The difference between an average sales person and a rock star is experience and perseverance, its rarely a matter of natural ability. 

Dogged determination and perseverance will serve you well.It is hard,but worth it

That perseverance alone I think is invaluable to REI.

Way to persevere,  Mike!

Perseverance will get you there.  

As much as perseverance. 

He has a third book called The Daily Stoic which is brilliant, its laid out into whats called on the title "365 meditations on Wisdom, perseverance and the art of living" I leave it by my nightstand and read 1 page each day.

Just with relentless perseverance, one of the owners we talked with has 5 other multi family properties on the same street that were not listed, but because of networking with him and just being a real person with him, we have a master lease on those buildings with the idea of purchasing one per year from him!

I would be very interested in hearing your accounts of perseverance, success and take on this mentality.P.S. seriously I could use this; I am currently stripping popcorn ceilings and digging out a 2000 sq. ft. lawn to reseed.  

Hey Everyone, Eleven years ago at the age of 29, a man by the name of Joshua Dorkin came up with an idea to create a community of real estate investors for the purpose of helping YOU learn how to invest in real estate.His vision, relentless perseverance, integrity, and passion resulted in what is now the world's largest online platform for real estate investors, BiggerPockets.Today is Joshua Dorkin's 40th birthday (Don't be afraid to let him know how old he is getting :).