Bruce’s Wealth Blog

It is way too easy for us to find reasons to fail.  I hear people saying, "The economy is bad."  Yet I also hear people buying and selling.  "There are too many laws."  Yet I hear people using these laws to make money.  "They say I can’t use this technique."  Yet I hear people getting the same thing done using other techniques.  "I don’t have enough money to get started."  Yet other people without money are changing their financial situation every single day.  The truth is that these are nothing more than excuses.  A woman once told me that excuses are nothing more than well planned lies.  I could not agree with her more.  All of these excuses are well planned lies to cover up the truth.  And, the truth is, "Doing something new is uncomfortable and I would rather be doing something comfortable."

We all have various levels of fear and comfort in our lives.  We all strive to decrease our fears and increase our comfort.  One fear is, "what if I fail?"  The answer to that fear is that if you fail you will be back where you are now with a little more education and experience.  But, if you don’t try, you will still be where you are but you will lack the education and experience you would have otherwise gained.  I agree with Jim Brooks when he said, "I would rather attempt to do something great and fail than attempt to do nothing and succeed."  Think about that one for a minute.

Part of our fear of failure comes from our concern about how it would look to our friends or family if we fail.  Part of our willingness to quit comes from the fact that for many the reason for attempting to improve our financial position comes from how we want to look to others.  Clearly, while you think that reason is an important one and one that often directs how you life your life, I would say that it is a very weak reason.  My proof that it is a weak reason is the fact that the people whose reason is how they look to others quit.  Those whose reason is tied to their very survival tend to persevere and they are the ones who succeed.  And of those who succeed, they often succeed with fewer resources than those of the ones who quit.  We all need to worry less about what others think about us and more about what we have to offer them.  If you are a person of faith, I would say that instead of comparing yourself to your neighbor, you should be comparing yourself to God.  By doing this you will know that you will never measure up and in that knowledge remain humble.  And, more is accomplished through humility than through self exaltation. 

Dr. Martin Luther King in his dream speech said, "I have a dream that one day a man will be judged by the content of his character instead of the color of his skin."  I agree with Dr. King and would add a new dream.  I have a dream that one day a man will also be judged by the content of his character instead of the size of his bank account.  If your "why" is not good enough – if your reason for attempting something is not good enough, you will never succeed.  You will either use failure or your fear of failure as a reason for quitting.  What is your "why?"  Is it strong enough to see you through your failures?  Is it strong enough to make you get up and try again after you have fallen down for the 900th time?  My "why" is.

When I created my Inner Circle program, people told me it wouldn’t work.  They told me that it was too inexpensive and people wouldn’t take it seriously.  They told me that I would never be able to break through the idea that you get what you pay for.  They told me that no one would ever believe you can get much more than you pay for.  You see, I am on the leading edge of something I think is important.  The trouble is that often when you are on the leading edge, it becomes the bleeding edge.  But that is okay.  My "why" is strong enough to see me through.  My "why" is much bigger than I am – much greater than me.  Yours should be as well.  What is your reason for wanting more?  Is it about you or is it about something much larger? Will it be enough to persevere through your mistakes and failures?  I will leave you with this thought I got from a fortune cookie:  "Past experience:  He who never makes mistakes, never did anything that’s worthy."  It also had some lucky numbers, but I will keep them to myself.

Find the "why" that will make you and keep you strong and tenacious.

Bruce..

P.S.  For those of you who are discouraged about the demise of double closings and simultaneous closings, and the possible future demise of the assignment fee, don’t forget to learn my new wholesaling technique in the Inner Circle.