Did anything ever change by staying comfortable? There are things happening in society today that, until we recognize and plan for, we will never break the cycles of. In this episode, me and my good friend, Trey Johnson aka Uncle Trey, have a very candid conversation about the current state of society, and future opportunities for minorities and people of color. Trey is the owner and operator of TREYD LLC, a cryptocurrency investment company. Trey believes within the next ten years cryptocurrency will facilitate the biggest wealth transfer America has ever seen.    

Let’s dive in deep and start asking the difficult questions and talk candidly about what is happening in the world around us!

Asking the Difficult Questions; An Uncensored Talk About Our Society:

[00:01 – 05:34] Opening Segment 

• I welcome Trey Johnson to the show
• Trey gives us a look into his background 
• • Born and raised in Sacramento 
  • Tried a little bit of everything in the job space 
  • Now going into entrepreneurship
  • Trey’s story about building a relationship with his dad

[05:35 – 26:22] A Look at the Current State of Society

• Trey shares his perspective of the role fathers play in their children’s lives
• • “It takes a man to raise a man” 
  • There’s something different about having your own father with you 
  • You need to find a mentor 
  • “Old man for council, young men for war” 
• How finding mentorship ultimately plays into your success 
• • Trey talks about his experience with his mentors 
  • You can get mentored by people you’ve never met 
  • We need to be more receptive to paying our success forward 
• How we need to engage with other black folks in business
• • We need to get comfortable with doing business with each other
  • “Your enemies look like you” - the preconditioning of competition 
  • We’re craving black brotherhood 
• Getting rid of the excuse that “this was the hand you were dealt” 
• • Look at yourself in the mirror and be honest
  • Then you act - what do you want to change? 
  • Be hard on yourself and do the work 
• Trey and I unpack the difficult conversation around what it takes to be a high achiever
• • You have to unplug - how our algorithms are working against us 
  • Social media is engineered to create certain types of people 
• Trey talks about how we’re undergoing the biggest wealth transfer in modern history
• • Pretty soon there will only be rich and poor 
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[26:23 – 38:06] Asking the Difficult Questions

• Trey shares his thoughts on what is happening right now in society
• • There will only be rich and poor, no middle class
  • The time for people to step up is now 
• We take a look at the biggest companies and how we should engage with them
• • Get back to the basics - S.T.E.M.
  • We can put our dollars back into the community 
  • We need to move away from begging for things 
• Unpacking the misconceptions in politics 
• • We can’t keep looking for a savior 
  • There are people in the community that can actually make a difference
  • It’s within our control to be on the right side of history 
• A look into the next 10 years 
• • Wealth is transferring
  • The government is becoming more authoritative 
  • It’s up to us to create a plan and carry our community forward 
• Exposing the reality of poverty 
• • It’s not just a financial problem, it’s a mindset problem
  • A lot of people are asleep to it
• Trey talks about how people are waking up to reality and making shifts
• • A lot of people are unplugging from social media
  • Now more than ever people are investing in crypto
  • Maneuvering out of jobs and going into entrepreneurship
  • Tech is the future and you need to pay to play 

[38:07 – 52:39] Turning Things Around for Yourself 

• Trey gives his insights on leveraging capital
• • You don’t get anywhere by being realistically 
  • Thinking is free, so think big
• Tapping into your creativity to make things change 
• • Going back to the concept of unplugging
  • Get into books and build yourself up 
  • It comes down to becoming intentional with your energy 
  • What can you create that can be of value to others?

[47:41 – 52:39] Closing Segment 

• We need to keep getting candid with these conversations 
• • Audit your conversations with your closest units 
  • Are you expanding or contracting? 
• You deserve to be the best person you can be 
• • It takes doing the work 
  • Do the things that others aren’t willing to do 
• Do what you can do to get closer to your target
• Final words 

Tweetable Quotes:

“What things do I want to change about myself? What things can I change? What things can’t I change? Write down the list, then attack it!” - Trey Johnson 

“You don’t get anywhere by thinking realistically… What I want to do in the next two years is unrealistic.” - Trey Johnson 

Want to connect with Trey? Go show Uncle Trey some love over on Instagram. 

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