👦 Melvin's beginnings in a family of 6 were poor but proud: this formed who he is today. 02:00
🚲 Earning first money for a bike. 05:10
✌️ With no money for college, no family, and no self-respect, Melvin was a fat slob in the military. 09:17
📘 An old book about positive thinking helped Melvin get serious: he got a military promotion and got to go to college! 14:14
🎓 At 19, he started taking college night classes, served in the Air Force, and found a grant. 18:08
💰 Melvin was at the top in accounting and started working for top money, but his personality didn't fit in. 20:02
❤️ Few job changes, seven years in a bank, and a decision to work by himself: "I've got to follow what my heart tells me to do." 22:53
🏘️ Stock prices rising and focus on real estate: Melvin flipped 150 houses. 27:10
🏠 Helping the pastor sell a house and opening an online real estate company. 34:00
❓ What sells the house? The answer to this question got them extra money. 36:30
🤝 The goal was to find people that were looking for an alternative because the alternative was for sale. 41:30
👬 One reason people go to real estate agents: the relationship component affects decision-making. 43:13
👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 It's all about good family business decisions. 47:45
📓 Book recommendation for every entrepreneur: The E-Myth Revisited by Peter Gerber. 52:00
🎯 Focus on marketing and attracting the right agents. 55:00
🐺 There are two wolves inside of us, the winner is the one we feed. 56:34
☕ Buy mentors a cup of coffee and ask them for help: 'I would bend over backward to help a hard-working young person that wants to get ahead in life.' 57:58
👁️ If you're in a business, and it's not working for you, you might want to take a look in the mirror. 1:01:24

Links:

👉 Connect with Melvin: www.linkedin.com/in/melvinupchurch

🏘️ Melvin’s Real Estate Company: www.listbirmingham.com

🖥️ Connect with Bruce: www.ontargetleading.com

🔗 Get in touch with Bruce: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-bruce-bright-1098339