#82: Perseverance Above All Else

As a child you idolize your parents, they are our first role models. For Matt Laricy, both his father and grandfather were in the real estate industry and inspired his decision at a very young age to purse real estate making him a 3rd generation realtor. The major difference was Matt wanted to do it completely different than his family - he wanted to make his own path.

He knew that in order to succeed he needed to do it on his own. After his first few years in the industry and not making any money, he considered giving up all together. Then, an unexpected and sudden loss shifted everything. Matt stepped up as the Leader in his family, and his business. Through constant grinding, perseverance, and knew his big break wold come - Matt is now one of the top producing agents in Chicago as a managing Partner of Americorp.

Tune into this special episode about believing "when it hits, it hits."

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~Kyle Malnati, REALTOR Calibrate Real Estate 900 East Louisiana Avenue #203, Denver, CO 80210 http://www.CalibrateRE.com