We were lucky to catch up with Jesse Ocegueda recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Jesse, appreciate you sitting with us today. Maybe we can start with a topic that we care deeply about because it’s something we’ve found really sets folks apart and can make all the difference in whether someone reaches their goals. Self discipline seems to have an outsized impact on how someone’s life plays out and so we’d love to hear about how you developed yours?
I would have to say that my self-discipline definitely comes from having my wife and kids. I don’t take my role as the leader in my family lightly, I have always felt that it is best to lead by example and not by words alone. I have five sons and one daughter, my boys need to see a strong man who loves his wife (their Mother), and doesn’t make excuses when an unforeseen obstacle presents itself, but instead keeps working until the work is done. I truly believe that most people do not care about “why” things didn’t get done, just that they didn’t get done. My daughter needs an example of what caliber of man she should expect and my wife deserves the world for always believing in me even in times when I didn’t believe in myself so remembering all of this is what gives me my self-discipline.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
My main focus with our company The CEU which stands for Consumer Enforcement Unit is to help each and every person realize just how many protections they all truly have. So many of us, including myself have went through life in fear, fear of being pulled over, fear of being denied for a ‘loan’, fear of a debt collector calling our phones and making threats, but once I learned consumer law all of that has went away. Since I learned consumer law I have felt a major obligation to help as many people as I possibly can to understand these protections and actually be able to utilize them in their everyday life. This is why I have created an album that is currently streaming everywhere that breaks down these laws in a very unique way, if anyone is interested in listening just search “The 41st Chapter Vol. 1” on any streaming service. We also have a completely free Facebook Group with a community of like minded individuals and for anyone who is interested in that just search “The Mighty CEU” in the Facebook Group tabs. We also offer a monthly subscription that we have titled “The University” where we meet every week and go over various topics that impact us all as consumers. We have so many big moves planned for 2024 and we are very excited to present that to the world to stay as up to date with our movement as you can you can follow me, @dukesthecreditbeast on instagram or our company page @themightyceullc
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
If I had to look back and choose I would say that my first important qualify or skill would be writing and performing music. This helped me get over public speaking because not only would I be in front of crowds, but I would be performing/ presenting my very own work, something that was precious to me for all of the people in the crowd to judge, this has helped me so much and now when I’m teaching at an in person event I am able to completely be myself and joke with the students. The second skill that I can definitely attribute to what I am able to do now is simply being able to read, and I am not saying that referencing the way we would read in school where we would just read things to check them off the list, no. I am talking about taking the time to read to comprehend, minding every punctuation and paying very close attention to the words that Congress would decide to use. The third skill I would choose would be the willingness to take calculated risks and this is something that has been instilled in me since I was young, where I grew up a lot of us didn’t have much and I know that many who grow up that way have a fear of taking risks especially in business because they don’t want to “lose” or have less than they currently do, but the way I have looked at it is that I have been very happy with very little and have done some great things that have impacted many without much at all, so I have come to enjoy taking calculated risks. If you are early in your journey of learning consumer law or just being an entrepreneur I would say to get very used to being uncomfortable because right outside of your comfort zone is where growth happens. Take your time to understand what you are getting into, there is no need to rush everything will happen in God’s time. Lastly, we all take risks on a daily basis, you want to stay in bed longer this day, well you’re doing that at the risk now of wasting the day, so realize that we do this every day with every decision and remove the fear of taking calculated risks with your business.
How can folks who want to work with you connect?
Me and my company are always looking for like minded individuals to partner up or collaborate with. We have done some work with motivational speakers, credit advocates, self improvement groups, and are very open to working with anyone who is just trying to help people better themselves. If anyone is interested in discussing any opportunity further then you can just email us at [email protected]
Contact Info:
- Website: themightyceu.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dukesthecreditbeast/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1213504882746508
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaqieGVOyMDj5FES5JRvFUQ
- Other: First ever consumer law album “The 41st Chapter Vol. 1” streaming everywhere
