From: My Surgical Bed at Christiana Hospital (Newark, DE)
Sunday night, 1/15/2011 – 7:00 PM EST
Re: Gold Calls/Other Operations Temporarily On Hiatus…
Greetings from the beautiful 2nd Floor of the Surgical Services Department of Christiana Hospital. I’ve been here since Tuesday night 1/10/2011 at 10:55 PM after having intense abdominal pain and nausea.
Now, mind you, I have an extremely high pain threshold, so by the time I headed to an Emergency Room, I was already in radical and mind-bending pain. I had already been suffering from “stones” passing from my gall bladder through my pancreas since Friday, January 6th.
I thought that it was just severe heartburn from some Chinese food I ate in the “hood” (Kensington and Allegheny) for lunch. I sucked it up and called it “gas cramps” for a few days until I finally broke down and made a doctor’s appointment on Tuesday afternoon for Wednesday morning, which I missed as I was already in the Emergency Room by Tuesday night.
On Wednesday evening at 9PM, 1/11/2011, after waiting the entire day for Trauma patients to have their surgeries, I had my own emergency surgery to have my Gall Bladder removed. During surgery (which is allegedly usually pretty routine) the surgeon had to switch from a laparoscopic procedure to an all out “open” surgery. That means they had to make an incision about 6 inches (13 staples) in length along with 3 other 1 inch incisions and a 2 inch drainage port, in order to get to my gall bladder.
When the surgeon finally got that far, he found that from years of diabetes complications, the gall bladder and my pancreas had sort of “fused together” from years of scar tissue build up on both organs. The two organs were in fact, glued together. Separating one organ from the next resulted in a few “cuts” to my pancreas kicking off an acute case of extremely painful pancreatitis.
Frankly, I’ve never felt pain like that before and hope to avoid ever experiencing it again! Along with pancreatitis pain comes a lot of nausea, vomiting and cramping. This is what made it difficult for the doctors, specialists and surgeons to realize that during my “routine surgery” they had accidentally cut a bile duct in my liver! The bile (which is an enzyme used to digest food) was literally spilling into my body cavity and eating everything in its path. By this point I hadn’t eaten anything since Tuesday and felt “toxic” to say the least. The doctors felt pretty certain, all day Thursday, that it was just pain from surgery and that everything would just “work itself out.” Well, nothing worked itself out and by Friday (the 13th) I was back under anesthesia with a breathing tube so they could use a scope to be able to see through to my liver, find the leak they now “suspected” and insert a stent to fix it.
It gets pretty blurry from here because I’ve been on massive doses of pain killers since, with a morphine drip plus a “pain button”, along with IV narcotics (Percocet, and Vicoden) and in spite of all that–a blinding amount of pain.
The surgeon said he “fused” the leakage in my liver, effectively closing off that bile duct, which will change the way that I eat (and what) forever as my body will no longer have the ability to break down fatty foods as it once did.
Three days later, my lower bowel seems to have started to work again–not without it’s own pile of pains and agonies to go along with it. The bloating feels like its pushing out on the 20 staples that will be a part of me for the next 10 days or so, as I stay on a clear diet.
I will be discharged from the hospital in the morning (Monday, 1/16) and put on strict bed rest for at least 10 days. This will put a little damper on some of our activities together. Until further notice:
1. Free Gold Coaching Calls will be suspended.
2. Platinum Calls will be suspended.
3. Responses from email support lines will be radically reduced/delayed.
4. If I’m helping you with a project, feel free to email with status updates, but please don’t expect an immediate response.
I do have Chrissy helping with certain things, i.e. she’s typing this email, handling Facebook:
http://www.Facebook.com/relifestyle
and Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RELifestyle
and she will graciously be coordinating a few things for you such as Appraisals, Contractor Quotes and scheduling calls for me when I am finally able to talk personally.
You can contact Chrissy at chrissy@livetherealestatelifestyle.com and she will filter/screen/deliver messages for me over the next few weeks.
Please utilize the resources that are available at this time and we’ll do our level best to keep providing you help along your Real Estate travels.
All my best,
Jim Canale
PS. Here’s to a clear liquid diet that includes no Vodka (boo, hiss!)
