SUCCESS MAKING

Get On Purpose About Your Life!

Here’s a newsflash, we are all going to die! That’s right! It’s true! Haven’t thought about it lately? Well, every now and then you should, because so many of us live our lives like we’re going to live forever, and this my friends is a very dangerous way to exist. Let me explain my position on the matter. This is not a practice run! THIS IS YOUR LIFE, RIGHT NOW, you’re living it as you read this. The clocks-a-ticking all of the time. The day you were born your life expiration meter began it’s countdown towards your undeniable, inescapable, final breath. It’s going to happen, and it’s a very sobering thought indeed!

Why am I telling you this? What could possibly be my point? Everyday I see so many people just simply existing, just getting by with little more than a pulse! I see so many individuals with absolutely no sense of purpose, no real central life plan of attack, no sense of urgency, a sort of lethargic existence, and it truly amazes me! It saddens me. These people want the same things from life as I do (more money, happiness, financial security for retirement, a nice home and nice car etc.), but so many are unwilling, for what ever reason, to take the necessary ACTION needed to realize these Dreams! Why is this? Are they in some sort of trance? Has life just worn them down and they’ve given-up? I don’t know the reason, but I do know they need AWAKENED! NOW!

The very fact that we only get one shot at this life should, by itself, be enough of a reason to motivate the masses, but so many people live their lives like they have all the time in the world to reach they’re goals. Too many people live their lives with that “I’ll get around to it someday” attitude. Well it seems to me that there is no time like the present, would you not agree? Why put off until tomorrow, what you can do today, right?! So, going back to the opening line of this rant, the very fact that we are all going to die someday should be a fantastic catalyst for pursuing and living a full, meaningful, and prosperous life! It’s a good thing!

I live my life on purpose, yes indeed!! My life, so far, has been one giant adventure designed by ME, and NOBODY else but ME! An incredible roller coaster ride that has had extreme highs, some extreme lows, and everything in-between! I try to live everyday of my life like it’s going to be my last, because you never know, it just may be! That may seem a little sad to some people, but it’s TRUE, and well, that’s life!

So let’s see, how about a quick snap-shot of my life. Okay, I’ve owned ten or so different companies, some very successful, some not so successful. I have raised two incredible children and have watched them grow into beautiful and talented young women. I’ve traveled to exotic places more times than I can count with my family and friends! I’ve experienced personal and corporate bankruptcies and rebounded by taking the risks that are sometimes necessary to get ahead in business and life. I make no apologies about it and I’m not ashamed of it! You and I are NOT OUR PAST MISTAKES! I SAY GET OVER IT AND GET ON WITH IT! All of this and I’m still under the age of 50. I’m telling you all of this so you can paint a real picture of who I am, so you get to know the real me better. I am the poster-child for excessive compulsive behavior!

And by the way, I saw most of my current life long before it actually became my current reality! I did this and continue to do this, through the practice of positive mental imaging. It’s what Author Dr. Wayne Dyer calls “Manifesting your Destiny” (great book!) and what author Bob Proctor calls “The Power of Attraction”. “the power to attract everything and anything we want, and sometimes DO NOT want, into our lives”! Boiled down, “what we think about, comes about”, our thoughts become our reality! But more on that topic some other time.

I know this rant is a little off base from my usual topic of real estate wholesaling, but it really does tie directly into yours and my reality of becoming successful real estate investors. Let me explain. Living our lives without being passionately on purpose about something renders us as useless as a “boat without a rudder”! It leaves us just floating around in the middle of an ocean (our lives) with no REAL direction, no map, and no destination in life! And that’s so sad. I meet people every day in my business that are living this way. Is this you? You need to ask yourself this question and be totally, brutally honest with yourself. Because if it is you, you need to start doing something about it a.s.a.p.! The clock is still ticking and it does not care that you don’t care!

I spend a lot of my spare time reading books, watching videos, and listening to cd’s on the topics of self motivation, positive thinking, and business discipline. I cannot remember a single day in the last 20 years when I have not taken time to read, listen, or watch something that helps keep me on the path towards my dreams and life goals. One of my biggest goals in life has always been to achieve Financial Independence. By achieving this I would then have the freedom to do whatever I want to do when I want to do it! And that my friends IS THE ULTIMATE LIFESTYLE, would you not agree?!

This quest for financial freedom and total independence is the reason I get out of bed every single day! I am totally, passionately on purpose about living life on my terms and nobody else’s! Do you feel me? Is this you? Could this be you? It should be!

I realize that my life meter is ticking away, counting-down, and I only have this one lifetime to accomplish my goals. I understand that this is not a practice run. Hell, I was 18 years old yesterday and today I’m 48, were did that time go?! This is where everything starts and ends for me. I understand that if I do not do it for myself, NOBODY else is going to do it for me. I take total responsibility for EVERYTHING, good or bad, that happens in my life and I realize that I have personally attracted whatever good or bad is part of my current reality, PERIOD! I do not play the “Blame Game”!

Whoooo! That felt good! Boiled down, all I’m saying here is that it’s up to YOU and nobody else to create your own life as you want it to be! And, there is NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT to start pursuing your DREAMS and GOALS. Start TODAY if haven’t already, and live your life like you mean it! GET ON PURPOSE ABOUT SOMETHING! TAKE SOME ACTION! You’re times-a-wasting!

Let me wrap this rant up by recommending the following inspirational and educational materials that have helped me shape my very existence into my current reality! Without these motivational materials I would still be “flipping burgers” instead of Flipping Houses!

1.) Think and Grow Rich by: Napoleon Hill (if you haven’t already read this one, SHAME ON YOU!)

2.) You Were Born Rich by: Bob Proctor (A real eye opener)

3.) Everything from Anthony Robbins

4.) The Power of the Subconscious Mind by: Dr. Joseph Murphy

5.) The Purple Cow by: Seth Godin (Great marketing book!)

6.) NO B.S. Wealth Attraction for Entrepreneurs by: Dan Kennedy

7.) The movie or the Book THE SECRET by: Ronda Burns (Could profoundly change your immediate life, watch it or read it with anticipated CAUTION!)! I have personally witnessed the life changing effects this movie has had on those closest to me! Please watch this movie with an open mind. I embrace the central theme of THE SECRET.

8.) The 4 Hour Work Week by: Timothy Ferris (Best read of 2008!)

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Until next time, as Dick Clark would say: “Keep both feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars!”

Happy Wholesaling!

“Always drink upstream from the herd”

About the Author: Eddie Case

Since 2001 Eddie Case has flipped several hundred houses in the Harrisburg, PA region. Eddie’s “straight line” approach to Wholesaling revolves around the unique specialty of “assigning his contracts” to other investor/buyers commonly, this technique is known as assignments. Eddie is the host of his own weekly radio talk show “Reality Real Estate” where he educates his listeners on the subjects of wholesaling and assignments. Eddie is dedicated to helping others succeed through understanding and applying his time tested, step-by-step approach to wholesaling houses.

About the Author

Since 2001 Eddie Case has flipped several hundred houses in the Harrisburg, PA region. Eddie’s “straight line” approach to Wholesaling revolves around the unique specialty of
“assigning his contracts” to other investor/buyers commonly, this technique is known as assignments. Eddie is the host of his own weekly radio talk show “Reality Real Estate” where he educates his listeners on the subjects of wholesaling and assignments. Eddie is dedicated to helping others succeed through understanding and applying his time tested, step-by-step approach to wholesaling houses.