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Directions For Success In Real Estate Investing
he one thing I want you to and become a real investor. More
think about as we are on that in a sec but let me ask
starting the New Year is you -
the single most important factor
in all of business. Take and "What direction are you heading
throw everything you know out the in right now?" Are you where you
window because without this one want to be in life?
possession, you'll end up more
lost than driving down an old And no I'm not trying to sound
country, dirt road in Alabama. like the latest Geico commercial
with Tony Little yelling, "Yeah
It's called direction... Baby, you can do it."
Direction for you and your I'm being totally serious here.
business... See, a few years ago, when I
worked at the J-O-B, I had a
Since it's the beginning of a new Franklin Covey planner that I
year, you should initiate the tracked all of my goals, my
year off on the right foot. Take appointments, heck my entire life
the next few days to work on your in that one little book. Anyway,
real estate business instead of after moving a little over three
in it. What do I mean here? Shut years ago, my wife found this
off all the phones and conduct little book tucked away in a pile
some serious soul searching to of stuff. She opened this book
figure out what it is you're and proceeded to read what I had
really looking for from your real written for my goals and the
estate business. See, it's time direction for our businesses and
for you to stop tiptoeing along our lives. She was shocked to see
and get to work. This can be your that nearly all of the items I
year to stop being a "lookie-lou" had listed had come to pass. And
the ones that hadn't were not our in buying any real estate, never
really our goals anymore, as we realizing their dreams of
were striving for bigger things. escaping the rat race. They talk
a big game about what they're
So, the moral to the story is going to do, but they always seem
this: if you don't know the to be just talking and not doing.
direction you're heading in, then
how in the heck do you intend to
ever get there? Do you think one My response to the above question
day, you'll suddenly wake up and is that we can play "the what if"
say, "Oh, this is exactly what I game all day long and still be at
want"? the same point you're at now
except a little more frustrated.
I think not.
But let me ask you this: What if
You've got to have a plan: A plan your plan works? What if you knew
of Massive Action to get your beyond a shadow of a doubt that
butt moving in the right you wouldn't fail? Would you then
direction. still procrastinate? Would you
put off running that ad to buy
Now, some of you may ask, what do houses? Would you still drive by
I do if my plan fails? that house in preforeclosure, yet
convince yourself they're not at
This type of thinking simply home so that you won't knock on
comes from the fear of failing. the door?
This stops most investors dead in
their tracks from ever buying It's time you get serious about
their first property. They read your financial future because the
articles, books, and even buy one thing that keeps passing us
courses, yet they remain inactive by regardless if we take action
or not is our time. next ninety days to get closer to
your goal?"
So, I 'm going to show you how to
get off your butt and take Then, write down the actions and
action. It's something I've used tasks that you'll commit to
for years and believe that you'll completing in the next ninety
benefit as well. Here it goes. days to realize your goal. When I
say commit, I mean you have to be
First, I want you to identify committed more than the average
where you want to be. This is the "Hollywood marriage" and stick
most important piece to the with your plan adjusting it as
puzzle. Get some direction about you go along the way.
your business and your life.
Identify what's makes you tick... Along the way, as you complete
Write this down. This could be some of the tasks, you want to
something like you want to buy reward yourself. Maybe, you've
six houses per year with a net of finally sold that house that
$10K or whatever your situation seemed like it would never sell
is. or maybe you've talked with 20
sellers or whatever your tasks
Next, what actions do you need to was, then reward yourself
take to get to this point? Write accordingly. Now, I'm not saying
down, what you'll have to become break the bank, just take a
as a person to fulfill your goal. percentage of your profits from
Now, this person that you have to your next deal as a reward for
become, what do they do? What your work. Maybe it's a weekend
actions would they take? getaway or it could be as simple
as having a nice dinner with your
Now, I want you to ask yourself, family.
"What is it you can do over the
Now, you must remember to focus want, and then backing your way
like a "laser guided missile". to do the things necessary to
It's easy to get caught up with achieve the end result.
everything going on around you,
however it's crucial you remain If you fail to take time to do
focused with your eyes clearly these simple yet powerful steps,
set on your goals. I admit that I then I grant that you don't have
struggle with this every day. what it takes to be a successful
With the internet and running real estate investor. You must
several businesses, it's easy to remain as the visionary for where
get involved with all the you want to lead your business
day-to-day crap or surfing the and the steps to getting there.
net for hours on end. Ask If you fail to have this vision,
yourself daily; what is the most then you'll always be working for
productive, profitable use of my someone that does. However, if
time? you follow theses simple steps,
then you'll be amazed at the
Finally, at the end of the ninety amount of ground you can cover
days, it's time to look at what over the next ninety days. Commit
you've accomplished and repeat to making this your best year
adjusting your plan from what ever. Screw the resolutions and
you've already completed. I want focus on getting things done!
you to do this process starting
with the end in mind of where you
About the Author:
Derek Pierce, full time Real Estate Investor, shows you the exact strategies to his success in his Free Book: "How I Went From Corporate Guinea Pig To Real Estate Success". Get your copy by going to http://www.thereisecrets.com
Source: www.isnare.com
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