You’ll be glad about this.
Just logged into my facebook and got this nice message from Roberta Gilmour from Chicago. It reads …
Hi Jim,
My name is Roberta from Chicago.
I am a stay at home mom with 2 kids, one is 22 months old, while the other is just a month old. For financial independence and stability I intend to start a real estate business in 2012.
I bought your book a few months back. Getting started has been quite challenging, but I religiously listen to your radio programs which I download on my phone. I listen to them over and over again.
I have no prior experience in real estate and I have no experience in contracting. My credit is shaky and I have very little money with raising two little children. However, I want to make a success of this new found love and also to afford a good life for my children.
How do I become a success in the real estate investing business?
Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.
Roberta
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I thought about what to write back to Roberta… I was going to send her the link for my live weekend training program. But then I thought to myself, “Who am I kidding?”
A young single mom trying to make it on her own sending me $2,500 for a weekend training? Yes it’s worth every penny (students say it’s worth twice that) and sure it will probably change her financial life forever…but how could she ever afford that?
I don’t think so…
In the meantime, this morning, my family is getting ready for Thanksgiving. And boy! Do we have a lot to be grateful for!
And then the voice in my head said… “Give!”
I’m getting hungry just thinking about all the leftovers! 
I can smell the aroma from the stock that will become the gravy and the stuffing and the…
And the voice got louder… “Give! It’s Thanksgiving, Jim!”
And then it dawned on me! Instead of telling this young mother of two that she should try to save up the money for my weekend training, I should practically GIVE her my weekend training, coupled with a year’s worth of intensive hand-holding and coaching covering only my basic costs to deliver the program!
Help this young mother out.
And the voice got louder.
It began to chant . . .
Give . . Give . . Give
Give . . Give . . Give
I said . . .
Okay!
Give ALL of your subscribers and members your $2,500 Real Estate Training for almost free.
And finally, I could take the voice no longer.
When the idea hit me like freight train.
And I began to relent to its powerful giving message and chant.
So I wrote back to Roberta, as I am writing back to you my subscriber and friend.
“Roberta, I would suggest you take this gift from me before it’s too late.”
Reply back and in the subject line in ALL CAPS type out . . .
GIFT ME YOUR $2,500 THANKSGIVING TRAINING SPECIAL FOR FREE
And I’ll gift you my $2,500 Live Training Weekend, covering only my costs!
You can pay me back by writing to me after you make a success in the real estate investing world.
This system is everything I know about making money with real estate.
Feel free to pass this message on to someone in need and to other single moms with young children.
Forward this e-mail to a friend, a family member that’s out of work, or even your co-workers.
Happy Thanksgiving to you Roberta from Jim Canale.
And to all of my subscribers, I’m making this offer available to you too, through Nov, 28th at 11:59 PM.
All you have to do is reply now
And in the subject line type out in ALL CAPS . . .
GIFT ME YOUR $2,500 THANKSGIVING TRAINING SPECIAL FOR ALMOST FREE
P.S. If you want to know more about my this Intensive Training and yearlong Coaching Program go to:
http://www.realestatelifestyle.com/training
But don’t buy it!
It’s almost free for you–my gift to you as a small way to give back this Thanksgiving year.
Once I get your reply, I’ll send you the link personally and directly so you can take part in the training weekend in Philadelphia, PA on December 10th and 11th.
Sincerely,
Jim Canale and the REL Team
Attention All Real Estate Investors…I am writing my next book tentatively titled: Your First Year As A Real Estate Investor: What To Look Out For, How To Get Started and How To Make Maximum Money, Right Now! And I would like YOU to write it with me!
I am looking for *REAL* Real Estate Investors to contribute their own stories of their very first deals, including pictures of the property, copies of checks, your numbers, the EMOTIONS you were feeling, and the outcome–positive or negative and especially what you learned from the process of getting that first deal under your belt.
The goal of the book is to help new Real Estate Investors to steer clear of the mistakes that we’ve already made, get their emotions under control, remove a little fear (by showing them that we’ve all felt that way, too) and to offer a little instruction and guidance.
