Today on GSD Mode Podcast, the #1 Real Estate Podcast in the World, we have special guest Mark Hegenbart on the show! Mark is an extremely driven and successful individual, and has had his hand in building and developing over 17 different companies as well as being a top money lender in the entire country. Nowadays, he is the owner and CEO of Paragon Credit Services and works closely with real estate agents, developing relationships and valuable partnerships with all kinds of real estate agents and companies. Check out Joshua and Mark as they sit down and break down Marks entire business, why he does the things he does, having systems and processes as well as filters inside your business, and much more. Check it out!   0:00 - Intro 2:15 - Interview Start 5:05 - How did you get into entrepreneurship and real estate? 8:00 - When did you realize that a “normal job” wasn’t for you? 13:00 - Not being stuck in a victim mindset 17:00 - “What questions should I be asking that I’m not?” 18:50 - What is working hard and “grind” mean to you? 25:00 - The struggle of tracking numbers but the instant power that it brings 26:00 - The 80-20 Rule 31:20 - Getting into mortgages because of hardship 37:00 - Giving out Burger King contracts to people who referred clients to credit-repair 45:00 - Credit is a sensitive subject and should be treated as such 50:40 - Can you walk us through your credit repair process? 54:00 - If you have credit challenges, you get treated like crap everywhere 1:05:00 - Putting systems in place is insanely important 1:09:30 - Having a filter in place inside your business 1:12:00 - Taking risks inside his business in order to generate more business 1:21:00 - The power of whiteboard videos 1:26:40 - If you could give your younger self 2 pieces of advice, what would that advice be? 1:29:00 - “I would’ve done psychedelics sooner”     Websites:   http://paragoncreditservices.com/   customerservice@paragoncreditservices.com     Thanks for watching don’t forget to subscribe for daily content!  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRVT1XOSdM4DhTUdA7Y9OSw?sub_confirmation=1   Join the GSD Mode Facebook Group and start Masterminding with over 11k real estate agents worldwide! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/GSDMode/   iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gsd-mode/id964583650?mt=2   Full Site - http://www.gsdmode.com   41 Weeks of Real Estate Tips from Joshua Smith FREE! - https://joshuasmithkir.lpages.co/41-tips-registration-page/     SUPPORTED BY   Perfect Storm (http://www.perfectstormgsd.com)   90 Day Mastery (http://www.90daymastery.com)   REO Mastery University (https://reouniversity.wpengine.com/)   Hit Me Up!   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshuaSmithGSD   Instagram: https://instagram.com/joshuasmithgsd/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaSmithGSD