The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

The flip is often located somewhere between six hundred and two thousand miles away from where they live, and they have more faith in their cell phone's power to set things right from afar than a revival preacher has in Jesus.They beat their chest for two days with self-congratulatory posts boasting about how their flip's certain to be a triumph of the will, usually because of their prior life experience, upbringing, or general mastery of the art of manliness. 

I'm soaking up as much knowledge as possible, through podcasts, various youtube videos, guides here on Bigger Pockets, and anyone who's willing to talk real estate with me.I've started looking into the local REIA groups to meet other investors in the area, just to get some insight into challenges, triumphs, and over all experience in the business here in Charlotte and surrounding areas. 

For some, our formative years helped mold and shape us into the triumphs we succumb to.

If you say nothing out of pity the wet machinery of scheming in this woman's brain will be unable to grasp that and will, in her dullness, grasp for the belief that yes, she managed to get one over on you, and that, to her, is an extraordinary triumph.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

What would you tell your younger self on day 1 that you started working on a MF acquisition that you either learned the hard way, avoided by luck, or triumphed over.For instance:I was listening to a Rod Khleif podcast and heard someone mention a strategy for raising rents and keeping the tenants on a property they acquired.

The opportunities for education and improvement are literally never-ending, with constant opportunity for challenge and triumph.

I need to celebrate small triumphs, be present for others, thank others, allow my mind to take a break, keep my mind more open, laugh more, and smell the roses. 

My reference is to real estate investing success, not personal triumphs.