Russ Whitney is a well-known entrepreneur specializing in real estate. Who would believe that a high school drop-out and a former slaughterhouse worker will be such a success? It may not be believable but it all happened.
Like any other people, the successful Russ Whitney makes mistakes too. Sometimes, things can get a little out of hand, causing you to become impulsive. Then you'll just realize sometime later that you've made a wrong decision. All of these things are normal. But how to correct these mistakes? Do it the Russ way!
Russ' secret to success is determination --- the will to go on. He might've turned his $1000 to $4.7 million, but that was after learning from his mistake. From New York, he moved to Florida and tried his luck there. He met a realtor who gave him a very enticing offer. The offer wants him to invest $24,000, which is, as we all know, a huge amount of money. And because he hardly knows the said realtor, he declined the offer. During those times, he believed that Cape Coral is a risky investment. He was afraid that he might just end up losing everything.
He then started pulling out his shares in Cape Coral, and tried his luck with other realtors. He thought he was doing well, but he was wrong. Sometime later, he found out that the Cape Coral realtor has found a new investor shortly after he declined the offer. The said investor gave his $24,000 right away. A few months after investing, the investor earned $36,000 profit per property!
How he wished he could turn back time to correct his mistake. But that's impossible, of course. So what he did was he started studying the life of successful people, with high hopes that he can learn from them.
Russ Whitney continued to negotiate with interested people. His mind was set that Florida is a lot better than New York when it comes to real estate earnings. But he kept on messing up negotiations, making his clients back out. Time is running fast and he is running out of money and ideas. He realized that there is no good in comparing New York from Florida, or vice-versa. The place really doesn't matter; it's only him who can change the course of his future.
He then took a piece of paper and began jotting down his professional goals. He wanted long-term goals and short time to make them all happen. He began dreaming big. He finally came up with an 18 month plan. Within 18 months, he needs to make $4.7 million out of $1000. Thus, after 18 months, he was able to make $4.7 million. With it, he can dream bigger.
Go ahead, get a pen and paper and start reflecting on your mistakes. Remember, you shouldn't let failures defeat you. Face them like what Russ Whitney did and earn $4.7 million... or even more than that!
Secrets to Success: Russ Whitney