Success by Design - Your Keys to Financial Freedom with Alfonso Cuadra
Release Date: 04/15/2023
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info_outlineSuccess is not a coincidence, but rather a result of intentional design towards the life you want to live. Achieving financial success requires taking action and not simply letting life unfold. And investing in real estate can offer the most effective route to achieving financial freedom.
In this episode, Alfonso doubles down on this significant message that success is not a matter of luck. It's a matter of design. If you want to achieve financial freedom, you need to take control of your life and design your own path to success. Set clear goals, create a plan, invest in yourself, surround yourself with positive influences and the right people, and take action every day. And with dedication, focus, and hard work, you can create the life you truly want.
For him, this cannot be emphasized enough as education and mentorship are crucial to developing good habits early on and cultivating an expansive mindset as you scale your business.
His insights are worth anticipating; his perspective on today's market is optimistic, as he sees numerous opportunities emerging despite the ongoing recession.
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What you will learn from this episode:
- Discover how you can turn your fate around and push towards achieving success.
- Learn to create 'success by design' and make things happen instead of just letting life happen to you.
- Find out why today's recession presents massive opportunities for people in real estate than any other investment class.
Alfonso Cuadra is the master of showing managers and sales teams how to soar their results by teaching them how to go deeper than standard sales tactics, scripts and processes. His revolutionary insights into how to connect with purpose and give real value to prospects will have your team increasing their close rates in record time.
Alfonso is a serial entrepreneur, real estate investor, speaker, author of the 2012 book From the Ground Up!, success coach, and philanthropist who has been seen in Readers Digest, the Ottawa Sun, Vancouver Sun, Rogers TV, New York Times and many more. Born in El Salvador during the revolution, his mother, the head of the newspaper, was arrested for reporting the truth to all about the corrupt government in power. After escaping to Canada and being raised in poverty, at 17 years old, he started a small company that quickly grew to multiple locations across Canada.
He is the President/CEO of the Cuadra Group of Companies and has an extensive background in business and Real Estate Management, Investing, and Development. Alfonso is a TV Personality and is the host of a TV show called “Success By Design” and is dedicated to showing others how to overcome their obstacles and become high performers. He has shared his story with thousands of audiences around the world. He is a dynamic leader that is passionate about sharing his story and inspiring others to create the life they want and to never give up on their dreams. He truly is in the business of changing lives and has a special gift in his ability to connect with people and move them forward.
Connect with Alfonso Cuadra:
- Website: http://alfonsocuadra.ca/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfonso-cuadra-75463615/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alfonsocuadra/
Topics Covered:
04:40 - There's always a way to find opportunities [His life before and as an immigrant in Canada]
07:42 - What drives a business's success?
10:11 - A discovery that impacted his investing mindset
18:32 - What he would have told a younger Alfonso when he was just starting years back
21:45 - Overcoming failures and struggles and turning things around [plus how to avoid distractions and get fixed on where you're going]
26:20 - What it means to have Success by Design
31:11- Great advice for those just starting out and those who have few properties under their belt [plus takeaway from Alfonso's success and failures--finding your fulfillment]
38:08 - Putting value in education, mentorship, and coaching
40:53 - Why you should relax when the market goes up and down and why today's recession presents tons of opportunities
Key Takeaways:
"If you can find a purpose for whatever the goal is, you're gonna become unstoppable." - Alfonso Cuadra
"I discovered that the wealthiest people in the world all have one thing in common --- Real Estate." - Alfonso Cuadra
"The idea of business and real estate gives you an unfair advantage over everyone else." - Alfonso Cuadra
"Whoever's listening to this and you're not investing in real estate, or you haven't taken action, you haven't missed the bus, the window of opportunity has arrived,
especially now in 2023, the average person can build wealth." - Alfonso Cuadra
"Belief comes from taking massive action and getting the results." - Alfonso Cuadra
"I wanted to be around the wealthiest people in the world, because success leaves clues and I'm only gonna listen to the people that have the results that I'm looking for." - Alfonso Cuadra
"Cut those ties faster. I would say scale faster, grow faster, go bigger faster. " - Alfonso Cuadra
"There are people that accept life, and there are people that make life happen. And that is success by design." - Alfonso Cuadra
"If you're just getting started right now, get educated so you don't build bad habits and you live in expansion." - Alfonso Cuadra
Connect with Mario Griffiths:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marioginvest
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marioginvest/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-griffiths
Connect with Ron Christopher:
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ron.investor/