{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Freplace-your-income.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fpower-the-power-of-one-ch-12-Z3NO5dzy","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"POWER: The Power of One - Ch. 12","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/be79dfe0-b524-4e49-a76e-f92cecc9bcf0/da8a298e-d9d4-433e-b67a-b49384972789/screenshot-202026-01-09-20at-204-02-07-e2-80-afpm.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Chapter 12 centers on “The Power of One”—the idea that a single choice, a single action, or a single investment can create ripple effects far beyond what we can see in the moment.\n\nKevin opens with a story from a chilly 4 a.m. convenience store line, where a woman he silently misjudged unexpectedly paid for his items. That small act of kindness—less than $5—became a lasting life lesson: leave people better than you found them. And the ripple effect of that “one” moment multiplied every time the story was retold.\n\nFrom there, the chapter expands the concept into true greatness—not celebrity, not fame, but the quiet heroism of everyday people who show up for others. Kevin shares the moment an eight-year-old girl named her dad as her hero—not because he’s famous, but because he picked her up when she fell, cleaned her knee, and cared.\n\nThen the chapter brings it home to business and investing: principle-based capitalism. It argues that real capitalism is rooted in integrity, service, hard work, and giving back—not “profit at all costs.” Kevin explains how DFY’s growth accelerated when the company shifted from obsessing over numbers to obsessing over people—documenting progress, improving individual interactions, and building a principle-driven company designed to outlast its founders.\n\nFinally, Kevin ties “the power of one” directly to the Moneyball Real Estate strategy: one property can change your financial life and positively impact dozens of people—lenders, agents, title companies, property managers, tenants, sellers—and still create the greatest benefit for you through cash flow, appreciation, tax benefits, and principal paydown. He reinforces the “one leads to two, two leads to four” compounding effect, shares Eric’s story of buying his first property in 2012 and reaching nine properties by 2019, and closes with a rally cry to start small, stack micro-wins, and take the next step—today."}