Episode02

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Jeremy Johnson: Alright, we're we're back. I had a little bit of a technical glitch there for a second, but I'm I'm back with Chris here. So we was. We was talking about your door knocking. Sorry. Get my ear buds off these on the phone.

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Jeremy Johnson: so we was, talk about people in distress and your in your door knocking right. And I think the the point I was trying to make here was that you know it. It kind of comes back to your experience with with the evictions that you did, and and being able to to, you know, to

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Jeremy Johnson: to see those individuals, and you know, on a, on a, on a personal level with your, with your friend, that went through a similar situation, and being able to be that authority, and being able to like, help them be empathetic of their situation. But then, being able to help them

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Jeremy Johnson: work through that right? So we know, being in sub to that we, that there are several ways that you can help stop foreclosure. and either help them stay in the home

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Jeremy Johnson: or at the end of the day, if if

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Jeremy Johnson: they're not gonna be able to stay in the home, whether it's financially or you know, whatever the the situation is that you're able to give them options to be able to help them keep from

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Jeremy Johnson: having to, you know, have take that hit on their credit sometimes at the end of the day. That is their only option, depending on how bad the situation is. But like, say, people being able to give individuals

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Jeremy Johnson: that option right, that ability to be able to have options and not just let it go to the bank, you know. And so II think that's amazing that you know that you have that, that

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Jeremy Johnson: that compassion and that

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Jeremy Johnson: you know that heart to be able to help people right? And and in the process, you know, there's go. There's going to be opportunities where. as you walk through the situation with the individual that the realization is, they're they're going to have to sell the home

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Jeremy Johnson: and walking through that, then being able to help them with that transition, as well, you know, and that's really where the the ability to have the education and have the training

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Christie Ennis: and have the network is is gonna be key to be able to

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Jeremy Johnson: make sure that that

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Jeremy Johnson: that can be completed in a way that that is benefit is benefit to them.

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But then, if it, if it's able to help you

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Christie Ennis: or somebody in in your network to be able to acquire that home so that it doesn't go to the bank. It doesn't go into bankruptcy, it it's a win win win, right? So the bank doesn't have to foreclose on the property, and and then have to try to do a short sale or resell it, you know, and and

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Jeremy Johnson: you know. So it's a pain in the butt for the bank to have to go through all this. It's it's absolutely devastating to the homeowner and so, being able to help fix that. So you're fixing the the issue with the bank. You're fixing the issue with the homeowner, and at the end of the day, if it, if it can benefit you as an investor and pay you for your knowledge, then that's, you know, win win? Right? So that's that's one of the cool strategies. That I think, and a lot of people.

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you know, you're coming at it at at a different approach.

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Jeremy Johnson: And you had made the comment that people are just were sometimes just slamming the doors or telling you to get off their property right a lot of times. In the industry. Door knockers and and

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Jeremy Johnson: wholesalers are taught that those are the properties you want, because they are in distress, and you can get a really good deal on em. So you need to be aggressive and go and get those deals.

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Jeremy Johnson: And in sub 2, we're we're we take a different approach at it. Right. We're like, these are people at the end of the day. They're going through a hard time, and we need to be a a support and an authority to be able to help them through the the challenging time.

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Jeremy Johnson: You know, we wanna be helping people. And so III think that's amazing. And it just kind of speaks to your personality, and and who you are of of wanting to be able to help.

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Jeremy Johnson: and, you know, do something in a in a positive contribution to those around you. So II think that's amazing. II really do so with the door knocking.

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Christie Ennis: What else are you working on. So, you know. So you're doing a little bit of door knocking. Get a little bit of the pre foreclosure stuff. But is there something else that you're working on right now.

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Christie Ennis: I'm really trying to get all my my systems into place right now. And do lead generation lead generating items.

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Christie Ennis: And that's kind of where II need help.

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Christie Ennis: I need more help on

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Christie Ennis: putting my systems in place and being able to do that lead generating

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Christie Ennis: And then basically just getting out and taking action, you know, calling the owners and making offers and

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Christie Ennis: all of that stuff. So that's kind of where I'm at just is. Still, I still feel like I'm in the learning process. But I want to take action. I want to get moving.

