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06-10-2007, 05:50 PM
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"Pure Hell Forces Action..." What pushed you?
“Pure hell forces action, but anything else can be endured with enough clever rationalization.” 4HWW, page 43.
That is the reason why with over 100,000 copies of 4HWW sold, only 280 are here and only half of those are posting and actually DOING something to find their muse. I am the former queen of rationalization. I’ve been through hell. Now I’m here. My husband and I are presently realtors in southern California. And we care passionately about doing it right for our client’s families. Unfortunately, residential real estate sales is probably the ultimate example of a business that owns you. Competition’s fierce. Your income is dependant upon a myriad of factors totally outside of your control. There are many times that there is absolutely no substitute for your physically being there with near-hysterical clients. The perception of being rushed and out of control has been our constant companion for almost fifteen years. We accepted it because the money was good and we didn’t have to report to a 9-5 job. Last week was our hell. It involved a family emergency, the realization that the market has started a long-term decline (maybe 10 years?), a buyer that kept changing her mind, and a final walk-thru inspection that featured a belligerent gang-banger with prison tattoos. But the real kicker was having a fireman and then a sheriff who’s job it is to transport high-risk prisoners telling me that the process of selling a home was too stressful for THEM.  We’re finally burned out. And the cold hard truth of the matter is that, aside from the potential for lost income, we no longer care whether a house closes or not. For ourselves and our clients we’re getting out. I’m creating a muse. NOW. 
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06-11-2007, 12:57 PM
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Better now than next week. Or next month.
Congratulations!
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06-11-2007, 01:27 PM
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Yep, pure hell for me too, but I can't really give details here :/ I watch my mom go through the stress of being a Real Estate Agent though and I am going to try to help her make it more of a part time thing...after I get her to read the book
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06-11-2007, 04:32 PM
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hy everyone,
have you guys though of switching gears and becoming real estate investors. me and my husband are starting with it. first we have to find out how to systematize our business. meaning directed marketing. where we have a website for buyers and sellers and our marketing will lead people to our website so they can read it over, one way to eliminate tire kickers. i truly believe this business can take off once we get things into place. linda
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06-11-2007, 05:50 PM
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For me, there were a few things that got me off the ground:
-Hating waking up to alarm clocks -Reading Tim's book and realizing that automated income is possible (this was a huge paradigm shift for me) -After realizing that automated income is possible, disliking work MORE -On the monday I launched my muse, realizing that if I didn't do it that day, there was no guarantee I'd ever do it I also talked to Tim on the phone, which helped "ground" the idea of this book being real to me.
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06-11-2007, 11:35 PM
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Lindalein - re: Real estate investing:
We've sold off all our CA property with the exception of the house we live in. Please be VERY cautious if you are investing in so CA real estate. If you can't get positive cash flow with at least a 5% yearly return on your cash investment forget it. You're better off putting your cash in a money market fund. And don't even THINK about flippers.
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#7
06-11-2007, 11:37 PM
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Hate alarm clocks too
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06-11-2007, 11:38 PM
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Marcie's mom
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06-11-2007, 11:41 PM
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Thanks mdfloyd
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06-12-2007, 12:09 AM
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