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Unlock the Door to Success with a Positive Attitude

 

You must go after everything with enthusiasm.

“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.”

― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

Once you figure out how important this desire and positive energy is the tricky part comes next. How exactly does one maintain this attitude?

How to Maintain Positive Attitude

1)Use Books, Audio and Videos To Overload Your Brain With Positivity

We live in the information age! Use every single resource available to flood your mind with positivity. Avoid anything negative. Some people even go so far as to avoid the news(which we highly recommend)! Allow yourself the privilege of drawing strict boundaries to what you are exposed to in the media. By filtering the information that you let into your head you can dramatically increase your ability to stay positive and focused on what truly matters.

2) Contribute in a Meaningful Way

It is a lot easier to feel better about life when you do something to earn those emotions. When you contribute to the community and help others, it not only lifts up those around you, but it lifts your spirits up as well! This optimism you feel from your actions is something you can take with you every day.

3) Keep Positive Thoughts

If you hear, see or feel a negative thought stop it in its tracks. Write it down then throw it out. Replace it with a more balanced and positive thought. Repeat. This is a new habit you must instill for success. When you think positive it will attract the best outcomes.

4) Be Grateful

A big part of seeing the world in a more positive light is being able to appreciate all the wondrous advantages bestowed on us. Think about it, not even the most dominant rulers of empires forgotten had the technological advantages that we take for granted today. Gratitude makes all the difference in this world, and if you take the time to recognize what you have you will truly be in a better place.

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Jacob Blackett

Originally from Reno, Nevada, Jacob began his real estate career in 2010 as a sophomore at the University of Nevada, Reno, when he bought and sold his first two residential “fix and flip” properties in Southern California.

In 2014 Jacob founded Holdfolio and by the end of 2019, Holdfolio had amassed a rental portfolio of 141 single-family homes and 412 apartment units. At this time Holdfolio was fully vertically integrated, meaning they were operating every aspect of the investment cycle which included acquisitions, procuring bank loans, raising capital from investors, running a full-service property management company, a licensed construction company, and performing their own asset management.

Fueled by low interest rates and strong rent growth, real estate values increased steadily and dramatically between 2010 and 2020, and by early 2020 Holdfolio could not pay as much as other firms on new acquisitions. Jacob took this as an opportunity to sell all of Holdfolio’s holdings and pivot the business model to see more deal flow and invest with much larger and more experienced firms, which is how Holdfolio operates today.

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