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Jeremy Johnson: No, I think that's that's a really.

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Jeremy Johnson: it can be an awkward position to be in at times, right? Because you may not know all of the steps to take.

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Jeremy Johnson: But you're gonna take a little bit of action right? And sometimes II hear the term messy action. Right? So you're you're you're going to make some mistakes along the way

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Jeremy Johnson: you're gonna start down a path with putting these systems in place. And then you're really like, oh, no, we gotta change this one a little bit.

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Jeremy Johnson: but being able to take that action right? It's a lot of people, especially when I've talked with them into real estate. They they do not do

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Jeremy Johnson: anything. They're in the constant education, right? And and there's other. There's a lot of terms for it. But the one that I always look at it is like analysis, paralysis, right? You're trying to learn. And you're just trying to like what's my next step. I don't know. There's so many different steps right.

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Jeremy Johnson: And so.

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Jeremy Johnson: being able to take action, and so being able to, you know, find an individual that can help you with this. And I think that's amazing where you've been able to work with the local groups to be able to to figure out what they're doing, so that you can kind of either emulate or build your own, or whatever

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Jeremy Johnson: you know, to build those systems? You know, and and and being able to go back to, even when you was doing the property management, you know, looking at some of those systems. That's where I think that you know you have such a unique background that that's going to help you through that.

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Christie Ennis: A lot of people are just. They may just stops like Nope, I don't. I can't figure it out. I'm not going to do it. I'm just gonna move on.

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Jeremy Johnson: And you know, or I'm or I'm gonna do nothing. You know, I'm gonna do something completely different. Or I'm gonna do nothing. And so that's

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Jeremy Johnson: really a a challenging point sometimes to be able to push through that right. And so that's where I see a lot of investors get kinda hung up. And so being able to push through that is is super powerful.

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So getting your getting your systems into place, you know, working on the lead generation?

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Jeremy Johnson: So are you looking at wanting to partner with somebody? Or are you looking at trying to?

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just just build it on your own. What's what's kind of your your

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Jeremy Johnson: focus or your thought moving forward into that into that path?

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Christie Ennis: Hopefully, II wouldn't mind partnering on like the first few deals. But then II would like to build my own business, you know. Have have my own business

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like, I said. My son's interested in doing the real estate investing as well so would like to

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Christie Ennis: start building it and then have him come aboard and and have us be a partnership together. But I imagine down the road even

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Christie Ennis: there's I'm going to run into projects or things that

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Christie Ennis: might not be the best fit for me, it might be a better fit for somebody else. So then I could partner on that with them, you know. So it's not like one or the other, you know. I see a mix of both. I can be doing my own things and partnering with others on other

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Christie Ennis: other projects, or.

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Christie Ennis: you know, maybe something's a little bit

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Christie Ennis: cost a little bit more than what I want to invest. But I have. I can get a partner. We can go in it together.

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Christie Ennis: you know. So II look at it being a mix down the road.

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Jeremy Johnson: Yeah. So wherever that opportunity presents itself. Right? Excuse me, but being able to both, partner, you know, working with other people, because again, it sounds like you like this to work with people. You, you enjoy that that connection right? And so, working with individuals

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Jeremy Johnson: on those systems, on those processes, on that lead generation, at least in in the early time till you're getting your systems. That helps you continue to take action right? It helps you work on the the the pieces of the business that you don't necessarily have fully

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Jeremy Johnson: set up yet, but allows you to start setting them up and putting a little pieces into it. It's kind of that messy action? Right? So that's that's an amazing step to be taking. As you as you think through this. What? What is your big vision. What does that look like for a a big vision side of it sounds like you wanna be partnering with your son, and you know, and doing your own business.

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Jeremy Johnson: But are you? Are you wanting to be the one that's doing all the connecting and and and doing a lot of that work, or are you wanting to be more of the manager cause? It sounds like you did some management. And the you know, the the circuit stuff that you did. And so what does that? What does that look like for you in your in your big vision? You know. 2, 3, 5 years from now?