I am going to ask a few of my well regarded (and Real Deal) Investor/Trainer friends to participate in this project, as well. Some of them will say, “No, thank you.” and that’s okay. However some will say, “Yes!” I want to help out some new Real Estate Investors with the story of MY first deal, too!”. Your story will be included along with some of these BIG names in the Training and Coaching industry and NOW is your chance to shine alongside of them! 
I invite you to send an email to jim@realestatelifestyle.com with the subject line “My 1st Year!”. Please include your name, your city and state, your telephone number and a brief synopsis of your story. I will personally be reaching out to EVERYONE that submits an inquiry about this project.
Some further information:
- You will NOT have to write and edit your story (unless you choose to). We will set up a mutually agreeable time for a telephone interview and we will record the call. I’ll interview you and we will discuss your story conversationally. Easy, right?
- You will need to provide details (proof) of the deal. It doesn’t matter if you still own the property or not. We just need to be able to verify some of the facts of your story. Maybe a closing statement, a picture of you in front of the property, a check you got back at closing.
- It doesn’t matter how long ago you did your first deal. I want stories from relative newbies as well as those of you who do this every day for a living.
- It doesn’t matter if you did well on the deal, or you got your ass handed to you. I’m interested in the emotional story as well, as it is rarely addressed in Real Estate Investing books.
- There is NO cash compensation for participating – HOWEVER you will have that great, warm, fuzzy feeling that comes from knowing that you’ve helped a new Investor out with your story. This book will mostly be GIVEN AWAY as a labor of love, at my personal expense. Of course you will get a copy of the finished product – signed by all of the contributing authors with name recognition. You will also have the opportunity to get extra books that you can use as collateral pieces with your friends, family and clients.
I am also planning a few surprises (that will help you build your Real Estate Empire) along the way that will be FREE to YOU!
Again, to participate, simply send an email to jim@realestatelifestyle.com with the subject line “My 1st Year!”. Please include your name, your city and state, your telephone number and a brief synopsis of your story. I will personally be reaching out to EVERYONE that submits an inquiry about this project.
I hope you’ll participate!
Best Regards,
Jim Canale
Author of the book: Live The Real Estate Lifestyle
www.realestatelifestyle.com
P.S. If you are a Real Estate Trainer/Coach or Guru and you’d like to be included in this project, shoot me an email and let me know!
Last week’s blog post was met with great enthusiasm by many of you, so I thought I’d expand here by exploring a related subject that goes largely ignored by many of the “Success Gurus”.
Anyone who has read Trump’s books (or Robert Kiyosaki’s, for that matter) or attends his talks might be disappointed that he doesn’t ever outline a *specific road map* to become wealthy using real estate, as he has.
That’s because “Real Estate” in and of itself will NOT lead to success and happiness—which is really the end result that you are looking for. It’s following Trump’s advice to find your passion that will do that.
“Once you do find your passion”, says Trump, “the money will follow.” Further, Trump says, “It may sound simple, but I have become a billionaire many times over by sticking to this simple philosophy.”
So what IS your passion? How CAN you serve others in pursuing it?
Real Estate is one of the vehicles that I have chosen. And for good purpose. First, there’s a huge audience of people that need help there! So many foreclosures, so many troubles, so many people with families in need–all caused by banks, greed, unemployment and shoddy government! These are people just like you and I and frankly, they need our help!
So whether it’s saving a house from a predatory lender, helping a single mom find a place to raise a family, or providing an aging couple with a place to retire in their Golden Years—I can help! All of these people need our help, and the government and the banks have all turned their backs on them. That is unacceptable to me!
People ask me why I do my Real Estate Lifestyle Trainings and Coaching Programs and the answer is simple! I am creating my own ARMY of the willing that want to help others to accomplish the safety and security of the things that I’ve listed above…
“Provide safe, comfortable, affordable housing for Working Class people that need it, want it and are willing to pay for it.” That is the Mission of my Real Estate Investing company and everyone in the company—from Real Estate Agents and Bankers to Property Managers and Plumbers can recite it. It is our unifying statement and reason for existence as a Team…namely, to serve others!
If you’d like to join our ARMY then check out this site for more information:
=> http://www.tinyurl.com/reltrain
I had a Coach that once that said, “Jim, if you’re not happy with your income then you need to take a look at how many people you are serving. Serve them better and you will make more money. The two things -income and service- are inextricably linked!”
