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#9 – Top Takeaways From “The One Thing” Book Club With Kimberly Hoyt

December 9, 2024

How focusing on that “one thing” brings clarity in PMLing and life

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Discover how choosing the most important thing to focus on can lead to extraordinary results in both your private money lending business and in life.

In this episode of Grow With Leila, I sit down with Kimberly Hoyt to dive into the game-changing concepts from Gary Keller’s The One Thing. This book is all about simplifying your approach to life and business by focusing on the one thing that will make everything else easier or extraneous. Kimberly and I talk about how applying this principle to private money lending has helped us cut through the noise, gain clarity on our priorities, and unlock real growth.

Today, we talk about:

>> How simplifying decision-making can lead to massive business momentum.

>> Why focusing on one thing is better than spreading yourself thin.

>> The surprising truth behind “work-life balance” and why it’s a myth.

Guest Info:

Kimberly Hoyt is a Physician Assistant by day, a Real Estate Investor, and an Investor Relations Manager at Selene Brighthouse. She’s a landlord, a private money lender, and the host of the Investor Evolution Podcast. Kimberly has been instrumental in creating a supportive community of women investors where they can learn and grow together.

Listen in because this episode offers powerful insights into how focusing on your “one thing” can make your business and your life run more smoothly. You’ll hear firsthand how we’ve applied this principle to private money lending, and how it’s transforming our approach to success.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

>> 10 Costly Mistakes Made By Women Who Are New to Private Money Lending (And How To Avoid Them)

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>> The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

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