Jonathan Liu leaves employment law to become a real estate agent and investor

Jonathan Liu is a realtor at H&M Realty Group and President of Res Ipsa Real Estate Solutions. As his company name hints, he’s a lawyer turned real estate agent and investor. Jonathan practiced primarily in the employment law area. For a while it was the sensible decision to stick with something secure in light of his growing family. On the side, though, he had begun investing in rental properties. Eventually, it became clear to him that taking the riskier road was more aligned with what he wanted to do and the lessons he wanted to teach his daughter. 

Topics we discussed:

• Lean on mentors, although ones within your firm may not have sufficient perspective 
• What to do when you realize that partnership is not your goal 
• Experimenting with different practice settings
• Different things make sense in different seasons of your life 
• “Achievement without fulfillment is the greatest failure” - Tony Robbins 
• Seeking alignment between your beliefs and actions; especially in light of trying to teach kids lessons
• We often lean on excuses (reasonable as they may be) to avoid the discomfort of taking risks 
• You have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable for a minute
• There may be moments of questioning your decision, but that just comes with the territory 
• Its challenging, scary, fun, and doable to figure out how to do new things
• Even with the risks, he wish he’d made the change earlier

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