I just gave away a sample issue of my Mastermind Club newsletter called “Signature Victories.” I asked y’all for victory stories. Two stood out….

Matt wrote in:

“I’d been working for the man for a number of years. The moment came for me to start buying and selling pre-foreclosure houses. In a few short weeks, I picked up three deals. Yes, all with no money down. But getting ’em to the closing table and cashing a check was another story.

In just 7 short days I closed three deals. One, where I made $10,000, the second, I made $25,000 and the last one, where I made $35,000.

Each deal had it’s pitfalls and challenges. The first I had to work with the buyers who were having marital issues to get the closing done.

The second, was simple. Straight cash sale.

The last one, was touch and go for some time. I finally had to negotiate with the banks up until the last minute before the closing to get my deal done. If the bank doesn’t take my offer, I make nothing. If they do, I make $35,000.

They took the offer with just a few minutes to spare.

At the end, I learned to just be patient, persistent and to not let my emotions get in the way. This was a huge leap for me.

From that point on, I knew I could be successful in any business endeavor.

For many years, I’ve learned the lessons of that one week to remind me when the chips are down to just be patient, stick to it, and keep my emotions in check.

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I also got this one, from James:

I get these emails from you all the time, and i keep saying that i’m gonna remove them from my email, since i dont have any money to try one of your gimmicks. Hell, its probably just another one of those scams. I dont even have the money if i wanted to take a chance and try. Whats the use, my wife is probably gonna die on me, and then all i will have left is all these creeps that dont care about me, or any one else except themselves.

I appreciate the offer of “possible victory”, however, my experience has been that LIFE SUCKS, PEOPLE LIE, YOU CANT TRUST ANYBODY, AND THERE ARE NO GOOD PEOPLE LEFT!! THINGS GET WORSE AND WORSE, YOU DIE POOR AND BROKE, WHILE THE RICH GUY, WHO CARES ONLY TO STEP ON THE POOR GUY, GETS RICHER.

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I know Matt, and Matt’s been financially upside down in a bigger badder way than James. Life for Matt has not been all caramel lattes and frequent flier bonus points either.

Matt lives in a GRATITUDE story.

James lives in a DESPERATION story.

Which story do YOU want to live in? You choose. Every day.

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About the Author

Perry Marshall has launched two revolutions in sales and marketing. In Pay-Per-Click advertising, he pioneered best practices and wrote the world's best selling book on Google advertising. And he's driven the 80/20 Principle deeper than any other author, creating a new movement in business.

He is referenced across the Internet and by Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, INC and Forbes Magazine.