Live Like You Are Dying

Hi Everybody,

Have you heard that song by Tim McGraw, ‘I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying.’ The words hit me like a ton of bricks the first time I heard them. Some of you might know my husband Terry. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2003. It was relatively advanced and the doctors said I should help him get his things in order. I can tell you it rocked my world. Happily, he is still with me and is still harassing me on a daily basis but you will never hear me complain. The reason I tell you this is not to get sympathy but to share with you what the incredible power of positive attitude has done for me and my life. There are so many times when I think I was the one, not him, who was helped, I was the one who learned about living life and appreciating that gift in a way I never understood before, and I was the one who learned how useless and paralyzing my own fear was.

To illustrate, there was a real estate meeting in Denver (about an hour away) a couple weeks after his surgery. Now he was looking at recovery from this surgery and chemotherapy and yet he wanted to go. While we were there, the man running that meeting offered a mentorship program. The cost was $10,000. and it was a full year program. Now understand, Terry was not supposed to make it another year. But he was determined and it was my first lesson of how powerful his attitude was in his recovery and by extension my own. He went through that mentorship year, became an expert in creative real estate strategies while battling his disease, recovered and made quantum leaps in our investing business. Although I was not the one with the disease, I feel like I was the one who recovered. I was the one given this gift.

I have learned in a very real sense that attitude is everything. There will always be things that I am sorry I have done. I know there are times when I have been insensitive and hurt a friend or family member inadvertantly. But, I have decided that although I regret some things I have done, when I die I will not regret the things I did not do.

Taking a lesson from my husband Terry, you just never know about life or what your future holds for you. So while you are here on this earth, you MUST fulfill your dreams and aspirations and you must live every day like it is your last. This is the same mentality that gave me the courage to walk away from a secure teaching job and pursue something brand new. There was no point in me dragging myself to a job that was no longer fulfilling to me and brought me no joy. That is merely existing. I wanted to be like the people I knew who made good money and loved what they were doing. Can you imagine working hard for YOURSELF and calling your own shots? I can tell you first hand that there is nothing like it. I am very proud of myself for tackling my fears of the unknown and making the transition from employee to Investor. I can’t quite explain the feeling, so instead I want you to feel it for yourself!

If you are looking for a change and you are ready to experience the joys of calling your own shots and working towards creating wealth for you and your family, then sign up for my next seminar on March 21nd at www.coloradorealestatesecrets.com Get “Rich-N- Fit” with the Queen! Can you really afford not to?

With your prosperity and success in mind,

Until next time,

Diana

IT’S YOUR CHOICE–CHOOSE WISELY

Hi Everyone!

I have been receiving lots of emails about how blunt and straightforward I am about things. I have NOT been that way my whole life. but I am learning. I think I get it from my husband! I try to be the type of friend that will tell you the truth, especially when the truth is what you need. I KNOW for a fact that you have friends you call to tell a problem to that you know will just agree with everything you say and take your side no matter what. I call those the PACIFIERS!! And THEN you have those friends that you don’t ever want to call because you know they will tell you the truth and probably not be on your side and you just don’t want to hear it! I call those the REALISTS!

But how does a person ever grow by walking through life on eggshells? If you bury your head in the sand and pretend everything you are doing is enough or okay, then that is where you will remain the rest of your life. But if you challenge yourself and push yourself to make sacrifices for the things that REALLY matter, then you are taking the right steps to change your entire life for the better. But it starts within. Expect more from yourself and hold yourself accountable. And most importantly, learn how to prioritize. Let me give you some examples…

When ever I hold my FREE seminars I always send out reminders to everyone who registered. As soon as I send those reminders out, I get people calling me back or emailing me to let me know they can’t make it. Now, sometimes things come up and we have to switch our plans, however, some of the reasons I get for not making the seminar are outrageous! Someone told me they needed to get their hair done instead one time! Since when does getting your hair done generate income for you or your family or elevate your life to the next level? Sometimes people tell me the seminar is too far for them when they may live in Falcon or Fountain. But I know those same people will go to Castlerock to go to an outlet mall or to Summit County to ski any day of the week. To me, it’s a no brainer…If I am showing you how you can make money and change your life, but you still choose to get your hair done, then you have to do some serious soul searching and re-evaluate what it is you want. So it is all how we prioritize our life. These simple revelations are what separates the people who will move forward in life, versus the people who will stay stuck wondering why things are not changing for them.

After my students attend my boot camp, they often thank me, my husband Terry and the members of our Power Team for being so straightforward with them. We hold every single person accountable for their success and if we start to get excuses, we snap them back into reality. Do we do this to be mean? No, we do it to keep them focused and to make them successful. After all, if we didn’t care about the success of each and every one of them, we wouldn’t waste our time, being their “Accountability Coach” for twelve months! So if you need to be surrounded by people who care and will give you a swift kick in your you know what every now and again, then you should do yourself a favor and attend my next FREE seminar on February 15th at the Academy Hotel on North Academy Blvd. You can register at: www.coloradorealestatesecrets.com Can you really afford not to?

To your prosperity and success,

Till next time,

Diana