Thank you, you're all golden

[Joe Calderon]

Hi, I'm Joe. As of today I love the ****ing phone. How do I know I would dump e-mail forever? I just sent out an e-mail to a potential lead and quite frankly it was as exciting as sitting in a classroom. Sure, I got to think. Think about how pathetic that felt. And I only sent the guy an e-mail because he had no listed phone number.

Today was my first day making calls. I figured e-mail just doesn't have as good of a chance as making calls does with regards to creating a meeting. Three hours earlier I received a call regarding a voicemail. This time I delivered my pitch with absolute assurance it would work, even though I may at any moment gather something unexpected. The receiver was able to get the company owner's number down and I'm sure we'll be keeping in touch with him. I wasn't able to create a meeting, but I did see where I didn't push for it, because it was right there, just waiting. I was three feet from ****ing gold. Now I have felt some rushes of excitement before, like when I kissed a girl and I liked it. But I don't remember feeling such a rush of excitement ever from simply calling.

The next call I wasn't able to create a meeting either, but I know he was interested. In due practice I'm certain to get to my goal. I'm already certain now. It's just a matter of time...

Let's put aside the fact that Belfort may be seen as a crook because of his act of fraud. Look at the attitude he inspires in DiCaprio, who "had incessant contact with Belfort". Without that attitude you are NOTHING! But here at BiggerPockets we're motivated to reach the sky. The sky holds our goals and we're here to grab them. So tomorrow, I'm going to pick up the phone and start dialing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQleT6BtCbE

But I couldn't have done it without reading several blogs here in real estate. Primarily the articles about realizing that flying with the others in economy is barfmuck compared to the silver-lined first class. But it's only possible if you let everyone know you're a real estate investor. And this is just the beginning.