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Lessons from Paul Carrick Brunson who is a  LInked-in Top Voice, Entrepreneur and TV Host. Enver and Oprah are two extraordinary people. And on top of that, they’re both billionaires. On the surface, they appear to be totally different people. They are in different industries, have different family structures, practice different religions, and speak different languages. However, once you get past their written biographies and dig deeper, you will notice they possess many of the same successful habits.

I had the opportunity to work with both Oprah and Enver for 6 years collectively and those were, hands down, the best professional experiences of my life. I worked my ass off for them and in doing so absorbed everything I could.

It’s my honor to share with you what I learned from them. Here is Part 1 of the 20 successful habits I learned working for two billionaires:

1) Invest in Yourself

This is a very simple concept, but something you would think someone who has “made it” would stop doing. Not at all for these two. I saw them both spend a significant amount of time dedicating their resources to self-development  (whether it be a new language, exercise, social media classes, etc). The moment you stop investing in yourself is the moment you have written off future dividends in life.

2) Be Curious…About Everything

What the average person sees as mundane or overly complicated is not viewed the same way with a billionaire mindset. I once had a 30 minute conversation with Enver about the height of the curbs in Washington DC versus Istanbul, Turkey.  Billionaires are incredibly curious; what the rest of the world thinks is a problem and complains about — that’s what these people go and work on.

3) Surround Yourself With “Better” People

I hope this is why they kept me around :-). Seriously, I never knew my bosses to keep anyone less-than-stellar in their inner circle. There were many times I thought to myself, “Damn, they have dream-teams built around them.” Jim Rohn had it right, “You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.”

4) Never Eat Alone

The last time I had dinner with Enver, as well as the last time I ate dinner with Oprah, there were easily 15 people at our tables, respectively. Coincidence? While most of us derive our key information from blogs or the newspaper, power players get their information from the source (other power players), directly. However, just because you can’t call up the Obamas and break bread with them doesn’t mean eating with others in your circle doesn’t carry value. In one of my favorite reads of the last few years called Never Eat Alone author Keith Ferrazzi breaks down how you can identify “information brokers” to dine with you.  I’ve seen first hand how enormous the benefits are of this strategy.

5) Take Responsibility For Your Losses

I was working for Oprah during the time she was taking heat from the media about poor network ratings. I was also working for Enver during the closing of one of his prized divisions. What I witnessed them both do in response was powerful. Opposed to covering the losses up with fancy PR tactics, both stepped to the stage and said in essence “I own it and I’m going to fix it” and dropped the mic. Guess what?  They sure did fix things (It’s widely noted Oprah’s network is realizing ratings gold and Enver’s assets have probably doubled since the division closing).

6) Understand The Power Of “Leverage”

This is something that was quite a shock to me. From afar, a billionaire appears to be someone who is a master at everything. But, in truth, they’re specialists in one or a few areas and average or subpar at everything else. So, how do they get so much done? Leverage! They do what they do best and get others to do the rest . Here’s a great article on leverage. Keep in mind I see this done with wealthy people and their money all of the time – they use OPM (other people’s money) for most or all of their projects.

7) Take No Days Off (Completely)

I recall going on vacation with Enver several times, yachting up and down the southwestern coast of Turkey (also known as the blue voyage). Sounds ballerific, right? No doubt we had a great time, but mixed in with all that swimming and backgammon was discussion of business, discussion of strategy, planning and plotting. The best way I can describe this habit is thinking about your business or your idea like your literal baby. No matter your distance, you don’t stop thinking of him/her (and after just having a second son, I can attest to this).

8) Focus On Experiences vs. Material Possessions

When you have money, your toys are big. However, the vast majority of money I saw spent on their “leisure” was on actual experiences versus the typical car, jewelry, and clothes we’re familiar with seeing in music videos and gossip blogs. I recall one time at dinner with Oprah, I spotted a table of about 20 girls off to the side. I later found out Ms. Winfrey was treating some of her graduating girls from her school in South Africa to dinner in NYC. Experiences create memories, and memories are priceless.

9) Take Enormous Risks

This is another one of those successful habits every entrepreneur can attest to. A matter of fact, Entreprenuer.com created a great infographic outlining commonalities of the world’s billionaires and one of the most prominent was this characteristic: billionaires are not adverse to risk. What intrigues me even more about Enver and Oprah was that even at their high financial status and success level, they still possessed a willingness to risk their most precious asset (their name and legacy) on new and bolder projects. If you’re not taking risks, you’re not making moves!

