Grant Cardone: So, gotta stay away from sweat
lodges from guys that don't know what they’re doing.
Bruce Edwin: Ha ha, Yeah, I heard about that,
that was terrible, that's ridiculous. (...)
Grant Cardone: Yeah, they don't know what
they're doing, OK here's a guy, he charges for five days, he
doesn't have material for five days, so they throw in a sweat
lodge, that covers six or seven hours, and this is people that
don't have enough material, so they teach junk that's not tested,
its not proven, and you know, there are a lot of charlatans out
there, there are a lot of guys that are doing these two or three
day deals, or weekend deals, that don't have any real statistics,
but they claim them selves to be gurus. Look, you can't be all of
these things that that guy claims he is. A wealth expert, a
harmonics expert, a physical expert. You do all these things? OK,
so maybe it’s not impossible, but it’s a little bit
suspect to me.
Bruce Edwin: I agree. (...)
Grant Cardone: (...) I'm interested in the
answer (to things), and I think most of America is. America is a
very practical country. It’s a country that's built on
practicality. And the people that do well in this country are
very practical people. They're not very complicated. Google is
not complicated, it’s practical. (...) You know, one of
your questions I think was, what's the most amount of money
you've ever made? And you know, I never think about money like
that, I'm kind of like I show up every day, over and over and
over again, and then maybe some day I end up with something. You
know, that wherever I go, I have to mow the lawn, because the
grass is going to grow, there's going to problems with it, there
will be all the time maintenance, and America for the most part
is not interested in getting rich quick, if you look at that,
every body that does that, they get spanked, and spanked
hard.
Bruce Edwin: (laughs)
Grant Cardone: And so my point is, (...) I'm
interested in the answers, what are the answers to me keeping a
job? What are the answers to me making my business work no matter
even when the economy is terrible? Look, the economy is
problematic, you know the old saying, don't blame me, it's the
economy stupid, well that’s a lie that Clinton used to
simplify his campaign, the reality is the economy is problematic,
it ain't the problem, I am the problem, I am in my way, and you
know, the economy is the opportunity right now, it's not the
problem, its problematic, but its the opportunity. Can you get in
there, and be more efficient? Can you get in there and drive
revenue to a company, can you get in there really practically and
discuss with people new ways to do things? If you can do that, if
you can make a movie cheaper today, that’s going to make
more money? You know can you do things faster and quicker? Can
you be more efficient for a consumer? You know, those things are
going to continue to sell the marketplace, and will allow you to
be successful, and so while the economy, it might be problematic,
it is not the problem.
Bruce Edwin: That makes sense. What would be
your advice for actors and models and musicians to increase their
market and revenue?
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