Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa July 2014 | Page 18
COVER STORY
connections or money or exceptional talent to be
a soccer player. Regardless of nationality, colour,
language, background or sex, soccer offers those
with drive and passion a level playing f ield – an
equal opportunity - to excel and showcase their
unique talent and ability to the world.
“Whatever the state of the housing market or the
economy, anyone can make money f rom property
investment - if they have the right training” - Robbie
Fowler, football legend and successful property investor
Buy-to-let property, similarly, does not require
qualifications or experience, or much time, training
or effort, and it doesn’t require a lump sum to invest
or even a monthly investment that is more than your
current retirement savings. All that is required is the
willingness to implement a proven step-by-step system
to fast-track investment success. And, yet, it delivers
virtually guaranteed success - ensuring that anyone can
become a successful property investor, regardless of
their nationality, colour, language, background or sex.
Lesson 1 – Know where your goals are
“In life, as in football, you won’t go far unless you
know where the goalposts are” - Arnold H. Glasgow
There are countless examples of desperate or
miscalculated kicks and missed opportunities that
make spectators wonder if the players or the coach
know where the goals are. On the other extreme, super
strikers do not even have to look where the goalposts
are – they know with an extra-sensory instinct exactly
where the goal is, no matter where they are on the field.
It is their single-minded focus, created by their burning
desire to experience the exhilaration of a goal scored
against any odds.
The first step to success is to define the goal that will
fill you with motivation, passion and drive - the kind
of goal that ignites a fire of passion that obliterates any
obstacle or challenge. What is it that you really want in
life? What lifestyle do you want for yourself and your
loved ones? What do you want to be remembered for?
“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can
spend your life running up and down the f Y[[