BENDing Rules -- Eric Staley, Successful Real-Estate Entrepreneur Joins As Co-Host; We share our stories of how we found success and the choices and traits that were necessary for that to happen

Eric and I have know each other for almost two decades, what started out as friendship built around our passion of "playing volleyball," transcended into discussions about our business interest (only about 10-15 years later) and life. While we both have achieved financial independence, we did so in different fields and careers. I have been talking with Eric about being a co-host on this podcast because in many ways his success represents the American Dream, which both of us believe is still attainable, however it is you define this dream. Eric and I decided to continue our bi-monthly cups of coffee in this podcast format. As we transition to a co-host effort, we are collaborating on including other guest and re-branding to better represent our collective mission. More on this later... Below is what Eric and I covered today. I have highlighted in bold, some of the key takeaways. 2:14: How did Eric choose real estate as a career 6:00: Importance of money 10:35: Risk Tolerance and Confidence 17:06: Seeing a few steps ahead 30:09: Fear of being trapped in a career 33:14: Importance of hating to fail 38:04: Recovering from failure and how to start over 42:59: Importance of frugality 48:15: Changing dreams and priorities 49:47: We each share 3 Traits for success (initiative, relentless....