Calendar Have you ever started a day thinking, "I have plenty of time today! I could catch up on my reading, or I could write a couple of blog articles, or I could call some of my previous clients, or I could…." Then the phone rings, you check email, and before you know it the day is gone. How many of those "coulds" did you actually accomplish? If you're like most people, that lack of structure – that lack of specific goals – led to very little accomplishment. Keep that up for a month or a year, and what will you have?

Now that we're into December, it's goal setting and business planning time. Do you know where you're going? The new year stretches out ahead with plenty of open days. This is your chance to make sure you do have a year of success in 2010.

I think one of the best definitions of "success" is by Earl Nightingale: "Success is the progressive realization of a worthwhile goal." There's that word again – "Goal."

PlanYour goals need to be something worthwhile enough to keep your head in the game and allow you to jump over all the natural life/business hurdles that you'll face. These goals also need to be in alignment with your values, those things you are naturally drawn to – not the "shoulds" – and those things that resonate for you.

But any goal is just a wish without a plan. Deciding where you are going and planning how you can get there are key to building the strong foundation in your business that will in turn support you to reach those goals. Just like building a skyscraper, you don’t simply start piling steel and bricks together at street level.

First, you plan – you decide what you want, you create charts or drawings that will get you to your goal, and you figure out what steps to take along the way. Then, you build a deep foundation to support your building; the higher the building, the deeper and stronger the foundation. In business, too, building that strong foundation is essential because it allows you then to fully use your skills, talents, and resources. 

How do you create a strong foundation for your real estate business? 

  1. Align your goals with your values.
  2. Create plans of action where you implement raised standards and extend boundaries.
  3. Create reserves of money, opportunity, time, energy by knowing and tracking numbers.
  4. Eliminate psychic vampires (energy drainers, unresolved problems)

2010 SuccessWhen you build that strong foundation, you will have more time, money, balance, and satisfaction. Then once you have the foundation, you can revisit your plan and make sure it still works. Remember, your plan is a living thing. If something you thought would work is not working, you'll need to re-strategize. You'll have that freedom to change direction because of your good foundation.

Remember what Earl Nightingale said about "…the progressive realization of a worthwhile goal." This means that a goal is something you work continuously toward until you accomplish it. You don't build a skyscraper or a successful business in a day. But you can do it in a year – this coming year - if you have specific goals and a plan to reach them.

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Will you Take My Challenge and increase your income? Here's what one student said:

"In 2006 I left REMAX and went to Prudential in West Chester OH. I was in a slump and Bob Daniel handed me $100 and told me to sign up for some Real Estate Game that Patti Kouri was conducting. It was the best money spent.  Last year (2008) I did 100 transactions. It all began with you, Ms. Patti. My thanks." - Pamela Bensen

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This blog post serves one purpose.

To give you perpective of what happens when agents who
at any level of this business from anywhere in the country
get mean (not nasty) and serious about what it takes to
earn green!

Download it.

I've recorded 3 or 4 stories from agents, probably people
you know, and have done business with, or at least, you
know someone like this, who sunk to the bottom
of the business or risen from the depths to the top.

The stories you're about to hear, come from a group of
17 Realtors who over the last 30 days 'played' to win
the Real Estate Game.

They recognized they were either at the bottom, rising
to the top, or were stuck in between and took a step forward
to identify their limiting factors in their lives and
business...

...And attacked those problems (got mean) and became
more effecient with their time to earn more Green!

Download Your Free "Mean Green" Audio Here

These stories are unsolicated.
100% true.
Come from agent just like you.

Most importantly are from previous cynics and skeptics
that "this stuff" doesn't work and is not for me.

The "stuff" these 17 agents fought bitterly against are
likely the same issues that frustratingly hold you back
from the solutions to achieving your highest goals.

+ Staying focused on income producing activities
+ Treating your profession like a business
+ Setting up systems that support you
+ Filling the "pending pipeline" 30, 45, 60 days out
+ How to balance in a -normal- personal life
+ Add your own here!

