Do you know who David Siegel is?
What about The Queen of Versailles?
Don’t worry – I didn’t either.
So, David and Jackie Siegel are one-time billionaires. He owns a timeshare company called Westgate Resorts. The couple began building an extravagantly lavish mansion in 2004 – 90,000 square feet to be modeled after the Palace of Versailles in France. (Check out the pic below.) That’s more than two Walmarts!
I know, right?!
But the couple ran into some financial difficulties in 2009 and the project stalled at 60% completion.
As business goes sometimes, though, Westgate Resorts’ finances improved, and I’ve just recently learned that the project is back on and expected to be finished this year. Once completed, the house will be one of the largest single-family homes in the United States.
And, even though his company is a fraction of what it was, he’s still worth in the hundreds of millions.
Hey Moguls, Andrew Massaro here to remind us what’s important about this, though…
I remember a really interesting quote from David Siegel:
“If I didn’t watch TV and read the newspaper, I would think this country was in the middle of the biggest boom in its history.”
Boom.
As in… economic boom.
What does this mean?
Obviously, you don’t have to be a billionaire, or a millionaire, or even a genius to realize that the media oftentimes creates fear, negativity and paranoia.
Just check out the beginning of your local news…
‘Mom kills kid. Road rage attack. Feds raid home. Death penalty case...’
How’s that for positivity?
Not so much, huh.
“In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision.”
~Dalai Lama
Choose Positivity
Look, if you’re a news junkie, I have some strong advice for you: Quit that.
Stop it right now.
Do yourself a huge favor and drop out of that world. If you don’t, you could be hearing and experiencing constant fear, negativity, paranoia, anger and general uneasiness.
Drop out… now.
Besides, it’s so much easier - not to mention healthier - to be happy, healthy, content and successful.
How do I know?
Been there, done that.
Know this: What you believe, or more specifically, what your subconscious mind believes - is what your life is like.
If you believe the world is bad and that impending doom is upon us, or that you can’t trust anyone and people are out to hurt you…
Guess what?
You drastically increase the chances of that crap coming into your life.
And I have to mention here, as sad as it may be, you’ve also got to drop the people around you who are negative and spread negativity. You’ll feed off of it in a very bad way. Get it gone. Replace it with people who share your positive attitude and mindset.
The Siegel couple could have thrown in the towel when their giant project stalled and they suffered a huge financial loss. But somehow, they came back. I’m guessing it has a lot to do with the power of positivity.
Remember that your thoughts, feelings and beliefs are a magnet. Choose the light, the good, the positive people. Good results will come of it.
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.”
~Willie Nelson
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Speak Up
How do you stay positive? Share below.
Drop things from your life that bring negativity.
Choose to be positive and see the good.
Surround yourself with positive people.
Andrew Massaro
, also known as "The Maestro", is the founder of Wholesale Coaching, Inc. and is one of the most sought-after wholesale and REO coaches in the U.S. A University of Florida graduate, Andrewís house flipping career started in 2005, during one of the most dramatic and awe-inspiring real estate booms in recent memory.
After many years of success flipping houses in Tampa Bay, Andrew began also pursuing his passion and purpose: hands on, one-on-one coaching and mentoring other investors. Through Wholesale Coaching, students interact with and are coached by Andrew, personally. He has the unique ability to teach and guide his fellow investors to the results they desire. The one-on-one interaction and partnership is the key and what really sets him apart from others who offer coaching.
Andrew is also a loving husband, father to a beautiful little girl, Charlie Lynn, and an active board member of Current of Tampa Bay, a non-profit focusing on humanitarian efforts and showing love to underprivileged individuals.