Use Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps' Training Habits to Supercharge Your Real Estate Investing

In his quest for a record 10 Olympic gold medals in swimming, Michael Phelps trains to win. After watching Michael Phelps' training routine, I realized that real estate investors can utilize his techniques too.
The keys to Michael Phelps' training are:
1. Prioritize the Day
Michael Phelps has every minute of his day scheduled. Not one second is lost. Phelps is either swimming, eating, or resting. He always knows what he must do.
One way for us to be prepared to do what we must do, is to rise early and to plan our day. Make a list of things to do. Number the list with number one being the most important item to accomplish today. Then take your list with you and check off each item as it is accomplished.
2. Fuel for Work
Elephantine quantities of food are Michael Phelps' fuel. According to Phelps, for breakfast he eats, 3 Sandwiches of fried eggs, lettuce, tomato, cheese, fried onions, and mayo. One omelete, a bowl of grits, 3 slices of french toast with powdered sugar, and washes that down with 3 chocolate chip pancakes. Phelps goes for quantity, not quality.
Our fuel is what we feed our brain and our spirit. Focus on real estate books and also on books that inspire you to achieve greater heights.
I am presently reading "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle, a book that inspires the mind to examine life in a new way. I like Tolle's observation that we categorize the things that happen to us throughout the day as either "good" or "bad". Yet Tolle points out the what we perceive as "bad" can actually lead to see the interconnectivities of the universe, in other words, to see the bigger picture.
3. Focused Effort
Michael Phelps doesn't practice swimming all day long, he goes in spurts. Like Phelps, we should devote different times of the day to different tasks. For example, my day consists of:
-5:00 am: walk the dog and collect my thoughts in the fresh morning air
-5:30-6:00 am: read informational and inspirational material
-6:00-7:00 am: write articles and work on books
8:00 - noon: work day job
noon - 1:00 pm: deal with REI issues, make phone calls, pick up mail at PO Box, go to bank, visit properties that are for sale
1:00 - 5:00 pm: back to day job
5:00-9:00 pm: time with family
9:00-10:00 pm manage blogs, websites and email
On weekends I can spend a little more time with my real estate business.
4. Make Time to Relax
Phelps, like many young adults, spends large chunks of time playing video games. That's how he relaxes. I relax by going for walks, reading, and spending time with my wife and kids.
Don't push yourself too hard. Enjoy the life you have for someday it will be gone. Don't be caught unprepared like William Soroyan, who said, "Everybody has got to die, but I always believed an exception would be made in my case."



Terry Sprouse is author of the book "Fix 'em Up, Rent 'em Out: How to Start Your Own House Fix-Up and Rental Business in Your Spare Time."
Terry's blog & webpages:
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      Kimmie Meissner, Cal Ripken, Reggie Williams and Lefty Grove are all famous athletes from Maryland. Added to that list now is the most decorated Olympian in history, Michael Phelps.     

     With 22 Olympic medals, Michael Phelps has surpassed Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.who previously held the title of most decorated Olympian with 19 medals; nine gold, five silver and four bronze. Phelps now has eighteen gold, two silver and two bronze. Not only is he the most decorated Olympian; he has eight more gold medals then anyone.  

     Phelps grew up in Towson, Maryland, and stated swimming at age 7. He was diagnosed with ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) and swimming created an outlet to get all of his energy out. Phelps now has broken 39 world records.

       “Even though Michael Phelps is past what many people consider as his prime time, he is one of the few athletes that posses the determination to win. That determination is what has won him those 22 medals,” said senior swimmer Gabe Lackey.

      Phelps' Olympic journey in London was off to a bumpy start after he failed to win any of his first three races. When it came time for his first relay, teammates Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens and Conor Dwyer helped lead them to gold.     

      ''I've put my mind to doing something that nobody had ever done before,'' Phelps said. ''This has been an amazing ride,” according to foxnews.com.     

      Phelps won his last medal for the 2012 summer Olympics in the 4x100 meter medley relay. Swimming along with Matt Grevers, Nathan Adrian and Brendan Hansen the team got first place and took home yet another gold medal.

        On the pool deck in London Phelps fans chanted “four more years”. When asked about attending the 2016 Olympics in Rio, he stated that London is the end of his Olympic career. 

By Hannah Richardson

Michael Phelps Gold Medal

American Michael Phelps won the gold medal Friday in the 100m butterfly in London-2012, thus conquering the twenty first Olympic medal and a new triple crown in a swimming test at the Games, AFP reported.

Michael Phelps won with a time of 51 seconds 21/100 South African Chad Le Clos, who won silver with a time of 51.44, and Russian Evgueni Korotyshkin, who pocketed the bronze.

This triumph in the final of the 100m butterfly, his favorite style of swimming, the holder does triple Olympic crown in two Olympic trials.

By winning Thursday's 200m gold styles, Phelps became the first swimmer to achieve three consecutive titles (Athens-2004, Beijing-2008,
London-2012) in an individual event in Olympic men's swimming, which two women had done before.

Phelps, 27, also increased to 21 the record for most Olympic medals in history, of which 17 are gold, just three days after passing the mark of 18 Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.

The native of Baltimore (U.S. East) has won three golds and two silvers in London-2012, eight golds in Beijing-2008 and six golds and two bronzes in Athens-2004. Larisa Latynina had achieved its 18 medals between 1956 and 1964.