As this challenging year draws to a close, can you
predict what your 2010 will bring? More of the same?
Or more slices of the Game?

Download Your Free "Mean Green" Audio Here

Take stock in your abilities. Peek over the shoulders of
agents who are successful. And right now listen to
some of those stories to gain a slice of their wisdom

Sincerely,

Coach Patti Kouri

PS: After listeng you'll probably want to know what
their little secret is... They played The Real Estate
Game for just 30 days.

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I just love this idea.  What a great proposal Richard Weisser has come up with to save the real estate market.  Tell me what you think.  Coach Patti

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Via Richard Weisser Coweta Fayette Real Estate ERA United Realty:

Taking a new path in the A lot of real estate agents are speaking as if the door on real estate sales will be slammed shut if the federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers is not extended. And while this opportunity to collect cash has had a very positive effect on sales in the lower price ranges, it really hasn't meant much to sellers with homes valued in excess of $200,000.

My preference is to let this credit just go away. The expiration of the credit could actually lead us back to a true fair market, where buyers buy because they need a house rather than just trying snag a great deal with future profit potential.

I would like to propose an alternative remedy to help sale in all price ranges. My proposal would really create interest in buyers that could really stimulate the market, and it is the only remedy that I have even seen proposed that would actually correct the mistakes of the past.

The solution I am proposing is to make all down payment monies for a personal residence up to and including a cash sale an income tax deduction. Not a refundable credit, just a deduction against income.

This also would encourage buyers with both cash and significant incomes to get back into the market. It would lead us back to the days when more down payment was better, and smaller mortgages would prevent the short position debacle that we are experiencing today.

The higher end market would see an extensive boost in sales, and prices would stabilize. And once again, homeowners will be encouraged to have equity in their homes to cushion them against negative market forces.

So what do you think? A dollar for dollar tax deduction for down payments on a house sounds like a good idea to me!

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I've received a lot of great feedback from some really frustrated Realtors who want a way out of this mess. Seems the message in my newest report really opened some eyes.

After reading "7 Deadly Mistakes Stopping You From Getting What You Want From The Real Estate Business"... a lot of people got the picture and instantly knew they had to do something to fix their real estate careers. But for some, knowing what to do and "doing it" consistently and effectively is another story.

That's why I used the "proven real estate success formula" I developed from years of experience (and good advice from others) to create "The Real Estate Game."

People needed a vehicle to help them apply these "enhancements" on a daily basis. And practicing good habits OFTEN is the only way to break-free from a career of spinning your wheels, and start living a life of prosperity.

So today starts our ""Win A Free Pass To The Real Estate Game" Blog Comment Contest

And YOU could be one of three deserving Realtors to win a Free Pass to "The Real Estate Game."

The winner will attend morning teleconference sessions as a player of "The Game" to get grounded for their day. Just 30 minutes at the beginning of your day... can get you focused on what you have to do... so you can hit the ground running!

Sessions of "The Game" are strictly limited to just 20 players. These players are all accountable to each other for an entire 30 days. This fact is responsible for the dozens and dozens of success stories I've received from Realtors who are loving life after playing "The Game."

Sessions of "The Real Estate Game" take place Monday through Friday in the morning. And these sessions go on for 4 weeks. During this time, the players "game" is really played AFTER the morning phone session. All day long, on weekends too.

Points are awarded for doing specific revenue-generating activities. So throughout your day, you can be racking up points for doing the "right things", and enjoying the benefits of more SELLABLE listings, more pending transactions, and MORE closed deals...

Bringing You The FULL Commission You Deserve!

The winner of each 30-Day session of "The Real Estate Game" wins a Free Pass to attend the next session. And you could be a winner this Sunday, and grab 1 of 3 Free Passes going out to our Blog Comment Contest winners.

