$8 million or $40,000? Are you too secure with yourself to make a lot of money?

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Barbara Corcoran says the most successful people she knows are the ones who can "take a hit" and come back the fastest.

Barbara Corcoran Real Estate Secrets - Business Insider

It's not that they work harder. They work as if they have something to prove. She says "insecurity is a wonderful motivator," and her top people make millions compared to the average of $40,000 in her industry.

Sales expert Tom Hopkins has similar thoughts, saying successful people "have something to prove to somebody" who doubted them along the way.

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  • Profile picture of the author trader909
    Many people plateu....they get to $100K,$150k..get comfortable and say time to ease off.

    The top 1% have goals they cannot reach.

    Look at the Glencore CEO...floats the company on the stock market and pockets about $10 BILLION. (varies who you read it from) Does he retire? Nope. A year later he publishes an article about how he doesn't have time to "holiday" etc...up at 6:00am every day hard to work. It boggled my mind. But these people are programmed differently hence they make billions $$$$.

    Set high goals...may seem "dreamer" to most but it'll keep you pushing on.

    I read once about sharp shooters. The also rans were happy to hit the bulls eye. The top 1% wanted to hit the middle of the bulls eye. different mindset.

    Is there a huge difference between $200k per annum and $2 million+? Most of it is the amount $$$ wise of the deals you are closing. You'' find it VERY hard to get rich selling $7 e-books..for sure.

    Mingle with some deca+ millionaires...it's not brains i can tell you that ;-)
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    • Originally Posted by trader909 View Post


      I read once about sharp shooters. The also rans were happy to hit the bulls eye. The top 1% wanted to hit the middle of the bulls eye. different mindset.
      Reminds me of something Tiger Woods said once: It is easier to win a major (maybe not lately haha) because not many in the field truly believe deep down they can win it, whereas in a regular tournament almost all believe they can win. In a major, he was ahead of the field before anyone hit a ball.
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  • Profile picture of the author misterme
    She said it's the ones who bounce back the fastest from taking a hit are the ones who are most successful. It's because they're not taking indefinitely to lick their wounds and they're not turned off to the job because of the hits, so their performance isn't impacted and so they're available and open to more opportunities which in turn lead to more sales.
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    • Originally Posted by misterme View Post

      She said it's the ones who bounce back the fastest from taking a hit are the ones who are most successful. It's because they're not taking indefinitely to lick their wounds and they're not turned off to the job because of the hits, so their performance isn't impacted and so they're available and open to more opportunities which in turn lead to more sales.
      Good point, I added "the fastest" to the OP. As an example of someone like this, she talks about The Taiwanese Condo Queen and how she revolutionized NYC real estate here:

      http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-...ithout-me.html
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  • Profile picture of the author Slab
    Money is not everything.
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    Sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree?

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    • Profile picture of the author Jeff Schuman
      I like Barbara on the Shark Tank. I know she has a net worth of millions and maybe even a billion or more depending on what you read.

      I know in my case in my first sales career I got comfortable at $100,000 a year. The same thing online. Sometimes we have thing happen to us that knocks us down and does have something to do with what we earn. 3 heart attacks before I was 40 has effected me, but not stopped me.
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    • Profile picture of the author socialentry
      Originally Posted by Slab View Post

      Money is not everything.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason Kanigan
    Two variables here:

    Head Trash - belief that you're worth only so much; your comfort zone limits your income. Hit it, and you will find ways to screw up the rest of the month or year.

    Self-Esteem Tied to Role Performance - Our society sets this up and it's evil. If you fail in a role, you haven't failed as a human being. But we, unthinkingly, set it up that way. Disconnecting your role performance from your self-esteem is critical and not easy to do.

    If I told you that you could make 400 dials and you WOULD make a $10,000 sale, guaranteed, would you do it? Most people would like to, but say No. It's not rational. Something irrational is getting in the way.

    I've seen this video before, and what Barbara is talking about is the Self-Esteem Connected to Role Performance issue. People don't bounce back because they are too emotionally tied to the outcome: they "fail" at selling and so feel they've "failed" as human beings. And Quit.
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  • Profile picture of the author DaniMc
    Having something to prove is definitely a motivator.

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      • Profile picture of the author DaniMc
        Originally Posted by Jason Kanigan View Post

        Dan that is so Not You.
        LOL - yeah not usually - But honestly - I say that to myself at least once a week.

        When I am feeling comfortable and wonder why I would want to work so hard to reach that next level.

        There are some people who place their own limitations on the people around them. They attempt to define what is possible by their own limited beliefs.

        They think everyone else is pretty much like them. With the same limitations.

        I don't know who these people are. I don't associate with people like that...but whoever these people are...

        I gotta prove them wrong. I want to show them their limited perspective and small beliefs don't apply to me.

        It is a great way to force myself to move up to that next stage.
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        • Profile picture of the author socialentry
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  • Profile picture of the author Samuel Adams
    Maybe she is into investment properties, rather than selling residential homes as the average real estate agent is? That would make a difference in her income potential. Also, successful host of a highly visible TV show, a chunk of income must be coming from that.
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  • Profile picture of the author trader909
    no matter how hard you work selling re-hashed $7 wso's....you aint getting rich! (90%+ here)

    The biggest contract i ever did see was for $77 million over 12 month the comm's would have been worth over $1.5million. It opened my eyes to a different world. Either put effort into closing huge deals/big money or waste your time selling $7 reports, there's only so much time.

    One here $50 a day is greeted with a party by many....so sad.
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