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- How soon will the money come pouring in? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2013 from Rob White“Okay, so you quit your teaching job of 17 years to make millions in real estate. How soon will the money come pouring in? When will the results begin?” a fellow teacher mockingly asked me this when I told him that this was my last day in class. He believed I was making a big mistake, and he ...
Views: 2253(4 votes) - Mug of Enlightenment - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Rob WhiteCoffee isn’t only something we can gulp down in the morning; it can enrich us spiritually and emotionally. Here are five ways that a cup of joe can provide us with motivation, happiness, and even a touch of enlightenment: 1. Mindfulness in a mug. Mindfullness is a laser focus on what ...
Views: 1999(2 votes) - I feel the earth move under my feet: a story about resilience? - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2013 from Rob White“It was 1:00 a.m. Who the hell is calling me at this hour!?” Who? Oh, just my neighbor in California (I was in Boston at the time). He called to tell me that an earthquake had moved under their feet out there, and reduced my 48 single-family home development in Watsonville to a pile of ...
Views: 2008(2 votes) - Of Passion and Success - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2012 from Rob WhiteDo you ever get a fleeting memory of how you used to feel when you were a kid; that incredible feeling of freedom and passion for trying new things? Life seemed so exciting. It is okay to want that again. It’s not the good old days that you want – it’s the passion for trying new things with a ...
Views: 1798(3 votes) - How to Succeed in Real Estate from an Old Pro - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Rob WhiteI quit teaching after seventeen years and decided to decided to get really committed to my goal, which was to get rich in real estate, and do whatever it took to fulfill on it. If I were to give three essential tips that guarantee your success in real estate today, it would be these: 1. Make ...
Views: 2641(3 votes) - Five Proven, Successful & Motivational Tips To Age Backwards - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2012 from Rob WhiteIf you are at all like me, ( a "Baby boomer") you’ve probably heard expressions like “60 is the new 40.” The truth is actually that anyone can be 68 going on 50. All you need is a motivational mindset. Then you, too, can start counting the calendar backwards at each birthday. Beyond good ...
Views: 2458(3 votes) - You Can Choose To Be Chosen – Chose WOW - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2012 from Rob WhiteIf you’ve not been chosen to live a life of WOW – you can choose to be chosen. WOW is my acronym for: Wonderfully Obsessed with Winning. For me, this is a confidence builder; it’s an expression of wonder that motivates me to think higher. When I speak WOW with enthusiasm, the word opens my ...
Views: 2019(3 votes) - Achieve Success in the Face of the Fiscal Cliff - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2012 from Rob WhiteThere is an incredible conversation buzzing about the threat of the fiscal cliff right in front us. It reminds me of the days when my biggest fear was the Fear of Poverty. I reacted to this fear by pretending I was indifferent to money, that it did not matter to me. Of course it mattered, ...
Views: 1900(2 votes) - The Truth About Lies - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2012 from Rob WhiteI am doing a two-part series on lying in the Huffington Post. I thought I’d add another layer to it with my contribution to Selfgrowth.com. So, here goes. Lying never really works, even good lies have a bad side. The reason lying never really works is because even the compassionate liar (the ...
Views: 2352(4 votes) - ***The $67,000 Question - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2012 from Rob WhiteYears ago when I was into body building, I couldn’t resist attending a training camp by the big guy. I mean the BIG GUY—Arnold Shwarzenneger. This was well before his Terminator and Governator days. At the time, he could barely speak the king’s English; nonetheless he won the “Mr. Olympia” title ...
Views: 1566(1 vote) - ***You Are Smarter Than You Think You Are - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2012 from Rob White“I’ve got to decide that I’m smarter than I think I am,” Mr. White, “or I’m not going to get accepted to Milton Academy.” So began a conversation with a student of mine, Debbie, who was hoping to get into Milton Academy, a prestigious middle and high school in eastern Massachusetts. This was ...
Views: 2295(2 votes) - ***Do You Exaggerate? Learn The Incredibly Positive Power Of Exaggeration - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2012 from Rob White“Mr. White, what about luck? How much does luck play into someone being successful.” One of the students at the John D. O’Bryant Institute at Northeastern University posed this question during my talk today. It’s a great question. The answer is very simple, I explained: if someone denies ...
Views: 2450(3 votes) - Are You Giving Yourself Proper Mental Nutrition? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2012 from Rob WhiteDo you remember the parable? Do you remember the parable about the man with a fig tree in his vineyard? He went to the tree looking for fruit, and there was none. He went back to the tree the next year, and it was still barren. He returned a third year. Nothing! The man then told his ...
Views: 2085(1 vote) - The Curse of the Conditioned Mind - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2012 from Rob WhiteThe Curse of the Conditioned Mind The conditioned mind is a box of standard thoughts. This mind asks questions that only can be answered from the thoughts it has in its box. It can only think up to the walls of the box, and think no farther. The conditioned mind is a box of thoughts. If ...
Views: 2364(1 vote) - I’m a mental magician - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2012 from Rob WhiteIt’s magic I’ve discovered something that is quite amazing about myself. I am a mental magician. I have learned that if I change my mind about what I believe, I am able to change the world that unfolds before me. It’s magic. I notice that when I change my point of view about something, ...
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