Here's how to enter:

1) Leave a comment to this blog post below, answering this question... "How do you think winning a Free Pass to The Real Estate Game will help your career and improve your life?"

2) Leave your name and email address (won't be viewable in public) so we can contact you if you win.

Our "Win A Free Pass To The Real Estate Game" Blog Comment Contest has already started, and runs until Sunday August 30th at 12:01am Eastern time.

Look for an email from me later on Sunday where I'll announce the 3 winners. This choice will largely be based on the improvements they want to make to the way they do business... How they think their lives will improve by getting on the right track and being held accountable to their peers.

When I announce our winners, you'll get more details about "The Real Estate Game."... why it has the power to transform your career... and when we will be opening for enrollments to a limited amount of real estate agents and brokers who want more.

Talk to you soon.

Patti

 

 

 

 


A recent lesson to getting Wealthy (not just rich) I learned from
master business & personal performance guru Tony Robbins is
FOCUS = POWER.

What you focus on is what you empower.

Do you want to make more money?
Do you want quicker selling listings?
Do you just simply want peace of mind?

You may not be aware of this, but everyday you're exposed to 9,
13, 17 and on some awful days 51 distractions that yank your
FOCUS away from getting what you deserve.
 
It's not your fault.

The same way no one gave your parents the instruction manual
on 'how to raise you', no one handed you the "operations guide"
to navigating your life.

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Plain and simple.
 
If you FOCUS on what makes you feel Wealthy and Rich, it will
POWER you though the 9 to 51 distractions everyday that drain
your chances of you getting what you deserve.
 
Here's 3 Proven Steps to stopping that drain...
 
1) BOOK "YOU" TIME: Life is short. So it all starts with getting
clear on what you want. So right NOW, I mean right now, book
20-45 minutes of distraction free time for this evening or
weekend.

This is the 1st step to creating the space and time to getting
clear on the motivations behind what you do. You might be
shocked to learn that MONEY isn't what motivates you...

2) ASK YOURSELF WHY I AM DOING THIS: Now that you've
created 20-40 minutes of distraction free time, find a small
piece of paper and a pen and answer yourself these questions.

Why the heck am I working so hard?
What am I working for?
Have I generated the results I wanted?

There's an intrinsic part of you that knows exactly what you
want, when you want it, and knows how to get it.

The problem is that little guy/gal's voice is drowned out by
the demands of all the other noises pulling at your attention.

Now that you've got your inner voice's "demands" in writing,
become the mouth piece of it's success.

3) LEARN TO SAY NO: Why the heck in the world did your
intrinsic motivations become so drowned out in the 1st place?

You've allowed the demands of saying YES to the wrong things
monopolize your time and have you say NO to the right things.

After you repeat this exercise a few times over the course
of a few weeks, your ability to recognize the things you
should say NO too become clearer... much clearer.

If you've enjoyed this little exercise and are looking for more
ways to get more from your life and business, I just released
a new report you should definitely read!

http://TheRealEstateGame.com/report

It's called the "7 Deadly Mistakes Stopping You from Getting
What You Want from The Real Estate Business", that they
didn't teach you in reach estate school.

Regardless if you're new to the business or are a seasoned
veteran, if you face challenges in your career and personal
life this Special Report will help you start to melt away those
frustrations and anxiety points.

For instance Deadly Mistake #3, if you struggle with keeping
your Personal Life separate from you Professional Life, you'll
begin to see where you are failing to institute boundaries and
and say "NO" to those, which that keep you "comingling"
your time and distracting you from getting what you want.

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With the abundance of time you can create to get the things
you really want, in this Special Report, Mistake by Mistake you
will help yourself get clear on getting more for you, your family,
and friends...

...to live the life you've always wanted!

To Your Success,
Patti Kouri

 


New Free Special Report For Real Estate Agents
and Brokers Who Want MORE...

From: Patti Kouri

So many real estate agents and brokers who I run into ask me the same questions. And have the same frustrated and puzzled look on their faces.

