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Get advice. I was told early in my career that in business you have to have a good accountant and a good lawyer. Good understanding of the numbers and agreements of deals you will enter into are paramount to successful wealth creation and preservation. Have the right connections: Be in the right group, join the … Read moreBuilding wealth part 5 of 5
What does wealthy mean to you? You need to have a plan and this plan needs to be around investment return for your lifestyle. This means that you need to decide what you want to earn in a year, then build an investment portfolio that will yield this number. Once you have that – you … Read moreBuilding wealth part 4 of 5
Debt eradication! I speak to a lot of people and they tell me they are saving for a deposit on a home (which is great) or looking at getting a new vehicle but want to pay cash so as to not have to pay interest. Here is the cold hard slap in the face! If … Read moreBuilding wealth part 3 of 5
Do you have an indication of how much money you are spending month to month? Do you have a budget? If I asked you now – could you produce a budget for me to see? If you can’t you have no idea of how much money is flowing out and in and how much more … Read moreBuilding wealth part 2 of 5
I thought about this topic over the weekend and it lead to another 5 part series so here we go: Your net worth will sometimes match your self worth! Not my quote but definitely one worth looking at more closely. We are driven by our constant tracking of money. The challenge for a lot of … Read moreBuilding wealth part 1 of 5
Here is a positive message for the weekend. Hope is an incredibly powerful drug. Yip – a drug – you see if we have hope we see better results, we feel healthier, we are happier and generally more prosperous. Don’t know about you but that’s something I can get addicted to. As a leader – … Read moreHope
This is not found in success and fame – it’s actually derived from contributing to something bigger than yourself. How does this relate in our lives – well it’s actually quite simple. In business – if we can enrich the lives of our staff and customers – we have meaningIf we can help nurture our … Read moreHow to live a meaningful life!
High achievers don’t like mediocre people and mediocre people don’t like high achievers! in order to succeed in life and business: We have to get the right peopleGet the right people in the the right seatsGet rid of the wrong people andClearly define expectations The people have to like each other in order to succeed.it … Read moreWhat we don’t like as leaders
Yes I am using the F word! All the people we aspire to be like have failed (and sometimes really badly ) numerous times. Failure is the learning as to what not to do. You see we are scared of failing, but if you take the simple premis and even name of this blog; we … Read moreFailure is the stepping stone to success
Successful people do what you and I do. In some instances they don’t even do it that well. The secret is what they are NOT willing to do. It’s what they won’t eat or drink, do or say, go to the event etc. This can be applied to everything we do. Take personal relationships- if … Read moreDo you have a choice?