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If You’re Afraid of Hard Work Don’t Start a Business! Here’s why…..

Guest post by: C.J Lauria

Article Overview: The key is not to let the advertising world force us into their mold; one in which reality and logic do not exist. Everything takes effort and the greatest achievements take a whole lot of effort! I am glad that we have the screening process in place that we have. Unless an enrollee possesses the right frame of mind: the mind of an entrepreneur, he/she is not invited to enter.

If You’re Afraid of Hard Work Don’t Start a Business! Here’s why…..

It’s a sad scenario, but reality. The Madison Avenue ad agencies have conditioned the American public to seek the “magic bullet” for everything. From a stain on your shirt, to weight loss, to the world of investment….they make it seem as easy as picking up the phone and ordering a pizza! This illusionary world has misled millions of people to miss out on real value. When it comes to losing weight, is it reasonable to say that a certain weight-loss plan is ineffective because you know of someone who entered the program and lost very little, or lost weight but gained it back again? It would hardly be fair to pass judgement on a program without knowing all of the facts. How do you know that your friend actually DID everything they were instructed to do? Maybe they chose not to follow the suggested exercise routine or they took in more calories than they should have.

Face it, there is no magic bullet. The bottom line is, not just knowing but, doing. You can’t blame the diet if you don’t stick to it. The same goes for real estate investing. As a leading national real estate mentor, I know that if my students don’t do exactly as they are instructed, there is a good chance that they are wasting a lot of their time as well as mine. In my company, the issue is compounded as I maintain a vested interest in all of my prodigies. We are joint venture partners and if that student chooses not to follow directions closely, well, I prefer that he never enrolled in the first place.

The key is not to let the advertising world force us into their mold; one in which reality and logic do not exist. Everything takes effort and the greatest achievements take a whole lot of effort! I am glad that we have the screening process in place that we have. Unless an enrollee possesses the right frame of mind: the mind of an entrepreneur, he/she is not invited to enter.

Even when one qualifies to join my company, Mentor for life!™ , the first few training modules deal with personal development and not the “magic secret techniques of real estate investment.” I would be derelict as a true real estate mentor if I expressed it otherwise. I firmly believe that we either do it right or not at all.

With that said, I want to take this opportunity to denounce the myriad of “gurus” who are in the business of selling REI programs to the many unwary out there who actually believe they can become millionaires by owning another “program.” Get real. Hard work and the right mentor and mindset will help ensure success in business. For everybody else, you may as well play the lottery. The chances of success are about the same.

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