"Is everyone having the same problems I'm having in this bad real estate market?"

"Are earnings down for all realtors?"

"Is this ever going to get better?"

Well, let me assure you things will indeed get better. But not for everyone.

We may never see those "effortless" sales in such great numbers again, like you did in the early and mid 2000s. That means the real estate professionals who make an effort to get better at what they do... and eliminate their career-crippling bad habits... will be the individuals who will enjoy things getting MUCH better.

And those who choose to practice real estate like they've been doing it for the last 5...10... or even 20 years? They'll have a real tough time of it. So much so, that many will end up leaving the business all together.

That's really a shame. Especially since it doesn't have to be like that for them. And it doesn't have to be like that for you, either.

Which is why I'm releasing my new free Special Report to enable realtors who are struggling in this economy (or who just want more than they're getting now) to get their heads on straight...and WIN in this challenging real estate economy...

"7 Deadly Mistakes Stopping You From Getting What You Want From The Real Estate Business"

If you're not content with letting this economy kick you in the butt, and you're not alright with having to leave the business and get a "real job", you've GOT to download your Free copy now: 

www.TheRealEstateGame.com/Report

Success in real estate? It all comes down to taking a good look at how you operate now, and the situation you find yourself in. Are you happy with your real estate career? Are you happy with the income you're making right now? Are you enjoying every day, whether you're working or playing?

Then it's about applying some simple shifts in thinking... so you head down the right "path to success"... and stay there!

Get your copy of "7 Deadly Mistakes Stopping You From Getting What You Want From The Real Estate Business" today, and make time to read it right away. (It's pretty short, and won't take much of your time at all.)

See, the faster you make these discoveries that could change the course of your career and your income, the faster you can start experiencing the results.

And when you do, I want to hear about it! Let me know about the "ah-ha" moments you had when reading the "7 Deadly Mistakes..." report. How do you think these strategies are going to affect your day-to-day activities? And your income?

Leave your comments in the "Comments" area below this blog post. I will be by to see what you have to say.

Once you request your copy of my special report, you'll be hearing about a "private" video presentation that goes even deeper into what you'll uncover in the report. This Free "private video" will only be available to my "7 Deadly Mistakes..." report readers. So...

Get Your Copy Here:
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Talk to you soon.

Patti Kouri

 

 

 

Child's bicycle with training wheelsIs there anyone out there who likes to fail? I'm guessing there isn't, and yet some of the most successful people learn to fail their way to the top.

Girl riding bicycle in parkThink back to when you learned to ride a bicycle. With training wheels, it was easy and a good introduction, but you yearned to ride free. Then the training wheels came off…and things became more difficult! You were scared, but excited. You struggled to stay upright and endured the inevitable falls, bumps and bruises, and scrapes. You kept going. You looked forward to the time when you would succeed, when you would at last ride free on your own. So you kept at it and eventually mastered it. Once you were confident that you wouldn't fall, you started to add your own flair with one-handed and even no-handed riding. Wow, that felt powerful!

But now you are an adult, a businessperson. Do you approach the development of new skills with the same eagerness? Do you jump at the chance to move forward applying new skills with excitement? Do you have the will to perform unsuccessfully until you master the challenge? Do you jump at the chance to try something new or to prove yourself in the face of unforeseen obstacles? If you are like most people, the answer is probably "No."

So what’s has changed since your bike learning days? For one thing, I’ll bet that you’ve become a lot more concerned about other people’s opinions. You probably often hesitate because of the possibility people will criticize and ridicule. Sure, it can be uncomfortable to try something new, perhaps even scary, but if you take your eye off the goal and instead focus your attention on how others may be viewing you, you are doing yourself a gigantic disservice.

If you are not getting the results you want or have been discouraged by failure, ask yourself these questions:

Do I have an unrealistic timetable?