So now I ask you…
- Are you happy with your income?
- Are you following your REAL PASSION?
- Does following your passion serve enough people?
I know that Real Estate is not for everyone. In fact, it may not be for you. But I’ll tell you this…Today there is an opportunity to serve millions of people in many different ways that can ONLY be done in Real Estate and by Real Estate Investors. And where there is massive opportunity, there is the opportunity to serve others, thereby serving yourself and your family financially—with life changing effect!
You just need the right System, Strategy and Coach and it can all be possible. Click the URL above now and find out what it’s all about and how we can help.
Your Real Estate Success Coach,
Jim Canale
P.S. For more great resources check out our Facebook Fan Page by searching Pages for “Live The Real Estate Lifestyle”. There’s a great reward for you when you take some action and do it!
Hello Fellow Success Seekers!
Yes, it’s true! Donald Trump has been sitting on the secret to great wealth for years. Would you like to know his secret?
Trump says, “Don’t think about how you can make money. Instead think about what you can produce or what service you can offer that is valuable and useful to the people in your community.”
You see…it’s NOT about chasing money…Instead, it’s about serving others!
Right now, at this point in history, there are literally millions of people—good people—people just like us—that need OUR help! They need help saving their homes, relocating to new ones, getting out of debt, fixing their credit, even young couples trying to find and buy their first homes!
That’s where folks like you and I come in—Real Estate Investors!
As Trump said, it is the job of the Real Estate Investor to provide one of the most valuable and useful products and services to our communities—and for doing so we are provided with enormous benefits ourselves; free time, cashflow, tax benefits, safety and security, in an otherwise hostile financial climate.
Think about it…What real benefit can you provide to the world just dumping your money into your 401(k) and hoping for the best? What community do you serve, besides the Mutual Fund Managers and the Financial Planners? What REAL value do you provide to your community buying 10 more shares of Apple Computer or another ounce of Silver?
None! That is the answer, my friend…and that is exactly why you are on the financial roller coaster that you’re on right now. In good times as well as bad, people always NEED safe, comfortable and affordable housing—and that’s where you come in!
- It doesn’t matter if you are sitting on a mountain of money or you have hardly any at all!
- It doesn’t matter if you have 40 hours a week to devote to Real Estate or just 40 minutes a day!
- It doesn’t matter if you have a college education or a G.E.D.
- It doesn’t matter if you have an 850 credit score or if it’s the same as your shoe size!
It just matters if you are willing to learn. To put in the time, effort and energy. It only matters if you have the PASSION to get it started for you and your family!
I have many years of experience training people how to do it, and I’m here to tell you that YOU can do it, too. And I’ll show you how! Head on over to:
=> http://www.tinyurl.com/reltrain
And I’ll show you how!
Your Real Estate Success Coach,
Jim Canale
P.S. You are at a crossroads where you can make what could be a life-changing decision just by following this link.
=> http://www.tinyurl.com/reltrain
P.P.S. There’s some great resources and a FREE Video teaching you my #1 Real Estate Investing Secret for today’s market available for you right now at my Facebook Fan Page at www.facebook.com/ltrel or search Facebook Pages for “Live The Real Estate Lifestyle”.
Do it now and Find your PASSION!
I received an email this week from a man asking me, “I’ve taken a lot of seminars, read a lot of books and listened/watched countless hours of audio and video that teaches real estate. My problem is no longer knowledge…my problem is getting over the FEAR! How do you recommend that I finally get over this and get started?”
Honestly I get a similar email at least 3 or 4 times a week from people all over the world! From New York City all the way to Asia and the Phillipines. You are not alone in feeling this same way!
My answer is simple…and it’s not just another dumb cliché, either.
But first I want you to understand that I know exactly how you feel–because I’ve been there, too! In fact, I describe this sickening and paralyzingly feeling in my book Live The Real Estate Lifestyle, where I share my own story of getting started!
I would go to class after class, spending weekend after weekend and thousands an thousands of dollars for more information. Yes! I always learned *something* from the great teachers that lead these courses. And I’d be really psyched to get started, to achieve, to chase down my Financial Freedom with a vengeance. At times I’d be so excited that I couldn’t sleep!
