The Purpose or Why the H#!! Are You Reading This Anyway?

Allow me to step on a small but important soap box for a moment.

In our last episode I mentioned the all important maxim that knowledge is NOT power, the APPLICATION of knowledge is power. We live in a society that is completely content with merely knowing! We listen to sermon on Sunday that don’t carry into Monday, we read books on time management but are constantly late, we invest millions of dollars on nutritionists, gym memberships and exercise equipment but still haven’t lost that 20 pounds! Life is not about knowing, it’s about the doing! We all know this and yes many of us, myself included, still do not act on what we know.

Sadly I do not have the secret to overcoming this annoying pattern of behavior, but I do have some ideas. Paul, as in the one from the Bible, bemoaned this very conundrum in Romans 7:15, “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do”. Paul is talking about sin and the law and doing what’s right etc., which isn't quite the same thing as getting off your a#% and making a better life for yourself, but it's approximately the same principle. I see this law working in many areas of my life and the best solution I know is to take massive action towards whatever it is you want and, if you fail, get right back up and keep at it, over and over and over and over and over and over…..
Getting solid information on how to do whatever it is you're pursuing, setting goals, having a plan and accountability are also great tools but I'll not go into that today, however I highly recommend Stephen Covey's, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" as an excellent springboard.

And thus we arrive at the crux of this blog: to inspire you to action! For what is a story but an entertainment to motivate the soul and stir creativity in the imagination? Real estate investing is hard work. It takes time, diligent study and careful attention to detail to make it profitable. Without these things it will bury you alive: it is an incredibly powerful investing tool and one that is readily accessible to Harvard graduates and high school dropouts alike. But, no matter how educated you are, if you never use what you learn you will never become financially independent, debt free or see the fulfillment of your dreams.

It is my hope that by sharing my journey, you will gain confidence that you too can invest in real estate, or, if you already are, that you might learn a few thing along the way. Realizing your financial dream is not impossible, but it cannot be done alone or without the right tools.

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