Taking Radical Responsibility to Design a Life You Love – with Jason Yarusi

Episode Description:
In this powerful episode of The Manifestation & Money Podcast, Jenni sits down with Jason Yarusi—real estate investor, entrepreneur, ultra-runner, father of three, and host of the Live 100 podcast. Jason shares his transformation story: from chaotic nights behind a bar and a life-altering accident, to building a $350M real estate empire and helping others live with intention.

We dive deep into the power of personal responsibility, why chaos often results from inaction, and how building small daily habits can completely shift your life path. Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or ready to take control of your time and energy, this episode will reignite your commitment to living fully.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Jason went from chaos to clarity by taking radical ownership of his life

• Why most people stay stuck—and what it really takes to change

• The “Live 100” philosophy and how to apply it starting today

• Why accountability starts with YOU (not a partner, boss, or mentor)

• How to parent, lead, and show up with calm—even when chaos surrounds you

• What happens when you stop making excuses and start aligning with your future self

Connect with Jason:
🎧 Listen to the Live 100 podcast
📱 Instagram: @jasonyarusi
💼 Learn more: www.yarusiholdings.com

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Episode Transcript

Jenni (00:00):
Welcome to the Manifestation and Money Podcast. Jason, it's

(00:01):
, I lost a lot of friends just to, I wasn't like in a war zone , or in a place where, , like people were in, in the army. But I had all these friends that just like pass away from like very. Things growing up, I had a friend die in a boat accident, , one committed suicide. Another one, , was in a car where people were drinking, got in a car accident.
So I picked this, get outta college with a finance degree business and , with finance and I move into New York City with really no desire to go into that space. So I did, which was the next step, I started working in bars and restaurants, right? Just like whatever came upon me. And I did that for a number of years.
Well, one night, you know, after the things were just, , going sideways, I was riding my bike home at two 30 in the morning from one of the bar jobs I was at, and I know where I got hit by a car. And next thing , I get taken to the hospital. , I get a pin in my wrist, a broken shoulder, , stitches in my face, back of my head.
Get back to a workout routine, start to, , read books again like I left school, I'm never gonna read again. You think of that crazy notion, like never going to have to learn again. You think of that, right? And lo and behold, it wasn't immediate, but things started to improve because mentally I had started to transition from looking at the negative to looking at some of the positives.
So we ended up taking that business from that 12 or 13 jobs to about 300 jobs a year , and about a couple thousand we did over the course of the time there. And that led me into real estate. Right. And so , what I learned from all of this is that. You have a goal, and ultimately the way you get to that goal is gonna change, but you get experiences as you go, which opens your eyes to new opportunities.
Different things of development into moving into small multifamily before we moved into large multifamily. And what large multifamily gave us is that we could find these opportunities, put together the plan, the process, the team, and then manage the operation instead of doing the day-to-day work. And that started the process in 2017 of us buying in 94 unit.

Jason (00:07):
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That could be the time you wake up. That could be your diet. That could be the words coming out of your mouth, ? That could be the thoughts putting in your mind. It could be the books that you're reading, ? To what I can't control, right? Things like the weather, that you go, oh, it's horrible out outside and now you've ruined your day because of the weather, ?
If I wanna get to financial freedom, if I want to have savings and, , a six month , nest egg where I can just not worry about things, are the actions I'm taking today, meeting that person that's going to be there in six months. Or what do I need to change today? And then you can start listing the things that you're doing that are not meaning that future person.
Negative is gonna get filled away. ? But the positive, that's where you have to put your energy. You have to start being conscious to it. And , 98% of our day , is subconscious actions, right? We're where 2% is actually US focused, constantly focused on what we're doing. So we have to be really positive, ?
And I get it things happen that are not fun, but it's grown to where you want to be. The goal is to go through that and understand that it's not a great position, but there is a lesson there. And sometimes it's not a fun lesson, but there's a lesson there and you can look at it as a launchpad to the next objective.
but then you have to own it. You'll say, okay, I own it. I'm not going to be that person. And so in response to that, I have to position myself. For greatness, right? I have to look at where I want to be and start setting up the traits for that person so I can do the next thing. Master the habits that person needs to do to get to the goals.
Compared to the five year problem, which are far and few in between, which is really detrimental to you right now. Something you really have to put all your energy into, because when you think of it like that, then the five second problems, they're not so urgent. You just do 'em. You get 'em outta the way, and you move on because you're just not a big deal.
You can get an accountability partner, but you have to be accountable. Accountable to yourself. That's the biggest, most important thing, is that these things that are happening right now, just turn it back in yourself. If things are not going right in your relationship, instead of blaming somebody else, just put it back on you.
, to get out there and yell like, oh, someone rear ends me. . Could have been a hundred things, it could have been a hundred things, , that, that had happened. That unfortunately is not great. But getting out and getting crazy and yelling at the person , doesn't help the matter.
, because it is harder to, it's just that. It's very easy to do everything but take full responsibility. Mm-hmm. Because that's the hardest thing. 'cause it means that I have to say that I messed up. Yeah. And for other people to stand up and to do that.

Jenni (00:17):
Yeah. My kids are, they're five and nine right now and I'm seeing, like us having this conversation is just 'cause I'm trying to instill this kind of message in my children. Mm-hmm. I can hear them from the living room.
But they don't have that control yet. They don't have , that component of control, because right now it's just, and sometimes it's beautiful, right? Because they just say what's on their mind and it's talk, all these things. And it's so much fun because they're just trying to learn the world, right?
? If you look at the whole spectrum of the world, like we're here for a blip, like it moves, but in our life itself, it moves very slow. And when we can just pause, right? And understand that the day is very busy. But you can make it as chaotic that you want. ? I move in a fast pace. We have a lot of, , different projects going on at all times, but I have to keep control on that because we have a lot of employees that they, , depend on us right here for the operation.
But the more you can bring it into a calm part, take 'em aside and just. Matter of fact, talk to 'em in a way that just can help them, , really figure it out in their own mind and make decisions that starts to give them a problem solving notion instead of a blame.
My, , business and just focus on nonsense all day because I will miss out on the important things and the important things have to get done so I can make the commitments I have. To my family, ? So I make the commitments to my family, to my, , fitness in the morning, and that makes me focus and hone in on the important things I need to do in the work.