Using the Web and social media to sell real estate

Roberto Mazzoni, here, and today I have an incredible story to tell, that of Joe Rivera, a previous WBA welterweight world champion that has toured the whole world in the 80ies and 90ies fighting against some of the most formidable boxers and winning three championships, and now living a very frugal life, biking 37 miles a day, both ways, to get to work.

I have met this man by chance today in a little rehab project I was running in Clearwater, Florida. He was brought to the site by a friend of mine who is the general contractor running the show and I was surprised by the incredible energy coming out of this man who self proclaimed himself one hundred per cent American Indian, with a Puerto Rican accent.

Joe Rivera is the name of this gentleman who has become an handyman after having come very close to being incredibly rich. I couldn’t believe his story myself, so I spent some time researching online and checking it with my friend the contractor, and Joe is the real deal. He has actually fought on the most important boxing rings in the world.

He is a simple man with little education that apparently succumbed to the cunning of agents that knew much better how to read contracts. And he, on his side, was not able to govern his riches when he had them due to plain lack of education. A man who has learned to live life in a tough way and he enjoys doing it. Listening to his video interview you will get three advices:

1. keep your hands up
2. always throw punches
3. never, never, never doubt your corner

which mean never doubt the advice of your coach and be always ready to follow them promptly and precisely. Your coach will make you great providing he is a great coach and you are willing to listen.
A lesson that is applicable to any field and that I want to pass on to you today.

And remember: Always a “nobody” can beat a “somebody”. Do you feel like you are nobody, well you could as well be the next champion.

Roberto Mazzoni

P.S. there is another Rivera who is also a boxing champion of much more recent times and who is all over the Internet, therefore Joe not only has lost everything but the very memory of him his challenged. Help me build him a little piece of eternity on the Web by linking to this post or passing along  the video of him.