#0041 - Escaping the Matrix with Jerome Myers

#0041 - Escaping the Matrix with Jerome Myers

Author: Jon S. Rennie October 3, 2020 Duration: 47:58
In the movie, the Matrix, the main character Neo is offered a choice between a red pill and a blue pill. The red pill represents reality, truth, and an uncertain future. The blue pill represents ignorance and living in confined comfort and the simulated reality of the Matrix, Neo takes the red pill and escapes the matrix. My guest today is Jerome Myers and he as escaped the Matrix which is the confined comfort of corporate life. He is an engineer turned entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Myers Development group a property development company investing in multifamily buildings. He also teaches people how to get into the multifamily investing business through a program he developed called the Myers Methods. And if that was not enough, he also hosts the Dreamcatchers podcast where he interviews leaders and entrepreneurs who have escaped corporate life and pursued their dreams. Jerome Myers Website _____ Become a leader worth following today with these powerful resources: Purchase my bestselling leadership book "I Have the Watch: Becoming a Leader Worth Following" Subscribe to my leadership newsletter Follow Jon S Rennie on Twitter Follow Jon S Rennie on Instagram Follow Jon S Rennie on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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