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Tenacity

24. April 2011

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In The Narrow Road – A Brief Guide to the Getting of Money by Felix Dennis, he wrote the following: “While there are qualities that may assist one to succeed more quickly in becoming rich from a standing start – discipline, confidence, self-belief, flexibility, being lucky, a thick hide, the ability to focus, the knack [...]

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Brainwashing & The Price We Pay

18. March 2011

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Every day I read various investment newsletters, emails and news feeds on the economy and the real estate market. Now I’m watching the crises in Japan and am hoping the nuclear situation resolves without any additional damage. In the past, I never paid attention to the “news” or the economy. Today, it has become a [...]

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Could an “ugly” notebook like this change your life?

21. February 2011

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Recently I realized that some very famous and/or wealthy people share a very unusual commonality. This commonality is “journaling.” Journaling is defined by the Free Dictionary as… “A personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis; a diary.” Now I realize this might sound a little foo-foo to some. However, you [...]

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How to Add Value & Become Irreplaceable

2. February 2011

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A few weeks ago, I had coffee with a new agent here in our area. She said she was having trouble getting investors to stay loyal to her. She asked me if it was best to have everyone sign an exclusive representation agreement. Here was my reply: “It won’t hurt, but it’s not your best [...]

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How Steve Jobs Transformed Apple (Part Two)

26. January 2011

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I shared part one of my article on how Steve Jobs transformed Apple last week.  This week will dig a little further into Steve’s relentless work ethic. From “Inside Steve’s Brain” by Learner Kahney… “I’d never been so tired in my life,” Jobs told Fortune in 1998. “I’d come home at about ten o’clock at [...]

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