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Issue 53 - November 2015
In this issue
Dear Family and Friends, (by Kevin)  

I know Thanksgiving is past, however, I want to just mention a few of the things that I am thankful for.  As many of you know, the last 3 or 4 years have held significant challenges for us, and there has always been a lot to be thankful for.  

First, I am thankful for my faith, next my beautiful bride, a wonderful family, great health, the ability to work, meaningful work, wonderful friends, and most of all the ability to continue to learn and grow. 

Why am I sharing this?  Because I think it is so important to be grateful for what we have and not worry so much about what we don't have. 

I didn't used to live this way but this year I started to keep a thankful journal.  My goal is to write down at least three things every day that I am thankful for.  What I have learned over the last year is that having an attitude of gratitude is a better way to live.  Try it and see for yourself.

We are very fortunate to have Kristina join us for a little over a week this Thanksgiving.  She continues to experience opportunities to be in movies and TV shows.  And she's picked up some regular income with a couple of part time jobs.

I've been "wicked" busy on a consulting gig since the middle of summer.  I expect my consulting gig to end in January and then to have a little time off until another company wants help capturing work from the federal government.  Mary Jane is working on our businesses and teaching seminary.

I hope you are all healthy and enjoyed a Thanksgiving with family and/or friends.
 
Quote of the Month: "Do not get obsolete like an old technology, keep innovating yourself." - Sukant Ratnakar  

What are you doing to feed your mind and soul? 
   
Live an Amazing Life!   Mary Jane and Kevin 
Education Corner
(By Kevin)
 
The Busiest Day of Your Week  (Lesson from our coach Paul Finck)

Is tomorrow the busiest day of your week?  Now I don't necessarily mean tomorrow like Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.  You know what I'm talking about.  I hear it all the time from those I talk to especially my children.

"I'll do ________ tomorrow."

I know you have said it before for so many actions you just didn't want to do today.  Heck, I have said it before many times too.
Are you really able to take care of so many tasks "tomorrow"? 

And more importantly, how is this "tomorrow" scheduling serving you in your life? 

Are you achieving all you want in your life when you push off those activities until "tomorrow"?

Tomorrow scheduling is one of the major areas I had to change in my life to achieve the success I have now.  

Well one day my coach Paul, pulled me aside.  In one 15-minute conversation, he totally transformed the way I approached my life.  It's funny how others can see the obstacle to achieving the success you want even though it's been staring you right in the face every day.
 
I knew how to be successful.  $150,000 invested in training after college had provided the correct information.
 
I knew what I had to do.  Most of these training laid out the exact steps and processes to achieve the success I longed for.
 
I had the dream of what I wanted from my life.  I wrote down my goals.  Had completed my "Perfect Day" exercise.  Had created a dream/vision board.
 
The only obstacle stopping me had been... ME.
 
He pointed out the obvious challenges to this "tomorrow thinking":
  • Tomorrow is not promised to you.  How many times have you heard or known of someone who passed unexpectedly with so many dreams never accomplished?  You never know when you time is up.  
  • You have to take the first step or your dreams will never come true.  It's easy to leave the dream there and not face the possibility of success or even worse, failure, by not taking the first step.
  • You must embrace fear and act anyway.  Kid yourself if you want. For most people with a "busy tomorrow", there is some sort of fear causing you to push it off.  Do you want to have results or regrets later in life?  I've heard many people say "I wish I would have done ______".  Do you want to be one of them?  Successful people embrace the fear and do it anyway.
  • You are cheating the world out of the gift you are destined to provide.  The longer you hold off until "tomorrow", the longer until the world is able to enjoy your gift.  What would have happened if Thomas Edison never created the light bulb... if Bill Gates and Steve Jobs had never started designing personal computers... if the Wright Brothers had never flown?  How different would our world be today?  What gift lies within you?
  • There are an infinite set of possibilities for even greater success which you never knew existed until you started the journey.  Opportunities start appearing as you take the steps forward in your journey.  These are always greater than what you imagined in the beginning. 
  • Anything worth doing is worth doing right now.  If you really want to do it, what is going to make tomorrow a better time to do it than today?  The perfect time is right now.
This was one of the most valuable lessons I ever learned from him or any other mentor I have worked with so far.  Taking action is always more powerful than not taking action.

Industry News  
(by Kevin

Top Five Reasons Buyers Choose to Buy Homes?

Our friend Tammy Phelps recently shared information from a Realtor.com survey that asked buyers what motivated them to purchase a home.
  1. I'm tired of my house.  Out of 22 possible responses 28% selected this as their number one reason.
  2. Interest rates are looking good.  Favorable interest rates were cited by 27% of home buyers.
  3. I've got more money to spend.  24% of home shoppers cited an increase in income as a trigger.  When the results are filtered by age group this was the number one trigger for 25 - 34 year-olds.
  4. Home prices are well...not bad either.  Home prices today remain about 20% beneath the peak at the height of the housing bubble.
  5. The baby is on the way.  18% indicated a change in family circumstance or composition was their motivator. 
Projects and Opportunities 
  • Check LegalShield's IDShield product by clicking on the LegalShield logo below.

  • We have decided to sell our 11 unit mobile home park in Virginia.  It is approved for 12 units.  Please contact us if you are interested. 

  • 8+% ROI: We are continuing to locate used mobile homes, set them up in one of our Manufacture Housing Communities, and sell/rent them.  If you have between $15,000 and $20,000 you want working harder for you then this could be the right opportunity for you.

We will do all the work and can manage the home for you totally turn key or you can place one of your homes in our community and manage it yourself.  We are very flexible with these opportunities.  

 

We only do 3 of these per month so let us know your interest as soon as possible so we can more fully explain the  process and get your name on the list.

 

Did you know that you can invest in real estate from your IRA or other retirement account?  You can also use your stock portfolio to invest without ever selling your stock? (Think leverage, leverage, leverage!).  These investment secrets aren't well known but they are perfectly legal.  Contact us and/or click on this Investment Secret link to learn more. 

 

Kevin Driscoll &| Mary Jane Driscoll, Independent Associates 

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Laughs and Interesting Stuff 
(Selected by Kevin and Mary Jane)

A Sales Job - from our friend Jack McClure

A young guy from North Dakota moves to Florida and applies for a job at a big "everything under one roof" department store.

The Manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?"

The kid says, "Yeah, I was a vacuum salesman back home."

Well, the manager was unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he'd give him a shot. "you start tomorrow.  I'll come down after we close and see how you did."

His first day on the job was rough.  

After the store was locked up for the night the manager came down to the sales floor and asked, "How many customers bought something from you today?"

The kid looks at the floor and mutters, "one".

The boss says, "Just one?  Our sales people average sales to 20 to 30 customers per day.  You'll have to do better if you want to keep working here.  One sale per day may have been okay for door-to-door vacuum sales but not here."

The kid took his beating continuing to look at his shoes so the manager felt a little sorry for chewing him out on his first day.  So the manager asked, "How much was your sale for?"

The kid looks up at the boss and says. "$101,237.65".

The manager was astonished and asks, "What the heck did you sell?"

The kid says, "Well, first, I sold him some new fish hooks.  Then I sold him a new fishing rod to go with his new hooks.  Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat.  We went down to the boat department and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft.  Then he was worried about his Honda Civic being able to pull the boat so I took him to the automotive department and sold him that 4x4 Expedition."

The manager asks, "A guy came in here to buy fish hooks and you sold him a boat and an Expedition?"

The kid responds, "No, the guy came in here to buy some tampons for his wife, and I said, Dude, your weekend's shot, you should go fishing."


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