Most of us don’t realize this, but our dreams die long before we’ve even tried to make them happen. We think it happens after a failed business, a bad job, or a tough season, but it starts in childhood.

Without even noticing, we begin capping our ambitions to match our current circumstances. We play small, not because we want to, but because we’ve convinced ourselves the “big wins” are for other people.

And when those limits follow us into adulthood, the damage is exponential, especially in business and investing. We end up making decisions based on fear, not opportunity.

In this episode, I take you back to my eight-year-old self at a Monopoly board. That game shaped how I saw money and how I played for years.

I’ll share why I avoided “Boardwalk,” not just in Monopoly, but in life. And I’ll explain how changing my relationship with money completely rewired the way I play today.

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

• The silent killer of ambition
  What subtle childhood messages about money and “realistic” dreams are still running the show in your financial life?
  
  
• “Boardwalk” isn’t the goal
  How can reframing big-ticket investments change your strategy (and your stress) forever?
  
  
• Breaking generational money habits
  Most parents accidentally teach their kids the wrong lessons about money. How do we create a legacy of confidence and wealth instead?
  
  
• The mindset shift that multiplies opportunity
  Why should we stop asking, “Can I afford this?” and start asking, “How can I make this work for me?”

About Your Host

Remington Ramsey is a speaker, author, entrepreneur, and visionary in the world of real estate. As the creator of "Real Producers", a widely acclaimed magazine connecting top agents and industry leaders, Remington has built an impressive platform dedicated to celebrating and elevating the real estate community. Remington is also the author of Agent Allies: Building Your Business With Strategic Real Estate Partnerships. With a passion for motivating and mentoring, he’s shared stages with some of the biggest names in business, helping professionals break through barriers and reach new heights. When he’s not busy being a real estate guru, Remington is known for his contagious energy, practical wisdom, and a good dose of humor—because let’s face it, navigating life and business requires both grit and a sense of humor. With multiple successful ventures under his belt and a reputation for engaging storytelling, he has the rare ability to make even the driest industry stats sound exciting.

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Most real estate agents never figure out how to make great money without selling homes. They spend years, even decades, trying to scale, only to remain stuck inside the business, doing more work for slightly more income.

They stay busy, but not free. And for too many, the dream of a business that runs without them fades into a lifetime of being the most overworked person on their own team.

Juan Carlos Barreneche did what most never manage, and he did it before age 30. After building a $100M sales team and netting over a million dollars a year, he stepped out of production entirely.

How? He had a moment of clarity that most agents never get. He realized that despite the six and seven-figure potential of real estate, most agents are stuck doing $10/hour work in a $10K/hour role.

They’re buried in inboxes, juggling calendars, confirming showings, and coordinating appraisals. In short, they are working as receptionists, not real estate business owners.

How do you finally get off the hamster wheel of selling homes? What does it take to scale?

In this episode, the real estate coach, systems expert, and the founder of Goldbar Staffing shares how he found the secret that eludes most agents. He also shares how he built a company to serve agents struggling to scale.

The biggest problem for agents who are trying to earn $100k in GCI is administrative hand-off; they are agents acting like receptionists. -Juan Carlos Barreneche

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

• Your calendar is costing you millions
  Why are agents stuck replying to emails and scheduling showings — and how much is that actually costing you in opportunity?
  
  
• Coaching alone won’t save you
  Coaching doesn’t work for most agents. Could “done-for-you” staffing be the only real solution for buying back your time?
  
  
• Expansion teams are the future (but not the way you think)
  How is the virtual team model redefining what it means to grow across markets?

Guest Bio

Juan Carlos Barreneche is a renowned real estate coach and dynamic public speaker with a distinguished history of transforming real estate businesses. Leveraging the strategies of the nation's top real estate agents, Juan Carlos built and led a high-performing team to over 7 figures in annual production by the age of 27. His expertise in creating scalable systems and empowering teams makes him an invaluable resource for real estate professionals aspiring to elevate their careers and build sustainable businesses. Visit goldbarstaffing.com or follow @juangoldbar.

About Your Host

Remington Ramsey is a speaker, author, entrepreneur, and visionary in the world of real estate. As the creator of "Real Producers", a widely acclaimed magazine connecting top agents and industry leaders, Remington has built an impressive platform dedicated to celebrating and elevating the real estate community. Remington is also the author of Agent Allies: Building Your Business With Strategic Real Estate Partnerships. With a passion for motivating and mentoring, he’s shared stages with some of the biggest names in business, helping professionals break through barriers and reach new heights. When he’s not busy being a real estate guru, Remington is known for his contagious energy, practical wisdom, and a good dose of humor—because let’s face it, navigating life and business requires both grit and a sense of humor. With multiple successful ventures under his belt and a reputation for engaging storytelling, he has the rare ability to make even the driest industry stats sound exciting.

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Success often boils down to one simple question: Are you willing to take the stairs while others look for the escalator?

Building a thriving real estate career, growing your personal brand, and achieving true success demands effort most people aren’t willing to put in. The average person chooses the easier path, hoping for shortcuts. But successful agents and investors understand that taking the stairs—doing the hard things others avoid—is what sets them apart.

In today’s crowded real estate market, being "just another agent" or investor won’t cut it. Clients don’t choose services; they choose you. A strong personal brand makes you their first choice, builds trust, and creates opportunities others never see. Without it, you’re leaving deals, relationships, and income on the table.

New York Times bestselling author of Take The Stairs, Hall of Fame speaker, and Co-Founder of Brand Builders Group, Rory Vaden joins me to talk about the importance of building a personal brand, why it’s crucial to lock in on the one problem you can solve and the one audience you can speak to.

Successful people do things that most people aren’t willing to do. -Rory Vaden

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

• Stairs vs. escalators
  Success often requires taking the harder path, like choosing the stairs over the escalator, to build discipline and resilience. What “stairs” could lead to greater growth if you chose them over the easier route?
  
  
• Trust before transaction
  Building trust and serving your immediate clients is more valuable than chasing popularity. How can focusing on trust over followers improve success especially in real estate?
  
  
• The fastest path to warm leads
  Referrals and presentations are powerful tools for quickly building trust and generating leads in real estate. What strategies can maximize referrals and make presentations more impactful?

Guest Bio

Rory Vaden is the New York Times bestselling author of Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success and Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Time. He is an 8 Figure Entrepreneur, and a Hall of Fame speaker with a TEDx talk that has more than 5 million views. As one of the world's leading experts on the psychology of influence, his insights have been featured on Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, in the Wall St Journal and almost every other major national media outlet.

Today, He and his wife serve as the Co-Founders of Brand Builders Group (as well as Vaden Enterprises and Mission Driven Press) where they teach mission-driven messengers to become more well known and to build and monetize their personal brand. They specialize in helping clients to create original Intellectual Property, grow their online reach, publish and launch bestselling books, build their speaking careers, and all things related to impacting and inspiring more people! Their clients include people like Lewis Howes from The School of Greatness, Amy Porterfield, Eric Thomas “ET Hip Hop Preacher”, Tom and Lisa Bilyeu from Impact Theory, Luvvie Ajayi Jones and Ed Mylett.

Visit https://roryvaden.com/

Follow Rory on Instagram @roryvaden

Find Rory on LinkedIn @Rory Vaden

About Your Host

Real Producers Podcast is hosted by Remington Ramsey, creator of the Real Producers brand that reaches more than 120 markets nationwide. He is a real estate investor as well as an avid reader and writer. Remington calls Indianapolis home and enjoys life on the lake surrounded by his wife and their three girls.

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