And then Monday morning would come…And like many of you, I’d have absolutely NO IDEA where to start. I would be so overwhelmed and overcome with fear that I felt like I’d be better off just doing nothing… At least then I wouldn’t make a mistake!
And don’t get me wrong…I also availed myself to plenty of paid Coaching or Mentoring programs, as well. I had a support center I could call once I got a deal and Coaching calls that I could dial into to listen to more training. I even went to the local Real Estate Investor Association meetings…but I was always afraid that I’d feel like an ass or embarrass myself by asking stupid questions. Frankly, I was riddled with fear and doubt–but one day, that all turned around for me…
And it happened in the blink of an eye! I made a conscious decision that I would try to overcome my fears–I resolved that I would do something…anything to get rid of this fear and start going after the life I *really* wanted! One step at a time!
So what I did was write down each logical step of what I had to do.
1. Call a Real Esate Agent
2. Learn how to estimate repairs
3. Walk through properties
4. Estimate repairs
5. Make offers…
You get the point, right?
After I wrote down my list I sought out a few friends that wanted to do Real Estate, too. Rank newbies, just like me. Of course, I also found that there were a few that were just “stuck” or stopped in their investing and wanted to “get back to basics” and reboot, so to speak. Out of this group of people I created what I now call my “Peer Accountability Group”. People just like me that would help to push me, were willing to share experiences and mistakes in an environment that would be free from judgement. We would help each other, do it together, learn together, hold each other accountable and celebrate every “WIN” together!
But since most of us didn’t know what we were doing yet, we were really just “the blind leading the blind”. We floundered around for a few days and that’s when it hit me!
If we could find a successful investor that would show us what he was doing–taking us from project to project, showing us what he did day in and day out, we could all just “copy-cat” what he was doing, borrow his routine–and end up with similar results to his. So that’s what we did!
And the operative word is “did”. We did everything that he did. Called Realtors, got listings, walked through houses, talked to contractors, estimated repairs and in a short time, the whole group of us were making money!
Our fear had naturally subsided and when it came back we’d just talk to each other when our Peer Accountability Group met every few weeks. We’d also call each other on the phone or send emails to each other for that much needed “pat on the back” when we did something right! There were no “stupid” questions, just what ended up to be a handful of us having fun doing Real Estate and becoming very good friends that made lots of money together!
And that’s exactly what I’m proposing that you and I do…TOGETHER!
You see, I’m putting together a small group of folks (just 10) on September 10th and 11th that will personally work with me and my investing partner Joe Hurst to start another Peer Accountability Group. We’ll implement all the great information that you’ve learned and we’ll give you the new stuff that’s working in today’s market. We’ll do that by showing you–in the field–what we are doing, how we pick properties, how we estimate the repairs, how we calculate offers, how we make them and how we make money with the deal! On Monday morning you won’t have to guess what to do…we’ll meet and put together your Personal Implementation Plan based on your needs, abilities, goals and dreams. One on one. Then you’ll get to work–just like your peers–doing the real estate investing business! Joe and I will coach you and your peers will hold you accountable…just like your buddies do at work or at the gym
Find out how it all works right here: http://www.tinyurl.com/reltrain
Make the commitment to yourself to try something different an to make a fresh start at getting out of the Rat Race by filling out the application process. Then you and I will speak by phone and figure out our next steps together!
Committed To Your Success!
Jim Canale and Joe Hurst
http://www.realestatelifestyle.com
PS. This is a whole lot easier with a group of like minded people that share the same goals! Find out how we do it and join us now at http://www.tinyurl.com/reltrain
Everyone understands the concept of how an apple can grow into an orchard, right? If not, here’s the short version:
A man eats an apple and plants the seeds. The seed (with a little care) then grows into a tree which produces more apples. Then those apples are eaten, the seeds are planted and those seeds produce many more trees which in turn produce even more apples! Simple, right? Of course this was a third or fourth grade lesson for many of us…
My question for you then is how come we don’t follow the same NATURAL process when it comes to money? All we seem to do is eat the money! (Figuratively speaking of course…you shouldn’t eat money—it has lots of germs on it!) It’s just like we do with the apple we buy! We eat the apple and throw the core away. Then we’ll buy another apple and throw that core away after we eat it. And the cycle goes on and on. Now imagine using only 70 cents of every dollar you earn and throwing the rest of it away… Many people are actually doing this; spending money it on silly crap and really throwing the rest away!
