As one of the guest speakers, Ms. Chereace Richards, was speaking she shared some extremely wise words with all of us! Her book (The Journey To Becoming Who You Are) challenges you to have Faith, Focus and Action. She explained that you can have faith, but never take action or get focused. Or you can be focused, but you don't have faith. Or how about taking action, but never staying focused OR having any faith? What happens then? NOTHING!
The concepts are brilliant! Having worked with so many people over the years, I can tell you that most have faith but never take action or take action but don't have the necessary faith! I can also tell you that it's a challenge for many individuals and entrepreneurs to stay focused because of life distractions, unwillingness to invest in self, and getting caught up in the NEXT BIG THING SYNDROME!
Here is the very blunt truth of it. People struggle with taking action. People struggle with taking a chance on themselves because they are paralyzed by fear. People struggle with investing in themselves because although they WANT the end result, they somehow convince themselves they can figure it out on their own. I remember having that feeling…it was scary…but you know what I was completely focused, I jumped out there on my FAITH and took IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Vacations, clothes, new shoes and girl's weekends are easy decisions for women to make. A lot of convincing doesn't go into booking a trip.
Investing in a class, seminar, event, mentor or coach however is another story. You second guess, you come up with excuses why not and you push it to the back of your mind even though you know having great credit is an incredibly important asset in today's world. You can have a sufficient income but without good credit, you pretty much are doomed. Remember that seeking credit repair services is not an expense, it is an investment; an investment in yourself to create a brighter financial future for you and your family. Having excellent credit will open the door to your new house with low interest rates or that new car with 0% down and low APR interest rates, or being able to apply for that personal or business loan with no hesitation and the quick approval when applying for an American Express credit card or even a new job or NOT losing your security clearance. As we continue to learn more about the grave importance of having great credit, we need to stop making excuses and decide to do something about it. Keep in mind: just like you wouldn't walk into a courtroom without an attorney facing a DUI or manslaughter charge, you shouldn't try to fix your credit on your own without an expert with the tools and knowledge of how to achieve optimal results for you.
So, until we can get Focused, have Faith and take REAL Action, we will forever be stuck and with that comes BIG regret.
Cheers to Empowerment, Education and Elevation
Stephanie "The Credit Repair Queen" Lawrence
"Guiding you from financial distress to financial success"
