| By Heather  Are you emotionally stable to 
be financially free? With a little bit of time and self-reflection I 
believe everyone can come to an honest ansIr.  The Story
.During the first month of 2003, things was not looking so great from my point 
of view.
 
 I did not have a places to live and was independently employed 
in a market that had been severely influenced by a downturn in the economy and 
had both been financially affected by a declining stock market as Ill as mistakes 
in real estate investing. I was not only succumbing to various fears, but rather 
being paralyzed by them. I did not lose hope, or belief in myself or even 
in the real estate market. Nor did I get angry and blame it on the authors of 
the books I had read and implemented the concepts of. I did however start to doubt 
that I was destined to be above average, that maybe I was supposed to be just 
like everyone else.   Various fears were creeping up into my everyday life. 
The only hope was to identify them and work to overcome them. I had been partners 
in various businesses before, and they had failed. Why were they not successful? 
I could not quite identify it then, but now retrospectively I can honestly say 
that in one way or another I had sabotaged them, more afraid of success than failure. 
I was not emotionally ready to be financially free, UNTIL NOW!! In February 
of 2003, I took a motivational and financial seminar titled, Creating Wealth. 
For three days I listened intently to the teachers, experienced and successful 
entrepreneurs well versed in the various areas of real estate investing. They 
educated us and taught us to make informed decisions and where to find the information 
to do so. Even more importantly, in that weekend they taught me to believe in 
myself, something I think most people in that room missed, but I did not.  That 
weekend, they helped me work through the first of many successful deals. They 
stood by me and made me believe that I deserved the profits I would make from 
the deal; that composure, compassion and the development of posture was what would 
take me to the next level. I signed a $12,000.00 dollar contract that weekend 
and had the cash within thirty days. In less than a week I was able to secure 
a contract on the foreclosed property I had invested in months before, using a 
technique learned that weekend that allowed me to assist a family with their down 
payment through a charity program. Three weeks later I put nearly $20,000 back 
into my pocket.  Since that time I have purchased over one million dollars 
in real estate, I have sold some for a profit, kept some for rental income and 
purchased homes for my family members. I have recognized the importance of overcoming 
fear and using positive energy to help those who are less fortunate. I have put 
together this story, filled with information and exercises on overcoming fear, 
I welcome you to review and take what is for you and pass it on to someone else 
who may have an interest in overcoming their fears to become financially free. 
 Fear and pride will not provide for you, it will only hinder the greatness 
of the human spirit.  In prosperity and happiness,Heather
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