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I seldom contribute to these types of forums, but I too attended Tom Williams’ presentation in Colorado Springs this morning. I was distressed when I received an email for one of the other attendees who found this site and was upset by what they found. I could not let their concerns go unanswered.
I am a full time real estate investor. I probably attend 12-15 free seminars per year and spend $10,000+ per year on seminars to continue my education in real estate. While I find Tom’s personality a little “in your face,� it is actually a fairly common trait of successful people. He is defiantly the sharpest presenter I have seen in years. He is real. In the presentation I actually got two NEW strategies I had not heard of before – that is rare!
Criticism is the refuge of those without the ability or courage to GROW THEMSELVES to become the person that can achieve great things. Success in real estate, as with any endeavor in life, is more a matter of personal growth than techniques or even knowledge.
I started in real estate as an agent in 1972. By the early 80’s when Bob started teaching his “Nothing Down� Program I was a Broker and recognized immediately the value his program offered to the average person to actually achieve any goal (not just monetary) they might want in life. He was so dedicated to having his student successful that he even formed RAND (Robert Allen Nothing Down) Groups in each county he visited for the purposes of providing continuing support for his students. I ran that organization for almost 2 years. I saw it up close and personal from the inside. I know what really goes on after the weekend is over.
During those 2 years I watched and helped coach, on a monthly basis at the meetings and daily for anyone who wanted to call me, the close to 1,200 students that attended his programs. Bob did everything humanly possible to help his students succeed. Of that group, I still remember the names and faces of the 6 people who actually grew themselves enough to become successful, full time real estate investors. There were probably another 30-40 who went from renters to home owners, and that was all they wanted to do.
You may be asking: How is “only� 36 out of 1,200 an endorsement? Here is why. When Bob said “Nothing Down� the rest of the people who attended hear either “No Work� or “Easy Money,� and when the money didn’t fall from the sky into their laps, they quit, if they ever actually started.
There is a saying by those who have actually been successful in real estate: “Real Estate is the best paying hard work and the worst paying easy work on the planet.� That is a truth.
With rare exception, every person I have actually talked to who had negative things to say about Bob either never actually took the course, or in the rare case they did, they never really did the work. The “work� being not just learning the materials, but taking on the life challenge of everyday becoming a better, smarter more skilled person. That is the hardest work that we, as humans, will ever do. That is why so few do it, and why those that do become the heroes, leaders and the icons of each generation.
It is easy to kibitz and throw stones from the side lines – especially when you have never actually put yourself on the line, done what it really takes to be successful and taken personally responsibility for your results, both good and bad.
It is my experience that with Bob and his trainers, in most cases, they want success for their students more that the students want it for themselves. Sad but true.
With that said, I will grant you that the further Bob strays from real estate the less impressed I am. The Cracking the Millionaire Code (which is written in a style that is a little too cute for me) concept of the “Enlighten Millionaire� is spot on. That is an excellent guide to business in general. Unfortunately I must agree that Bob should stay away from also pitching the other non-real estate related programs he promotes. I have some limited experience in most of those other arenas and while his information is accurate, it is not as inspired as his real estate programs.
In closing let me be perfectly clear. If you are really willing to take on the challenge of “being all you can be,� you will not find a better, more committed group of people to support you in your goals than Robert Allen and his staff. You will only fail if you quit on yourself. The person to blame for that is in the mirror, it’s not Bob. It’s called PERSONAL responsibility – what a concept!
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