ou experience the pain of regret, it will linger forever. And forever is a long time. Like for the rest of your life.

3. Goals Must be Specific, Detailed, and Clear

You must take the time to write your goals. Let me remind you. We are attempting to change your behavior here so you can change your results by year-end. There is a direct link between writing your goals and making them a part of your subconscious mind. Your goals must be specific, not vague. Well-written goals are like magnets. They will attract the resources you need to achieve your goals.

Ok, so you don’t quite understand this magnet and attraction stuff. I don’t either. I really don’t understand how a black cow can eat green grass and produce white milk and yellow butter, but it happens everyday of the week. And the fact that I don’t understand how it happens does not keep me from the yellow butter. I have the waistline to prove it!

So just do it.

Follow these steps to success and at the end of 2007 you will be celebrating a successful pattern of behavior that will bring you endless results for years to come. So, what's your plan for 2007? Is this the New Year you are f

Another year gone by. Think back to the beginning of 2006. Like many investors, you probably started the New Year with some goals. What goals did you set? Maybe 2006 was the year you were going to buy your first fixer-upper, get your first rental property or make more money. Maybe even quit your job and become a full time investor.

How did it go?

2006 has come to an end. You had goals and you promised yourself that you would accomplish what you failed to accomplish in the past. How many of those goals did you accomplish? It’s ok to admit that you didn’t accomplish what you thought you would or even worse, what you knew you could have. Recognition is the first step toward creating positive changes.

But make changes you must.

Why?

Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.” Do you really expect changes if you don’t set any goals or you keep setting goals the same way? Do you really expect to accomplish them?

You need to take a different approach. Unless you are willing to change your approach you will be ending 2007 the same way you have ended 2006 and, once again, nothing will have changed.

Though setting and achieving a goal does not require the start of a New Year, it does have a psychological effect. A New Year is a chance for a new beginning. A New Year provides for a change in direction. A New Year gives each of us an opportunity to set new goals.

So as we begin our journey down this New Year, let’s agree that you’re going to do something different this New Year, but first let’s cover some basics about goals.

Do you have a goal or is it a dream?

What’s the difference?

A dream is vague. “I hope to buy one rental property.” “I want to buy one fixer-upper in San Antonio.” “I want to have a comfortable passive income when I retire.”

These are dreams, not goals.

A goal is achievable when it is specific. It must be written and have a beginning and ending date. “I will buy a three bedroom, one bath rental property by March 31 for no more than $40,000 that will generate a positive cash flow of no less than $225.” “I will buy one fixer-upper in the Los Angeles Heights subdivision by June 30 and make a minimum profit of $10,000 when I resell the property.” “When I turn 50 years old, I will have a monthly passive income of $9,500 from the 35 rental properties in my investment portfolio.”

Do you see the distinction between a dream and a goal?

I sure hope so because your ability to make some changes this New Year depends on it. In the past you did not achieve your goals because you wanted to get the results without changing your behavior and following the steps to success in your business.

This New Year, let’s start with the right steps to achieve your goals and produce success in your life:

1. Take Action or Live With the Consequences

Successful people do not wait for something to happen; they take action to achieve their goals. In all areas of your life, taking action is the key to success. Most investors, who fail to achieve what they want, fail for lack of action. The ability to take action is the skill that ultimately separates the winners from the losers in the game of real estate investing.

If you're like most people, fear, doubt and confusion are preventing you from moving forward and tackling your real estate investing goals. This prevents too many people from achieving their goals. Everyone feels the fear and doubt. The difference is that successful investors move forward anyway and use these things as motivators to help them achieve their goals. You don't have to know everything to get started. You just have to get started. Take action.

2. No Pain, No Gain

You must discipline yourself to do the little things every day. Pick up the phone and call the “For Sale By Owner” newspaper ad. Check the Multiple Listing Service and submit an offer or two every day. But some investors ignore the discipline because it involves immediate pain. You experience it now because discipline demands some sacrifice and hard work.

Yuk! Who wants that? Actually, nobody does but the successful investors tolerate the pain and discipline themselves to achieve their goals. You tolerate the pain and success makes the pain more palatable and it eventually goes away.

But there is a worse kind of pain that “has been” investors experience. The pain of the worst kind. It is the pain of regret. If you don’t work to achieve your goals, the pain of not doing what you know you should do, the regret of not achieving your goals is something you may not experience for weeks, months, maybe even years. But once you experience the pain of regret, it will linger forever. And forever is a long time. Like for the rest of your life.

3. Goals Must be Specific, Detailed, and Clear

You must take the time to write your goals. Let me remind you. We are attempting to change your behavior here so you can change your results by year-end. There is a direct link between writing your goals and making them a part of your subconscious mind. Your goals must be specific, not vague. Well-written goals are like magnets. They will attract the resources you need to achieve your goals.

