Realty411 Magazine Featuring Eric Counts, Credit Nerds | Page 52

I THINK WE’VE JUST FOUND
THE SECRET TO GETTING
RICH!! It’s a matter of learning
these and other ‘wealth­building’
principles and using discipline to
operate my real estate business under
those principles. For the first time, I
can see the how of getting rich!
Having the scientific type mind
that I have, that just made this
revelation even more powerful. I can
actually see in my mind’s eye
exactly how I’m going to get rich!! I
floated around on cloud 9 for a long
time after that. As a matter of fact,
I’ve never come down, and I never
will. It’s almost like having a ‘secret
weapon’ that most other investor
don’t know much
about. Learning and using the
wealth­building principles can give
you the edge
over your
competitors.
8. Managing
Your Fears
Every human
being on the
face of the
planet has
experienced fear
in some form or
another. I’d even
be willing to bet
you that every
animal, insect,
rodent, and
every winged
creature as well, has experienced
fear. Fear definitely has a useful
place in our lives. It’s purpose is as a
early warning system. To alert us
about possible dangers so that we
can modify our path and create a
solution to eliminate the danger. Fear
was never meant to scare us into nonaction.
Here’s an interesting idea. I
believe that there is a purpose for
every living creature on earth.
Beavers build dams, humans solve
problems. If you take a careful look
around, you’ll see a whole lot of stuff
that was created by the human
species. If you look deeper, you’ll
find that the purpose of each one of
these inventions was to solve a
problem.
It has been said that we learn
better by doing, rather than by
reading. In other words, at some
point, you’re going to have to get out
there and get your feet wet ­ you’re
going to have to get started. I know, I
know… It’s scary. Whenever you
launch into something so big and
significant that it can change your
life, you’re going to get a little
scared. Here’s a good way to handle
your fears:
This solution to handling your
fears is so simple that even I was able
to master it. First of all, arm yourself
with an abundance of knowledge
about the situation. Be careful not to
over­analyze the situation. You only
need enough facts to make an
intelligent decision. If you have a fear
of writing your first offer, you may
have to pick up a book, or take a
seminar. You might have to make a
bunch of copies and practice writing
offers. Do what ever you have to do
in order to arm yourself with the
knowledge that you need. Then,
keeping the WIN principle in mind,
you simply take action. Isn’t that
simple? It really is. The one antidote
for fear is action. Intelligent,
systematic action will not only make
fear disappear, it can also make you
rich.
Sometimes we have a certain type
of fear that robs us of an important
part of our
growth.
We’re
afraid of
making
mistakes.
Even
though
we’ve only
been
involved in
real estate
for 5
minutes, we
have this
crazy notion
that we
shouldn’t
make
mistakes. After all, we did take that 1
½ hour seminar last year, we should
be rich by now. If you have a problem
admitting and accepting mistakes,
you’re missing out on one of the
greatest tools that you could have in
the creation of wealth.
52