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Christie Ennis: probably

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Christie Ennis: right now, since I'm looking at all of it.

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Christie Ennis: I just see doing all of it, you know, but I imagine when my son comes on we will kind of balance that out. You know. What is he comfortable doing? And I'll do the other type of thing. So

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Christie Ennis: I don't really have myself pegged in a certain spot 5 years down the road other than I'm moving forward. I'm going to still be doing the investments, and if I'm going to be the point person on it, or if I'm going to just be the technical, you know the the backup person on it. I actually am comfortable either way.

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Christie Ennis: you know. So it's

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Christie Ennis: probably 5, 8 years down the road. I will probably be taking more of a step back and letting my son.

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Christie Ennis: you know, kind of run the business the way that he wants to run it. Type of thing. So this is something that we're going to build together. But

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Christie Ennis: since I am older he he will be taking it over. You know. It's not something that I'm gonna be doing, you know, 40 years down the road. I may not even be alive 30 years down road, you know so

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Jeremy Johnson: well, that's I think that's I think that's amazing, right? Because.

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Christie Ennis: being able to

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Jeremy Johnson: take that opportunity, take the experience, the knowledge, and the career that you've been able to have over the years. But being able to take that information and build a business that you can work on with your kids right and then be able to hand that off to them. You know, it's it's that building that generational wealth, because then, if if you can kinda help lay that foundation

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Jeremy Johnson: and bring him into it. handing the keys to the kingdom.

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Jeremy Johnson: how much better off. Is he? His kids gonna be your grandkids gonna be right? And the next generation of the next generation and next generation. So I think that's such a. It's a powerful motivation, right? That that you know at the at the root of it, you know, that feels like a lot of

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Jeremy Johnson: a a big part of your why, why, you wanna build your business right? And so it's kind of finding that motivation and being able to work through it. So I think that's super powerful, and I think that's ex very exciting to be able to do that. And and I and I wish you all the best, and I, and I hope to be able to be, you know, watching that path and being able to help you along the way. Cause II know, like, I say, just look just talking with you. You have that energy. You have that fire

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Jeremy Johnson: to be able to build that out. So I think that's that's that's amazing. And I'd love to be able to, you know. Be part of that, you know. Watch your journey and and

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Jeremy Johnson: learn about what you're doing and and how to how to be part of that. You know. And and

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Jeremy Johnson: absolutely, I think it's super exciting right. And and I think this is part of that as being able to to get your story out there and be able to like. Say, you know, hopefully, somebody that's watching this will be like, hey? You know what

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Jeremy Johnson: I think. I would like to be able to help her with some of these systems, and you know and kind of shore what I'm doing, and so hopefully that you know if there's somebody out there

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Jeremy Johnson: audience, if you're out there and you wanna talk in with Chris, make sure you reach out and we'll we'll put the put that information in there. But before we before we close that out.

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Jeremy Johnson: before we close out our our interview today. Ii just wanted to

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Jeremy Johnson: look at. I wanna ask you.

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Jeremy Johnson: looking over your your time as an investor. It sounds like you've done a lot of learning, a lot of education, a lot of research, right? Is there? Is there something specific that you've used that you find? I mean, obviously, you're you're in sub to. So there's a lot of value there. But is there like a book or a podcast or you know just some, an article that you've read somewhere over the years that you feel has been extremely valuable in your in your career.

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Christie Ennis: Well, when I started the door knocking. I followed Alexis Morgan's door, knocking training that was very helpful

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Christie Ennis: it put a lot of things into perspective. She walked through the steps the stages, but the homeowner goes through like anger, grief, you know sadness. Then you know the realization that they need help. And so she kind of walks through.

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Christie Ennis: The homeowners, what? What they go through and that helps, you understand? When you knock on that door, the reaction that you get you can say, okay.

