Recently I have made a big shift in my business and that shift has led me to read a lot more and pay attention to current events. Through this change, I have also had the fortune of interviewing some amazing real estate investment “guru’s”.
One thing that I have always noticed being a student of Internet marketing, real estate investing and now in my interviews is the stories of being down and out. Inevitably, every expert can share a story for being at rock bottom before making things click and having huge success in both business and personal growth.
Why do these experts in their respective fields always have some bottom they hit before achieving success? I think that when someone hits a bottom, they inevitably decide to change their lives forever and go forward with their dreams with what Chet Holmes calls “pig-headed determination”.
The story from the recent past that comes into my mind is that of Jack Bosch. I will share the story in just a bit…first, I want you to know I share this story because in my mind his rise in the real estate investment business begins with situations that are not very different from what a lot of Americans are feeling right now.
Jack had moved to America from Germany for school. He met a girl, got a job working for a dot com business before the original crash. Things started turning and he quickly saw his company lay off a ton of their employees. He new that his job could be gone the next day and that he needed to start the search for something else…he turned to real estate. But he did not quit his job, he busted his ASS at his 9-5 and then went home and busted his ASS studying real estate investment and taking action. He was never fired from his job because he showed them he appreciated the work by working hard. Eventually, Jack was able to quit his job and become a full time real estate investor. Since then, Jack has bought and sold over 5,000 deals!
Jack was facing a situation that many of us are probably familiar with…the threat of not having a job next month, next week, or maybe tomorrow!
Hec, I have several friends who have lost their jobs in the past 6 months and have other friends who are unsure if they will be fired or laid off every day they step into their offices. Talk about scary…working for a company who has laid off over 75% of its workforce in the past year! What about working for any financial services company! These jobs are not secure at all!
The truth is that times are scary…but that is no reason to put your head between your legs and run away scared. Now is the time that you need to bust your ASS in your current job to show that you are a commodity that they cannot afford to lose. And at the same time you also need to invest in yourself and your goals.
Make the decision that you will bust your ASS not only in your 9-5, but also in your dreams to become a successful real estate investor!
Do me a favor and write the words that Chet Holmes says success, it comes with “pig-headed determination”. take those words and write them in HUGE letters and post them above your desk. You need to go at everything you do with “pig-headed determination”!
Do not let these tough times get the best of you, show them who is boss! From this day forward, live life with…
PIG-HEADED DETERMINATION
Cheers,
~ Ross Treakle
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