In this Motivational Monday monologue, the speaker argues that new real‑estate investors are not primarily afraid of failure but of looking bad in today’s hyper‑visible social‑media environment. He explains that the fear of being seen making mistakes—especially when making cold calls to sellers—paralyzes many would‑be investors. Drawing on his own experience of losing everything during the 2008 crisis and the ego damage it caused, he illustrates how fear of perception can lead to poor decisions. He urges listeners to accept awkwardness, make calls, and focus on becoming good at the craft rather than merely looking good. The talk concludes with several calls to action: free resources at smartrealestatecoach.com/getgoing, an Apprentice Program (paydaysapprentice.com/youtube), and participation in Deal Labs, all positioned as ways to overcome the fear and accelerate success.
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All right. In this week's Motivation Monday, it's a bit deeper and it's very real in today's social media world. Let's be honest about something that most people won't say out loud. They won't admit this. You're not afraid to fail. You're afraid to look bad. Because failing privately, that's one thing. It's okay. But in today's crazy social exposure media world that We have a whole new realm, I'll call it, to think about. So instead of failing privately, think about making calls, talking to sellers, putting yourself out there. And it's just like, ah, now people might actually see what the heck I'm doing. Holy moly. Now you might mess up in front of someone and, uh-oh, now my ego gets hurt or my ego gets involved anyway. Depends how far you want to take it. And that's what stops people. I know that all too well, as my ego took a major hit after I lost everything in the 2008 crisis, and it caused me to make crappy decisions. So it's not about failure. It's just crazy perception. What will they think? What if I say the wrong thing? What if I don't sound like I know what I'm doing or look like I know what I'm doing? Let me save you some time, guys. You won't at first. I promise you, you won't. You're going to be awkward. You're going to mess things up a bit. That's part of it. It's part of any entrepreneurial journey, but certainly in real estate and what we do, it's actually required. But the people who win, they get over it super fast with our help, of course. They stop worrying about looking good and they start focusing on getting good because those are two very different things, right? Looking good versus getting good and getting after it. Not sure where to get started? Go to smartrealestatecoach.com/getgoing for free books, strategy calls, and a whole bunch more. We're going to help you get going the wicked smart way. We've been after this for over a decade doing exactly that. If you've been holding back and only you know that, ask yourself honestly, is it really fear of failure or is it fear of being seen trying? Because once you get past that, you push through it. Literally everything opens up. You want to have a crutch, so to speak, in this process? Check out what we're doing to get people just like you through that fear and through that garbage with our Apprentice Program. By far the coolest thing that we've done, the most effective thing, more importantly, that we've done in over a decade. And frankly, something I've not seen in my 35 years in real estate. Nothing. Go check it out. You decide. I don't want to put words or thoughts in your brain. You check it out. Go to 3, the number 3, paydaysapprentice.com/youtube and let's get after it together. You look at what is provided there and you try to find a reason not to take action, and I will be next to shocked. I look forward to seeing you soon at one of our Deal Labs. See you on next week's Motivational Monday.
