I am so excited! I have been accepted into the Platinum Mentoring Program from Swift Results, Inc. I got the last spot ever! Michael Jake wants to concentrate solely on investing and has decided to give up teaching after this 6 month session. (I am trusting that this is NOT a sales ploy-he seems like a stand-up guy).
I know I've been talking about trying the programs I've purchased one-by-one to see if they will work, but ran into a little (big) snag...
My hubby's base salary has gone down 40% over the last year and a half, but our bills haven't! We just got the check with the most recent cut -- if I don't bring in some $$, we'll be the ones facing bankruptcy and foreclosure. My hubby runs a sales organization and for years, got his full salary without any bonuses. They changed the structure to base + bonuses... so he got his base SLASHED and gets small quarterly bonuses and a larger yearly bonus. Well, our creditors need to be paid monthly, right? So this has been a tough situation. Don't get me wrong - his company is great and sales guys usually do have a base+commission structure, but we got spoiled.
Anyway, that means I can't really experiment with courses. I need to do something I know will work right now. For me, this means having a real person take me step by step - and I'll write about it as we go along. The first class is January 22 - only 6 days away! I wish it were tomorrow.
So, I've been driving around for a few days with bold magnetic signs plastered all over my car and so far, no calls... not even from contractors or other investors. Maybe I've been driving in the wrong areas. Anyway, they are ugly, but I'll give it some more time.
I created some marketing materials and have ideas for more based on Vena Jones's Ultimate Marketing Course. I'm going to take her materials and adjust them for location and amount of experience, then print them up and see what my new mentor thinks of them next week.
I've been trying to get the nerve up to go knocking on doors of recently filed foreclosures... So many excuses and time wasters later, I haven't knocked on a single one. Every time I think of seriously doing it, my stomach gets tied up in knots. Maybe this is why only 3% of people actually take action when they get a course. It's scary to go knock on doors and not know if the people are going to be mad at you, or embarrassed that you know their trouble, or even worse, what if I can't help them? I feel like these folks are in a very difficult place and I'm offering a solution, but what if I can't deliver? This is something I've got to get over.
Until next time,
Christina
Christina,
ReplyDeleteI wish you lots of success with your real estate venture. I tried that years ago.
I didn’t know about foreclosures. I wanted to buy rental property. But, I decided that just wasn’t for me. I didn’t want the responsibility of maintaining multiple homes or the hassle of collecting rent. I invested in mutual funds and stocks instead. It was the best choice for me. That allowed me to start my own business and I’ve never looked back.
Times are difficult now, but don’t let that stop you from working toward your goals. Take one little step – Like knock on just one door. Or maybe make a phone call instead. Every time you move forward – even just one step – you expand your comfort zone. Good luck.
~Marilyn
Marilyn, Thanks for the encouragement. I have called the 2 leads that I've gotten so far from my car signs - need to write more about that later. :-)
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