One of the biggest things holding people back from the pursuit of success is the fact that they fear failure. This fear of failure causes them to second-guess every move they make. It causes them to overthink everything. It causes them to delay in taking action. Overthinking and Procrastination is born out of this fear…
When I was about six or seven I wanted to play the drums. My parents went out and bought me a small snare drum along with a pair of drumsticks and brushes (I still can’t use brushes, but that’s another story). I remember the day my father brought the drum home, it was shiny silver…
We often talk about the things that we learn in business, the lessons that we get, and the people we get the lessons from. That got me thinking just the other day about how I also think there are some lessons that we can learn not from people, but in fact, from animals. It got…
In the current property market, where interest rates are relatively high and borrowing capacity is reduced across the board, the last thing you want to do is shave any more off of your borrowing power. After all, even as an investor, the last thing you want to hold you back from securing an additional asset…
We all want to be financially secure. And many of us are prepared to put in the hard work to make it a reality. However many people seem to encounter roadblock after roadblock on their path to financial freedom and the main issue is often their own bad habits. But it’s never too late to…
Becoming a successful entrepreneur is not easy. I spent five years studying 177 self-made millionaires Rich Habits Study – Background on Methodology and I have to say, they are among the most courageous, fearless individuals I have ever met. They put everything on the line. They took enormous risks in the pursuit of their dreams. Success…
Having grown up in a household where money was scarce, early on in my life I made a decision to learn about money – how to make it, how to save it, how to invest it, and to be blunt…how to become rich. Over the last 5 decades I’ve read countless articles (and written thousands…
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Have you ever suffered from buyer’s remorse? You’re not alone. At any point in our lives, most of us have regretted a purchase. You know… that impulse purchase, or buying something online when you’re bored and stuck at home because of Covid19. But it’s not necessarily your fault. After all, we’re constantly bombarded with advertisements…
There are more than 600,000 self-managed super funds (SMSFs) in Australia controlling more than $700 billion – so on average each fund holds more than $1.2 million – and many people who set up an SMSF do so to have greater control over their investments and operating costs. And it makes sense given that so…
“You’ll be exactly the same person five years from now except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read.” American speaker, Charlie ‘Tremendous’ Jones, delivered this nugget from a stage in Sydney 25 years ago. The takeaway was clear — if I wanted a great life, I had to meet better…
