I read this the other day. Blew my mind. 30,000 Katrina Victims are still living in FEMA trailers. Katrina was almost what 3 years ago at this point? And people have not rebuilt?
Then I think of the Real Estate business. I call on agents in their offices, and I get the half asleep mumbling zombies that are still bitching that it’s not 2003 anymore, and that they don’t know what they are going to do. Same deal. The subprime market had to end. Had to. There were mortgage broker water cooler jokes all the time. “Well, what are you planning on doing after 2009.”
The sleepy agents and lenders have no plan except to hopefully refi leftover A paper people that got a loan in 2004. They stand around bitching about deals that are no longer going through.
I then realized this: Being a victim is 100% your choice.
Let me say this again: Being a victim is 100% your choice.
What’s tougher? A cancer victim or a cancer survivor? Being a victim comes from an entitlement mentality. We feel we’re entitled to an easy and cushy life of riches and joy. When that doesn’t happen for us, we stop creating our own light, and feel bad that we don’t have as much light as others do.
The bad shit that happens to us isn’t always our fault. It’s 100% our choice what we do about it. I know people that survived cancer. Rape. Child abuse. Heroin. Stupidity. Bad Genes. Jail. Bad parents. You can wallow in self pity (and it’s easy to do, i’ve been there), or you can create the life you want. Our business isn’t as easy as it used to be. This is true.
But being a real estate agent or mortgage lender is (still) the EASIEST EXISTING PATH TO CASH. ANY lender that doesn’t work at a crappy company can generate $30k in PERSONAL income in 90 days. Come on. That’s only $120k a year pace. And it’s DEAD FRIGGIN SIMPLE. ANY REAL ESTATE AGENT CAN CLOSE 5-7 houses in 90 days…and that’s 42k in GROSS income.
But–problem is…being a victim is a dead simple path. Stare at the wall and feel sorry for yourself. Sit at home and watch Dr. Phil all day. Think about the toy you never got for Christmas. Think about the way things used to be. Worry. That’s going to help you feel like a victim.
This business is still great.
There are still a TON of deals to be had.
There are still a TON of people that need the help of an expert.
And you can BE BETTER THAN MOST in a SHORT period of time.
Be a victim or a survivor et
Take 90 days, dedicate yourself to 2 ideas. Education and production. Know products, programs. Read an hour or more a day. You gotta know the terrain if you are gonna survive, baby.
Your daily thing of value (not to be a RESPA violation)
I carry those with me almost religiously in my “man purse.” (We call man purses go-bags) I can take an ap with meaningful info wherever I am.
Your Links (because I got google notebook syncing between my two google accounts so I’m free to link dump again)
If you’re a too fat.
Let’s outsource sales, shall we?
And finally, what is GenuineChris reading these days? Great, great quesiton.
Nonfiction:
The now habit and Blink.
Fiction:
The Virgin Suicides.
P.S. Don’t forget to buy my ebook
P.P.S. Today’s business objectives: (1) get office setup.
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