The ground is no place for a champion! GET UP!

I received some PM’s some here some on FB. One particular on FB stood out. I want repeat, because most was stemmed from ignorance, anger or jealousy. For whatever their reason, I don’t know. I did have to pray about it because at first it stung then it made me mad. So I had to sow it as a seed and prayed over them. But made me think which led to what I’m about to say.

In the same way as when a guy (or vice versa) is looking for a mate and let’s just say that would probably rate a 3 in most cased he want be attracting to many 10's to add to his little black book; same hold true to us in RE. We all start out at 1, 2, 3 etc. as we continue to grow, expand, doing deals we slowly grow up the totem pole. When we need it the most is when it seems to be the scarcest. As in capital, deals, buyers you name it. As you become more seasoned, have a track record and turning more volume in a month than most in a year….you’ll draw some resources out of the woodwork! As much as we would like it $1M in PM isn't going to land on your lap while you’re parked on the couch! You want stumble over the next big deal going to the kitchen.

But like will attract like. You will draw to you what you are. Reap what you sow. That’s why we must ALWAYS work on ourselves. Keep growing to keep going! You'll have to give up to go up! The same person that has gotten you where you are today IS not the same person to get you where you want to go. You'll have to change. Your MINDSET has to change, your ACTIONS have to change, your ASSOCIATIONS will have to change. If you want to attract a 10 you have to BE a 10!

The only difference in the most successful DG students from the novice is simply the way they THINK, DECISIONS they make and what they DO.

You may be saying "sure Jen, sounds great but you just don't know the negativity around me, no one supports me, you just don't how broke I am, how ill I am, I didn't have a strong upbringing, I'm divorced, my credit is sucks, I hate my job, have kids, I know nothing about RE or you just don't know what I've been through." Doesn't matter what you fill the sentence with. It's nothing more than an excuse dressed in different clothes.

Yes, I have personally overcome each and every one of those obstacles. I've never had one single person call me, just to encourage me and really still don't. But I am determined to GIVE it when I need the most. When I closed my first wholesale I had $13 in my account. I did have some health stuff a few years ago but I am a conqueror! Was told I was a mistake, lazy, selfish, fat and a loser pretty regular. I was the first out of 2 sisters and a brother to finish High School (my son was 6 mo old when I walked the field and graduated on time) and the first ever to go to college.
What was supposed to last a lifetime didn't. After my divorce I ended up filing bankruptcy, hated every job I ever had and well you get the picture…:-)lol

So equipped with nothing more than a burning desire to change my life, hope and an unwavering motivation that I WOULD prove every one of them to be liars! You CAN overcome ANY obstacle!

What I do know is that God is no respecter of persons. What He has done for one He will do for another. But You have to move if you want Him to!

You don't NEED someone to pump you up every day! Someone else does NOT define your self-image or self-worth (NOTE: the ‘self’ in there) Don’t base your decisions on feelings! I bet there are days you don’t FEEL like going to your job, but you do! Then it comes to REI or ANYTHING you are building to change you and your families life/circumstances and then you punk out! What’s that about?!?!

When you need encouragement find those that 'speak' to you. That fire you up and inspire you, track their previous post on here. You may not be in direct contact with them but you CAN read their journey! People remember....success leaves clues! We are so easy to forget. We look at all the success and a lot of time we only see the 'bling' and overlook the bruises and scars! I cannot tell you how many times I've came HERE just to get me through! I STILL dig up old threads when it’s been a tough day, when I got a hit ‘below the belt’ or a shot to the back! I NEVER speak on it, because what good is that going to do. You guys don’t want to hear it, I don’t want to relive it and definitely not speaking life over it! Kill it, clean your wounds, get a Band-Aid and move on! The ground is no place for a champion! GET UP!

I've spent hours reading Matt’s post as well as others like Carol, Rina, Joe and Stacey, Andrea & Chip, Jan & Jeremy, DG coaches and sooo many others. Up til whee hours of the morning revisiting past conference calls and old video blogs. None of them are 'just lucky', nor were they birthed with a portfolio and a list of PML! Go back, dig up their clues.
REMEMBER THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE SUCCESSFUL FROM UN-SUCCESSFUL IS HOW THEY THINK, DECISIONS THEY MAKE AND WHAT THEY DO! If you DO what they’ve done, you can ACHIEVE what they’ve achieved! COPY THEM!!!

CHOSE TO BECOME THAT PERSON YOU WISH TO BE! The one that isn’t controlled by fear! That’s an overcomer! The true winner that you are! Awaken the warrior within! Choose to make the rest of your life the best of your life!

Begin again!

Don't you get it....your past does NOT determine your future! YOU DO! Don't give away your power by letting them win. PROVE them all lies! YOU write your own praises! You are destined for greatness. There is a destiny that only YOU can fulfill!

DON’T LET UP……YOU ARE CLOSER THAN YOU THINK!

MAKE it happen!

God bless,
Jen