Maybe you expect to skip steps and succeed on a grand scale immediately. Success is usually achieved by climbing one-step at a time. So, be patient with yourself and resist the temptation to compare your progress with that of others.

Woman bike racerAm I truly committed?

Do you have a burning desire to achieve your goal? It’s essential that you be willing to do whatever it takes (within legal and ethical bounds, of course) and that you banish any thought of giving up before you accomplish

Do I have too many discouraging influences?

Unsuccessful results can be frustrating. That’s why we need to surround ourselves with people who support and believe in us. 

Am I preparing to succeed?

Success in any endeavor requires thorough preparation. Are you taking steps to learn everything you can about accomplishing your goal? This means reading books, taking courses, networking with highly successful people in your field. It means finding a mentor or a coach to work with you. Successful people are always sharpening their skills.

Am I truly willing to fail?

Young woman with winner's trophyFace it: you will fail. You will encounter defeat before you succeed. Look failure squarely in the face and see it as a natural part of the success process. Do not take it personally. It is not about you as a person being bad or good. Welcome failure as an unavoidable yet vital component in the quest to achieve your goals.

Failure is not final; quitting is. But continued attempts, with commitment and diligence, can lead to success.

No, you won't close every sale, and you won’t make money on every investment. Life is a series of wins and losses, even for the most successful. If you make it your business to learn from every defeat and stay focused on the goal, failure will eventually lead you to success. 

Get out there and fail!

 

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Will you Take My Challenge and increase your income? Here's what one student said:

"In 2006 I left REMAX and went to Prudential in West Chester OH. I was in a slump and Bob Daniel handed me $100 and told me to sign up for some Real Estate Game that Patti Kouri was conducting. It was the best money spent.  Last year (2008) I did 100 transactions. It all began with you, Ms. Patti. My thanks." - Pamela Bensen

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Last time I talked about setting goals and seeing it through to reaching those goals. In theory, that all sounds good. But even with goals and good intentions, people don't always reach the goals that they really want. If you look behind the typical excuses – "I ran out of time." "I had a family emergency." "Things are tougher today than they used to be." – you may find that it's one issue that is really holding them back: Fear.

Fear - hiding in bedFear can be a very powerful motivator if your life or the life of someone you care about is in danger. We've all heard about the mother who managed to lift a car off her trapped child. Fortunately, those kind of extreme situations rarely happen. But that doesn't mean that fear leaves us alone.

Quite the contrary. If we let it, fear will run our lives and keep us from getting what we want in life. In reality, the only thing that prevents us from succeeding is…ourselves! We are excellent at procrastinating, not asking for what we want or need or even knowing precisely what it is we want or need. We then find excuses for not creating the behavior, taking the appropriate actions, and taking the steps necessary to learn and move forward.

We're certainly not alone. Fear is something everyone has to deal with. The trick is knowing this and recognizing the common fears so that we can deal with them. Here are six common fears – how many of these affect you?

Shaking with fearFEAR OF FAILURE. One of the main reasons people procrastinate is their fear of failure. They would rather do nothing than risk looking bad, making a mistake, or not completing what they start. Perfectionists are especially susceptible to this one.

FEAR OF SUCCESS. This fear is a little more subtle. We all want success, but to many people success means more stress, pressure, work, and responsibility. If that's your image of success, then it's no wonder you manage to not achieve it. To get past this, you need to be able to revise your image of success so it starts to look more like ongoing fulfillment, pleasure, and satisfaction.

FEAR OF REJECTION. For many people, this is the number one fear in their life. Most people with this fear don't have an inner experience of "being" or "OK-ness." They don't understand that it's not the rejection that matters; it is the understanding that there will always be differences and preferences in life between people and ideas. What does matter is how we learn from, deal with, and respond to the rejection in a healthy, positive manner.

