Mediocrity and Creativity
Mar 23rd, 2008 by Kevin
Real estate investment expert and author Robert Kiyosaki says over and over that one of the best things about real estate investing is that your ability to be successful in this area is only limited by your creativity. Having vision for what something could be, and structuring deals where all parties end up in a win-win situation.
Marketing Guru, Seth Godin correctly points out that:
“…remarkable visions and genuine insight are always met with resistance. And when you start to make progress, your efforts are met with even more resistance. Products, services, career paths… whatever it is, the forces for mediocrity will align to stop you…”
I thought about this as it applies to our business of offshore real estate investment in Central America. What are some of the forces of mediocrity that we have ran into?
- Lawyers
- Friends disguising resistance with concern for your well being
- People who let fear override common sense
- Investment professionals who work with more traditional investments
In any entrepreneurial venture push-back is discouraging sometimes, but Seth ends his comment with an encouraging and uplifting statement to entrepreneurs everywhere about the forces of mediocrity:
“If it were any other way, it would be easy. And if it were any other way, everyone would do it and your work would ultimately be devalued. The yin and yang are clear: without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it’s unlikely it would be worth the journey. Persist.”
I would add that a ‘can-do’ attitude coupled with smart creativity can always triumph over closed minded thinking.
