1. Have you ever heard a real estate agent say something like “You can’t buy real estate that way” or “There are too many offers coming in”…”Your offer won’t get accepted unless you offer high so don’t even try” . Or maybe your friends who watch too much of the news are saying “You’re crazy for trying”. Or maybe your attorney whose life is full of negative situations is afraid you might find yourself in a law suit and warns you “Real Estate Investing is too risky – Don’t do it!”. On and on it goes…. I assure you I have heard all those same words and much, much more. And their words shared, though often offered with the best of intentions, are just reflecting their own excuses for lack of trying or lack of success.

I want to encourage you to put your ear plugs in and move forward. These people are “Nay Sayers” and should be avoided like the plague!

I am sure you agree there is risk every time you put your feet on the floor in the morning that you will get injured, sued or worse – die. Does that mean you should just stay in bed? Of course not! Life is full of risks. You have to get out there and keep trying… you have to take action finding ways to overcome the opposition.

I read an article offered by a personal development company, Klemmer and Associates and wanted to share a part of it as I feel so many of you might have experienced the same thing…this article offers some action steps to overcome these huge obstacles (called “Nay Sayers”) and begin taking action to live your dream starting today.

2. Do your own due diligence – don’t just take other’s word for it. Keep this in mind… when you are offered “opposing” advice, ask for clarification on where you can read and learn more about what they are saying. 99% of the time it’s something they heard from another nay sayer and/ or something that happens rarely, if ever.

3. Take action today – starting with investing in a successful, experienced mentor or coach. (www.CoachingU2Profits.com). Having someone to train and coach you along the way will keep you moving when obstacles come. And from there every day take action toward your goal to be a profitable real estate investor.

Note: The average selling price in the city where I live, (ranked #2 in foreclosures in the nation), has increased for the 4^th month in a row. Yes – prices are going up. NOW is the time. What is stopping you? What can I do to help? Contact me with your specific questions? Most importantly… stop making excuses and take action. You do have the time (we all have the same number of hours in the day) and you do have access to money. www.CoachingU2Profits.com

4. Where’s the money? Right here! Did you listen to this webinar? 100% funding is available for all your deals … The video you find here was made to watch in the comfort of your home and your time. It offers some awesome free training on the basics of short sales and REO’s in addition to this “no-brainer money-for-your-deals” offer.

If money is your stopping point – please make time to watch this 90 minute training session. Your credit doesn’t matter and no money down is needed~! (You just need a discounted property and a buyer for it which of course you need in any real estate deal to make money). And if you don’t have the upfront needed get access to these funds…then I teach several no cost creative ways to invest in real estate in session 8 of my 6 months Coaching Program (link to coachingu2profits.com)

Famous Quote:

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds”

–Albert Einstein

Don’t Let Them Pull You Back — Leaders are not victim to what others think

Years ago, a man by the name of Conrad Salas, who was raised in the deserts of New Mexico, was visiting Galveston, Texas. As he passed through a fish market, he saw a shallow pan of crabs outside a shopkeeper’s store.

Conrad went inside and warned the shopkeeper he better get a deeper pan or the crabs would get away. The shopkeeper told him not to worry about it, explaining that whenever one crab tried to crawl out, the others would always drag it back into the pan.

Although any crab could easily have gotten out of the pan by itself, none ever did. Conrad thought that pretty much summed up his life.

From his viewpoint, he had been brought up on the wrong side of the tracks. Every time he tried to change, someone would try and pull him back saying something like, “Who do you think you are?” or “We liked the old you better.”

You too, will face such crabs. Every time you risk, there will be someone trying to prevent you from changing. Many times, it is from those who care about you the most. It’s not that they don’t love you. It’s that they are afraid of losing you by being left behind.

You will be faced with the decision of allowing yourself to be pulled back in the pan or continuing to crawl out.

Obviously, I support you on continuing to change and crawling out. The good news to that option is that, usually, you pull a few crabs out of the pan with you.

Take 15 minutes right now and take an inventory of the people you hang out with. Are they pulling you back into the status quo or encouraging you to take risks and move forward?

It doesn’t mean you have to cut them out of your life, but you may want to move certain people from your inner circle to a more outer circle of influence in your life and spend less time with them.

Everyone has support groups, but we need to ask ourselves what they are supporting us in doing. Sometimes we have friends supporting us in drinking a lot or being lazy or in listening to negative talk.