Strengthening Your Core

I recently took a Pi-Yo class at my local gym and was filled with consternation and feeling like a dunce. As I was moving my body slightly back and forth, this way and that, ever so slightly, with the soft music playing in the background, I realized that this was the HARDEST things I have ever done..

Many times my mind kept going to "I'd rather take a hard-hitting, cardio pumping, heart rate monitor beeping class, than do THIS"…This slow moving, mind freeing, movement of Pi-Yo that is not aimed at the Race track hurdlers of the world, but rather the Cross country runners. The type of exercise that is meant for strengthening of the body, not just in the burn calorie or even muscle lifting way, but deeper more internal. This class is meant to strengthen my core. My most intimate muscles (my trunk and pelvis), that gives greater stability, a center of gravity, and a better brace for my back.

As I ponder this, I think about my core as my foundation, the area from which every other muscle can work together in harmony. Yet, it is sometimes neglected because it does not directly relate to an inch lost, or a pound shed, but rather the proper WAY to lose an inch or shed a pound.

We have cores in all other areas as well, and the basic premise is if we continue to ensure that our foundation is SOLID, then everything else will continue to be in harmony. Conversely, if we are finding difficulty in our various activities, it usually can be easily traced back to neglect of our "foundation", our core.. So what is the foundation of successful Real Estate Investing

Advertise your service, find motivated sellers, negotiate a price that fits your exit strategy, fund the deal and make money. Many times, as investors, we get caught up in one of the pieces that we are not good at, or we do not want to do and ALLOW that to DELAY the process. I am learning instead to see how I can systematize and automate the process. It is not as if I do not know what will happen next, the process is as old as investing, even IF the next "guru" has the latest and greatest way, it still does not reinvent the investing wheel, its "core".

So right now, I am NOT making money in real estate investing. I have the right attitude, I understand the process, but SOMETHING has to be wrong with my CORE, something is NOT right. I am missing the mark that I MUST get right, in order to BE RIGHT..I do not have the answer, but be sure, that I am LOOKING..I will tell you when I find it and FIX it.

So what is not working with YOU? What activities do you keep trying, but just does not seem to work? Are you not only doing what you think is best, but what is RIGHT from the foundations? Look at the core of the matter, you will surely find the answer.

Slow and Hard!!!

Well, it is the end of another week and I am once again trying to figure out what has happened on the commercial investing side of my life..I plan on doing a video blog of things I want to "account for" and show my growth in, but I HAVE YET to make up my "accountability list". This is LOL!!! I want to be more effective, yet, I procrastinate on the things that will make it more effective..This is a life lesson of slow and hard.

I understand that success does not necessarily have to be HARD..it is based on your belief system. If you believe that you MUST have HARD WORK and blood sweat and tears all the time to achieve success, then that is how your success will come to fruition. BUT..if you believe that success can come "easy and plentiful" then that is how your success will come..

NEEDLESS to say, I want to be on the "easy and plentiful side"

I will say this though..I am learning key components to achieving success in any area:

The First is: Modeling or imitation. Modeling was emphasized in one of the success books(No BS series) by one of our wildly affluent gurus, Dan Kennedy, as a "must" for those who are seeking success.

As I find successful people, I need to "model" what they do..this concept is as old as time. In fact, even in the Bible, the Apostle Paul urged his ardent followers to "Imitate me as I imitate Christ" which basically stated to those who wanted to know Paul's "secret" to growing in God, they did not have to ask him, or read anything, they just had to IMITATE. So as I see others who are extremely successful, I HAVE TO LOOK to imitate them, with the distinction of not wanting to "be" them or "compete" with them, just imitate, do what they do (within reason of course) and the more I do what they do, think like they think, I will BE HOW THEY ARE…

Now I SEE, this is the direct purpose of coaching and mentoring, because it opens up an arena of success for anyone who wants to learn it from someone who is "doing it"..

Here comes the problem:

How many times have you(or someone you know) sought a coach, a mentor, or someone to help you out in an area that you are weak and then argued with them or discarded their advice?

Isn't that just "dumb"!

Who says to someone that they need help, then reject it? That fact makes me realize that many of us at our very core may be selfish beings who just want to hear what is pleasing to us, and we would rather be validated by what is false, than to be pruned by what is true..

Which brings me back to my point..that type of self-pleasing thinking brings us further from success, than toward it.

The lack of adhering to the imitation principle makes success in an area "slow and hard"..

I know that in order to get moving on my millions in commercial real estate I need to find more properties, talk to more sellers, get more offers, but instead I am sitting here wondering why I haven't got my millions yet..

Of course, I haven't got my millions BECAUSE I have not found more properties, talked to more sellers and sent out more offers..You see my point? I need to go faster and I will start with:

Finding "easily and plentifully" more property and do my video..Target dates Monday..talk to you soon.

Here we go, still looking

I spoke to one of the agents of the sellers because they have just lowered the price..we will see if it all works out. But until then, I am still looking, still searching, still waiting for the ONE. At the same time STILL needing to do the things that need to be done like my: WEBSITE, MY BLOG, MY PAYPERCLICK and MY INTERVIEWS. Whew, what a life.

I am learning though that:

Life is about building momentum and allowing the pipeline to overflow..but the TEST comes: As Dan Kennedy put it "Success TESTS you..to see if you are worthy"..I read in Dan Kennedy, first NO BS book, that he remembers being broke, having to reassure many of his investors, vendors that everything would be okay. He said that those were some of the worst times of his life..

NOW, he is on the other side. The side I would like to be on..But let me say this...

I do not want wealth for the purpose of money. I WANT WEALTH for FREEDOM..I want to be able to do what I want to do, when I want to do it. I want to be able to give to my church and others WITHOUT wanting to GIVE MORE..I want MY SON to live a life that is not limited by MONEY..Can I do that? YES!!!!!! I believe, and I know that believing is half the battle..next, I just need to plant the seeds for growth and wait, and plant and wait..so like I said...still LOOKING..

Coming NEXT will be the VIDEO of my growth documentation..this week, stay tuned..

THIS IS MARKETING 101

Did I mention in ALL OF MY VIDEO BLOGGING and Internet Marketing that my ENTIRE commercial deal that WAS ACCEPTED, BLEW UP...this past FRIDAY. With one nice little email, the seller said

"Let's put a hold on things................I'm not sure that I want to sell now. We can keep in touch every month or so"

WHAT?

I guess we will send him a follow up email next month, "checking up". I will not be so foolish as to be insulted enough NOT to follow up but once again, I am saddled with the truth of .. NO PAYDAY for ole' Lisaaye, at least not yet.

So here I am, because I have a small marketing budget that is not consistent, having to start my marketing efforts OVER AGAIN to GET ONE MORE motivated seller. Here are my stats so far:

Since I have begun, I have:
Looked at 1200 properties
Created 30 contracts
Had 3 contracts accepted and then denied
NO DEAL

Closed NADA..which brings me BACK to the title of this blog..commercialinthetrenches. This is the nitty gritty not from the "guru" or the "student who made 30K in 30 days, but the REAL LIVE DEAL, from ME TO YOU..

So for EVERY 40 properties I look at, I have to do at least one contract
For EVERY 400 properties I look at, I will get ONE CONTRACT accepted
NOW the number is HOW MANY CONTRACTS DO I NEED TO GET to MAKE A SALE?

I don't know..that is marketing 101