy. But be sure to block out enough time, with George, you can never run out of things to talk about.

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026: “The Company You Keep” | The Importance of Surrounding Yourself with the Right People

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, June 13, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

026: "The Company You Keep" | The Importance of Surrounding Yourself with the Right People

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#Podcast #TheCompanyYouKeep #RealPersonRealNeeds “It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.” – Warren Buffett Many people don’t understand the mind of an entrepreneur. Some write us off as unrealistic or idealistic. That is why it is so important that …

025: Mountaintops and Valleys | Rock Bottom is the Foundation for Rebuilding Your Life

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, June 6, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

025: Mountaintops and Valleys | Rock Bottom is the Foundation for Rebuilding Your Life

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#RealPersonRealNeeds #MountaintopsValleys #RockBottom “Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.” – Richard M. Nixon In this episode, we continue on the theme of overcoming difficulties and hardships on the journey to achieving your life’s purpose. There are things to …

024: “I Have A Confession to Make…” | Honest Assessment | Failure & Perseverance

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, May 30, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

024: "I Have A Confession to Make..." | Honest Assessment | Failure & Perseverance

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#RealPersonRealNeeds #Failure #Perseverance #Honesty “If you are going through hell, keep going.” ― Winston S. Churchill In this episode, we take an honest look at the difficult path to pursuing your dream, and how easily we can be distracted and discouraged. Geoff pulls back the curtain and shares some of his recent struggles in hopes of …

023: Being in the Business of Second Chances w/ Karin Wolfle of The Shabby Attic

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, May 23, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

023: Being in the Business of Second Chances w/ Karin Wolfle of The Shabby Attic

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#RealPersonRealNeeds #ShabbyAttic #SecondChances In this episode, I sit down with Karin Wolfle, entrepreneur/artist behind The Shabby Attic in Lansdale, PA. Having left behind a career in the mental health field, Karin decided to pursue her love of fine arts by starting her own business. She soon realized that being an entrepreneur requires a little bit of “crazy,” and …

022: Putting Your Home’s Best (square)Foot Forward w/ Susan Hirano of Stage The Day

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, May 16, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

022: Putting Your Home's Best (square)Foot Forward w/ Susan Hirano of Stage The Day

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#RealPersonRealNeeds In this episode, special guest Susan Hirano discusses her transition from being a full-time Real Estate agent to starting her own home-staging business. After moving from Chicago to Pennsylvania, Susan was faced with a decision, hit the reset button on her Real Estate career and work to establish herself as a top agent in a new …

021: Pursuing Your Dream Means Saying Goodbye to Lesser Pursuits

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, May 9, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

021: Pursuing Your Dream Means Saying Goodbye to Lesser Pursuits

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“Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere.” — Paulo Coelho #RealPersonRealNeeds #SayGoodbye2LesserPursuits I am good at saying HELLO. I like to start things, but oftentimes, I start too many things. At one point in my life, I was a document management associate, aspiring musician, writer, …

020: “What Are You WAITING FOR?! JUST DO IT!” | Prioritization vs. Procrastination

By Geoff Desiato on Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

020: "What Are You WAITING FOR?! JUST DO IT!" | Prioritization vs. Procrastination

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“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”
― Pablo Picasso

Everyone has the desire to do something big – maybe a dream to be realized. Everyone also has the same 24-hour day and yet one of the biggest excuses people make is that they don’t have the time to pursue their dream and still keep their day job. Dreams require hard work. They require a dedication of our “3 Ts,” our time, talent, and maybe even our treasure. We are happy to use the “3 Ts” on things that have no positive or lasting effect in our own life or in the lives of others, but if we want to make our dreams a reality, we first need to get our priorities in order. First things first, WE NEED TO GET STARTED!

019: Defy the Label | Don’t Be Defined by Other People’s Perception of You

By Geoff Desiato on Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

019: Defy the Label | Don't Be Defined by Other People's Perception of You

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#RealPersonRealNeeds No one ever changed the world without first being labeled a ‘troublemaker.’ – Scott McLeod It’s a dangerous thing when you sacrifice parts of who you are in order to fit the label that society has placed on you and those like you. For instance, say the word “Realtor” and there is …

018: Strong Convictions | Making Enemies | Kicking Butt and Taking Names

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, April 11, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

018: Strong Convictions | Making Enemies | Kicking Butt and Taking Names

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“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” – Winston Churchill Knowing what you stand for and believing in it wholeheartedly will no doubt cause friction in your relationships. Unfortunately, we live in a society that denigrates those who have firmly-held convictions, while celebrating unity and tolerance …

017: Helping Others Beats Helping Yourself…Every Time!

By Geoff Desiato on Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

017: Helping Others Beats Helping Yourself...Every Time!