Ok, so you don’t quite understand this magnet and attraction stuff. I don’t either. I really don’t understand how a black cow can eat green grass and produce white milk and yellow butter, but it happens everyday of the week. And the fact that I don’t understand how it happens does not keep me from the yellow butter. I have the waistline to prove it!

So just do it.

Follow these steps to success and at the end of 2007 you will be celebrating a successful pattern of behavior that will bring you endless results for years to come. So, what's your plan for 2007? Is this the New Year you are fi

ll have changed.

Though setting and achieving a goal does not require the start of a New Year, it does have a psychological effect. A New Year is a chance for a new beginning. A New Year provides for a change in direction. A New Year gives each of us an opportunity to set new goals.

So as we begin our journey down this New Year, let’s agree that you’re going to do something different this New Year, but first let’s cover some basics about goals.

Do you have a goal or is it a dream?

What’s the difference?

A dream is vague. “I hope to buy one rental property.” “I want to buy one fixer-upper in San Antonio.” “I want to have a comfortable passive income when I retire.”

These are dreams, not goals.

A goal is achievable when it is specific. It must be written and have a beginning and ending date. “I will buy a three bedroom, one bath rental property by March 31 for no more than $40,000 that will generate a positive cash flow of no less than $225.” “I will buy one fixer-upper in the Los Angeles Heights subdivision by June 30 and make a minimum profit of $10,000 when I resell the property.” “When I turn 50 years old, I will have a monthly passive income of $9,500 from the 35 rental properties in my investment portfolio.”

Do you see the distinction between a dream and a goal?

I sure hope so because your ability to make some changes this New Year depends on it. In the past you did not achieve your goals because you wanted to get the results without changing your behavior and following the steps to success in your business.

This New Year, let’s start with the right steps to achieve your goals and produce success in your life:

1. Take Action or Live With the Consequences

Successful people do not wait for something to happen; they take action to achieve their goals. In all areas of your life, taking action is the key to success. Most investors, who fail to achieve what they want, fail for lack of action. The ability to take action is the skill that ultimately separates the winners from the losers in the game of real estate investing.

If you're like most people, fear, doubt and confusion are preventing you from moving forward and tackling your real estate investing goals. This prevents too many people from achieving their goals. Everyone feels the fear and doubt. The difference is that successful investors move forward anyway and use these things as motivators to help them achieve their goals. You don't have to know everything to get started. You just have to get started. Take action.

2. No Pain, No Gain

You must discipline yourself to do the little things every day. Pick up the phone and call the “For Sale By Owner” newspaper ad. Check the Multiple Listing Service and submit an offer or two every day. But some investors ignore the discipline because it involves immediate pain. You experience it now because discipline demands some sacrifice and hard work.

Yuk! Who wants that? Actually, nobody does but the successful investors tolerate the pain and discipline themselves to achieve their goals. You tolerate the pain and success makes the pain more palatable and it eventually goes away.

But there is a worse kind of pain that “has been” investors experience. The pain of the worst kind. It is the pain of regret. If you don’t work to achieve your goals, the pain of not doing what you know you should do, the regret of not achieving your goals is something you may not experience for weeks, months, maybe even years. But once you experience the pain of regret, it will linger forever. And forever is a long time. Like for the rest of your life.

3. Goals Must be Specific, Detailed, and Clear

You must take the time to write your goals. Let me remind you. We are attempting to change your behavior here so you can change your results by year-end. There is a direct link between writing your goals and making them a part of your subconscious mind. Your goals must be specific, not vague. Well-written goals are like magnets. They will attract the resources you need to achieve your goals.

Ok, so you don’t quite understand this magnet and attraction stuff. I don’t either. I really don’t understand how a black cow can eat green grass and produce white milk and yellow butter, but it happens everyday of the week. And the fact that I don’t understand how it happens does not keep me from the yellow butter. I have the waistline to prove it!

So just do it.

Follow these steps to success and at the end of 2007 you will be celebrating a successful pattern of behavior that will bring you endless results for years to come. So, what's your plan for 2007? Is this the New Year you are f

passive income of $9,500 from the 35 rental properties in my investment portfolio.”

Do you see the distinction between a dream and a goal?

I sure hope so because your ability to make some changes this New Year depends on it. In the past you did not achieve your goals because you wanted to get the results without changing your behavior and following the steps to success in your business.

This New Year, let’s start with the right steps to achieve your goals and produce success in your life:

1. Take Action or Live With the Consequences

Successful people do not wait for something to happen; they take action to achieve their goals. In all areas of your life, taking action is the key to success. Most investors, who fail to achieve what they want, fail for lack of action. The ability to take action is the skill that ultimately separates the winners from the losers in the game of real estate investing.

