As many of you know, I spend quite a bit of time on the many ways you can make life-changing money in real estate at my iLoveRealEstate.tv events…
I teach my students how to acquire property with no money out of pocket, how to create value and income, and many more ideas and real estate investment techniques …
And it’s something that I very much enjoy doing. As I said in an earlier post, I can only lay about for so long before I start to lose my mind!
So even though I could spend every day up at my farm doing a whole lot almost nothing, that’s not for me. Those of you who know me know that I can’t stand still for more than a minute or two!
Helping my students to see the opportunities and vast potential for passive income in the investment real estate business is something that I really enjoy doing…
And is my way of giving back. I feel like I’m doing my bit to help others and it’s a good feeling; actually, it’s a great feeling!
But in reality, I try to do much more than just talk about real estate investing strategies and asset protection techniques…
I try to help my students see the vast potential in themselves.
You see, that’s where all the potential really lies…Real estate investing is just a way in which you are able to channel that potential.
But in order to do that, you must be willing to invest in yourself, and I’m not just talking about spending a few dollars on one of my Seminars or Boot Camps or on my Courses…
I’m talking about your time and your mental and emotional commitment to yourself.
When you are ready to make that commitment, you’ll find that you have some tough decisions to make…
So, if you really want to make 2014 your year of achievement and to realize your potential…
I have a question for you that I want you to think very hard about as we go into the last week or so of January…
You may already know the answer—you probably do—but even so, you may not like the answer…
The answer may make many of you angry or uncomfortable…
It may even make some you sick to your stomach.
And for some of you, it may make you a bit heartsick and sad.
Are you ready for it?
Good. Here it is: “What part of your life do you need to leave behind to get ahead?”
This may sound like a silly or easy question, but it really isn’t…
It’s much more than that. It’s the question that you must ask yourselves…
But only if you want a future that is different than your present.
If that is the case, then you need to know the answer to that question TODAY.
What am I rambling on about? It’s nothing mystical or mysterious; it’s quite the opposite.
The question is simple. In order to become who you want to be, you have to leave those parts of you—and your life—behind.
Why will this make some of you uncomfortable? Because normally, we don’t like to change, do we? We are all creatures of habit!
But since your current ways of doing things have left you where you are today, it should be clear that you have to leave some of your habits behind…otherwise, what will change?
Leaving parts of ourselves behind isn’t a strange idea; it’s the most common idea when you think about it…
When climbing a summit, climbers leave every unnecessary thing that weighs them down, at the base camp…
Otherwise, they can’t reach their goal. Simple, isn’t it?
Same idea when you are spending time on a new endeavor…
In order to commit your time and energy to something new, you will need to stop doing something old, won’t you?
The same concept applies to investing money in yourself. To do so you effectively, will have to stop spending money on something else won’t you?
The formula is as basic as growing up. When you outgrow your old clothes, you leave them behind…
In terms of personal growth, you must leave those parts of yourself that you have outgrown and no longer fit you…
Or, to put it another way, you need to leave behind those things that are unfit for who you wish to become!
This means changing your habits, changing the way you think and how you think about yourself.
It can also mean leaving certain friendships behind that are based in, or reinforce behavior or ways of thinking that keep you from growing, from becoming who you want to be.
That can be painful; you end up leaving a part of “your life” behind.
But try looking at it from the other side…
How do you feel when a friend has a change in fortune?
He moves out of a small house in an average neighborhood and moves into larger house, in better neighborhood and drives a new car?
You don’t see as much of him, and the old things you had in common may no longer be there.
You rarely hear from this friend anymore, and why should you?
You no longer fit in his life, and he doesn’t fit in yours.
Now ask yourself, “Which side of that friendship do you want to be on?”
When you have answered that question, you will have to determine those parts of your life–your habits and your behavior—which you need to leave behind.
To become the person you want to be and achieve the success you’ve dreamed of, you have to think and act like the person you wish to be…
See you soon!