Fear of diving inFEAR OF THE UNKNOWN. We humans like to feel that we know our environment and what to expect from it. We can deal with almost any danger if we know about it. What we can't handle is the unknown. In fact, when faced with an unknown, we can imagine all sorts of horrible possibilities. In this situation, we are prone to staying with what we know – even if it is intolerable – rather than stepping off into the unknown. Why? Because most people would rather live with, and deal with, what they have and know now, then to take a risk with the unknown, believing that it could be worse!  

FEAR OF CHANGE. This fear is the "sister" of the fear of the unknown. Most people talk about changing but few actually do change. There are a couple of reasons for this: First, very few people like to acknowledge that something is wrong or not working in their lives. Second, they don't like the feelings associated with the awkwardness or embarrassment of doing something new or different for the first time. They lack the patience and persistence necessary to endure and internalize the changes necessary to grow.

FEAR OF TAKING RISKS. This fear keeps too many of America's workforce in the same place, even though they wake up every morning hating their jobs, their workplaces, their bosses, their careers or professions. Their work environment may be negative and debilitating. Yet these people will not take a chance on themselves for fear of being judged a failure!

SuccessSomeone recently asked me what I attribute people's success to. I answered in two words: "Learned experiences." Then they asked how does one get learned experiences? Again I said two words: "Make mistakes." When they asked how does one do this? I said just two words: "Take risks!"

Fear is something we live with every day. But HOW we live with it, and how we manage fear, determines how happy and fulfilled our lives will be.

Is fear getting in the way of your happier life?

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Will you Take My Challenge and increase your income? Here's what one student said:

"In 2006 I left REMAX and went to Prudential in West Chester OH. I was in a slump and Bob Daniel handed me $100 and told me to sign up for some Real Estate Game that Patti Kouri was conducting. It was the best money spent.  Last year (2008) I did 100 transactions. It all began with you, Ms. Patti. My thanks." - Pamela Bensen

Play The Real Estate Game®

 

"If you have a goal in life that takes a lot of energy, that requires a lot of work, that incurs a great deal of interest and that is a challenge to you, you will always look forward to waking up to see what the new day brings." - Susan Polis Schultz

Space Shuttle Endeavour LaunchNot long ago I checked off one of my lifetime goals – to see a Space Shuttle launch. I'd dreamed about it for a long time. It took a lot of scrambling and rearranging of my schedule and my husband's for us to be able to make the trip for California to Florida. The launch was scrubbed…and then delayed again…and again! We rescheduled some more, grabbed the last two seats on a flight, and got there to see an extraordinary event from a front row seat.

What I couldn't understand was how some people who had the same chance we did, and who could have been there for the launch, bailed out after one or two scrubs. After all it took to get there, I wasn't about to give up without reaching that goal. Why did they?

I don't have an answer for those folks, but I do know that one answer might be that they didn't really have a goal. They sort of wanted to see the launch, and would have liked to if it worked out, but it wasn't a goal that they had set and worked toward with resolve.

What's the difference? Wanting something is just wishful thinking. Making it a goal gives you a roadmap to reaching it, and a way to measure how you're doing in your quest. Setting a goal gives you direction and an action plan. 

Here is a six step process you can use today to produce greater results through goal-directed action:

  1. Couple with house plansStep one - Define the problem you want to solve. You can't reach a goal if you don't know what it is!
  2. Step two - Make the goal large enough so that it is challenging without being impossible to attain. Effective goal targets fall between a stretch and a pipe dream.
  3. Step three - Develop a goal that is measurable, has a time frame for completion, and then write it down. For example, "I will develop and implement five new systems that will increase my net margins by 2% by November 1st, 2009."
  4. Step four - Ask and answer these fundamental questions:
    1. Business woman climbing ladderWhy this goal?
    2. Why now?
    3. What is the cost if the goal is not met? What are the consequences to my business if I do not reach the goal? 
    4. What is the value if the goal is accomplished?
    5. What resources do I need to reach this goal? Think in terms of both time and dollar costs.
    6. After examining the potential benefits and costs, are you still committed to move forward with the goal? This is the time to reflect and be certain the cost involved in achieving the goal is worth the result. If so, move forward. If not, work on something else.
  5. Step five - Define an action step and take it immediately. The action can be small but it will help move your goal from paper to action.
  6. Step six - Create a measuring tool that contains the elements of constant review and resetting action steps based on actual progress. Be rigorous and tell yourself the truth about how you are advancing.

