WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.299 Justin Dixon, tell me about your vision. Yeah, 00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:05.540 so, well, first of all, thanks for having me 00:00:05.540 --> 00:00:07.719 on. I'm looking forward to the conversation. 00:00:09.279 --> 00:00:13.199 I think the ultimate vision that I have for kind 00:00:13.199 --> 00:00:15.800 of the life that my wife and I are building is 00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:18.179 what a lot of people are seeking, and that's 00:00:18.179 --> 00:00:22.149 kind of the freedom of time, location. And being 00:00:22.149 --> 00:00:24.149 able to do kind of what we want, when we want, 00:00:24.210 --> 00:00:26.089 where we want. And that can mean a lot of different 00:00:26.089 --> 00:00:30.250 things to a lot of people. And so we have we 00:00:30.250 --> 00:00:35.570 pivoted our lives back in 2019 slash 2020 to 00:00:35.570 --> 00:00:38.509 kind of go out of the norm of what everybody 00:00:38.509 --> 00:00:42.229 else that we knew and what most people kind of 00:00:42.229 --> 00:00:45.009 strive for. And that is the white picket fence, 00:00:45.229 --> 00:00:50.259 the two cars in the driveway and have a. 40 -year 00:00:50.259 --> 00:00:53.320 career and hope your retirement savings is enough 00:00:53.320 --> 00:00:55.679 to actually retire at 65 or whatever the number 00:00:55.679 --> 00:00:59.679 is. And so we pivoted. And so we really focused 00:00:59.679 --> 00:01:04.359 our lives on driving for that goal of having 00:01:04.359 --> 00:01:07.079 that freedom to do what we want, when we want, 00:01:07.140 --> 00:01:10.659 where we want. And that means for us is why we 00:01:10.659 --> 00:01:14.000 still like to work. My wife is a very hard worker. 00:01:14.140 --> 00:01:17.370 I'm an entrepreneur. I've got a lot of irons 00:01:17.370 --> 00:01:19.769 in the fire. And so I don't see that ever changing. 00:01:19.890 --> 00:01:23.170 But it's always having that that comfortability 00:01:23.170 --> 00:01:25.290 that if we wanted to take a year off and go, 00:01:25.409 --> 00:01:29.409 you know, sit in the Himalayas and meditate for 00:01:29.409 --> 00:01:32.010 a year, we could because we have all of our other 00:01:32.010 --> 00:01:35.209 financial foundation kind of set up. And also 00:01:35.209 --> 00:01:39.129 we can provide our gifts to the rest of the world 00:01:39.129 --> 00:01:41.409 or the rest of our tiny ecosystem that we're 00:01:41.409 --> 00:01:44.799 building to. for free if we really wanted to 00:01:44.799 --> 00:01:46.700 right so that's kind of our vision is kind of 00:01:46.700 --> 00:01:51.079 driving towards this financial freedom this this 00:01:51.079 --> 00:01:55.280 security that um most people are just kind of 00:01:55.280 --> 00:01:57.599 plugging into their day -to -day job they're 00:01:57.599 --> 00:02:00.700 you know punching the clock and while that's 00:02:00.700 --> 00:02:02.659 fine for them we decided to kind of take a little 00:02:02.659 --> 00:02:04.739 bit of different path and and so that's kind 00:02:04.739 --> 00:02:06.420 of what we're driving for and have been for the 00:02:06.420 --> 00:02:10.139 last five or six years that's awesome i i find 00:02:10.139 --> 00:02:14.060 it fascinating And somewhat disheartening at 00:02:14.060 --> 00:02:16.639 the same time that the majority of people I asked 00:02:16.639 --> 00:02:18.659 this to and that my other hosts asked this to, 00:02:18.740 --> 00:02:23.159 it's very, very, very, very, very rare that somebody 00:02:23.159 --> 00:02:26.740 includes their spouse. I just think that's awesome, 00:02:26.800 --> 00:02:29.740 man. And that you're looking at that from the 00:02:29.740 --> 00:02:32.300 joint perspective and you speak about the we 00:02:32.300 --> 00:02:38.460 and us. I think I almost overdo it when I think 00:02:38.460 --> 00:02:43.330 of the we as my audience. And sometimes neglect 00:02:43.330 --> 00:02:46.530 to mention those who are closest to me in the 00:02:46.530 --> 00:02:50.189 process. And so you actually have me taking a 00:02:50.189 --> 00:02:52.210 step back, meditating, saying, OK, wait a second. 