HERE’S THE LESSON:
Let’s take the same process for the apple orchard and apply it to money. Suppose you get paid (after taxes) $5,000 per month; you use some of that money to live on and the rest for planting into Cashflow Real Estate. That first property produces more money and then you invest that into more investments. Within a few short years you’ll have an orchard of assets producing real fruit (MONEY) and you are out of the rat race!
We call it derivative investing. The original money produces a house which produces money, which produces more houses which produces money… Each time the asset produces another asset, it takes less and less of your effort to produce dollars, until you no longer have to produce money through any of your effort!
Here’s the kicker! The original asset is not the first dollar you use to produce a new asset, the original asset is YOU! And now is the best time to get your assets in gear! The Real Estate Market is literally ON SALE and RIGHT NOW is the time to learn how to shop for the BEST deals you’ll see in our lifetime! Real Wealth (in any industry) has always been created in a down market and now YOU can learn how to do it for yourself!
LIVE Training starts on 8/6 and 7 in Philly followed by our 12 month Coaching Program! Follow our system and strategy and you could have a monthly cashflow of over $5,000 by this time next year
We offer an Unprecedented 100% Money Back Guarantee!
Get all the details and sign up now at: http://www.tinyurl.com/reltrain
Now Get To Planting!
Your Real Estate Success Coaches,
Jim Canale and Joe Hurst
Hi there, Friend!
It seems to me that many middle class Americans are suffering from a “Win BIG or Don’t Play At All” attitude when it comes to their investments. These days, many people would be more inclined to buy a lottery ticket than to invest in a property producing cash flow! And they’ve got their reasons, too:
Maybe because the property is in a place where *they* wouldn’t want to live (everyone has to live somewhere, right?) Or…
Maybe because the property is “ugly” today and they want one that needs no work. Well if there’s not a problem to solve there’s no way to make money, right? Or…
Maybe the property is “too far away” from where they live. Well that’s what Property Managers are for! Or…
Maybe they are afraid of tenants and toilets and trash? Again, management is the key to ANY great investment, and that’s why we only work with professionals.
Listen, I understand these fears…And I admit that I have bought some properties that maybe were not the best investment–but I no longer agree with the mentality described above. I do believe you must be aware of what your buying and it should mathematically compute. The truth is even an average property brings a much better return a lottery ticket, the turbulent stock market, the weak interest rates I get from my bank account and certificates of deposit, or my epileptic 401k/IRA. And most of all it’s DEFINITELY better than doing nothing at all!
Let’s do some math and a quick comparison between these other investments and a small rental property in Philly (could be anywhere), shall we?
Spending $16,824 on Lottery Tickets your odds of making ANY money at all are about 1:13,983,816* with an annual cashflow of $0.00…
Saving $16,824 in your Bank Account will net you about $252.36** in annual cashflow—less taxes…
Investing $16,824 in your 401(k) in a moderate growth fund will produce about $841.02*** and that’s only if you liquidate your gains and terminate the investment…
A $16,824 investment in a little duplex located at 5254 Jefferson St. in Philly will produce $4,269.84**** each year (a 25.38% return on investment!) plus lots of equity and a lasting asset that will always produce returns at (at least) the rate of inflation!
*Source: Wikipedia.com “Lottery”
**Source: Bankrate.com
***Source: MotleyFool.com
***Source: http://www.tinyurl.com/wow1164
So what will you do? Count on Social Security? Hope to marry rich? Maybe your kids will take care of you when you retire? Or…You can play the lottery?
I’d put my Benjamins on Jefferson and never look back!
All the details are right here: http://www.tinyurl.com/wow1164
Best,
Jim Canale and Joe Hurst
P.S. Get our FREE 19 page report on how you can get awesome deals in your sleep by taking just 2 simple steps! http://www.cheapassrealestate.com
…To Be AWESOME!
