I want to reveal something that up to now, I don’t think I’ve ever said publicly.
It took me many years of digging for my own “big WHY”, and now coaching other people, to realize how true this discovery is.
More in a moment.
I’m sure you know “taking action” is a HUGE part of our success.
No argument there right?
I’ve written many blog posts about “why people don’t take action”.
You’ve probably read some of ’em.
But today I’m not going to talk about that.
Well, not directly. Because in a way, the scary truth I’ve learned about real estate investing has a lot to do with taking NO action…
But it’s much worse in my opinion.
Here’s my discovery:
I’m a procrastinator.
Before you roll your eyes, there’s more…stick with me.
I think many people are also procrastinators.
But procrastination is a surface level problem.
There’s several reasons I procrastinate.
However this one little secret scared the shit out of me…because I HAD to admit the truth.
Procrastination is letting yourself get distracted
Huh?
Yea. This is it. Get ready…
Letting ourselves get distracted is and excuse. It’s permission we give ourselves not to try something.
Go back and read that again.
It’s an EXCUSE/PERMISSION not to try (read: take action)
And do you know why?
Drum roll please…
BECAUSE WE WON’T FAIL IF WE DON’T TRY.
Right?
We’re doing this unconsciously most of the time.
But when I had this ‘discovery’, I immediately started telling my coaching clients, helping them see things from a different perspective.
In my presentation talks at real estate investing events I would teach procrastination is because you don’t have your priorities set – and I still believe that’s true.
But, when I put distraction AND procrastination together, it opened up a COMPLETELY different level of “stuck” for me. AND for everyone I’ve told so far.
I hope this helps you realize some of your internal barriers.
When you have a surface level problem – dig deeper to find what the real meaning is.
It’s amazing what you’ll discover!
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– Joey