Motivation

The other day I decided to sit down and reflect on all of the knowledge I’ve gained through reading, personal mentors, seminars, and inner wisdom.  There are 10 Core Principles for Success that I’ve come up with for myself and I thought I’d share them because maybe it will resonate with you and inspire you to come up with your own principles for personal success.  These principles apply to every aspect of my life whether it’s relationships or business.  So here they are!

1)  Money is an idea and its creation is based on value added to others.

I recently learned this from Greg Habstritt’s “Engaged Entrepreneur” training and it’s added a completely different perspective on how money ACTUALLY works.  It’s essentially a flow of energy; something that is not tangible.  Currency is what you see and feel in your pocket as a form of exchange with value backing that currency but money itself takes on a whole different meaning. 

Click HERE for the audio.  I bet you won’t be disappointed!

2)  Passive income is not a reality, what wealthy people strive for is “Leveraged Income” and so will I.

Like it or not, there is some degree of management that needs to take place in order for money to keep rolling in.  Even if you are an investor like Robert Kiyosaki or Warren Buffett they still work at managing the funds they have and re-investing for more profit.  These mega wealthy guys aren’t just sitting on a beach drinking pina coladas for the rest of their days (not to mention that would be boring).  What they ARE doing though is leveraging their investments and cash flow with scalable systems to free up more time.

All work and no play makes Jack and Jill suffer the “Stressed Out Blues”.

In today’s busy world, we’re so focused on work, work and more work that we fail to reward ourselves with even the smallest of treats like a simple hot chocolate on a cold winter's night.

Real estate investing can be hard on the head because of conditioning that has been passed on from generation to generation. Your parents may have made statements to you such as “You need to pay off the mortgage faster than the bank would like”; “This is the biggest purchase you’ll ever make so be careful what you buy” or “You’d better put aside some money each month so you’ll be able to have a decent down payment for your future home”. All of these statements are stress inducing mindsets that are hard to break but it is possible to snap of this chain of negativity.

For 2010 I encourage you to take the time to recognize your successes and how far you have come on your journey in investing in real estate.

Most people never get what they really want because they don’t know what they really want. The reason I say this is because your actions can be totally opposite of your thoughts, and you’re not even aware of it.

In the past, I noticed that often when I was attended seminars or networking events, I found myself ‘zoning out’ and not paying attention. Whether out of laziness or boredom, I would drift off and not fully receive the value of the seminar or miss the whole point of the topic or conversation. Now I make certain that I have a clear overview of what I want out of every seminar, conversation or meeting every time. I do this by making a list of 3 things I intend to accomplish that are completely out of my comfort zone. This sets my thought patterns into a positive direction, where I now have a mission to accomplish rather than sitting around getting bored.

Clarity also creates a strong sense of leadership. If I were currently renting and wanted to get into the real estate game, I would want to attract someone who has a clear vision of how to get me there, rather than someone who hasn’t any experience or proven results to offer me. This person is most likely going to get me there faster and with less effort due to their own sense of clarity. Their clear sense of direction will always prevail in any situation, as compared to the person who has problems figuring out what it is that they want to do.

Planning for your future and retirement relies on preparing the right kinds of long term investments. Everyone needs to have an investment for their future to ensure financial sustainability, and there are many different types of long term financing investments to choose from.

We both know that you will not be able to work forever. There will come a time when you will no longer be able to work, due to health problems or simply aging. So, what will you do for an income when the time comes to retire? This is why planning your long term investments carefully is so important.

Perhaps you enjoy the security of simply relying on government policies and programs to take care of your future needs, but this is not a realistic plan. Take a look at what has happened in the United States to the Medicare and social security programs – It is scary! Social security is in serious trouble. Though politicians are currently working to repair the problems, chances are that in another twenty years, or less, there will be little to nothing left in the social security budget.

In today’s society, there seems to be great emphasis on achieving ”success.” When we recognize someone as being successful, we tend to offer them more respect and look up to them, and even pay more for their products or services. While working to become successful in our own lives, we are perhaps unconsciously looking to gain more respect, and all the benefits associated with it.
 
Pointing fingers and categorizing people seems to be a common habit our culture has created, fully embraced, and accepted as the norm. Furthermore, not only is this habit accepted, but it is actually promoted and published in the media for everyone in the world to see:  Success is a label we sometimes stamp on people, often unconsciously:

Real Estate Success“Wow, she’s successful!” Or,  “Wow, what a failure he is!”

However, “success” is a slippery, relative, and often hard to define term. I have heard many different expressions for what people believe success to be. The noun itself is defined in the dictionary with two definitions: “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose”, or “the attainment of fame, wealth, or social status.”

Today Bill Bartman was interviewed on Fox News on two great topics: 

1) How To Overcome Failure
2) How To Make Money During This Recession.

Here is the link to that interview.

http://www.BillBartmann.com/BillInTheNews

Bill will be on Fox News again Next Saturday (June 20th 2009) to be interviewed about President Obama's plan to regulate the Financial Services Industry. Apparently Fox News is still working out the details of the segment, but the plan is to have Bill Bartman go head-to-head with someone from the Federal Reserve as they discuss the Fed's role in this economic crisis.   This segment is scheduled to be aired live at 12:30 Eastern time (11:30 A.M Central Time, 10:30 A.M. Mountain Time and 9:30 A.M. Pacific Time and should be very interesting. 

You'll not want to miss this!

Dan You may believe that your current money zone is defined by what you currently do for a living or what degree you hold. You may also believe that you have a ceiling on the amount you can earn or charge a client. By using this logic you eliminate a ton of cash that may be coming your way all because you are putting a limiting belief around how you receive money.

Your money zone is actually defined by your energy zone. Big money takes big energy so it's critical to enhance your energy. There is a saying "rich people take advice from people who are richer than they are. Poor people take advice from their friends, who are just as broke as they are." A good point to consider is that rich people surround themselves with people who have high energy; poor people surround themselves with an energy that is low.

Whether you’re an aspiring real estate investor or an investor that owns a thousand units, you may, or may not, feel like you’ve completed your own life puzzle. The only difference between this feeling of completeness and the feeling of ‘needing to fill the void’ is your mind set and past conditioning. It has nothing to do with acquiring more belongings or, for the real estate investor, more properties.

To fill this void is not your goal. You may feel that after acquiring something you have strived for, you will ultimately feel completely satisfied. But if you believe this, you’re lying to yourself. This is because as soon as you complete your goal of filling the void you will create a larger shinier void to fill. In this mind set you have conditioned your mind that you will always need more.