Part 7: Transcript of Jeff Dedrick's In Search Of Heroes Interview" by Ralph Zuranski
Ralph Zuranski: What were the qualities or attributes of your mom and dad when you were growing up? I know that they are probably your real heroes and you didn’t need any secret heroes. What specifically were there other than hard work and just infusing in you the ability and the knowledge that you could do anything?
Jeff Dedrick: Good people. You know if my dad said something even now, you knew that was it. Even now we make jokes about it. If my parents say they are going to be at my house at say noon they will be here at noon or maybe two minutes past or they are going to call and give you the reason why all of the sudden something happened that they couldn’t be there.
It’s almost like their word is gold. You know that you can rely on them. You can trust them. They are always there for you. We don’t have that relationship where you’re all running around screaming, "I love you, I love you, I love you."
The bond is there. The family is my mom and dad and then I’ve got a younger brother. It’s almost like a guys type of household where you don’t talk it you walk it.
Ralph Zuranski: Boy that is so true in so many people’s lives that I’ve interviewed. Having your word be your bond and actually following through on what you say has such a huge impact on people growing up. Who are the heroes in your life now?
Jeff Dedrick: That was another one of those questions where I sat there and thought about it and just because I never really look for heroes just because I’ve always had the strong family for some reason I don’t have the heroes that maybe other people have.
Other people have political heroes or maybe even heroes of books or writers that they’ve read or in business. There are many people that I admire. There is just no one that I could really come up with.
Ralph Zuranski: How important is it to have trusted friends or a mastermind group to bounce your ideas off?
Jeff Dedrick: That is 100%. The friends that I hand out with are almost like my dad. My buddy Paul, nicknamed Mooka, if he says he’s going to be somewhere or do something or whatever it may be it’s done. I don’t have to worry about. Business wise, it’s very important. Everybody that is listening, if you are thinking about doing a business or anything I say always take on a business partner.
Don’t think of it like you are splitting the profits 50%. Think of it like you are also splitting the work 50%. If you don’t get that work done you’ve got 100% of nothing and having a business partner will get you because you are relying on each other.
Again, it’s got to be a good match personality wise. It’s got to be somebody you can trust that will get the job done but they are going to get you to move forward because your buddy is expecting you to get something done and it’s going to get done and vice versa. He’s going to get done because you are expecting it. When it comes to something like that it is very, very important.
As for the mastermind group, before it was just my business partner and myself. It was just the two of us. We did have other owner’s and stuff. We would kind of ask a little bit but it was pretty much just us.
We were very successful the two of us but I’ve just now because I don’t have that anymore even though I occasionally do bounce things off of him I am just now getting a group of friends on-line that I can ask questions with. That’s also very important.
Ralph Zuranski: Who do you feel are the real heroes in society today that aren’t getting the recognition and the rewards that they deserve?
Jeff Dedrick: Boy, going back to that, people have to give up on some of these sports figures or these TV celebrities. People care so much about what celebrity is cheating on who and who is having whose baby. Man who cares? They sang a couple of songs and they became stars because of that. Other than that who cares? They might still be just evil nasty people.
It’s the people that you see that are making the difference. The teacher that sits there and they get in school early and then afterwards they are a coach. They don’t make that much money being a coach as far as I remember in high school, but they are out there teaching kids great lessons that they are going to have for the rest of their life. Some of them eventually make money, but they are definitely not paid what they are worth.
Ralph Zuranski: Boy, that is so true.
Jeff Dedrick: Yeah, it’s amazing. Then the hassles that they go through. There is almost no respect for them. I remember when I was a kid unfortunately in middle school and you know looking back at it people were pretty mean to those middle school teachers. I am assuming it’s the same now.
Ralph Zuranski: Why are heroes so important in the lives of young people?
Jeff Dedrick: They are the ones shaping it. Many kids don’t have strong parents or if it’s a single family right there you are down 50% of what you could be learning. Even though the mom might be great and she is doing all she could do they might need a different figure in their life be it maybe a father figure or male figure or vice versa. If they are living with their dad, they are going to need a strong female figure.
Women are going to want to relate or should relate to a strong female figure. Them having a hero, be it their parents or someone else to just shape their personality is just so important.
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"Jeff Dedrick Is an Amazing Person Who Has Been Successful In Most Of His Business Adventures Thanks To His Own Hard Work and the Self-Confidence Instilled In Him While Growing Up By Dedicated Parents Who Created A Nurturing Family Environment Based On Honesty, Integrity, Trust and the Belief That Actions Must Be Consistent With Your Words"
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