Show Notes
Habit scientist Dr Gina Cleo reveals the top habits of professional property investors. Dr Gina Cleo started out as a dietitian and couldn't get anyone, including herself, to change long-term. So she went and did a PhD in habits. She's back with MPA Top 100 mortgage broker, Aaron Christie-David. This episode is about the real estate between your eyes. Gina explains why your phone wins every morning (and which room it should charge in), the two circuit breakers for a cortisol-spiked morning, why your day starts the night before, and the sleep protocol her friends laugh at. Then it gets specific for investors: why you can't steal someone else's portfolio blueprint, how to count the cost before you chase eight properties, the one sentence that changed how Gina thinks about setbacks, self-efficacy as the number one predictor of change, and why "I'm trying to be a property investor" has to become "I am a property investor". Plus anxiety avoiders vs thrill seekers, what self-sabotage is actually protecting, Thomas Edison's 1,000 attempts, and Aaron's 9:30pm bedtime.Whether you're saving your first deposit, stalled at property number three, or trying to get back on the horse after a setback, this one's for you."People want to go into property development. Get into personal development first. That's your best return on investment." - Aaron
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⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 The best real estate you'll ever own 1:04 Round two, in person this time 3:16 Why your phone wins every morning 5:00 Do some people just have more willpower? 7:13 Two circuit breakers for a cortisol morning 9:13 Your day starts the night before 11:19 The suitcase Gina's friends laugh at 13:47 Brain fog, creatine and bad nights 16:46 Habits that actually stick 17:48 Why you can't steal someone's portfolio blueprint 21:27 Count the cost before you commit 22:42 Discipline first, autopilot second 23:52 "I am a property investor" 24:55 Eating glass: ten years of it 25:17 It's not if you fall, it's when 27:28 Tiny goals, big self-efficacy 29:56 Fell off the wagon? Do this first 31:20 When you're doing the work and nothing's coming 40:58 Self-sabotage isn't what you think 43:10 Anxiety avoiders vs thrill seekers 45:40 The cascade that costs you six months 49:51 Half the year left. Here's the play 51:03 Rapid fire: the one habit every investor needs 52:06 Aaron's 9:30 pm bedtime 54:29 Personal development before property development
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