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  1. LagunaLauren

    I Think Best When I am ________ .

    *rep++ for starting this thread 1) Shower 2) During or after meditation 3) After a good workout 4) While reclining on the beach watching the waves 5) During/after being on a friend's mega-yacht, beach estate or private jet; nothing motivates me more!! :banana:
  2. LagunaLauren

    Running A Marathon!

    MINDSET 
    I, too, love a good challenge. A marathon still isn't on my bucket list, but you did get my wheels spinning! I think I need a new athletic challenge. I love working out, but it's not a competitive sport for me with an end goal or challengers. Hmmm...
  3. LagunaLauren

    Running A Marathon!

    MINDSET 
    vr4playa-rep+++ for the marathon! Much respect for taking on and completing such a challenge. There's no way in hell I'll personally ever run a marathon, but I'll hold your gatorade! (Actually I was a competitive tennis player until I had 6 knee dislocations in college and major reconstructive...
  4. LagunaLauren

    My Son and His Supposed Learning Disability

    OFF-TOPIC 
    It seems a lot of people were labeled slow or not as bright, etc. Same with my husband who was treated differently than his brothers. In a family of intellectuals, he was treated as if he were stupid. It still affects him, even though he's now in medical school kicking a$$. (He got the top 99.1%...
  5. LagunaLauren

    Congrats Proud Papa - JScott

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Awww! Congratulations and best wishes Jscott! Glad to hear everyone is healthy. Being a parent is indescribable. Enjoy every minute. It goes by so fast!
  6. LagunaLauren

    Introduction

    Chrisc-I admire your candor! Welcome to the forum. Some great advice and mentors here. And don't let your lack of education or experience dissuade you. some of the most successful people in the world came from less than nothing. One of the world's richest Billionaires was a Rusian orphan...
  7. LagunaLauren

    Fastlane = Early death?

    rep+++ michael. GREAT advice. I did the same thing years back, sacrificing my health for my pursuit of my goals, thinking it made me more dedicated or committed. My father died at age 53. Really makes you realize how precious life is and that your body is your only vehicle through which to...
  8. LagunaLauren

    Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

    BOOKS 
    Jack Canfield's The Success Principles is really good. You can get it on Audio CDs also so you can listen in your car. Takes Think and Grow Rich a step further and puts real goals and action steps to the theories. Great inspirational real stories in it as well. John Assaraf's "The Street Kid's...
  9. LagunaLauren

    Running a business from home

    I agree that whatever you do, make sure it's legitimate. You sometimes be creative and still be legal. A friend of mine bought a commercial office space with one of his companies for almost $8Million (worth $14Million now). His other company rents it from his first company that owns it. His...
  10. LagunaLauren

    Selecting a Property Management Company

    REAL ESTATE 
    Chase bank. I have a deposit-only account for my LLC., so I can give the deposit slips to my tenants and they can do the deposits themselves directly. It serves as a holding account and the money is then routed to another account from which I can write checks, etc. A lot of businesses that have...
  11. LagunaLauren

    Tough decisions to make.....

    REAL ESTATE 
    Hakrjak-I have some really nice homes around Dallas. I always did Lease Options. I always get higher-than-average rent ($1,650 - $3,400/mo.) compared to lower area rent comps because they're nice props and people really want the potential opportunity to own it (and are willing to pay a little...
  12. LagunaLauren

    Success Story: Tom

    EXECUTION 
    yveskleinsky- Rep+++! I respect the hell outta you for saying that, alcohol-induced or not! Anyone who abandons their son IS a selfish prick! And, in my experience, anyone who I have met who talks trash about those who have money are broke themselves and are trying to convince themselves that...
  13. LagunaLauren

    Scott Storch: Tales of a Hip Hop Clown

    Interesting how some people who achieve great success continue to reach great heights and do positive things philanthropically and others piss their lives away. A true testament to the idea that money doesn't make you good or bad, it only makes you more of what you already are. If you are...
  14. LagunaLauren

    Deal Analysis

    REAL ESTATE 
    QueensKiddd-On the whole, I agree with others that having property close to where you live is ideal, but I live in Southern California and have had property in Texas for years without any problems. Also, having a condo with long-term renters is different than having a B&B with daily turnover. I...
  15. LagunaLauren

    Skydiving

    OFF-TOPIC 
    WildFlower-I hear ya! I'm a parent too. I just hope that if my kids ever do something like skydiving that they tell me AFTER the fact! I have curbed unnecessary risks since becoming a parent (no more bungee jumping or helicopters). I did take my daughters up parasailing recently. My 4-year old...
  16. LagunaLauren

    What does it feel like?

    HOT! EXECUTION 
    :coco: (kidding!!) ...Wow. Interesting perspective. Personally, I have attorneys and CPAs who strategize to legally ensure that I maximize my tax deductions for my companies and me personally, but I accept that large tax bills come with the territory, especially when I'm bringing in a 7-figures...
  17. LagunaLauren

    Financing a car

    Personally I would never touch a "deal" like this where you finance a used car to someone. I agree with others that the risk is way too great. There was even someone else here that posted that before he became successful, he was hiding his car from repo guys for 5 months. It may take longer to...
  18. LagunaLauren

    What does it feel like?

    HOT! EXECUTION 
    I agree with others here that when you reach a certain financial goal, I think you've focused on it so much that by the time you achieve it, the result seems anticlimactic. I remember in college thinking $100k a year was a lot. I reached that quickly after I graduated, but was already focusing...
  19. LagunaLauren

    The Successful Mindset

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Whatever people want to label "IT". There is some power that happens when you 1) decide what you want 2) Believe you can have it 3) Visualize it as real 4) act in accordance. Seems this is what really fuels the achievements of successful people, MJ included.
  20. LagunaLauren

    Hey Jill! Thanks for the response. And yes, I'm in Dallas every once in a while! Grew up there...

    Hey Jill! Thanks for the response. And yes, I'm in Dallas every once in a while! Grew up there, went to UT in Austin. Own a lot of properties in University Park, Richardson, Garland and Carrollton, so I get back there sometimes. Will have to get together for lunch or something! Would love to...

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