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Christie Ennis: they're at this stage, you know. They're not ready to talk yet. So that helped a lot. And then she just gives really good information on you know how to approach the door, how to be friendly. E, and watching your tone of voice, your body language, how you stand! All of that sends a message to

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Christie Ennis: the person that opens the door, you know, if you're confrontational, or if you're friendly, you know, and

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Christie Ennis: so II would recommend everybody to go watch her door knocking training. I found it very valuable, and I think it also leads over into you know, any relationship

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Christie Ennis: when you're talking to somebody, but just recognizing the different reactions that people give, you

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Christie Ennis: can help. You say, you know, they're at this stage, or you know, and then being able to realize that sometimes it may be you who needs to change your tone or your reaction, or

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Christie Ennis: you know your processes, that

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Christie Ennis: if you're always getting a negative reaction. Whenever you talk to people, it may be you you need, you know, I need to change how I address. I need to change my tone of voice, and and so it will help you grow personally as well.

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Christie Ennis: I just think.

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Christie Ennis: there! There is just so much information in in paces all of his, not, you know, J. Just the written information he has, but then also all of the zooms and all of the community that offers their input their help.

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Christie Ennis: You know you have, people talking about mindset, how to change your mind, how you think and how you feel, and in that way it will change your approach to people, and that changes how they react to you and how much they're willing to talk to you. So

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Christie Ennis: it's it's been a big help, not only professionally, but

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Christie Ennis: personally, a lot of personal growth. So

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Jeremy Johnson: that's awesome. Yeah, II appreciate that. And and I've watched a little bit of Alexis stuff. So I'll I'll make sure to to

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Jeremy Johnson: to put her contact information and link to her page. In the in the show notes. Alexis is also a sub to student. She's also in Gator. She's extremely active. She's she's been a a

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Jeremy Johnson: a, a gogiver, and and really being you know, an example to to to show kind of her journey right? And some of her journey's been messy. And and that's okay. And you know, she's been willing to share that. So I think that's that's great that you've got. You know somebody that's close knit within the community that you that you can emulate and kind of learn from. And I think that's the whole thing about this whole thing right? The the whole community. And and as ve investors, you know, being able to work with each other, because

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Jeremy Johnson: again, when when the the tide rises, all ships rise, and if if you'd have a hole in your ship. You're not gonna rise, you know, and if in that hole is your negativity or your wi unwillingness to work with others. And so I think as long as we have that

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Jeremy Johnson: that willingness to work with everybody, and and support and help each other, I think that's amazing, right? And so, and I know, like just the conversations that we've had already. Chris like, say, it's it's already helped me. Just kind of in with my mindset, and and I appreciate that.

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And so II think if if others want to come out and talk with you and and learn more, you know about you and be able to connect with you.

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Jeremy Johnson: What's what's the best way for people to be able to to, to reach out to you, to talk to you and then maybe connect with you if they want to be able to work with you.

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Christie Ennis: Oh, probably the best way right now is just to send me a message on discord.

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Christie Ennis: And and then we can, you know, exchange emails or text, or you know, whatever that way to to get going.

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Christie Ennis: That that would probably be the the easiest way at this point is just to connect with me on discord, and then we can take it from there.

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Jeremy Johnson: Awesome cool. Well, I'll I'll make sure to put your your discord. Information in the in the in the show notes as well. I'll put them, maybe somewhere on the screen here, will people wanna see that as well? But I think that's amazing, Chris. II appreciate your time today. I appreciate you being willing to

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Jeremy Johnson: to to to take the time on on a on a Sunday, to be able to come talk with me, and and and you know, share your journey and share your experience like, say, I've got a I've got a lot of notes here of of just gold, right? And so I'm I'm hoping that other people will be able to to take that knowledge and and be able to

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Jeremy Johnson: help themselves in their their journey as well and again. I just appreciate you any final words for us today.

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Christie Ennis: Just don't don't give up, you know, just to take each day. Start over. If if you know

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Christie Ennis: something bad happens, that's okay. You just move on

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Christie Ennis: that. That would be my. My words of encouragement. Don't give up. Move on

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Jeremy Johnson: awesome. I absolutely love that. Thank you so much, Chris. And and I think that's a a an amazing way to end this. And so III do again. I thank you so much for coming. Don't give up. Keep moving forward. And

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Jeremy Johnson: with that I'm gonna in this in this video, and

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we'll catch up on another time. Thank you.

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Christie Ennis: Thank you, Jeremy.

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