House Approves Tax Credit Extension

Daily Real Estate News | June 30, 2010 |

The U.S. House on Tuesday agreed to give home buyers until Sept. 30 to close on eligible properties and still qualify for the home buyer tax credits.

The current deadline requires buyers to close by June 30 in order to qualify.

The Senate must still approve the measure. Supporters there are planning to tack the bill onto one that would extend unemployment benefits, hoping the popularity of the tax credit extension will overcome Senate objections to extending unemployment.

Practitioners estimate that at least 200,000 buyers won’t be able to close today because settlement offices are slammed, short sales are delayed,and lenders are overwhelmed.

Critics say extending the deadline is an invitation for more fraud.

Source: Reuters News, Corbett B. Daly (06/29/2010)

The Road to Success is Not Straight

Getting to a successful place in your life or business is not always easy. There are a lot of obstacles and challenges that make many people give up. If acheiving success was an easy road everyone would be successful. If getting in shape and healthy was an easy road everyone would be at their ideal weight. If owning a business was easy most everyone would want to do it. I love how David Jones puts it in this quote,

“The road to success is not straight. There is a Curb called Failure, a Loop called Confusion, Speed Bumps called Friends, Red Lights called Enemies, Caution Lights called Family and Flats called a Job. But, if you have a Spare Tire called Determination, an Engine called Perseverance, Insurance called Faith and a Driver called vision, you will make it to a place called success.”

Here are some tips to achieve success even when you hit bumps in the road.

Commitment-Commit to whatever it is you are doing is key. You are going to have good days and bad days. We all do. I know there are days when I am so productive and I get so much done I surprise myself. Then there are days when I feel like I am spinning my wheels and getting no where. Just make a commitment to not give up. Realize you will have hard days but don’t let those days defeat you or cause you to lose hope. Don’t let hard days derail you and get you off your path to success.

Know your Reason- In network marketing this is often called your “why” or your “vision”. You are often told to know your “why” or to create a “vision board”. This is so you have a clear defined purpose as to why you are trying to achieve success. I think it is a great exercise because in struggles and tough times you are still wholeheartedly committed to reaching your success. You see and know the reason that you are working towards being successful and are less likely to give up. For example if you are working tirelessly on a business and your “why” is to have more freedom, be able to travel more, make more money and help others, a bad day now and then is not going to devastate you and make you quit.

Action- You need to take consistent action to achieve success. Are you trying to lose weight? You can’t get there without taking consistent action with eating right and exercising. Are you working on being successful in your business? You won’t get there if you don’t put in the work and effort. Create a plan for where you want to be in 30 days, 6 months and a year. Figure out the actions you need to take to get there and be persistent in your action. You might not see the results right away but with repeated action you will start to see results.

Be Patient- Success does not happen overnight. If you can combine patience with hard work you will be very happy in the long run. It always gratifying to see the culmination of all your hard work coming together. Things are always more rewarding when you have waited for them and trulyput in the effort to get them. I like to think of my business in terms of a marathon rather than a sprint. I need to be patient, keep at it and be in it for the long haul. There may be people who sprint out ahead of me and start out stronger but it is all about how you finish the race.