Today we have an interview with somebody who I believe has embodied the spirit of “hustling” in his career. Somebody whom I believe has a perspective that would benefit the reading Audience. When looking for interview subjects I look for people that have truly embodied the hustle, have had to grind their way to the top, and have a fiery passion for the climb to success. I believe that the man we speak to today truly embodies these characteristics. This gentleman has a passion that is contagious. Each time I speak to him I find myself motivated to push myself even harder. I hope each and everyone of you can gain something from this as I have!
Introduction:
Morgan Walls is the Sales and Marketing Manager for Grant Cardone Canada. The organization provides training solutions to sales businesses in a B2B environment.
Question: Please describe what you do as your profession.
Answer: I’m a Sales and Marketing Manager for Grant Cardone Canada. I help companies and individuals grow their sales by developing their people and giving them solutions to
everyday sales challenges.
Question: What made you want to get into business?
Answer: I have a passion for education, sales and helping people. My track coach in High School handed me a book, a copy of Rich Dad Poor Dad. It made me realize that the normal path that people are sent down (university, job, house, etc.. ) doesn’t really lead to
wealth and prosperity. From that point on I began reading books on business and
investing. It lit the embers for a growing obsession of how I could become successful.
Fast forward a few years and I had to drop out of college because I ran out of money
and chose between taking a job selling knives or working in a factory.. and so my Sales
Journey began. I knocked door to door all day each day, and then moved into a few
other roles. After being in sales for a number of years I realized how many people
struggled in the business because they weren’t properly trained on how to do their job.
Grant Cardone has helped tens of thousands of people increase their incomes, provide
for their families and improve their lives — So when I got the chance to be a part of the
Team, I jumped at the opportunity.
Question: What is your biggest motivator day to day? What keeps you going?
Answer: I want to be “the guy”. No, really. I’m obsessed with pushing myself to the next level and being the person I know I can be. I have this image in my head of the future me that I’m chasing, the confident, successful, philanthropic, globe trotter that has an amazing family, flourishing businesses and is loved and respected all over the world. So every day I am sort of carving out a little bit more of that person. So when things get tough I know that I have to push forward to get a little closer or risk getting further away.
Every day twice a day, I write down some of the goals that this future me has achieved,
so I am always looking and trying to move towards some part of him.
The flip side is what I’m moving away from. I grew up without a lot of money so I know
how stressful life is for people that are struggling to make ends meet. I know first hand
the strain that puts on a family. I want my future children to have every opportunity to
succeed and have a great life so I work hard to ensure I can create that for them.
Question: What would you say is the key to your success?
Answer: Resilience. I refuse to quit on my vision of life. I’ve “failed” at a lot of things and put myself in a lot of very difficult positions, sometimes just to see if I could do them. It
taught me that no matter what I can keep pushing forwards – and that’s the biggest thing
that has gotten me this far. I can persist and move forward through any challenge and
adversity. When I started with this business, my first few months I was making less than $500.00 a month for the first few months while working 14/15 hour days. 10 plus hours of cold calls, hundreds of hand written letters, and studying business and sales into the late hours of the night. I hated it. I hated literally every second of it, but I knew that was just a chapter that I had to go through to get to the next chapter. I also knew that if I gave up I would have to go through that chapter again later down the road. Everything we do
rewards us three to six months down the road.
Eventually, given the targets that I have.. big targets and big goals, at some point or
another I was going to have to go through the pain and challenges of creating
something meaningful, creating my vehicle for success. I also believe in what we’re
creating, so that allows me to show up in integrity.
The other thing is I’m willing to sacrifice comfort, friends, time out etc for what I want
without a second thought. If someone or something is countering my purposes, they’re
gone. It might be harsh – and it is to some degree – but I refuse to allow threats to what
I’m doing stay in my environment.
Question: What do you believe the future holds for you?
Answer: I’m going to help a lot of people. I’m realizing more and more that our society is sort of asleep. I see it as a duty to put myself in a position to effect positive change and help people become more educated and prosperous in their lives.
I am going to invest into education all over the world, and help people understand the
principles of how to improve their lives. Most people, our society, is asleep. Especially
here in Canada, we have this veneer that everything is okay, but most people are
struggling to get by every day, I want to change that. People know that more is out
there, but they don’t believe that it is for them. I want to help them know that it can be.
6. Finally, how do you define success? Is it a dollar amount, a certain lifestyle,
something else?
Success to me is continually striving for and hitting bigger targets. It’s continuing to
expand and grow in all areas of life. I have massive financial targets, but they’re simply
there to provide the resources to fuel my life. It’s constant movement and expansion. It
isn’t a specific place, it is not something I am going to get to and say great I’m done I’ve
made it, it is just being in a state where I am constantly growing and expanding. Once
I’ve impacted a lot of people, ask me again, I might have a different answer. I’m just
getting started.
A HUGE Thank You to Morgan for sharing his experiences with us here today. I hope you can all learn something from this man’s unique perspective and extreme passion for what he does everyday!
Until Next Time,
Alan McKearney
(Photo Attached Provided by Interview Subject)
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