no longer scared to succeed(rob clays'journal)

hey everyone. do you ever have one of those wakeups where you look in the mirror and realize you have fallen off your game plan and let your old life get in the way of your new one? i have been feeeling myself slipping away from my desires and goals for a while now.
the problem is i haven't been paying attetion to my goals. the bad habits are easy to get into and hard to get out of, but if you're like me why would you want to stay where you are?
it seems silly that i have to tell myself this on a regular basis. when i'm off track it's because i'm not paying attention to my goals. i'm not reading them day and night like i should. don't let three or four weeks go by and wonder how you got here.
my tidbit for the day.
keep moving forward, rob

Goals are dreams with deadlines. Keep up the good work and the deals will come. I often tell people don't worry what is behind you because you will miss what's coming ahead, just like a windshield and a rear view mirror in your car. As my wife always says...carpe diem (seize the day) Have a great week. Believe and Achieve! - Joe

i left you a little note on i.e. yesterday
keep moving forward, rob

Hey Rob,

One little suggestion I would give you is to stay plugged into some environment that helps to inspire you to move forward. This site is a great source, but it can be anything you choose. I find it easier to stay on my game plan when I stay connected to other like-minded individuals (iron sharpens iron).

It doesn't really matter if you slow down, just make sure you don't stop.

Good Luck to you,

thanks for the visit and the suggestion. unfortunately everyone near me except my wife thinks i'm a little nuts. that's okay though. i don't have to live for them, but for my family. thanks again for the visit and feel free to stop by and comment anytime. i listen to all suggestions.
keep moving forward, rob

hello to all my dg family. just catching up as i've been off the air for awhile(internet issues). just checking in to tell everyone hello and get my dg fix haha. keep moving forward, rob

talked to my coach the end of last week to come up with a plan to become more focused. i told him about my life being in disarray. my house is upside down because i'm trying to rehab and sell it. my office is worse. i'm so disorganized i can't find what i need. i'm trying to run 2 businesses out of this pile of paper. i told him i had to get things in order to be able to move ahead. of course he agreed(who wouldn't). my goals for these next two weeks were to get my self in order.
to A: get office organized
B: take a little control over my time
C: make a decision to take 30 min. per day just for me (recharge)
D: complete my rehab but break it down into little victories
now this might seem like common sense thought(it is), but sometimes when we have our heads down trying to move ahead we can't see the forest for the trees.
that's when we need someone, anyone, who can stand back and say take a step back and look at what you're doing. does it make sense? are you moving ahead at the speed you desire? what can you do to make that happen?

make no mistake, noone gets ahead w/o help. take that help. make the most of your time. anytime you feel like you're spinning your wheels, that's the time to stand up turn around and take a good long hard look at YOU!
figure out what's holding you up(something YOU are or YOU are not doing), and change it(YOU). that's what i have to do often and sometimes i need to be told to do it. THANKS FOR THE HELP!!!
keep moving forward, rob

hello all dgers. update on my progress.
office will be organized and ready to do business by tomorrow evening.
(obviously the most important)
getting a grasp of my time thanks to some new note software
i'm going to take 30 minutes for me starting todayand i figured if i walk for 30 min. i'm multi tasking lol.
my rehab is going extremely well due to some qualified workers and should be done for the most part by the end of the week.
will update shortly
keep moving forward, rob

Yes Rob, I agree that it is easy to get side tracked by life. I have been making an offer for a year now, but none have been accepted. That is because I get cold feet, but really, as I was reading your most recent updates, I just got comfortable with life again. I need to organize my office and take a refresher course by reading over the basics again. I hope that will get me to make a real offer and submit documents needed to confirm a property transaction.

It'z now or never. . . Kinda!

Let C how Kra-Z LaNita can get! . . .

thanks for the visit and i'm very happy for you to "get comfortable with life again". it's the only life we have here so we make of it what we wish.
the key word here is make. don't any of us let life pass us by.
wouldn't it be a shame to get to the end of our road and look back with disappointment? there was an armed forces commercial a while back that said if someone wrote a book about your life, would anyone want to read it?
i've had ups and downs. i've had plenty to be thankful for. i've had pain and sorrow just like anyone else, but i don't think i'd have a best seller on my hands.
not yet!
keep moving forward, rob

I read your blog on DG.com and it really motoviated me. I need a swift kick in the behind (ha ha so to speak) Yes I agree with you. Set smaller goals first, then move to the bigger goals next. I dreamed I made $196,000!!! So I only go around once life.....so here goes.

