Happy New Year – 2024 promises to be a fantastic year. 2023 delivered more than the usual number of challenges but looking back over the year I am happy, and grateful and have developed the “useful belief” that 2023 was one of the best years of my life. Finding a “useful belief” is a concept…
Why not start your New Year with a little fun? Here are some rhetorical questions you may like to ponder: If it’s true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for? How come no one ever says, “It’s only a game” when their team is winning? If a pig…
New Years is a fantastic way to start afresh and switch your mindset back to positive. Lifehack has listed some top inspirational quotes from around the world. Here’s 100 quotes to bring in 2024: 1. “Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand…
As we go through life, we encounter various experiences that shape us into the person we are today. Some of these experiences come with valuable lessons that we could have learned earlier. Unfortunately, we can’t turn back time, but we can always share these lessons with others in the hopes that they can avoid making…
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Today I’d like to share 2 interesting topics with you. The concept for the first part of my chat came about from an email I received from a client who is confused. She was wondering in a market that’s buzzing with self-proclaimed property investment gurus, how do you differentiate between genuine expertise and fortuitous luck?…
As we end another year, it’s a great time to reflect on the year that was. Here is a look at some of our top Podcast episodes for the year. And if you haven’t yet, SUBSCRIBE NOW so you can learn a few new ideas each week in around 30 minutes. How do you choose a property…
We all like to believe that we’re experts in our fields. I’ve been in property for over five decades and this has given me expertise and knowledge I didn’t have when I first started out. I’ve seen property cycles peak and cool and watched as property spruikers encouraged people to buy into volatile regional hot…
Do understand what a wealth accelerator is? Well, maybe you should… because that’s the way the rich keep getting richer. Now you’ve probably heard the expression money begets money. Maybe you’ve ever wondered why it’s easier for people who already have plenty of money to make more of it. Or maybe you’ve wondered why making…
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If you’re most like most listeners of this podcast, you’re looking to secure your financial future. I was interested to recently read that Australians think they need $650,000 in their superannuation to have a comfortable retirement. By the way, this would only give him $33,397 annual income – to me that’s not a comfortable retirement…
If we were to judge whether 2023 was a good time in the history of the world, many people would probably think not, wouldn’t they? This year alone we have experienced a war in the Middle East that has created social rifts in many countries, while the war in Ukraine continued on And back home…
