Video Tip: Are You A Crap-Magnet?

I’ve had the great pleasure over the past several years of my investing life to meet and become friends with some pretty cool and amazingly, down-to-earth people. I’ve rubbed shoulders with and have been privileged to the inner thoughts of good friends; Steve Cook, Bob Norton, Shaun McCloskey, J.P. Moses, Fred Lewis, Steph Davis, etc… These are some big-time, very successful investors that I am honored to call friends.

I used to think all these people were so much different than me; so put-together, so firmly resolved, so on track. During lengthy conversations, my thoughts inevitably drifted to inner-doubts and questions regarding my own ability to succeed like them. My inner voice would say, “Gees, I’ll never get there because….,” or “If only I could be that lucky.”

Tell me if the following rings true with you.

I knew I could reach their level of success, but I didn’t really believe it. Like a snowball rolling downhill, my disbelief then generated layers upon layers of doubt and excuses. With the doubt then came reflex-like changes in my focus. I was a ship without a rudder. Every time I met a successful investor; each with their own niche, I then tried (and failed) to become that guy.

That is some SUPER-dangerous thinking, people. If you don’t truly believe in yourself and have 100% resolve in your personal definition of success, you’ll always be modeling yourself after the next successful person you meet. Meaning, success as you’ve defined it, will essentially become success as they’ve defined it. And when the inevitable frustration comes as you don’t quickly reach the bar they’ve reached, rather than that of which you’ve set for you, you’ll always make excuses for not, “getting there.” Like a ship without a rudder, you’ll blow with the wind to the next niche.

Making excuses for failure is so much easier than
constantly striving for success.
(I just made that up. Damn I’m good!)

That’s some pretty convoluted stuff, so I’ve broken it all down for you in a little video. Ever wonder why some people reach their goals and some don’t? The true answer is in the 5 minute video below.