In this Motivational Monday video, Chris Prefontaine addresses real‑estate investors who feel stuck, arguing that the real problem is not market conditions but personal inconsistency and lack of discipline. He shares his own experience of feeling victimized by market crashes and personal crises, then reframes the issue as "creative avoidance"—jumping between shiny‑object strategies instead of committing to boring, repeatable actions. Prefontaine promotes focusing on a single niche—creative financing—which he claims works in any market, and stresses that success comes from daily, disciplined activities such as making calls and follow‑ups, regardless of motivation. He positions discipline as a daily choice, not a feeling, and challenges viewers to pick one simple activity to perform every day without negotiation. The video concludes with multiple calls to action: a free "get started" page, a free 30‑minute blueprint video, and a promise to teach how to build discipline in the next episode, emphasizing the community’s interactive coaching support.
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All right, let's get something straight this week on this Motivational Monday. You're not stuck. You're undisciplined, maybe. And I don't say that to beat you up. We're very clear and to the point here at Smart Real Estate Coach Family Community. So I say it because it's a fixable thing. See, stuck sounds like something that's Happening to you, like you're some victim of the market. I know that was me during the crash. I felt that way. You know, the timing, the economy. I get it. It was totally me from 2008 to 2012, and it was totally me when my son had his near-death accident, snowboard accident. But you know what? Most of the time, that's not what's going on. It's not. What's really happening is this: you're just perhaps a little inconsistent. In other words, you do the work for a few days and then you fall off. You make a few calls, then you disappear for a week. It's called creative avoidance sometimes. You start learning something and then you jump to something else, like the next best thing, shiny object. That's not being stuck. That's being all over the place, helter skelter, and there's no result that really comes from that. There's not. None. You don't need a new strategy. You don't need more and more information. You need to do the boring stuff in a particular niche, like in our world, creative financing, that's flexible in any and all markets. And that's certainly biased opinion, the creative niche. And that's our family team with over 95+ years experience. Yes, I'm biased, but it's a fact. Boring stuff at first. Over and over and over again. And even when you don't feel like it, you do it again. Because the people getting results right now, and I'm talking about in our community and outside, they're not special. They're not better than you. I've said this for the last few weeks. They're just consistent. They're making calls when they don't feel like it. They're following up when it's uncomfortable sometimes, and they're sticking with one path long enough. For it to work. Not, I'm going to try this. This, they're committed. See, they're tapping into our certified coaches in our case, very, very interactively as they go through their deals. Learn and go, learn and go, learn and go. And for them and for us, it's not go do it, but we'll do it with you. We'll lock arms with you. That's it. No magic, no secret, just discipline and interactive learning. And here's the part most people don't want to admit. Discipline is actually a choice. It is every day, but it's a choice. So if you're sitting there saying, this isn't working, be honest. Are you actually doing all of the work that's required consistently? Because we like, we map it out in our world. Or are you doing it when you feel motivated? Because those two are very different. Very different. Motivation can lie to you. What do I mean by that? Yeah. It shows up when things are going great, right? And it disappears when they're not. Any moron can build a real estate business in a market that's going in their direction. You know, the wind is in their sails, so to speak, in a time that they feel good. Discipline really doesn't care how you feel, frankly. It just kind of shows up, right? So here's your move this week. Pick one simple activity. Calls, Uh, conversations if you're out and about, follow-ups if that's where you are, but do it every single day, no matter what. No skipping, no negotiating with yourself. Like, I'll make it up later. Just do it because results don't come from intensity necessarily. They come from what? Said it like 5 times, consistency. And if you finally lock that in, everything can change. But until you do, nothing will. That's not brain science. Let's get after it. Not sure where to get started? Go to smartrealestatecoach.com/getstarted. Get going 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. Next week, I'm going to show you how to build discipline even when you don't feel like it. On the next Motivation Monday, that's what we're going to do. Check out my free blueprint. It's a 30-minute video so you can see exactly what's working right now in this market phenomenally well. It's free. Go to smartrealestatecoach.com/blueprint. Masters YouTube. We'll see you next week on the next Motivational Monday.
