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Here is a great article from someone that I look up to in Real Estate and who has inspired me to be better and do better. In the famous words of the Nike slogan, "Just Do It!" (Seriously, just do it, go ahead and read on, another one of Jared James' keys to success and let it be another nugget to help you.) Enjoy! Key to Success: Just Do It!

By Jared James

The mega brand Nike is known worldwide for its catchy slogan “Just Do It!” I think this is partly because so many of us want to feel like we relate to this phrase and it in some way speaks to us, but my experience as a speaker and trainer tells me different.

I recently attended a REIA meeting (Real Estate Investors Association), which take place all over the country and is a great place to find quality investors (a portion of the market that is way underutilized by the REALTOR® community in my opinion).

What struck me about this meeting were the similarities I found in the attendees now compared to last meeting I attended almost three years ago. At one point, the host asked the crowd a very important question, “How many of you have purchased at least one property in the last year?”

It sounds like a pretty simple question for a group of investors but I was amazed to see that, just like the crowd I witnessed three years ago, only about 10 percent of the crowd raised their hands. I started thinking about this and my experiences with literally tens of thousands of REALTORS® and sales people over the past years and I came to three conclusions.

First, people love to learn new things. We love to expand our knowledge wherever possible.

Second, people love to plan.