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Act Now!
“Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now with- out delay.”
~Simone De Beauvoir
mpowered Greetings.
There are moments in life when you get time sensi- tive information. You are told to ACT NOW! A delay in acting will cause you to miss a deadline or a valuable op- portunity. As I read the quote below by Og Mandino, I knew that I had to share it with the readers of this col- umn.
I have pledged within my- self to post these words in a visible place so that I can read them every day. I pray you do the same, especially
during the seasons in your life when you feel like your dreams have no meaning, your plans are all unaccom- plished goals and your life is a mission impossible. Tell yourself that despite what it looks like, I will ACT NOW!
“I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Hence- forth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, every day, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as in- stinctive as the blinking of my eyelids.
“With these words I can condition my mind to per- form every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these
words again and again and again. I will walk where fail- ures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek rest. I will act now for now is all I have.
“Tomorrow is the day re- served for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomor- row is the day when failure will succeed. I am not a fail- ure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, suc- cess will become wed to an- other and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.”
~Og Mandino
ACT NOW! Don’t delay! Your success is waiting on you to act on it.
I want to coach you to successfully be the best ver- sion of you possible. Let’s stay connected through so- cial media. Follow me:
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Mothers Behind Bars
ronically, March is a month in which International
Women’s Month, Child-Life, and National Women’s Study Month are celebrated. Therefore, we want to honor grandmothers who are raising grand- children because the children’s mothers are in prison.
Moreover, we applaud incarcerated mothers and prison officials who provide an avenue for the mothers to engage in activities that enable them to maintain contact and regular visits with their children. The trou- bling increase in the number of Black mothers who are serving time in prison with their children being raised by grandmothers is a phenomenon that must be ad- dressed.
In fact, women account for the fastest growing jail population with an 800 percent increase over the past 40 years, a rate twice that of men. The increase is at- tributed to low level crime, the inability to post bond, drugs, aggressive enforcement of crime, and disparate sentencing by judges.
Even more troubling is the impact on the children of these women and the community in which the chil- dren live. There are more than 2.7 million children whose parents are currently serving time behind bars. These women are more likely to have been victims of domestic violence often witnessed by the children.
The children of women behind bars are, therefore, more likely to drop out of school, to have feelings of shame, suffer fear and anxiety, grieve the loss of the parent, have emotional and behavior problems, have parent-child detachment issues, suffer withdrawal, de- pression, hyper-vigilance, guilt, eating disorders, anger, aggression, and hostility toward caregivers and siblings.
School-aged children may exhibit serious school-re- lated problems and problems with peer relationships, poor grades and academic performance.
Clearly, there is a need to address the detachment of children from their mothers which ensures the chil- dren will become wards of the penal system as mature adults. Our school systems and juvenile justice systems must cope with more than 2.7 million children with psychological and behavioral problems.
We suggest, therefore, that America’s national emergency, more so than a border wall, must include the dilemma of children separated from their incarcer- ated mothers.
Real Estate Classes Offer Opportunity To Create Millionaires
Anyone who has attended the real estate classes being conducted by Eddie Ser- ralles, left with not just a bet- ter understanding of the process, but a sure-fire way of being successful.
He will offer classes that focus on how to be successful in the field. The classes will be held at The Children’s Board, 1002 E. Palm Avenue, Tampa, 33605. The first class will take place Tuesday, March 26, from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. The classes are free and open to the public.
In the class held at the Children’s Board, Serralles instructed 18 people with his formula for success in the real estate industry.
“First, if you want to be a millionaire, you have to start thinking like a millionaire. A lot of people get caught up in processes that have nothing to do with being successful in this market, and you end up with a real estate license and nothing
EDDIE SERRALLES
else.”
“What I try to do is teach
everyone how they can take advantage of a market that is on the rise, and the formula of achieving loans from lenders without you having to spend a dime.”
Serralles has been suc- cessfully flipping houses and buying rental properties for more than two decades, and also has family members who’ve become millionaires
using his formula.
“In my classes, I try to
cover every detail so when you leave, you’re ready to go out and make a deal.
“All you have to do is be willing to work hard, and have an eye for where all the oppor- tunities are.”
Serralles said he has sur- rounded himself with a team of investors, mortgage brokers who guarantee success when you go out and find properties.
“You can be driving your car and pass opportunities along the way and not see the potential.
“To enter into this career you have to be confident, a great listener, and have a keen eye for good deals. Developing properties for a second income is key to success and the foun- dation for allowing your prop- erties to grow.”
For more information about classes, call (813) 307- 0007 RSVP: Eddie@serralles- group.com
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