Sometimes it’s easy to get frustrated…
Sometimes it seems that the world may be conspiring against you…
…The tenant that skips out on their rent, the deal that falls through, the financing that gets delayed, the buyer that can’t close, the copper that gets stolen, the Contractor that disappears with your deposit, the rehab that stalls out, the countless rejected offers…
Go ahead…Ask me how I know!
There have been times when it seemed “easier” to give up on my dreams of an AWESOME life…that it might just be “simpler” to settle and continue walking the path of a person that intends to live an ORDINARY life.
There have been days when I’ve felt like setting the electric blanket to “womb” and I wanted to just roll over and hide out until the storm passed—but that’s never solved any of my problems and it’s surely no path to greatness!
In fact, it’s during times like these that I think about WHY I got into Real Estate Investing in the first place. For me (and many) it’s the idea of FREEDOM! That I will no longer have to struggle for money, or hear the word “No!”, or “You can’t DO that!”, or have to DO without, or have to follow someone else’s rules, or punch a time-clock.
It’s also about the word INDEPENDENCE! I am the only person responsible for my outcomes and for my financial well-being; I provide my own Health Insurance, I have no “Worker’s Comp” or “Unemployment Insurance” because I am Self Employed. There are no “raises” that I do not create. There are no paid “sick days” and there are no paid Holidays. There is only what I DO, or do not create…and it is a choice!
For some people it is very scary to imagine a world without all the customary layers of so-called “security” provided by “them”. The same “them” that we complain about when we have to do things we don’t want to do at work—like come in early, stay late, mandatory meetings, corporate travel, miss the kid’s school awards ceremony because the Johnson deal just has to close today!
I realized quite some time back that when I work for others I am building their assets, not mine. I am building and slaving away at getting “them” out of the Rat Race, not me! And that I cannot DO! I need to live in a world where there are no limits, rules or clocks. For me that is the very essence of Nirvana!
DO I get up in the morning and work? DO I have places to go and people to meet? DO I have to DO things? Do I still have stressors in my life?
Well, sometimes I DO—but it is always by my choice!
Thinking back it’s no accident that I am now in this position. I used to joke with my friends that, “You have to work hard for passive income!” while they laughed at me for working nights and weekends on my Real Estate. They’d tell me that I was “nuts”, and “that Kiyosaki dude is a scam!” and that “Investing is too risky!”.
Then as my Lifestyle expanded—new cars, season tickets, great vacations, more leisure time—they’d ask me how they could DO it…and I’d tell them—holding nothing back—but most of them would never DO it. They’d just tell me how “lucky” I was. They could’ve done it, too, since they had living proof in front of them that it worked, but instead, as I started new businesses, they’d just ask me for a job.
But some other people I met did DO it, too! People that I met at Real Estate Investing Clubs, and Networking Groups, and at Trainings and Seminars that I’d attend. I started “helping the new guy” because it reinforced what I was DOing for me. One of my Coaches told me that the best way to gain Mastery over a topic is to teach it to someone else. So I did. And I continue to DO so, today!
Why is this important to you when you’re stuck, or down, or confused? Well… Everything in life begins with an idea—but ideas are a dime a dozen…Everyone’s got them! You may have the idea that you’d like to achieve Financial Freedom, using Real Estate, or Stocks, or by starting your own Business. And that’s GREAT!
But the thing that makes an idea have value is the action you take in implementing it. I like to say that Activity Drives Results. That means, that unless you DO SOMETHING…anything…nothing good will happen! Sometimes to make that happen you just need some direction, sometimes you just need some outside motivation and sometimes you just need to vent!
I’d like to help support you in your actions, in your goals and in your dreams. That’s why I’ve created a new community on Facebook where you can rally together with other like-minded people—people just like you—that are attempting to achieve something in their lives.
This community is “young” and just getting on its feet so it needs your support. Join us here: www.facebook.com/ltrel and “take control of your personal world with your personal actions!”
Just DO It!
Jim Canale
My mentor, Robert Kiyosaki, has a saying; you make your money in Business, then you put your money into real estate that will continue to make you money…this time without working for it! That’s ingenious! But many people, are not able to make enough money to pay off debts, let alone build a portfolio of real estate right now. In more private talks, the phrase has been revised to make mention of the step before you have a business and it goes as follows; you make your money in your Career while building Business Assets that make you money.
