Balance - wanting more and grateful for what I have

[Harry Arnold]

Do you feel similar?

No one can be tougher on me - than me. Left unattended, my mind would sink me into an abyss filled with self-pity, negativity, and just downright dark feelings. In real estate investing the internal dialogue goes like this, “I should be doing more, I’m not working hard enough, I’m lazy,” and on and on. In reality, I’ve bought 10 single family houses in 3 years, and hold half of them as rentals. I’m in the middle of a new project, and have one on the market for sale. That’s not bad - but, I SHOULD have done more. Shoulding on myself doesn’t help. But, it’s not easy to stop.

One of the most effective ways to get relief, is telling others what I want to tell myself. “this business is tough. you’re doing something others only dream about doing! You’ve overcome set backs and disappointments that would have broken you years ago! This is the life you’ve always wanted. Your net worth doesn’t compare to your real worth - and your net worth has increased by an infinite amount!”

Fill in some of your own motivating statements, because the above are meant for you.