Have you ever heard of Grant Cardone, who was a drug addict in his twenties and became a millionaire at the age of 30? Grant Cardone is an author, motivational speaker, and sales coach born and internationally recognized businessman in the United States. He changed his life with the advice he received from his mother, who had no business experience. Today, Grant Cardone owns multiğle companies and a fortune of millions of dollars. Cardone, who changed his life thanks to the valuable advice his mother gave him, teaches sales techniques to his two daughters and trains them by taking them around with him. Grant Cardone has worked in various fields in his career and earned the title of “Self Made Millionaire”. This article has been compiled for you to explain Grant Cardone’s life clearly.
Grant Cardone’s Educational Life
Grant Cardone was born in 1958 in Louisiana, USA. He is the fourth of five children of father Curtis Cardone and mother Concetta Cardone. There is no clear information about Cardone’s primary school life, but we know his high school life at LaGrange High School. Grand Cardone, who graduated from high school in 1976, chose McNeese State University, where he studied accounting. Grant Cardone was deemed worthy of the “McNeese State University Distinguished Alumnus Award”, which is given to distinguished graduates of this university.
Cardone said that he lost his father at a young age and that it was very difficult for him. He mentioned those days in his book “Be Obsessed or Be Average”. After losing his father, Cardone became a problematic personality because he had no one to guide him in life. Trying to cope with the problems in a fatherless home, Cardone had authority problems and started using drugs. Another thing he mentions in his books is that “He constantly dreamt about success, dreaming of fame and great wealth.” In his books, Grant constantly says that he regrets going to college because there was always partying and the department he attended did nothing but put him in debt.
How Cardone’s Life Changed
When he was in his mid-twenties, he started to listen to his mother’s advice and started a vehicle sales business at the age of 25. Cardone constantly states that he hated what he does. However, he changed his life by dedicating himself 100 percent to sales. Cardone would watch sales videos while eating breakfast in the mornings. He also continues to improve himself by listening to personal development tapes on his way to work. It is also worth noting that he is always the one who comes to work early and is the last one to leave work in the evening. Cardone is deeply committed to his sales job. In his books, he says that he spent 700 hours during his first year improving himself as a salesman.
“The first $3,000 I earned was worth more than the first $1,000,000!”
Cardone is starting to see the results of his efforts. He started earning approximately $3000 – $6000 every month from his sales job, where he worked on commission. Grant Cardone said the following about the first money he earned. “The first $3,000 I made in a car sales business was worth more than the first $1,000,000 I made because it changed the way I viewed myself.” Grant Cardone also explained that this job increased his self-confidence and belief and changed his perspective on his potential.
At the age of 29, Cardone moved to Chicago, United States, to work at a sales training company. Although he lives in Chicago, he has lived in different states and traveled almost everywhere in the USA. He also moved in Houston, Texas for five years and then lived in Los Angeles, California for 12 years. Cardone did not major in accounting even though he studied accounting at university but he suddenly turned to automobile sales. Grant Cardone Motosports Group Inch. He served as CEO of the company.
Grant Cardone; The Real Estate Master
Cardone has been dealing with real estate transactions for a long time. Grant Cardone is the author of 7 best selling books. He also owns a real estate portfolio worth approximately $300,000,000 in the United States. Grant Cardone is the author of the books “Sell to Survive”, “The Closer’s Survival Guide”, “If You’re Not First, You’re Last”, “The 10x Rule” and “Sell or be Sold”. Grant Cardone was ranked number 7 in the “World’s 500 Most Influential CEOs” list in 2016 by the UK-based company Richtopia.
Under Cardone’s hosting, the world’s largest business conference has been carried through in 2019 in Marlins Park, a baseball stadium with 35.000 attendees for GrowthCon3 which unites investors and experts on sales, business, and entrepreneurship. Following this event, Grant Cardone started a new digital advertising agency with Frank Kern who is long-time copywriter.
Grant Cardone’s Family Life
Cardone married actress Elena Lyons in 2004. This couple has 2 daughters named Scarlett and Sabrina. Grant Cardone aims to prepare his daughter Sabrina for the sales world by teaching her some sales techniques.
Grab Cardone’s Free E-Books!
Grant Cardone has 6 free e-books on his website about Sales and Prosperity. You can find these books by clicking here.
- 10 Mistakes That Kills Your Deals
- 20 Rules Of Closing A Deal
- How To Fill A Pipeline With Cold Prospecting
- 10 Biggest Follow-up Mistakes
- Tired of Missing Sales
- 10 Ways to Guarantee Your Prosperity
Grant Cardone’s Some Quotes
1- “You know, you don’t need to grow old to die. I was dying at the age of 20 as a result of no direction and no purpose.”
2 – “You can’t get anywhere flying under the radar.”
3 – “Don’t watch the news, make the news. Don’t read the newspaper, write newspaper articles. Don’t only read books, also learn to write them.”
4 – Treat Money Like a Jealous Lover
5 – “Never lower your target; increase your actions.”
6 – Go for “10 Million Dollars”, not for “One Million Dollars”!
7 – “Your greatness is limited by only the investments you make in yourself.”
8 – “If people don’t know you for your work ethic, you ain’t working.”
9 – “You will never be admired without being criticized first.”
10 – Know When to Take Risks and Apply
11 – “You won’t get much done if you only grind on the days you feel good.”
12 – “Do the things you don’t wanna do, so that one day you can do the things that you wanna do. Pay the price. Sacrifice something.”
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