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What is standing between you and property investing success? It could be YOU! Maybe you’re too biased to be a successful property investor. What do I mean by that? Well…did you know that as property investors we can sometimes be our own worst enemy? It’s not because of the decisions we make, the opportunities we…
TV Preacher Mike Murdoch came out with a corker of a quote. He said that he wants you to have a debt-free home. Not one that you humbly downplay and meekly present. But “one your enemies can’t stop taking pictures of!” Negative experiences and negative people, tend to avoid at all costs. Personally in my…
We’ve all heard about to-do lists. The best to-do lists incorporate daily activities that help move you forward in life towards accomplishing your goals and realizing your dreams. But you probably never heard of a to-don’t list. A to-don’t list is equally as important as a to-do list. A to-don’t list includes things you should never…
I was 24 when I took my first flight on a plane. Growing up poor didn’t give me much opportunity to travel. In fact, it wasn’t until I started my career as a CPA that I realized how much I had missed out on. At Arthur Anderson, I flew for the first time to Chicago….
Many people blame a lack of available money in their bank account for their financial problems. It makes sense, doesn’t it? Money is the fundamental component of material wealth. But, the lack of money is not the problem. It’s merely the manifestation of a number of bad habits and bad beliefs that hold people back…
Not a day goes by without a headline about a victim being scammed and losing money. We are constantly warned about new scams and staying safe from cybercriminals. Scamwatch has no shortage of resources, too. So why are people still getting scammed, and sometimes spectacularly so? Scammers use sophisticated psychological techniques. They exploit our deepest…
Australia is now in the same league as Lithuania, Estonia and Hungary when it comes to cutting real pay, according to a new OECD report. These are the only countries where cuts in real pay – pay adjusted for inflation – have been more severe for low-paid workers than those on higher salaries. The OECD’s…
Over the past decade, many Australians have invested in property via their superannuation funds. One of the reasons they do this is because they want to have control over the performance of the funds in their super. Another is it allows them to buy an investment property when perhaps they could not have otherwise. However,…
Do you have to be naturally smart in order to strike it rich? Is intelligence a prerequisite for success? In my five-year study of the daily habits of 233 self-made millionaires and 128 individuals at or near poverty (Rich Habits Study – Background on Methodology), I uncovered the answer to these and many other questions….
The circumstances of your life are a mirror of your habits, beliefs, emotions, and your thinking. You see this mirror effect at work all the time. Someone walks into a room, smiling, happy, and upbeat. Their very presence affects everyone in the room, in a positive way. You also see the mirror effect at work…
