The Business Between Your Ears Sandy and Wade Critides

In today’s episode, we have not one but two amazing guests, Sandy and Wade Critides. Sandy and Wade are lifestyle entrepreneurs residing in Orange County, California who have known each other their entire lives. They both left behind careers they weren't suited for and now have a multitude of thriving businesses including an 8-figure per year network marketing, their own real estate investment firm, their very own podcast, Getting Magnetic with Sandy & Wade and they are the published authors of the number one journal for network marketers. They love nothing more than empowering people to know that they can live the life of their dreams with vision and intentionality and they have helped thousands of people do so through their work.

We begin this episode with Sandy and Wade sharing their background story. Sandy’s dad and Wade’s mom went to high school together in Massachusetts over 45 years ago. Their families have been friends for a long time and they have known each other their entire lives. Sandy started her entrepreneurship journey about eight years ago when she was only 23. At the time she was working a corporate job, and her mom unexpectedly passed away. That shifted her whole perspective on life. She realized that she was not happy at her job and that she wanted to live life to the fullest, so she went on a journey of self-discovery, figuring out who she was and what she was meant to do. She tried a number of different things until she found what she was looking for. Wade’s journey was a bit more typical. His education led him to build a career in the finance world, eventually becoming a VP at his finance firm. When he reached his mid-20s, he realized that he wanted the freedom and autonomy over his life that entrepreneurship could provide. So, eventually Sandy and Wade decided to partner up and today they are network marketing professionals for real estate investors, they have their own podcast, and they've launched a product that helps people in the network marketing space.

We then move on to discussing if entrepreneurs are born or made. Sandy and Wade believe that the answer is both. According to them, Sandy was more of a born entrepreneur and Wade became one through his corporate career. Wade explains that there is a huge difference between the mindset of an entrepreneur and the mindset of an employee. An entrepreneur always has something that is pushing them forward, and even if you are not a born entrepreneur, if you want something and you have a strong commitment, you can become an entrepreneur.

Together we then dive into discussing the why and how it can fuel your success. Discovering your “why” has to start with knowing precisely what you want. You need to be super specific about the vision you have for your life. Maybe it’s financial freedom, maybe it’s building a legacy, maybe it’s leaving your 9-to-5, but whatever it is, you need to be super specific about it. The next step is to figure out the underlying why. Entrepreneurship is hard work and your why will help you push through the roadblocks. The third step, according to Sandy and Wade, is a decision. There is a point in every entrepreneur's life where a decision is made, where they decide to pursue their passion. And that is the formula for success: a super-specific vision + underlying why + a decision.

Eventually, we talk about how Sandy and Wade got into real estate. Looking at other entrepreneurs, Wade noticed one common thread - they were all investing in real estate. So, they decided to go for it. They started with three turnkey properties and their latest investment was an 18-unit apartment building

Don’t miss this incredibly fun and inspirational episode of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast, with Sandy and Wade Critides, and find out why your business lives between your ears!

Notable Quotes:

“What no one really talks about, or they don't talk about enough is, is what mindset it takes to actually be successful in whatever it is you're doing.”

Mike Simmons

“Your business lives between your ears and that's why working on yourself, personal growth, and development is the most important thing you can be doing.”

Sandy Critides

“Your mess becomes your message.”

Sandy Critides

“On paper, everything looks great, but inside I'm not necessarily fulfilled and happy.”

Wade Critides

“A lot of them were entrepreneurs, a lot of them had freedom and autonomy over their own life and a sense of purpose and passion.”

Wade Critides

“What I was seeking wasn't money, it was impact, it was freedom.”

Wade Critides

“Entrepreneurship is the best self-development program in the world because you’ll learn so much about yourself.”

Wade Critides

“Employee and entrepreneur mindsets are wildly different.”

Wade Critides

“When you want to do something, if you have a strong enough commitment to it, you'll make it happen, and you'll learn along the way.”

Wade Critides

“People who are born to be entrepreneurs are often born into an environment that doesn't foster it or even at all acknowledge it.”

Mike Simmons

“I didn't do anything entrepreneurial until I was in my 30s but when I finally took the leap, it was like I had come up for air from underwater.”

Mike Simmons

“When there's that tug or that pull on your heart, it's there for a reason. It's your duty, your responsibility to follow it.”

Wade Critides

“People get conditioned into a life that they think they want or they're told that they want, and the real hard thing is breaking out of that and seeing that there is something else they can do or something else that they're meant to do.”