Do you remember the exact moment in time that you decided that real estate investing was the vehicle you wanted to use to reach the financial success you've always dreamed of? Depending upon your age and how long ago this happened, you might have seen a late-night infomercial, read an article, or visited a website that captured your imagination and your entrepreneurial spirit.
If you're anything like me, you were unable sleep and you kept your spouse up to all hours of the night plotting and planning, scheming and dreaming, laying the foundation for what you knew was going to be your coronation into the real estate investor's Hall of Fame.
What happened to your dream?
At what point did you begin questioning the legitimacy of real estate investing as a viable means of reaching your financial goals and attaining the success you had in your sights when you first took the plunge? When did self doubt and apprehension enter into your daily thought processes? When did the naysayers, the pundits, and the skeptics hijack your dreams and derail your vision and your hope for a better tomorrow?
You didn't intentionally become a doubting Thomas and begin thinking the skepticism exhibited by your friends and family was a harsh reality you had to contend with. However, the never-ending drumbeat of negativity and snide comments began to take their toll. Eventually, your logical mind -- fueled by the eager participation of people who would rather see your dream die than confess their own lack of motivation to improve their lives -- began to accept their arguments and you eventually set aside your dreams and settled for a lifetime of mediocrity. When did that happen?
Do you even remember anymore?
What if you could clearly see a future unobstructed by financial fears, money worries, and a tendency to always see the glass as half empty?
What if your goals were more than a pipe dream, but a laundry list of tasks to be completed in the near future?
What if you were to get your books, training materials, and motivational tapes off the bookshelf, dust off your list of goals, reassess your dreams, and try it again?
What if you were to realize that it's human nature to accept mediocrity and deny yourself the courage to take the steps necessary to achieve success?
What if you were to sit down with your spouse or significant other and remember together what initially sparked your interest in real estate investing and kindled a desire for a raging inferno of real estate investing success?
What if you don't make the effort?
Will your life ever be the same? Will you sleepwalk through the remainder of your life and settle into a routine of struggling to pull yourself out of bed every morning, dreading the monotony of your daily grind, and hoping you can simply survive until the weekend? Will you suffer needlessly through years of the same daily routine until one day you can clock out for the last time, tiredly walk through the door of your not-yet-paid-for home and collapse into an easy chair – and wait for your impending appointment with the Grim Reaper?
What if your goals could all be reached within the next 12 to 18 months? What if you were to rededicate yourself to not only achieving your dreams and reaching your goals, but in surpassing them, and proving all of the naysayers in your life wrong? What if your dedication to the achievement of your dreams is the spark that certain members of your family and some of your friends need in order to confront their own fears and take a chance on fulfilling their own dreams?
What if you quit thinking about what might have been or what could have been, or even what could be?
What if you start now?
What do you think?
What it...you just do it?
What if?
Charrissa Cawley has a long standing reputation for excellence as a gifted speaker, real estate trainer and wealth coach. Her strength lies in training entrepreneurs in the areas of real estate, investing and financial literacy. Her passion is bridging the gap between learning and doing. She has helped thousands of entrepreneurs all over the world seeking financial growth by equipping them with the tools, resources and specialized knowledge to succeed. Charrissa offers accurate and proven strategies to investors of all different levels and is the founder of http://www.reiconferences.com, one of the fastest growing real estate investment training organizations in the US in addition to http://www.rewexclub.com , the top rated Real Estate Investor Community on the web today.
