An Open Letter To Any Employee Who Has Ever Discovered She’s Smarter Than Her Boss
Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal marketed subscriptions to their newspaper by relating a simple story to would-be subscribers. The story went like this. 25 years ago, two friends graduated from the same college and they both went to work for the same company. Twenty five years later, one is a Division Manager while […]
What Has Fear Cost You?
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” – Joseph Campbell. In 1997, I was a man poised to become a history-maker. The rate at which my financial business had grown made it necessary for me to be able to scale our technology beyond the scope of paper files in an office. […]
Setting Priorities: How to Keep First Things First
Years ago, I read Stephen Covey’s famed book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and the very first habit was, by far, the most important to me. Be proactive. But I also recognize that in order to be proactive AND effective, we must also learn to put first things first by setting priorities.
Do You Have a Plan B?
If your employer laid you off at the end of this week, what would you do? What’s your next move? Do you have a plan B in place that will help you fill in the void if your paycheck suddenly stopped coming? “No, no. Toyin, I would just get right out there and pound the […]
Routine or Rut?
Are you living life as it comes or is life passing you by? Life goes by fast. This is true whether you are an employee or self-employed. I remember being an employee and watching my days go by and my kids get older without my permission. Now, as a self-employed individual, I sometimes catch myself […]
How to make money on your next date
This is the story of how one of our members found his first deal. HOW DAVE FOUND HIS GROOVE… He met this girl online. While they were chatting trying to arrange a date, Dave mentioned his new gig as a GIC deal finder. The girl immediately told Dave about her pending divorce and upcoming foreclosure. It […]
SELLING MAKES THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND
“Nothing happens ’til something is sold” If you are not selling something to someone, then some is trying to sell you something. That’s what the world is all about. So what are you selling today? Or are you just going to sit around and let the world sell you everything and not sell anything to […]
The Cure for Underearning
Get paid what you’re worth I have a morning routine that works for me. I wake up, exercise, and read TheWall Street Journal. “The Journal” is 100 pages of business news, national news, world news – content that impacts my wallet. It’s where the mergers, acquisitions, stock plummets, and those all-important Greenspan and Buffett warnings […]
How to Get Nothing Less Than Exactly What You Want
Okay, new real estate investors. It’s the middle of the third quarter of 2014 and I’m wondering what goals you set for yourself this year that you have yet to reach. You did set goals, didn’t you? Well, what are they? A stable income? More money? A happy family? More time with your family? Your […]
For Women, Real Estate Investing is a Need, not a Luxury
“Do you want to know the biggest crock of bull I ever bought? Prince Charming. I grew up on fairy tales. As a tot, my mother read to me and I darn near memorized every word to every Dr. Seuss or Disney book available on the market between 1975 and 1985. By middle school, I […]
