In this episode, host Phil Treadwell travels to Ohio to sit with Mark Perkins, CEO of Pivot Realty. Mark and Phil discuss the mindset and habits that drive success, emphasizing personal responsibility, discipline, and eliminating excuses. They explore how AI enhances efficiency for top performers while entitlement and inaction keep others stuck. Taking consistent action compounds over time, leading to extraordinary results, while simplifying tasks and focusing on daily execution create momentum. Success isn’t about talent or luck—it’s about mindset, discipline, and showing up. Those who commit to doing the work will always come out ahead.

00:21 A Special Episode

04:35 Get Rid of the Excuses

08:45 Attitude or Actions?

12:10 Are You Going To or Not?

17:00 What the Uncommon Have in Common

26:20 Feelings are Feedback

30:18 Worth It

36:45 Do It as if You Own the Business

41:45 It’s a Sense of Entitlement

47:30 The Opposite is Responsibility

51:40 The Word that Belonged to 2024

55:50 AI = Replacing Professionals?

59:55 Ordinary with a Little Extra

01:03:00 Owning vs. Renting

01:12:40 The Philosophy of Phil

01:16:10 Urgency Combined with Pace of Work

01:20:20 Listen and Contemplate

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