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In today’s episode, we discuss the importance of shifting our focus off of our own needs and onto the needs of others. By doing this, we lighten our own burden of stress, worry, and anxiety, and the added benefit is that we are better-equipped to lighten the load of another person.

016: “Restore”ing a Community w/ Marianne Lynch of Habitat for Humanity MontCo

By Geoff Desiato on Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

016: "Restore"ing a Community w/ Marianne Lynch of Habitat for Humanity MontCo

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In this very special episode, we welcome our first guest on the podcast – Marianne Lynch, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, PA. Marianne shares the mission and vision for HFH, and also outlines her journey to where she is today and why she is so passionate about what she is doing in her community.

015: “When I Grow Up…” | Apollo 13 | Peter Pan | And A Husky 10 Year Old |

By Geoff Desiato on Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

015: "When I Grow Up..." | Apollo 13 | Peter Pan | And A Husky 10 Year Old |

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I often say to people that I am still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. They laugh, I laugh, we laugh together. They tell me I’m funny. I deflect the praise and then graciously accept it in my slyly humble way. But in reality, I am DEAD serious. I truly believe that there should be a healthy bit of Peter Pan in all of us. And no, I don’t mean the brand of peanut butter. I’m allergic to peanut butter so having a little bit of that “Peter Pan” in me would have my wife racing for my EpiPen®. I’m talking about the boy who could fly and refused to grow up. I don’t mean we should be immature, but we should be willing to look up at the moon and think that we could one day walk on the face of it.

014: Preparing for the Journey- Taking the Necessary Steps to be Ready for the “Next Step”

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, March 7, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

014: Preparing for the Journey- Taking the Necessary Steps to be Ready for the "Next Step"

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In this episode, we discuss how the next step in our journey may not be the final landing spot, but we still need to prepare ourselves for what we can learn and apply so that we are better prepared when the next opportunity comes along. With each step forward and each lesson learned, we are becoming better-equipped to do what we’ve been created to do when the time comes.

013: How to Jump-start the “Next Chapter” of Your Life

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, February 29, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

013: How to Jump-start the "Next Chapter" of Your Life

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In this episode, I discuss how silencing the noise around us and curling up with a good book (or three) can help you reclaim your sanity and jump-start the “next chapter” of your life.

012: When You Dare to be Different, the Critics Will Come

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, February 22, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

012: When You Dare to be Different, the Critics Will Come

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“To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.” ― Aristotle In my short time in Real Estate I have seen a lot of people who do things the same way that they have always been done. Mainly, because that is what they have been taught from the time they got their license by coaches …

011: Finding Your Purpose Means Living With Purpose

By Geoff Desiato on Monday, February 15, 2016

Real Person | Real Needs

011: Finding Your Purpose Means Living With Purpose

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We often romanticize what it means to “Find Your Purpose” as though it were something you can only hope to achieve in the unseen future. Unfortunately having this perspective often paralyzes us and leads us into hopelessness. It is better that we begin living with purpose in the everyday rather than daydream about some mystical “purpose” we’ve yet to grasp. Live deliberately, live intentionally. It is when we identify the purpose of the mundane that we are better equipped when we finally realize our dream. The long road to purpose and meaning can only be trod with purposeful steps.

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Archives: Episode

030: 6 Words That’ll Turn Your Passion Into Your Purpose | No. 2 – “PRACTICE”

029: 6 Words That’ll Turn Your Passion Into Your Purpose | No. 1 – “PLAN”

028: “Leggo Your Ego” | Destroying It Before IT Destroys You

027: Dominating Through Differentiation w/ George Bruno, The Sultan of Silver

026: “The Company You Keep” | The Importance of Surrounding Yourself with the Right People

025: Mountaintops and Valleys | Rock Bottom is the Foundation for Rebuilding Your Life

024: “I Have A Confession to Make…” | Honest Assessment | Failure & Perseverance

022: Putting Your Home’s Best (square)Foot Forward w/ Susan Hirano of Stage The Day

021: Pursuing Your Dream Means Saying Goodbye to Lesser Pursuits

020: “What Are You WAITING FOR?! JUST DO IT!” | Prioritization vs. Procrastination

019: Defy the Label | Don’t Be Defined by Other People’s Perception of You

018: Strong Convictions | Making Enemies | Kicking Butt and Taking Names

017: Helping Others Beats Helping Yourself…Every Time!

016: “Restore”ing a Community w/ Marianne Lynch of Habitat for Humanity MontCo

015: “When I Grow Up…” | Apollo 13 | Peter Pan | And A Husky 10 Year Old |

014: Preparing for the Journey- Taking the Necessary Steps to be Ready for the “Next Step”

013: How to Jump-start the “Next Chapter” of Your Life

012: When You Dare to be Different, the Critics Will Come

011: Finding Your Purpose Means Living With Purpose