00:02:52.229 --> 00:02:54.969 How do I balance out that reality of it's, you 00:02:54.969 --> 00:02:57.050 know, we got to love ourselves in order to really 00:02:57.050 --> 00:02:59.610 love others well. But we also got to love our 00:02:59.610 --> 00:03:03.169 collective intimate circle and not lose sight 00:03:03.169 --> 00:03:05.310 of the overall picture. So you got you got me 00:03:05.310 --> 00:03:08.840 thinking and. in the sphere of like, whoa, I 00:03:08.840 --> 00:03:10.139 got to go meditate on this later and probably 00:03:10.139 --> 00:03:14.439 ask Chachi to help too. So we'll take advantage 00:03:14.439 --> 00:03:16.539 of one more question. And then if you'd like 00:03:16.539 --> 00:03:18.219 to come back, of course, we would love to host 00:03:18.219 --> 00:03:21.340 you again because you have superpowers that the 00:03:21.340 --> 00:03:23.580 visionaries who are listening in with Hire Tomorrow, 00:03:23.939 --> 00:03:26.520 the recruiting process, finding the right team 00:03:26.520 --> 00:03:29.000 members. One, there's not enough companies like 00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:31.180 that available out there. Two, there's not a 00:03:31.180 --> 00:03:32.840 lot of them that have thought through the idea 00:03:32.840 --> 00:03:35.409 of leading transparently. You've got a podcast 00:03:35.409 --> 00:03:37.389 on growth. You know, you're helping the world 00:03:37.389 --> 00:03:39.650 with this. You're in Austin, Texas, one of the 00:03:39.650 --> 00:03:42.210 economic boom centers, capitals of the world. 00:03:42.729 --> 00:03:46.449 And so there's there's so much access to insight 00:03:46.449 --> 00:03:48.789 and knowledge and understanding of how visions 00:03:48.789 --> 00:03:50.349 can come together and how to empower the people 00:03:50.349 --> 00:03:52.469 that you have access to that. We'd love to have 00:03:52.469 --> 00:03:54.490 you back. So the last question, though, in the 00:03:54.490 --> 00:03:59.009 meantime, what's the story behind your why? And 00:03:59.009 --> 00:04:02.830 feel free to reveal what that why is. Yeah, I 00:04:02.830 --> 00:04:05.159 think the. I hate to use the same thing I just 00:04:05.159 --> 00:04:07.800 said, but our kind of why is this kind of structure 00:04:07.800 --> 00:04:11.919 of freedom that, while most people think that 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:16.959 a W -2 job is security, I've been in W -2 jobs 00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:18.740 where I've seen really amazing people get fired 00:04:18.740 --> 00:04:22.000 for no fault of their own, right? You are a line 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:24.860 item on an Excel spreadsheet. And if you're at 00:04:24.860 --> 00:04:26.819 a company that needs to, especially if they're 00:04:26.819 --> 00:04:29.220 a publicly traded company, if they need to look 00:04:29.220 --> 00:04:34.220 attractive to the street, to investors. Unfortunately, 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:36.720 they do what's called reorganizations and they 00:04:36.720 --> 00:04:38.300 end up laying people off, but they don't call 00:04:38.300 --> 00:04:41.540 it layoff. So the why that we've kind of structured 00:04:41.540 --> 00:04:44.360 is I've been in recruiting my entire life, 18 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:47.319 plus years is all I've ever done. I've done it 00:04:47.319 --> 00:04:50.220 for startups. I've done it for Fortune 30 companies. 00:04:50.779 --> 00:04:53.600 And the challenge is always the same thing. It's 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:56.540 finding the right talent for the right position 00:04:56.540 --> 00:04:59.100 that you're trying to fill. And sometimes that 00:04:59.100 --> 00:05:02.100 means hiring. over hiring changing the position 00:05:02.100 --> 00:05:04.579 change hiring somebody that's maybe more focused 00:05:04.579 --> 00:05:06.980 on kind of that's more of a culture fit versus 00:05:06.980 --> 00:05:10.420 a skill set fit um and so i started higher tomorrow 00:05:10.420 --> 00:05:13.699 with the the why around i really want to focus 00:05:13.699 --> 00:05:16.800 on helping startups and small businesses with 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:20.540 competing for talent with the larger organizations 00:05:20.540 --> 00:05:23.220 that have way more brand power they have way 00:05:23.220 --> 00:05:25.980 more marketing dollars to get their their company 00:05:25.980 --> 00:05:28.319 and their job in front of enough eyeballs to 00:05:29.210 --> 00:05:32.029 attract talent. And it's been a lot of fun over 00:05:32.029 --> 00:05:34.610 the last five years, although starting a recruiting 00:05:34.610 --> 00:05:36.990 business in January of 2020, right as COVID was 00:05:36.990 --> 00:05:39.470 starting, was a bit scary just because nobody 00:05:39.470 --> 00:05:42.430 was hiring for the first three quarters of 2020. 