Reaching The Unreachable Person

I alike it to trying to reason with a fool. if someone simply has no comprehension of what you are talking about you are wasting your breath. You can reason with someone who doesn't share your opinion but you simply cannot with someone who lacks understanding, intelligence or possibly a closed mind.

OH well and for D Ramsey - lol "financial guru"??? I have yet to see it. I don't know the man but from the VERY few comments I have seen, his info was so bad to the end user I actually wrote him, challenged him on his reckless comments without all the facts and guess what... The master didn't even bother to respond. I guess when someone with a depth of knowledge in his area of "expertise" makes an outreach he doesn't respond to them, only those who are financially challenged I guess...

Peace

Hmmm stubborn mule type. Interesting. I was thinking stubborn MALE type. Smiling

Gary, the mules I can deal with it is the jackasses that are problematic :)  Let me be the first to congratulate you on being our next millionaire in the rain----all them nines sure must be exciting!

Now WHY would you think a thing like that? LOL

P.S. I am the mule in that pic with her feet planted firmly in the ground and that male I was referring is the male TRYING to change HER mind without MUCH success. Smiling

Very interesting  post Gary  we cannot change people   what is that saying "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink it " that is what it reminds me of

Hannah

Spoken like a long time married man. Smiling

Gary, this is a great post and I could not agree more about changing others. Being present and realizing there is only one person I can change are some very freeing concepts. Thanks so much.

Cal

Gary,

And not much else you can do until they want to be reached....

Ann Hayden in Wildwood, MO

Hey, love the humor; congrats on the 1M mark.

Hi Gary...as the old saying goes.."you can lead a horse to water, you can't make him drink"

Gary, I just had an appraiser call me a couple of days ago, and the lender is giving him 10 days to get his done!  My seller asked why it's so long, and I guess I'll just forward him your post! (The last paragraph pretty much spells it out).

And, P.S. You are now an official Million Dollar Baby!!!

Congratulations--and you're still just as humble. (I loved Sharon Lee's post aboutcha....didn't know all that PERSONAL STUFF).

Just read Sharon Lee's blog and wanted to offer up a congratulations on this huge milestone.  That is a lot of typing...do your fingers have calluses?

You are so right about that.  The more you pull a stubborn mule the harder it resists.  Yet you put a carrot in front of him, he will walk continously till he gets it.  That is the exact same thing with stubborn people.  Don't force your words on them, lead the way with our words but just telling hthem of your success on the way.  Sooner or later he will get off is butt and start to walk towards that carrot in front of him. 

Excellent advice for real estate professionals.

Have a great day and an outstanding week!  Be sure to have your camera in hand to capture those special moments.

Orchids in the Conservatory at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia.

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

Gary -- While going through posts on the Dave Ramsey group, I found this post today ---- it's so true not only in personal finance, our real estate but truly in our lives -- you know, the real world.   It really is about living like no one else so you can live like no one else.