If you say nothing out of pity the wet machinery of scheming in this woman's brain will be unable to grasp that and will, in her dullness, grasp for the belief that yes, she managed to get one over on you, and that, to her, is an extraordinary triumph.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

What would you tell your younger self on day 1 that you started working on a MF acquisition that you either learned the hard way, avoided by luck, or triumphed over.For instance:I was listening to a Rod Khleif podcast and heard someone mention a strategy for raising rents and keeping the tenants on a property they acquired.

The opportunities for education and improvement are literally never-ending, with constant opportunity for challenge and triumph.

Learning everything I can, watching others and learning from their mistakes or triumphs. 

I need to celebrate small triumphs, be present for others, thank others, allow my mind to take a break, keep my mind more open, laugh more, and smell the roses. 

My reference is to real estate investing success, not personal triumphs. 

There's specific knowledge that can only come with ownership - buying and selling as a broker doesn't make up for the blood, sweat, tears, triumphs, and lessons learned of ownership specific to a jurisdiction. 

You can drop my name, Katrina Edwards, Triumph Property Services if you like. 

Writing triumphs over verbal.