Mike Jones: Mike Jones Made It

January 26, 2023

Mike Jones: Mike Jones Made It

“Around 2019, I just kind of started building stuff for myself as a hobby and just didn’t realize how much I enjoyed it now that it wasn’t like, just demanded or just forced upon me. Just having the opportunity to build things that I wanted to build versus what my dad had ever tasked me with for that particular day.

So basically, I started building stuff for myself and posting it online, and originally, I started like selling a lot of my stuff on Facebook, kind of just to fund my habit.”

-Mike Jones

Welcome to a brand-new episode of the Woodpreneur Podcast. Today, your host Steve Larosiliere is joined by Mike Jones, the founder of Mike Jones Made It. Having a mom who’s into real estate and a do-it-yourselfer dad, Mike grew up always helping his dad renovate things, like her mom’s daycare and some of their rental properties. Mike began creating stuff for himself as a hobby in 2019 and later realized how much he enjoyed it because he was doing it for himself now rather than because his dad required or pushed him to when he was younger. As he started constructing things for himself, he thought of posting his creations online and selling them on Facebook to support his hobby.

In this episode, Mike recalls his office career as a Tax-Exempt Bond Finance at an Affordable Housing Finance before becoming a full-time Woodpreneur and the things that led him to leave his job and focus solely on his wood business. He also shares how having entrepreneurial roots inspired him to follow in their footsteps.

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“And then, one last thing was just my parents being entrepreneurs before me. That was just kind of something I’ve always wanted to pursue no matter the specific industry or avenue. I always wanted to have that type of freedom.”

-Mike Jones

Setting Goals to Get Ahead in Life

When you aspire to accomplish something, you set a target, goal, or objective. Your ability to inspire oneself to attain goals will increase as your aspirations get more ambitious. Setting a limit on your goals or even limiting them to pre-established guidelines is never a good idea. Mike believes there’s no limit to how far he can go. For him, time and effort are usually the most significant limiting factors. Limiting your aspirations prevents you from reaching your full potential and undermines you. If you limit your aspirations to the commonplace accomplishments you believe you are capable of, you either need more self-confidence or are frightened to consider the big picture.

“And just visiting conferences like IWF and stuff, seeing like those large manufacturers and whatnot. I mean, for me, I feel like there’s no limit as far as how far I can go. Its time and effort are usually the biggest limiting factors. So that’s for sure.”

-Mike Jones

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