The Road to Success is a Toll Road
The road to success is like a toll road.
Most of us have been on a toll road at one time or another, so you know you must pay a toll or a fee for using that road or highway.
You don't have a choice - "you gotta pay.
"Every so often, you stop at a toll booth, reach into your pocket and drop a coin or a token, and off you go until you get to the next toll booth.
When you reach your destination, or you don't want to pay a toll anymore, you head for the exit ramp and get off the toll road.
You must pay as long as you stay on the toll road, but incredibly some investors decide to get on the road to success and they realize real estate is the best vehicle to get them there, but they want to achieve success without having to pay a toll.
They want to pay Nothing.
Zilch.
Nada.
Everything has a price, yet so many of us want to achieve success without paying for it.
Or even when you accept the fact that you have to pay a price, you're constantly shopping for success at bargain basement prices.
You're looking for the secret.
The free pass.
The easy road to "get instantly wealthy" and be done with it...
NOW! The fact is the easy road seldom leads to success.
If that were the case, the road to success would be well traveled and well worn, but the road to success is hardly traveled.
Why?Because the road to success is a toll road and many investors are not willing to pay the price for success.
You can get practically anything you want in life--if you are willing to pay the price.
Success is not haphazardly obtained.
Like most things in life that we hold dear, it comes with a price tag.
As an investor, what's the price tag?What's the toll?Well, if you're on the road to success, let me give you some coins, or tokens for you to use if you exhaust all your coins and you're not ready to head for the exit ramp.
These three coins, if you choose to use them, will help you stay on the road to success.
Coin # 1 - Persistence.
Those investors that reach high achievements are steadfast in their goals and driven by persistence.
Successful investors do what unsuccessful investors resist doing.
Successful investors do what they must do, when they must do it, like it or not.
For example, unsuccessful investors insist on a "rejection-free" approach to finding motivated sellers when searching for bargain properties.
That's probably why too many unsuccessful investors listen to some supposed real estate gurus that have never been in the trenches, but claim to have figured out the easy way to more money, more savings, more income, more properties, more retirement, and more stuff without even breaking out into a sweat.
.
The successful investors have their share of setbacks, defeats, disappointments, mistakes, and difficulties, but nonetheless, they persist.
They know success is never easy, but they also know ultimate success is worth the price.
Coin # 2 - Patience.
Successful investors realize very quickly when they get on the road to success that they need patience.
When you get on a toll road, you'll have some drivers cutting in front of you, others recklessly speeding, some going so slow, but you deal with the distractions and patiently stay on the road to your destination.
The greatest liability that many investors have when getting started is not inexperience but impatience.
When I attend the local REIA meetings, I hear people talking about 'losing their patience' or not being able to 'find the patience' to deal with a seller, a buyer, or a situation.
But that's exactly why they fail.
They deceive themselves into thinking patience is simply lost or found.
Patience is not a commodity.
Patience is a decision.
You must hold on and stay on the road on as you go through your learning curve, developing your skills, waiting for the right timing, then executing with assured confidence.
After all, it takes times for seeds to germinate, plants to grow, and crops to be harvested.
And it takes time for you to learn how to buy a house at the right price, fix the right things that quickly create value, and then sell the house at the right price.
Patience produces power.
Doing the small things over and over again will produce major accomplishments that will result in success that other investors will only dream about.
Coin # 3 - Perspiration.
Years ago when I worked for corporate America, I was a frequent flier with Eastern Airlines.
I remember one of their slogans very well - "We have to earn our wings every day.
" Similarly, you earn your success by paying the price with hard work every day.
I have this book that I read almost everyday and it has a verse that says, "All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
" Many investors claim to be ambitious and talk about getting on the road to success, but they're unwilling to pay the price.
Yet, everyday they go to work at a job they don't enjoy, with people they don't like or respect, to get things to impress other people who simply don't care.
Rather than pay the price for success now, they pay a price for remaining in a place of unrest and an unfulfilled life.
Really sad.
Don't allow the price of success to deter you from achieving success.
The price of success might be more than you're willing to pay, but it will never be more than you're capable of paying.
The road to success is narrow, and many investors will miss it because the road to failure is broad and easy.
Yes, the road to an average, mediocre life is easy, but for those who have a dream, the road to success is filled with life, real security, and freedom.
Are you ready to travel down this narrow road to success no matter what the price?It's your choice - so choose wisely.