So you do not need to give up on all Assets. But you may need to put in a little effort to build your Business Assets. So you CAN still build a Passive Income Generating Asset!
Within Three Years you could have enough Passive income (money that comes to you from NOT working) coming in to cover your bills, and within Five years, leave your job, build the Real Estate Portfolio you really would like, and Get the Time Freedom to do anything you want. But it will take some time and effort up-front. Do You Qualify?
If you do, know that it will still take a few dollars to build your asset. We will offer to set you up in your own business this month for $149! We will personally give you the tools you need, the proper instruction through people making six figures PLUS in this business, and coaching that you’ll need to succeed, quickly!
However this is not for everyone! YOU need to bring the desire, motivation AND the personal action required to make this business work! There are a few other contingencies that I MUST mention…
1. You must be a self-starter…
2. You must be willing to do the work…
3. You must be ok with making only a few thousand dollars to start…
4. You must be willing to talk to other people…
5. You must be willing to play on a team…
6. You must be open to new ideas to make money…
7. You must be willing to follow instructions to the letter…
8. You must be willing to dedicate AT LEAST 4 – 8 hours per week!
9. YOU CAN BE ANYWHERE IN THE US AND STILL SUCCEED AT THIS BUSINESS!!!
NOTE: This IS NOT Real Estate! This is a 40 year old NYSE listed business that is already making many of our friends lots of extra money. This is not an investment and it is not a passive business! You will have to do the up-front work!
If you understand the qualifications and agree that YOU are the right person to join us and to be coached by us in this endeavor, simply call 484-994-2891…right NOW so we can discuss your qualifications!
There will be a private one-on-one meeting (in person or by phone) on Wednesday January 26, 2011 (time and location to be disclosed later) where the entire business plan, operation, and income opportunity will be explained to you. If you are selected to join us for this discovery meeting, the time and location will be disclosed to you. You MUST attend this meeting to continue the discovery process for this business…
Good Luck!
Joe Hurst
P.S. Everyone that attends the face-to-face private one-on-one meeting will receive a copy of Robert Kiyosaki’s new book “The Business of the 21st Century”! We anticipate a HUGE response!
P.S.S. The first 15 people who decide that this opportunity is for them and chooses to get involved will be reimbursed the Business Setup Fee of $149. Just call 484-994-2891 to discuss your qualifications…right NOW!
P.S.S. We’ve helped a lot of people start making money in this exact same business. Here’s what they have to say today:
“Thank you for all of your help! My eyes are open! Within two years I will be hitting 6 figures and I can put more time to this NOW part-time business. Since attending and joining the Associate Referral Program I have been growing like mad! I should see at a minimum $50,000 this year with only a few hours a month and grow to well over $100,000 next year. You have helped me immensely and I’m really looking forward to becoming financially free with you!”
Ronel Dorvil
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“I am writing this note to thank you and let you know how much you have helped me to start my part-time home business. Since I was first invited to your meeting back in August, I have been growing my business pretty rapidly. When I first joined this business, I was surprised that you had helped me get 4 customers for my business the first day, considering over 40 people joined. I have since grown my business to 40 associates and over 80 memberships and I am still growing my business. I am currently making on average about $1,000 per month passively from the business and I am on track to make $70,000 this year with a big deal happening over the next 5 months. Not bad for working just 10 hours per week.
Thanks again for bringing me into this business and I look forward to growing to new heights with you.”
Jim MacElroy
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“I really appreciate you helping my son and I in our new business. I have only been in the business for a little over one month now and I am already seeing decent part time money from it. I am working about four hours a week and I’ve made well over $1,000. That’s like $63 an hour! For a part time business that’s great! I am already on track to make about $5,000 to $10,000 by December working the systems you and the team taught me with only a few part time hours. I can see this growing into full time money within a few years with only a little time involved. This is the seed money in which I am using to buy Real Estate and grow my retirement. I now have something for my family and myself to get involved with and grow together. Thank You!
Van Bond
Don’t miss out–484-994-2891 to discuss your qualifications…right NOW!
