Shad Thevenaz, CFA, MSC, BA’s Post

Future Frontiers ✨ Today I had the privilege of being invited by Barry S. to share my experiences with two students working alongside the charity Future Frontiers, in collaboration with Fora . This initiative is dedicated to assisting young individuals in making informed decisions regarding their futures and career choices thoughtfully and knowledgeably. During our session, I shared my own career journey, including the steps that led me to become both a property investor and a mortgage broker. We chatted about: - The journey and various roles I’ve undertaken throughout my career. - The advantages and challenges of self-employment compared to employed roles. - Pathways to becoming a certified mortgage broker. - An overview of my investment strategies which helped me grow my property portfolio. - The essential qualifications required for advancing in the brokerage field. When I was at the point of thinking about my career in school, the emphasis was predominantly on pursuing university degrees, it was great to see a shift from this. Today, there’s a growing focus of the importance of matching young people’s strengths, skills, and interests with career paths that can lead them to their own version of success 👏🏼. #broker #mortgageadviser #propertyinvestor #supportingyoungpeople #career

#Credit #hoggers Assemble! I never quite learnt the corporate skill of taking due credit for my work. I was under the impression that #work speaks for itself. I give credit when it’s due. Until I realised, that’s utter bullshit. I worked with a certain someone once. Let’s call him X. Now X had a unique skill. He used to work minimal but excelled in credit hogging. In a high visibility project led by me, X very diplomatically vyed for visibility while the entire planning and execution was done by yours truly. And that’s when I took my first corporate lesson of #not being #diplomatic. And to learn to speak up for your #work. To be unapologetically #vocal when it comes to your work. And to openly disagree when people try to credit hog your #spotlight. #Takeaway? Don’t let your efforts run invisible under the disguise of being #humble. There is no prize for being overtly nice or a doormat. Take credit when it’s due and give credit where it’s due. #linkedln #connections #spotlight #workethics #vocal

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. #motivationmonday #teamgonzalezrealtors #thepowercouple #husbandandwife #brokerassociates #crs #gri #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #bestrealestateagents #dreamteam #realestate #realtorlife #treasurecoast #portsaintlucie #watsonrealtycorp

Real Training, Real Success, Real Stories!  Excited to share the journey of another successful student. These achievements speak volumes about the quality of Real Estate education at Fortune Academy of Real Estate!

For whoever needs to hear this: It will never get easy. There’s no circumstance that aligns perfectly with an easy path to succeeding in commercial real estate. Let’s say the market is HOT 🔥 - Finding space for tenants isn’t easy due to lack of supply - Finding value add deals for buyers is tough with top tier pricing - Competing for listings with brokers is tough because there are more competitors in total and some of those are “buying” listings The market gets COLD 🥶 - Tenants aren’t expanding, thus putting resistance on brokers and owners - Pricing may be there, but lending markets dry up for investors - If no one is transacting, it doesn’t bode well for sales brokers For those who make it past 5 years and/or a true cycle, and have true longevity, aka a career in this business, it takes 3 key ingredients: 1. Mindset 2. Skillset 3. Endurance Blame the market all you want. But if and when you quit, just know that it wasn’t ever going to be your friend. It was going to shift and make you adapt and that’s the only constant we can bank on in our space. You can either embrace the punches the market throws at you because you have the MINDSET to do so and the ENDURANCE to do so… or, you quit. BUT, if you stick it out with the right mindset & endurance- here’s the beauty of it: Your SKILLSET will develop. It’s almost like Darwinism and you’ll come out of that punch (market correction in either direction) with less competitors, a stronger ability to overcome objections, challenges & times. That’s why you see people who are 10, 15, or even 25+ years in with sick cars, houses, watches and doing so with money that is passive or “no big deal” for them to use. I’m not talking about the people who are faking it for persona or investing in a nice suit as a bet for credibility while first getting going/ramping up (different rant for a different day). I’m talking about the ones with the yachts, the jets or most impressively, the ones who choose to work, not have to. The more successful they are, the sharper their mindsets, skill sets and endurances are. The cool shit they own and freedom of time is simply a reflection of those 3 things. So if you’re thinking about quitting, I’d understand. It’s not for everyone. For those who plan to stay, I want to get better with you. If you could, answer this: What do you think helps the ultra successful get through the inevitable difficulties of the market?