#05 - Mark Hurley: Rules You Don't Break, Peacetime vs. Wartime, & The Power in Patience
In this week’s episode I sit down with Mark Hurley for part two of our interview. If you heard the first part of our conversation (Episode 4), then you know just how knowledgeable he is and you’re probably just as excited as I am to learn more from him. (If you missed that episode, click here.)
Mark and I focus a little more on the operations aspect of multifamily and how to optimize the resources you have - your team members, your connections, and your skills.
We cover things like:
How to deal with work-life-balance and career burnout.
We’ve all been there. You’re tired and just worn out (or on the verge of burnout) because you come to work and give everything you can but still are dealing with your own life and situations. It can be a lot. Mark’s response to this is nothing short of poetic.
What to do when you feel like you’re not being heard at work, regardless of your position.
Mark’s answer to this makes so much sense, but I think if we were honest, this is not most people’s first approach to dealing with this issue at work.
The importance of mentors and making connections with those that have more than you in terms of knowledge or resources.
Mark explains Ben Franklin’s brilliant tactic to break barriers and make connections to build powerful connections within your network.
The importance of having good communication skills and how Mark got over his childhood shyness.
This may be a soft skill set but when you don’t have it, it can hit you like a ton of bricks, which is anything but soft. Mark talks about how by investing just $6 in himself he was able to develop this skill that continues to help him today.
How to have patience when it comes to waiting to see the end result of a really big goal when you’re working towards it just one small step at a time.
Patience, young grasshopper. Easier said than done, right? Again though, Mark drops another truth bomb here when it comes to perspective on this topic.
How Mark uses small, everyday steps to reach his long-term goals.
This man is a learning machine. It’s fascinating to listen to him talk about what all he does to make sure he’s a well-rounded, well-educated person that is able to reach the goals he sets for himself both personally and professionally.
Insight into being debt free and the rules he has when it comes to finances.
Now if you don’t listen to anything else in this podcast episode, you might want to listen to this part and get ready to be inspired to live life without debt.
There is so much useful information that Mark Hurley brought to the table during this podcast episode and I am so glad to be able to bring it to y'all! Be sure to take notes during this episode, whether actual or mental, because Mark’s truth bombs are not something you want to miss.