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January 01, 2006

Forget "Thinking" Outside The Box…GET Outside The Box!

Forget "Thinking" Outside The Box…GET Outside The Box!

I happened to overhear a conversation the other day between two
men…

Young man has started learning about real estate investing. He
has read books and attended seminars put on by some gurus who
make more money selling information about real estate investing
than they do investing in real estate BUT at least he is taking
the initiative to learn more. This is more than most people will
do.

Old man owns his home. Young man wants to buy real estate as an
investment….apartment buildings, office buildings…that type
stuff. Old man has no experience in this area. During the
conversation old man says to young man…"are you doing anymore of
that real estate nonsense?"

By "nonsense" I know old man was referring to attending the "get
r*i*c*h quick" type seminars and not a condemnation of real
estate investing. BUT it came across as a condemnation of the
young man's process of educating himself about something new….
something that could improve his life and the lives of his
family.

Unfortunately, you probably have people like that in your life.
You may BE a person like that in someone else's life. People in
your "box" don't want you getting out!

You know the type. Negative about any attempt you might make to
improve your life…to be different…to stand out….to be more
successful than they are.

I heard a great analogy for this by attending a free investment
seminar. I knew this guy would be advocating some risky
financial moves but I figured since I was in the seminar giving
business myself, that I might bevable to learn something useful.
I did.

The people you associate with most are probably just like you.
You have similar educational backgrounds, families and incomes..
You live in houses and drive cars of similar value. You attend
the same church…your kids attend the same schools…you shop in the
same stores. You get the idea.

One could say you are in the same "box" or rut.

The analogy continues...

Unfortunately, the "instructions" on how to get out of your
"box" are posted on the "outside" of your "box" where you can't
read them. You'll need the help of someone who has already made
it out, to "read" you the instructions so you can get out too.

It's not enough to get that help though. You'll probably have
to deal with your "boxmates" who would rather you stick around
to keep them company in their sad little "box."

In listening to the conversation between old man and young man I
immediately flashed on the image of young man starting to climb
out of the box and old man reaching up and grabbing him by the
belt to pull him back in.

Sad but all too common I'm sure. If any of this sounds familiar
you might have some hard decisions to make.

If completely getting rid of a negative person from your life is
not possible (spouse, relative, employer) then you might have to
clam up about your goals, dreams and desires.

Discuss them only with people who will support you or preferably
with people who have already done what you want to do.

Author Dan Kennedy has coined the phrase "mediocre majority" to
describe most people. This is a group you want to avoid.

So, no matter what you want to accomplish, be it changing your
life to get out of debt…starting a business…going back to school
(imagine at your age!)…investing in real estate…mystery shopping…
losing weight…taking piano lessons or anything else, simply get
started and keep the pie hole shut! (salad hole if losing weight)

Good luck!

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Leo J. Quinn, Jr. is a financial educator from the Albany, NY
area. For the last eight years he has been stunning audiences by
showing them that paying off their highest interest rates debts
first and/or paying extra on more than one debt is often the
SLOWEST way to get rid of those debts. He has a special offer
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Posted by Willie Crawford at January 1, 2006 08:10 PM

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