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Tell me if this story does not make your ass get uncomfortable. ​ 1912. Stockholm Olympics. Jim Thorpe, an athlete. ​ On the morning of his competition in the decathlon, he discovered something absurd: someone had stolen his shoes. ​ Yeah… no shoes. ​ And look… in 1912, you didn’t have shoe shops in every corner. ​ Well… He didn’t panic. He didn’t call off the event. He went digging through trash cans and found two mismatched shoes, one too big and one too small. He wore extra socks to make the big one fit. Then he went on to win the gold medal. ​ Just like that. ​ And not just in the decathlon. He also won gold in the pentathlon. Barefoot? No. Wearing trash-picked, ill-fitting shoes. ​ Yeah… again, just like that. ​ Of course, Jim didn’t get there by luck. He got there because of years of relentless training, running, jumping, throwing in the hot sun, in the cold mornings, day after day, alone, without sponsors, without social media likes or fancy facilities. ​ What made him special wasn’t talent. It was the brutal consistency, the mindset that said “show up anyway.” ​ While you complain that your coffee is too cold or too hot. That Slack or Teams is giving you a hard time. That the laptop got a new blue screen of death. That the boss is not listening to you. Or all the other things that are not perfect… ​ Someone else is winning gold medals… even on someone’s shoes. ​ Take a look at how other people without perfect conditions are making amazing progress in property investment. ​The 33 Most Asked Questions About Property Flipping​ ​ PD 1: If you liked this email, don't keep it in secret and forward it to a friend. They will thank you enormously one day. PD 2: If somebody has sent you this email and you want to receive emails like this yourself, visit vicentevalencia.com PD 3: If you want unsubscribe, click the link below. ​ ​ |
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