00:05:43.509 --> 00:05:46.449 That's maybe a story for another day. But yeah, 00:05:47.209 --> 00:05:51.050 I'm really kind of just using my experience in 00:05:51.050 --> 00:05:55.470 the recruiting world to help as many small businesses 00:05:55.470 --> 00:05:58.279 and startups kind of leverage my experience so 00:05:58.279 --> 00:06:02.740 they can build a business and their kind of time 00:06:02.740 --> 00:06:05.699 that they spend on finding the right people can 00:06:05.699 --> 00:06:08.540 be lessened because they work with a good you 00:06:08.540 --> 00:06:10.939 know recruitment partner um that's truly a partner 00:06:10.939 --> 00:06:14.040 not just a a vendor that is there to collect 00:06:14.040 --> 00:06:16.800 a fee although i don't do this for free uh yet 00:06:16.800 --> 00:06:18.759 i don't have all my financial freedom ready so 00:06:18.759 --> 00:06:21.600 maybe one day i'll be able to do that but um 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:24.740 but yeah it's been a lot of fun and you know 00:06:24.740 --> 00:06:27.949 the why is really I want to generate as much 00:06:27.949 --> 00:06:30.750 kind of economic value that I possibly can, help 00:06:30.750 --> 00:06:34.050 as many people as I possibly can to drive towards 00:06:34.050 --> 00:06:36.410 that financial freedom number so that then I 00:06:36.410 --> 00:06:40.329 can kind of be a little bit more focused on helping 00:06:40.329 --> 00:06:43.470 a early, early stage startup that doesn't have 00:06:43.470 --> 00:06:45.930 the budget to pay for a recruiter. They don't 00:06:45.930 --> 00:06:47.569 have the time or experience to know how to find 00:06:47.569 --> 00:06:51.129 the right people. And I can advise them on doing 00:06:51.129 --> 00:06:53.930 just that. So that was a little bit of a long 00:06:53.930 --> 00:06:56.670 -winded answer, but, you know, our... our north 00:06:56.670 --> 00:06:58.689 star is just this kind of driving towards this 00:06:58.689 --> 00:07:02.730 ability to serve people while we're kind of driving 00:07:02.730 --> 00:07:05.189 up that mountain to that financial kind of peak 00:07:05.189 --> 00:07:07.810 that we're looking for because if you don't enjoy 00:07:07.810 --> 00:07:11.110 the ride then the end result is probably not 00:07:11.110 --> 00:07:12.569 as good as you thought it was going to be right 00:07:12.569 --> 00:07:15.709 so you've got to enjoy the journey um and so 00:07:15.709 --> 00:07:18.670 we've we've just been focused on that um for 00:07:18.670 --> 00:07:23.050 the last five years deep powerful questions deserve 00:07:23.050 --> 00:07:27.959 deep powerful answers um so long -winded nine 00:07:27.959 --> 00:07:30.720 let's say it's on point um so thank you thank 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:32.519 you for sharing that and talking through it it's 00:07:32.519 --> 00:07:35.699 um It's always neat to find leaders who have 00:07:35.699 --> 00:07:38.420 paved a path and then have that sense of empathy 00:07:38.420 --> 00:07:40.040 and compassion for those who are coming along. 00:07:40.100 --> 00:07:43.019 And I'm sure you see people that you kind of 00:07:43.019 --> 00:07:45.259 recognize your own self in them, too. And it's 00:07:45.259 --> 00:07:47.399 like, golly, if somebody had come along and helped 00:07:47.399 --> 00:07:49.980 me through this process, you know, I could have 00:07:49.980 --> 00:07:52.040 avoided some of the bumps and bruises and processes, 00:07:52.139 --> 00:07:55.160 too. So it's really neat to see that, especially 00:07:55.160 --> 00:07:58.579 to developing a skill set over 18 years. You 00:07:58.579 --> 00:08:00.779 know, like it reminds me of that story, too. 00:08:01.400 --> 00:08:03.680 Picasso and somebody going up to him and asking 00:08:03.680 --> 00:08:05.160 him to paint and he paints something in 10 minutes 00:08:05.160 --> 00:08:08.720 and they say, you know, he's a, it's $10 ,000 00:08:08.720 --> 00:08:09.980 and they're like, why took you 10 minutes to 00:08:09.980 --> 00:08:12.560 do that? And he says, it took me 18 years to 00:08:12.560 --> 00:08:15.339 be able to do that in 10 minutes. And so you 00:08:15.339 --> 00:08:18.360 have that, that power and essence. And yes, man, 00:08:18.399 --> 00:08:20.139 I'm rooting for you. I hope that you are able 00:08:20.139 --> 00:08:22.600 to continue to move towards, you know, the models, 00:08:22.620 --> 00:08:25.180 the freemium ones where you can expand and