Coach Carson

  • Start Here
  • About
    • Contact
  • Articles
    • Archive
  • Podcast
  • Courses
  • Tools
  • Free Newsletter

There Are No Secrets

By Chad Carson Filed Under: Personal Productivity & Growth

NOTE: I wrote about no secrets in The 7 Principles of Success at CoachCarson.com.  But the subject is so important, I wanted to expand on it again by itself.


Secrets sell.  That’s why late-night infomercials and hucksters of all kind pitch their snake oil as “new” or “little known” or “exclusive.”

But you know the truth.

Whether it’s a diet, an exercise routine, building wealth, or starting a business, there are no secrets.

There ARE subtle distinctions and key pieces of information you can pick up along the way.  But, the core of success in any endeavor is an open book.  It really comes down to this:

Mastery of the fundamentals

The fundamentals are the key skills or areas of competency mastered by the experts of a craft.

An excellent medical doctor trains on the fundamental processes of health, disease, and the human body.

An excellent carpenter becomes an expert with the tools of his trade and the processes of applying those tools.

An excellent real estate investor masters core competencies like:

  1. real estate valuation
  2. financial analysis
  3. real estate law & contracts
  4. construction & development
  5. property management
  6. marketing & sales

The fundamentals also include the old-fashioned, universal success principles of hustle and building quality relationships.

It’s not so secret that when you combine core skills, hustle, and quality relationships, it’s hard not to be successful over the long run.

But this old school approach doesn’t mean you can’t have quick and incredible success, too. You can.

It’s just that if you want the quick and incredible, you have to work incredibly hard and study your craft with incredible intensity.

The main point here is that you reap what you sow. Only con men and criminals try to get around that principle (unsuccessfully in the big picture).

But it’s easy to get sucked into manipulative sales and marketing tactics by those who don’t have your best interest at heart. They usually tug on one of a few emotional levers, like:

  • Exclusive information … i.e. secret, little known, expert-only information that will finally solve your problems
  • Fear of loss … i.e. if you don’t get this information, you will lose
  • Social comparison … i.e. so-and-so knows this information and look how much more successful he/she is than you

After you’re made to feel ignorant, afraid, and completely inadequate as a human being, hope is restored with the limited time opportunity to buy an amazing product or service. They’ll even allow you to pay with installments.

Gee, thanks.

At CoachCarson.com I’m trying to build something different.

I do love sharing helpful ideas (see my Book Reviews, Guest Experts, and Business-Money-Life Project), but like your old favorite high school or little league coach, I don’t believe you need new information to become good enough.

Instead, I hope to remind you of the wisdom you already know. And I want to reinforce your desire to learn and your zeal to improve.

Coaches, teachers, and especially gurus don’t supply the magic. Playbooks and tactics, no matter how good or secret, don’t win the game.  The players on the arena floor either get it done or not.

So, the mission at CoachCarson.com is about you, the player.  I want to help you win with money and real estate investing, but to do that you must become better. Your growth and improvement as a person will be the foundation of your success as an entrepreneur and investor.

So, thank you for allowing me to play the role of coach in a small or a big way in your game of real estate investing and wealth building.

I’ll continue giving you my best with free articles each week. And when I get past my own busy real estate projects (the plan is later this year), I will introduce some new and updated online classes to go into more depth about the fundamentals of real estate investing and wealth building.

Enthusiastically your Coach,

Chad signature

PS – The biggest compliment you can pay me is to share this with a friend. Thank you!

 

 

Get My Free Real Estate Investing Toolkit!

Enter your email address and click "Get Toolkit"

Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription.

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.

NO Spam. Unsubscribe anytime with 1 click. Powered by ConvertKit

Related

Tagged With: no secrets

Comments

  1. our next life says

    April 19, 2016 at 3:14 pm

    Such an important reminder! Especially now, with all data democratized online, there truly are no secrets. In the past, realtors might have been able to be the gatekeepers to home price data, or doctors were the only ones who might know what ails us, but it doesn’t work that way anymore. So if anyone claims to have a secret, I’m immediately distrustful because in addition to everything you said, I also just assume they must be delusional! Any person can find any info they need now. 🙂

    • Chad Carson says

      April 20, 2016 at 12:07 am

      Yeah, good points! Leading with the “secret” line makes me distrustful as well. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Brian - Rental Mindset says

    April 20, 2016 at 3:31 pm

    I like that. I tend to say – even if you were given a perfect how-to guide, it still requires action. Often the difference between an investor and a wannabe is just doing it!

    • Chad Carson says

      April 20, 2016 at 6:21 pm

      Ha, Ha. Good point.I’m not against the how-to guide (hey, I’ve got a blog!), but I just think people aren’t doing enough of the action part.

My New Book (Now on Amazon!)


Free Toolkit


ABOUT COACH

Chad Coach Carson
About Me


How Can I Help You?


GET STARTED

RETIRE EARLY

DO MORE DEALS

TOOLS OF TRADE

HOUSE HACKING

LANDLORDING

FINANCING

BE YOUR BEST

Let’s Get Social!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Search box

Products I Like

May contain affiliate links (Disclosure)

Cozy logo

Free online management software. Collect rent, screen tenants, and more.


Online management software that I use. Useful when you scale your self-management to more properties.


Invest as little as $1,000 in real estate crowdfunding loans to other investors.


Free software to track your net worth & portfolio in real time. Fun & intuitive to use.

Top Posts

  • The Best Real Estate Investing Strategy
  • How to Pick the Ideal Location For Investment Properties – a Comprehensive Guide
  • How to Run the Numbers For Rental Properties – Back-of-the-Envelope Analysis
  • The 35 Best Niches For Real Estate Investing (& How to Choose Yours)
  • Enroll in Free 7-Day Course – How to Get Started (or Restarted) With Real Estate Investing
  • The Baby Steps to Your First Rental, Flip, or Wholesale Property (6 Case Studies)

Top Resources

I have 85 recommended tools for you to become better as a real estate investor. My first priority is helping you, my reader, to learn and improve. These tools and resources helped me and I'm hopeful they will help you too.

Check out these tools and resources here: 85+ Recommended Tools & Resources For Real Estate Investors

Affiliate Disclosure

I recommend books, tools, and other resources from time to time using links within my articles. In some cases these links are affiliate links. This means that if you click through and purchase, my company will receive a commission on the sale. These commissions help pay the bills around here (and avoid the need for spammy ads). But keep in mind that I only recommend a product or service if I’ve used it and personally believe in it. And I’ll recommend something that’s good whether it has an affiliate link or not. My first priority is helping you, my reader, to learn and improve.

  • Start Here
  • About
  • Articles
  • Podcast
  • Courses
  • Tools
  • Free Newsletter

Contact·Copyright © 2019 · Disclaimer & Privacy·