With the RIGHT KIND of knowledge you don't need the sheepskin or parchment that tells you and the world your "stuff" is PHD (P-iled H-igher and D-eeper) indoctrination in
theoretical
mediocrity. This was also discussed and taught in my former Life Finances ... Made Simple program. This program provided more than a college degree in "real street smarts" in how to live life abundantly while encouraging and helping people become what they would like to become. Parts of it were included in my former consulting practice. Read on as an example...)
100 million in 18 months due to loving to serve others
As an example, many many years ago my desire was money acquisition. I set a goal to acquire 100 million dollars of real estate in 18 months. I had read the books and attended the countless seminars on personal motivation, self help and all that. I knew the saying "Dream big dreams as you don't know if you might actually achieve them." Also, "When shooting for the stars, what if you don't hit the stars, but only hit the mountain top? Is that acceptable?" If you were like I was, dead broke with $38 in the bank and no job nor credit, that was more than acceptable.
I figured with 100 million dollars of real estate, I could sell it all and walk away with a million in cash to use as I pleased. $38 in the bank don't go far and does motivate one to change. If it wasn't a full 100 million, that too was alright.
Why? Because then I had motivation as well as knowledge to make it work. The international college that I graduated from taught hospitality and service, organization and management.
In other
words,
taking care of others as they need to be taken care of.
In
even more
crystal
clear words
- serving others.
I had become disillusioned in that hospitality industry, yet loved serving others. For years, I had self-studied people, human nature and circumstances both good and bad. What works and what doesn't work. Cause and effect.
And finally, I had the right motivation to make a change - dead broke with no job and no credit but yet a family to support. I felt like one of the "gurus" who said, "Take away my IDs and all of my money and all of my credentials and give me a roll of dimes and within 24 hours I'll buy some real estate, legally and above board." He had knowledge and motivation and I had knowledge and motivation. I also had character not wanting to hurt anyone but rather help them with their "problems" giving them 100% of the asking price or many times, even more. Lots more.
Had to be win-win or all could walk away
How could I do that? Because I knew how to make the numbers work so all parties had a win-win situation as soon as the purchase was concluded. The seller had to be satisfied as with my
contracts I
developed
through
several
attorneys, either the buyer or seller could walk away upto and including the closing so it had to be structured in a win-win situation right from the get-go. No speculation, just dollars and cents and positive cash flow from day one.
Did it work?
Within 6 months I had $35 million in various stages of acquisition to already in my portfolio purchased. I was on target.
I even taught several no credit, nothing down, cash back at the close expensive real estate courses where 66 2/3 % of the last class bought or sold property within 60 days of graduation. (This was outstanding when you consider that in the type of national seminar industry I was in less than 12 % of graduates did anything with the material after leaving their seminars or courses. I repeat - my statistics were 66 2/3
%.) I
knew how to
teach and
generate
self-motivation.
Then my life suddenly changed. My father,
due to
health
reasons,
unexpectedly entered a nursing home asking me, "How do we pay for this?" Money and real estate all of a sudden no longer was motivating for me. Taking care of my parents' needs and subsequently other peoples' more pressing needs (financial, life, organization and planning to name a few areas I've assisted with) became my driving force.
What am I saying?
Attitude, motivation, vision and excitement is MUCH more important than current skills or educational status. Get the vision and the money becomes a by-product and the details work themselves out. As Benjamin Franklin said, "Take the coins from your purse, and fill your mind, and your mind will fill your purse."
The question then becomes, what kind of vision? I have answered that question for myself a long time ago. Part of that is wanting to serve others. What's your motivation? Are you willing to compromise to get ahead? I don't suggest nor recommend that. There are too many other opportunities out there for you to pursue without compromising your values.
Click here as an example.
Will you help me serve you? Will you follow directions till
YOU
are successful? In the field of
YOUR
choice... It truly is in
YOUR
hands.
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