If you're like most people, fear, doubt and confusion are preventing you from moving forward and tackling your real estate investing goals. This prevents too many people from achieving their goals. Everyone feels the fear and doubt. The difference is that successful investors move forward anyway and use these things as motivators to help them achieve their goals. You don't have to know everything to get started. You just have to get started. Take action.

2. No Pain, No Gain

You must discipline yourself to do the little things every day. Pick up the phone and call the “For Sale By Owner” newspaper ad. Check the Multiple Listing Service and submit an offer or two every day. But some investors ignore the discipline because it involves immediate pain. You experience it now because discipline demands some sacrifice and hard work.

Yuk! Who wants that? Actually, nobody does but the successful investors tolerate the pain and discipline themselves to achieve their goals. You tolerate the pain and success makes the pain more palatable and it eventually goes away.

But there is a worse kind of pain that “has been” investors experience. The pain of the worst kind. It is the pain of regret. If you don’t work to achieve your goals, the pain of not doing what you know you should do, the regret of not achieving your goals is something you may not experience for weeks, months, maybe even years. But once you experience the pain of regret, it will linger forever. And forever is a long time. Like for the rest of your life.

3. Goals Must be Specific, Detailed, and Clear

You must take the time to write your goals. Let me remind you. We are attempting to change your behavior here so you can change your results by year-end. There is a direct link between writing your goals and making them a part of your subconscious mind. Your goals must be specific, not vague. Well-written goals are like magnets. They will attract the resources you need to achieve your goals.

Ok, so you don’t quite understand this magnet and attraction stuff. I don’t either. I really don’t understand how a black cow can eat green grass and produce white milk and yellow butter, but it happens everyday of the week. And the fact that I don’t understand how it happens does not keep me from the yellow butter. I have the waistline to prove it!

So just do it.

Follow these steps to success and at the end of 2007 you will be celebrating a successful pattern of behavior that will bring you endless results for years to come. So, what's your plan for 2007? Is this the New Year you are f

that successful investors move forward anyway and use these things as motivators to help them achieve their goals. You don't have to know everything to get started. You just have to get started. Take action.

2. No Pain, No Gain

You must discipline yourself to do the little things every day. Pick up the phone and call the “For Sale By Owner” newspaper ad. Check the Multiple Listing Service and submit an offer or two every day. But some investors ignore the discipline because it involves immediate pain. You experience it now because discipline demands some sacrifice and hard work.

Yuk! Who wants that? Actually, nobody does but the successful investors tolerate the pain and discipline themselves to achieve their goals. You tolerate the pain and success makes the pain more palatable and it eventually goes away.

But there is a worse kind of pain that “has been” investors experience. The pain of the worst kind. It is the pain of regret. If you don’t work to achieve your goals, the pain of not doing what you know you should do, the regret of not achieving your goals is something you may not experience for weeks, months, maybe even years. But once you experience the pain of regret, it will linger forever. And forever is a long time. Like for the rest of your life.

3. Goals Must be Specific, Detailed, and Clear

You must take the time to write your goals. Let me remind you. We are attempting to change your behavior here so you can change your results by year-end. There is a direct link between writing your goals and making them a part of your subconscious mind. Your goals must be specific, not vague. Well-written goals are like magnets. They will attract the resources you need to achieve your goals.

Ok, so you don’t quite understand this magnet and attraction stuff. I don’t either. I really don’t understand how a black cow can eat green grass and produce white milk and yellow butter, but it happens everyday of the week. And the fact that I don’t understand how it happens does not keep me from the yellow butter. I have the waistline to prove it!

So just do it.

Follow these steps to success and at the end of 2007 you will be celebrating a successful pattern of behavior that will bring you endless results for years to come. So, what's your plan for 2007? Is this the New Year you are f

ou experience the pain of regret, it will linger forever. And forever is a long time. Like for the rest of your life.

3. Goals Must be Specific, Detailed, and Clear

You must take the time to write your goals. Let me remind you. We are attempting to change your behavior here so you can change your results by year-end. There is a direct link between writing your goals and making them a part of your subconscious mind. Your goals must be specific, not vague. Well-written goals are like magnets. They will attract the resources you need to achieve your goals.

Ok, so you don’t quite understand this magnet and attraction stuff. I don’t either. I really don’t understand how a black cow can eat green grass and produce white milk and yellow butter, but it happens everyday of the week. And the fact that I don’t understand how it happens does not keep me from the yellow butter. I have the waistline to prove it!

So just do it.

Follow these steps to success and at the end of 2007 you will be celebrating a successful pattern of behavior that will bring you endless results for years to come. So, what's your plan for 2007? Is this the New Year you are finally going to achieve that long sought-after investing goal or will it be more of the same? Do you have it in you?

In the end, goals do matter. They are the starting point for achieving what you want in your business and in life. Consequently, there is no time like the present because before you know it, it will be gone!