In your worst defeats you will likely find the seeds of victory to be sown elsewhere.

Soak in everything like a sponge on here and the Biggerpockets podcasts.

So let him talk 80% of the time - make notes, and then come back a few days later (once you have had time to reflect on the meeting) with some ideas that you feel are appropriate for the relationship.Take your time, plant some seeds, build a relationship and then will come a harvest.TTFN,Greg

Here I sit in credit card debt for the $20K to Keyspire, plus the $7500 credit card debt to "Seed Capital" (the company Keyspire brought in to help me get the money to fund my membership). 

Ideally i'd like to partner up with a seasoned mentor living in Toronto for my first few deals but i'm a self learner so if that doesn't happen i'll soak up all the knowledge i can from BP and figure it out :)Hope to be making meaningful and fruitful connections on this site.Happy Friday!

Right now, I’m just soaking up as much as I can from this forum, listening to podcasts, and reading books.  

If it doesn't go well and you end up losing money you could impact your seed capital that you need to use to generate retirement cash-flow.

Hey I'm Anton from Glastonbury,CT and I am an investor whom is looking to soak up additional knowledge from all the information and experience on this site .

I am highly motivated to soak up all this amazing content that BiggerPockets has to offer.  

However it did "plant the seed".