scale 00:08:25.180 --> 00:08:28.220 and help more. And, you know, you seem like the 00:08:28.220 --> 00:08:29.800 type of guy that's going to figure that. that 00:08:29.800 --> 00:08:31.899 type of process. I know that first class business, 00:08:32.120 --> 00:08:34.559 we're always looking for people to make sure 00:08:34.559 --> 00:08:37.620 that we have those partners. We have those preferred 00:08:37.620 --> 00:08:41.440 vendors. We have the companies that are bridging 00:08:41.440 --> 00:08:45.019 my gaps and recruiting's not, I don't even see 00:08:45.019 --> 00:08:47.480 it as a gap. I see it as a massive opportunity 00:08:47.480 --> 00:08:50.259 because when supply and demand is in your favor 00:08:50.259 --> 00:08:53.159 in terms of workforce. When people are knocking 00:08:53.159 --> 00:08:55.460 down your doors to try to get in and help and 00:08:55.460 --> 00:08:58.519 serve, you end up having people who show up with 00:08:58.519 --> 00:09:00.820 the right mentality, the right mindset, the right 00:09:00.820 --> 00:09:03.360 desires. And so it's one of the secret sauces 00:09:03.360 --> 00:09:05.519 for you visionaries out there, whether you're 00:09:05.519 --> 00:09:07.360 in the starting phase or in the later phase. 00:09:08.940 --> 00:09:10.960 If you can put supply and demand in your favor 00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:13.600 because people love your vision, they love your 00:09:13.600 --> 00:09:17.059 culture, and they love the aspect of like, I 00:09:17.059 --> 00:09:19.159 can be on that leadership or I love the leadership 00:09:19.159 --> 00:09:22.590 that's there, all the marketing. all the growth 00:09:22.590 --> 00:09:24.389 aspects, all the sales and the support stuff 00:09:24.389 --> 00:09:26.889 that becomes easy because now you have amazing 00:09:26.889 --> 00:09:28.669 people representing a brand that people want 00:09:28.669 --> 00:09:31.909 to belong to. So Justin, don't hesitate to knock 00:09:31.909 --> 00:09:34.590 on my door and say like, Hey, how can I, how 00:09:34.590 --> 00:09:36.149 can I help you guys at first class business? 00:09:36.450 --> 00:09:39.889 Because that's one of those areas where the more 00:09:39.889 --> 00:09:43.409 strength we have in that department, the better. 00:09:43.470 --> 00:09:45.899 And we don't have a lot of strength. So we could 00:09:45.899 --> 00:09:47.720 use that. So anyway, those of you listening in, 00:09:47.779 --> 00:09:49.919 if you have a vision of your own, right there 00:09:49.919 --> 00:09:51.240 in the top right -hand corner of the screen, 00:09:51.360 --> 00:09:53.100 you'll see that button that says Be Our Guest. 00:09:53.159 --> 00:09:54.639 We'd love to have you come on and share your 00:09:54.639 --> 00:09:56.700 vision. You don't have to be a powerhouse recruiter 00:09:56.700 --> 00:10:00.000 like Justin is. You don't have to be in the mecca 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:03.279 of capital and of the world in Austin. You could 00:10:03.279 --> 00:10:06.259 be in some small town with some very small vision 00:10:06.259 --> 00:10:10.759 that feels almost not enough to you, but it's 00:10:10.759 --> 00:10:12.659 enough to me. If you're out there helping people 00:10:12.659 --> 00:10:14.179 and serving people, come and share that with 00:10:14.179 --> 00:10:15.700 us. You never know how many of the 8 billion 00:10:15.700 --> 00:10:17.960 people out there will catch that vision and be 00:10:17.960 --> 00:10:20.220 like, dang, I relate to that person. I want to 00:10:20.220 --> 00:10:21.340 see them. We'd love to have you on the show. 00:10:21.960 --> 00:10:23.539 Justin, I'll send you the invite so we can get 00:10:23.539 --> 00:10:27.120 you back. We'll see you guys on the next episode 00:10:27.120 --> 00:10:28.879 of Vision Pros Live. Thank you for being here 00:10:28.879 --> 00:10:30.759 today. I'm really happy that you tuned in to 00:10:30.759 --> 00:10:33.220 Vision Pros Live. I'm looking forward to seeing 00:10:33.220 --> 00:10:36.279 your reactions as these episodes continue to 00:10:36.279 --> 00:10:37.980 move forward. This is going to get more and more 00:10:37.980 --> 00:10:40.299 fun. We'll have more and more engagement as well. 00:10:40.320 --> 00:10:42.240 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 00:10:42.399 --> 00:10:44.419 And thank you for giving us your time and attention. 00:10:44.679 --> 00:10:47.340 Have an excellent time building out your vision 00:10:47.340 --> 00:10:48.700 and becoming a vision pro yourself.