 

Space Shuttle Endeavour Crew

There's an old saying: "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you're standing still." Goals keep you moving in the right direction – the direction you've chosen, the one that is right for you and your business.

Mine got me to the Space Shuttle launch. Where will your goals take you?

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Patti Kouri, Accelerated Performance Coaching
Helping You Through Self-Made Limitations! 

Will you Take My Challenge and increase your income? Here's what one student said:

"In 2006 I left REMAX and went to Prudential in West Chester OH. I was in a slump and Bob Daniel handed me $100 and told me to sign up for some Real Estate Game that Patti Kouri was conducting. It was the best money spent.  Last year (2008) I did 100 transactions. It all began with you, Ms. Patti. My thanks." - Pamela Bensen

Play The Real Estate Game®

 

 

 

It was one of those "things to see and do in our lifetime" goals – to see a Space Shuttle launch in person.

I am so glad we made the decision to go to Florida to see the launch of Endeavor. It was all at the very last minute – my husband, Matthew, and I had just three days to make air reservations (we got the last two seats and were even upgraded to first class!), we had to clear both of our schedules which were very full, and then had to reschedule air travel and re-clear our schedules again when the launch was scrubbed three times, and there was a day in between the third and fourth try. All our clients realized how important this was to us and supported and cooperated with our rescheduling. They were almost as excited as we were that we were actually going to realize this goal, and at the same time, they could see that we do walk our talk. 

All in all, my husband and I agreed that we would realize the goal of seeing the Space Shuttle launch no matter what and no matter when it went off - and that was it. 

shuttle assembly building Patti and Matthew at NASA

The blast off was one of those moments that absolutely takes your breath away. We were invited to observe the blast from only 3.8 miles away, closer then anyone else could have gotten. It was in the area where the astronauts going up on other flights, and their families, were watching. It was so close we had very strict instructions on what to do if there was a failure at blast off, and on how to get to safety. Thank God, it was a perfect blast off.

Shuttle Liftoff Shuttle Ascent Shuttle Turning Shuttle Downrange Patti and Matthew after launch

We were honored to have been personally invited to be with the VIP group by my husband's cousin, Ray, who works with NASA. Not only were we included in the launch viewing, but the pre- and post-launch events as well.

Shuttle Launch Poster Astronaut-Charlotte-Patti-Matthew

I love NASA. The pride they show, the highest of standards and boundaries they maintain. They take such a stand for their vision and what that vision does for mankind. Nothing gets in the way of them realizing their vision; they focus on what it takes to get it done. NASA is a real community, too. They treat all of their employees and their families just like family. They never take a flight for granted, and they hold human life so high with extreme safety and care. Every time they have to scrub a launch, it costs somewhere around $1 million dollars. But if the conditions are not perfect, they didn't care - safety is still more important. They are so proud to be American and number one in space flight. They want to keep that position and are not willing to be number two, yet willing to work with other nations for the good for all. WOW! We should all run our business and our lives this way. 

I also realized how many people just aborted their goal of watching the blast off and went home once the first try was scrubbed. Even more left on the second try, and and a whole lot more left after the third scrub. I asked myself, "How many people let go of their goal before the miracle of realizing it? What would their life and business be like if they just went that extra mile or extra 1%?"

Experiencing the NASA environment and seeing the Shuttle launch as a very powerful experience that I will never forget. It made me even more proud to be an American. 

Safe flight and happy landings to the astronauts of Endeavor and all the fine people of NASA!

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