Same for the investor.
Practice (i.e. taking action) sharpens people skills until
the right thing to do in negotiating an opportunity or
managing contractors becomes second nature.
teacher for others, beginning in 2013… even with his
popular books and with the success he and his wife
continue to nurture and grow in themselves and others…
even with all that, Jones continues to listen and learn from
others.
Two of his standout mentors are Ron LeGrand and
Dan Kennedy.
From his mentors, Jones learned early on that to be
successful you must be purposeful in all you do. You must
run your business as a business, not as a hobby.
He learned what to do and how to do it.
He also learned to expect uphill battles and setbacks,
even after you’ve achieved remarkable success.
It is what it is.
Be prepared. Go forward. Keep your eyes on the prize,
on doing the right thing, and on serving others.
Never stop learning: Mentors matter
Alton always says, “It’s OK to copycat, as long as you
copy the right cat.”
Jones got into the rehab, fix and flip business in 2009.
But he didn’t do it alone. He chose his mentors well. He
invested in himself and in his success, and he hasn’t
stopped to this day.
Even with the success he and his wife have achieved
and continue to achieve… even with his rapid rise to
being asked and encouraged by his mentors to become a
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