thanks for the visit. i'm happy to hear your getting motivated.
don't look back now, your going in the right direction.
you have a wealth of info and support here at your fingertips.
my advise to you is USE IT. get all you can. knowledge is free here.
keep moving forward, rob

i finally have a rehab team for md. and de. that can find their butt with both hands. i had them start at my house(the rehab from hell ), and pretty well had the bulk of my issues addressed in a week.
i still have to do the floors (beautiful hardwoods under the carpets) and the concrete floors have to be decorated (but that's what i do). so i'd say one more week and we'll have our house pretty well complete. sure will be nice to get on with living. never again will i rehab a house while living in it.
well it's raining and miserable today, but it's friday and friday afternoon is bandits day. my bandits go out rain or shine sleet or snow....like the mail service used to be lol
have a great and prosporous weekend everyone

keep moving forward, rob

i picked up my bandits this morning and so far no calls. i'm not worried though. it's not unusual for people to get my # off the bandits and then call mid week. you don't get what you want all the time, but if you don't keep at it all the time you'll miss out.
keep moving forward, rob

just got another one under contract.
my wife talked to the people and i drew up the offer. we have a possible tenant buyer ready to go, just want to finish with the deal as far as the end buyer goes and then we'll post the details.
keep moving forward, rob

Congratulations on the new contract! Can't wait to hear about this deal and how you put it together. You and your wife are a great team and will be a great success! You are doing great! Keep moving forward!

and thanks for dropping by. by the way, we just negotiated another one. this one's through a realtor and the buyer has taken our offer and will sign the papers tonight. we meet with the realtor tomorrow.
meanwhile back at the ranch i put out my bandits in my local area early this morning before daylight. since it's a holiday weekend i'm going to two other areas tonight. i have different messages for each area so i can track action.
keep moving forward, rob

Even reading these older posts are full of good information. Thank you for your stories

thanks for the visit. i have about 12 pages of bookmarks. some of them are older than my journal, but they all have a nugget or two you can take from them. there's so much info here you can't possibly grasp it all. how do you eat an elephant? one elephant burger at a time(sorry peta lol).
keep moving forward, rob

it's friday night and that means it's "bandit time".
i really enjoy putting out my bandits. a little time to myself while taking action. i've chosen three different areas to market this week again (different messages for different areas) so i know where my marketing is getting responses. have a great weekend dg family.
keep moving forward, rob

hello dg family. i put out my bandits and i'm working on some internet ads. it's saturday a.m. and i've just gotten finished watching some of deans' videos and can't help but think how truly blessed we are. i know we struggle. i'm struggling to go faster right now, but we have education and a positive mental site where we can come and talk about what we're doing or working on doing with likeminded people. what's working right now in different areas of the country.
GOD BLESS AMERICA and THE DG FAMILY!!!
keep moving forward, rob

my lord almost a week since i've posted. what can i say, i'm a slacker sometimes. well i just got finished the live webcast and now i have to go put out my bandits. i can smell a great week ahead.
keep moving forward, rob

hey everyone, had to work this a.m. and was 30 minutes late getting on the livecast. i'm on it now though and so happy to be involved in this new venture we called insider elite. we were asked not to discuss it until it opened to all so now i can say....awsome!!!
i have chris strickland as my life coach and i can honestly say that alone is worth the price. go for it guys.
keep moving forward, rob

Excellent!!! You are doing it!!
Vida

i hope you are doing it too.....moving forward with real estate i mean .
keep moving forward, rob

hello my dg family. well it's been a busy weekend what with the livecast, the bandits the phone calls to return. i'm getting pretty busy. my construction job is starting to get in my way, but i'm not job optional yet. i'm going to have to work another year at the rate things are starting to biuld. i planned on three, but i think 1 more year should get me "job optional".
keep moving forward, rob

hello to all my dg family. woke up at 4 this a.m. and decided to get some rei work done instead of tossing in bed. like ali says "be busiest when you're slow". well i was slow this morning so i got busy lol. anyone buying property in the charlestown indiana area?
keep moving forward, rob

Thank's again Rob for replying to my post... By you getting up this early is what seperates you from most people... The majority of people are not willing to get up this early to put in WORK!...We all have 24hours in a day, it's about how we spend that 24!..The majority of Successful people get up EARLY in the morning, getting a headstart/jump on the rest of the world!....lol...

and thanks for the visit and the compliment. with negativity from the outside we can never get enough positive reinforcement.
i find that when i can't sleep i need to be doing whatever i can to get my ultimate freedom. can you call for buyers at 4a.m.? no, but you can get your gameplan going for the week. you can make a list of properties you want to put offers on. you can use that qiet time to reevaluate your goals, etc. the point is don't lie in bed worrying about your situation. that's wasted time and gets, if anything, in your way of your ultimate dream. take action and be proud of yourself even if noone else is. they'll come around with proof of your success.
keep moving forward, rob

well we have an another offer accepted. yee haa . this one is a triplex that needs a ton of work but'll be a great buy and hold for someone. we'll be signing the contracts today. i often refer back to my dg books and bookmarks regarding realestate, but one book i think everyone should visit and revisit is "think a little different". since i feel i should practice what i preach, that's what i'm doing this week.
keep moving forward, rob