Success is More Than Just Grit with Cesar R Espino

In this episode of The Roadmap to Wealth Show, I have the pleasure to have as our guest, Cesar R. Espino, a self made man, who rose from humble beginnings in Mexico City, being raised by his mom all by herself, to becoming a mentor, an NLP certified coach, a sought after public speaker and a real estate investor. He also wrote the best selling book, “You Can Overcome Anything! Even When the World Says “No”.

Cesar is a personification of Commander Peter Quincy Taggart’s line, “Never give up, never surrender.” from the 1999 movie, Galaxy Quest. After listening to Cesar in today’s episode, you will take home valuable lessons, advice and tips to succeed in life regardless of one’s past, background and/or current situation.

Enjoy listening!

What You Will Learn From This Episode:

- His mother’s leap of faith that brought Cesar to where he is right now
- From Mexico city to the land of milk and honey
- Success is from leap of faith, grit and something else
- How to bounce back from hardships, failures and mirror it when you are in business?
- Why did he write the book, “You Can Overcome Anything! Even When the World Says ”NO”?
- In his book there is a quote, “There are no limitations, only the limitations you create for yourself.” What does Cesar want to imply?
- Attitudes of a mentee to become successful
- His journey in real estate investing, from failure to growing his portfolio
- Further plans in real estate investing
- Advice to young people who would like to be entrepreneurs
- His leadership style
- Five most important lessons learned about life
- Thoughts on Coronavirus and the emerging “new normal”
- Lessons learned from the Coronavirus pandemic
- Advice to his 25-year old self that young people can emulate
- His legacy and highest intention

Quotes:

"All that I am and hope to be, I owe it to my mother." (Abraham Lincoln)

"I was afraid of being uncomfortable and I wanted to go back to Mexico, which is what I know to be comfortable."

"We tend to run away from the uncomfortable aspect of life to go to something that is comfortable even if it is not the best thing for you."

"There's no need to have a plan B, when plan A is the only thing you have."

"If you like something, find someone doing it already and learn from them."

"If there is no enemy within, there is no enemy outside."  (African proverb)

"Failure, it's not a negative thing, actually a failure is a lesson, it's an educational experience and you can learn from your failures."

"You're going to create your own reality, you're going to create your new norm and your new norm shouldn't be dictated by society."

"My highest intention is, I want to be able to empower, inspire and help as many people that I can."

"Don't let fear take away the opportunity."

Connect with Cesar R Espino:

www.cesarrespino.com

Resources:

https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Overcome-Anything-World/dp/1641840889