10) Don’t Go At It Alone

Nothing great in life is achieved alone. Especially in business, success isn’t a solo act. This character trait is akin to “surrounding yourself with better people.” It takes teamwork to make the dream work.

What I witnessed from working for Enver and Oprah were characteristics and successful habits that not only apply to business “wins,” but also translate to general life success. I sincerely hope the tips I’ve shared here will inspire you to create (or maintain) great habits for your success. If you’re ready to learn more now and want to get my take on how successful business people build personal brands and an audience, read this! Otherwise, if you want to read Part 2 of what I learned working for 2 billionaires, here it is!

You can be the neighbor to Bueller according to Page Six story

Another big mansion sale is heading for “New York’s hottest block.”

A townhouse right next to Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick’s double mansion has gone on the market for $34.5 million. The 8,000-square-foot property, known as the Harriot Mansion, at 271 W. 11th St., features seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms, high ceilings and one of the deepest gardens in the neighborhood. The townhouse is being sold by Alicia CastroLeal Harper, whose father, Antonio Castro Leal, was a prominent diplomat and ambassador to France. Her husband, Alan Harper, a CBS producer, had purchased the home more than 40 years ago, but he passed away in 1991.

Listing broker Jenny Lenz couldn’t be reached for comment. The two attached townhouses right next door, which SJP and Broderick reportedly paid $35 million for both in 2016, are in the process of being combined into a 13,900-square-foot megamansion. On the other side is Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure, who recently bought his townhouse for $28 million.

Sam Hill only spent a portion of his life in Seattle, but the businessman and philanthropist made his mark on the burgeoning region in the early decades of the 20th century. His notable projects include the Maryhill Museum of Art and Maryhill Stonehenge, but the most iconic building he left behind within the Seattle limits is the neoclassical mansion at 814 E Highland Drive, designed by architecture firm Hornblower & Marshall around 1908.

Hill used the mansion to entertain many international dignitaries during his lifetime, although he originally built the place for his friend Crown Prince Albert of Belgium to visit. (The Crown Prince never made the trip, though.)

The Seattle Times wrote of the estate back in 1932 when it originally went up for sale. They speak of the place with the kind of purple prose you don’t quite find in the papers anymore.

That indefinable air of remoteness, intrigue and melancholy which caused the old mansion to stand out on its lonely street as if plucked from the heart of a horror tale, is slowly but effectively being dispelled.

They describe a residence that includes a secret passageway from the master suite and walls covered in “transparent colored photographs of Northwest land and sea-scapes.”

Many of the original features are gone, thanks to various renovations that occurred over the years, including one that converted it into a duplex sometime after 1937. But the concrete exterior looks very much the same from the outside.

It last hit the market in 2008 for $4,750,000, but was eventually delisted.

In the meantime, the property got a remodel. Last July, the property is popped up for a whopping $15 million, and it’s stayed there ever since. It’s the most expensive Seattle listing by $1.2 million.

The reason for the jump from under $5 million to eight figures? A massive renovation. We’d call it a studs-out remodel, but there are literally no studs in this concrete block of a home.

With the help of Stuart Silk Architects, interior design from Garret Cord Werner Architects and Interior Designers and landscape design by Richard Hartledge, the new version is a blend of old and new that tries not to let one overwhelm the other.

In the dining room, original steel beams that run the length of the home have been exposed to juxtapose the elegant modern redesign. In the master suite, the original floors and fireplace remain. Outside, gas-lit lamps build an ambiance similar to what it might have been like back when Hill himself roamed the grounds.

One of the most curious-looking spaces in the home has to be the gym. That’s because it was originally the horse stable. You can still see where the big stable doors once stood and the tall openings in the wall where the horses looked out from. These days it’s not only a gym but a spa room with a steam shower and sauna.

Also worth nothing: The home comes with the oldest working sundial in Seattle, which happens to be located on the property.

Initially, the home’s spot on the National Register of Historic Places kept its taxes practically nonexistent. But after the home made the news last year, the King County Assessor took a closer look and sent a $50,000 tax bill.

Still, at .3 percent of the home’s value, that seems like a steal for whoever can afford to buy the home in the first place.