Hey guys , hope you guys are having a great week this week . I want to continue a little bit on the rollercoaster ride , but then also talk about some insights that I see going on in the marketplace , but also in the world . There's craziness going on Iran attacking Israel . That shot off the 10-year and the 30-year treasuries , where they skyrocketed .
So we're now approaching 4.6% on the 10-year and we're approaching over 5% on the 30-year . So that is going to shake up the real estate market for sure . And then on a personal front , this week and I haven't shared a lot of that is my mom had to have some surgery . She's doing well , she's resting , and that brought everything into perspective for myself .
Again , I seem to get sidetracked on perspective and what's important to me and I saw a post on social the other day or today , I can't remember is don't think about what you're achieving , think about what that does for you as a person .
Get rid of the material things and start thinking of the positive things that you get to do in life and the impact that you're doing . And to go full excuse me , full circle on that is the service piece . It's all about taking care of others . We don't hear a lot of that today .
We don't deal with that today a lot and I would strongly suggest we get into that place , because when you think about it , when you're in a bad place , there's typically somebody else that's in a worse spot than you are , and does that make you feel better ? Does it change the way the world works ?
No , but can we be better humans , better at helping others in their time of need ? That old adage what comes around goes around Karma is a bitch . Comes around , goes around Karma is a bitch . But also , the same time , when you're serving others and you're helping them get through their storm and their dark moments is huge . For me it's rewarding .
I get it through selling houses , but I know I've got to do more and I've got a couple ideas that I'm going to flush out and see what I can do . I really want to help people around .
Financial literacy , being able to buy a home , educating them on the home buying process those type of things help me relax and get into a better spot and it allows my mind to just drift off . The other thing is I want to figure out I don't think there's a local food pantry that's near me or a food bank .
I want to volunteer there and pack boxes for people in need . I used to do that at my prior life , at Discover , and I'd love to be able to do it again . So it's all about the giving aspect of life .
But we're so caught up in achieving all these goals the next promotion , the next pay raise , the next project you're managing to get you on the radar , but we actually don't sit back and look at what we've accomplished , one but two . How are we helping others along this journey ?
And I think that's just where I'm at , perspective-wise , is I'm stressing about everything in life , but I need to make sure that I'm impacting the people in my life , that I love and care for . People in my life that I love and care for , that also help me do better in life , that support me during my time of need because we all have it .
It is critical to have a tribe around you , otherwise , where can you go ? If you can't have support and be able to be with people that help you and will push you to get through those tough times , how is your life ever going to change ? You can't do it on your own . It's just like entrepreneurship .
You can try to do it on your own , but at some point it's going to fail , it's going to break , and I too have been there also and I too have been there also and I'm still there .
At times I am still struggling with being a solopreneur and today I'm hoping , with these I've got some , several phone calls that I've got scheduled that can help me grow the business to where these individuals have expertise in lead generation , but also closers to where it gets passed off to me and I'm not having to do all the work . That'll be huge .
That'll be huge for our real estate business , it'll be huge for our lending business and , soon to be , our brokerage side , where I can be a real estate agent slash broker Got to take the test . It's been delayed several weeks and I'm working on getting that back together .
But all these things going on , the one thing I come back to and I'm going to make it short this week , guys is this Family and loved ones , friends .
However you want to look at that , family and loved ones , friends , however you want to look at that , are the most critical aspects of my life and I feel I've potentially let some of my friends and family down . And after yesterday , going through my mom's surgery , getting her home taking care of her .
It brought perspective that my mom could be no longer here , and it's sad that it takes this type of thing to happen to say , okay , I need to make a change or I need to focus more on the positive things in my life versus the things that I'm trying to accomplish , that I don't have things in my life versus the things that I'm trying to accomplish that I
don't have . And I think there's a happy medium there to where I know that focusing on the things that I have today are critical to get me into tomorrow and can't worry about the past because the past is done .
I have to live in this 30 seconds here in front of me , like I'm shooting this video now , to be able to have an honest conversation with myself about life and what I'm trying to accomplish and what I want to do . I truly want peace in my life . I truly want to be financially free so I can help others , including my family and loved ones and friends .
But I can't get there if I'm totally distracted on a daily basis with all the other aspects of life and noise that's going on in the world and I have to really sit down and think about what I'm grateful for , what I want in life and then go after it and then , as I progress , I need to be thankful for those things .
I'm not thankful enough and I know you guys are probably saying , ryan , this is not entrepreneurship . It sure is , because it's life . Entrepreneurship is life , and if you're not happy in life , how are you supposed to be an accomplished entrepreneur , small business owner , husband , wife , uncle , aunt , father , mother ? It doesn't work .
It all stems from the core of what's inside you outwards , and I'm struggling with that . I truly am , because I'm so worried about all the things going on in life and I'm not being thankful for the things that I do have and really reflecting on that and then being able to help others during their time of need .
So , guys , this week , others during their time of need . So , guys , this week I want to focus on getting that done . I'm going to probably do some short videos and talk about that a little bit more as I progress and get through some of these things that are going on .
I'm still somewhat decompressing from yesterday my mom's surgery , because it was something more than just minor .
I'm not ready to share it at this point , but if once I do , I will , but I truly have to start being thankful for everything in front of me right now and truly feeling it inside and start helping more people in different ways , because it's going to help me in the long run . And I know , guys , when it comes to this , it truly is a game changer .
It's life changing . When you start putting others first and you start making sure they're taken care of , life changes . It changes in a great way . I'm 50 years old , I'm single , I'd like to be married and kids . Is it in my cards ? I don't know , but I truly want to try and see what happens .
But until I start really putting it out there and being thankful for what I have , how is anything going to change if I don't actually go after it and change what's inside ? Instead of worrying and focused on the things that I'm trying to accomplish , be thankful for the things I have . All right , guys .
Hope you guys have a great week , stay healthy , stay safe . I'll see you guys on the other side .