Most of us have been on a toll road at one time or another, so you know you must pay a toll or a fee for using that road or highway.
You don't have a choice - "you gotta pay.
"Every so often, you stop at a toll booth, reach into your pocket and drop a coin or a token, and off you go until you get to the next toll booth.
When you reach your destination, or you don't want to pay a toll anymore, you head for the exit ramp and get off the toll road.
You must pay as long as you stay on the toll road, but incredibly some investors decide to get on the road to success and they realize real estate is the best vehicle to get them there, but they want to achieve success without having to pay a toll.
They want to pay Nothing.
Zilch.
Nada.
Everything has a price, yet so many of us want to achieve success without paying for it.
Or even when you accept the fact that you have to pay a price, you're constantly shopping for success at bargain basement prices.
You're looking for the secret.
The free pass.
The easy road to "get instantly wealthy" and be done with it...
NOW! The fact is the easy road seldom leads to success.
If that were the case, the road to success would be well traveled and well worn, but the road to success is hardly traveled.
Why?Because the road to success is a toll road and many investors are not willing to pay the price for success.
You can get practically anything you want in life--if you are willing to pay the price.
Success is not haphazardly obtained.
Like most things in life that we hold dear, it comes with a price tag.
As an investor, what's the price tag?What's the toll?Well, if you're on the road to success, let me give you some coins, or tokens for you to use if you exhaust all your coins and you're not ready to head for the exit ramp.
These three coins, if you choose to use them, will help you stay on the road to success.
Coin # 1 - Persistence.
Those investors that reach high achievements are steadfast in their goals and driven by persistence.
Successful investors do what unsuccessful investors resist doing.
Successful investors do what they must do, when they must do it, like it or not.
For example, unsuccessful investors insist on a "rejection-free" approach to finding motivated sellers when searching for bargain properties.
That's probably why too many unsuccessful investors listen to some supposed real estate gurus that have never been in the trenches, but claim to have figured out the easy way to more money, more savings, more income, more properties, more retirement, and more stuff without even breaking out into a sweat.
.
The successful investors have their share of setbacks, defeats, disappointments, mistakes, and difficulties, but nonetheless, they persist.
They know success is never easy, but they also know ultimate success is worth the price.
Coin # 2 - Patience.
Successful investors realize very quickly when they get on the road to success that they need patience.
When you get on a toll road, you'll have some drivers cutting in front of you, others recklessly speeding, some going so slow, but you deal with the distractions and patiently stay on the road to your destination.
The greatest liability that many investors have when getting started is not inexperience but impatience.
When I attend the local REIA meetings, I hear people talking about 'losing their patience' or not being able to 'find the patience' to deal with a seller, a buyer, or a situation.
But that's exactly why they fail.
They deceive themselves into thinking patience is simply lost or found.
Patience is not a commodity.
Patience is a decision.
You must hold on and stay on the road on as you go through your learning curve, developing your skills, waiting for the right timing, then executing with assured confidence.
After all, it takes times for seeds to germinate, plants to grow, and crops to be harvested.
And it takes time for you to learn how to buy a house at the right price, fix the right things that quickly create value, and then sell the house at the right price.
Patience produces power.
Doing the small things over and over again will produce major accomplishments that will result in success that other investors will only dream about.
Coin # 3 - Perspiration.
Years ago when I worked for corporate America, I was a frequent flier with Eastern Airlines.
I remember one of their slogans very well - "We have to earn our wings every day.
" Similarly, you earn your success by paying the price with hard work every day.
I have this book that I read almost everyday and it has a verse that says, "All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
" Many investors claim to be ambitious and talk about getting on the road to success, but they're unwilling to pay the price.
Yet, everyday they go to work at a job they don't enjoy, with people they don't like or respect, to get things to impress other people who simply don't care.
Rather than pay the price for success now, they pay a price for remaining in a place of unrest and an unfulfilled life.
Really sad.
Don't allow the price of success to deter you from achieving success.
The price of success might be more than you're willing to pay, but it will never be more than you're capable of paying.
The road to success is narrow, and many investors will miss it because the road to failure is broad and easy.
Yes, the road to an average, mediocre life is easy, but for those who have a dream, the road to success is filled with life, real security, and freedom.
Are you ready to travel down this narrow road to success no matter what the price?It's your choice - so choose wisely.
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