Archive for December, 2008

What does wealth mean to you?
Monday, December 29th, 2008

Today’s success tip comes from Anni Haque.

Anni is a sought-after coach, strategist, conceptualiser, facilitator and commentator. Over the years Anni has worked across a wide range of industries with individuals, teams, industry leaders and even royalty.


What does wealth mean to you?

To me wealth means freedom of choice and this is what I observe drives people to be wealthy. The property, shares, business and the money they generate are the vehicles and the currency. I define wealth as an abundance of choice. My acronym is:

* W is for Wonder - the opportunity to be curious and ponder the ‘what ifs’ in life.

* E is for Ease - when people achieve choice, they can automatically operate from a place of ease.

* A is for Abundance - versus scarcity. I believe scarcity thinking is the reason for just about all of the world’s problems.

* L is for Love - all its types and forms.

* T is for Thriving - imagine a plant that is well watered and fertilised; wealth allows us to thrive and radiate.

* H is for Health, Happiness and Hooray - have fun and celebrate your freedom and wealth!

Did you know that the small Asian country of Bhutan has begun to move away from the economic measuring sticks of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP)? With the help of the Canadian Partnerships Program, Bhutan is aiming to focus on the social, economic and environmental components of their country by introducing Gross National Happiness (GNH). This involves measuring the value of voluntary and unpaid work, natural ‘capitals’ (soils and forests), the cost of crime, human freedom and other aspects of ’social capital’. Perhaps we could learn something from a country like this.
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Filed under: Personal, Success Tips — Rob Orriss @ 4:31 pm

Today’s success tip comes from Craig Turnbull.

As a best-selling author and multi-millionaire property investor, Craig is one of the most in-demand educators in the country.

You are well-acquainted with just about all property investment strategies, is any one really better than another?

There are so many ways to make money from real estate, such as renovating, flipping, developing, positive cash flow, negative gearing, and buy and hold, to name just a few. And there are just as many people out there telling you that the way they favour investing in property is the only way to go.

That concerns me because what they are really saying is that everyone is the same in their financial goals, knowledge, income, age, time availability, cash, equity and so on. But if you have no cash and no borrowing capacity, how can a negative gearing strategy work for you? If you have a high income with plenty of cash and not much time, then a long term buy and hold strategy with negative gearing might suit you. People who have a lot of time commitments may be at a disadvantage in time-intensive strategies like renovating. And people who want to get into property development need a lot of knowledge, planning and research skills.

Each strategy has its own strengths and weaknesses. It is imperative that you choose one, or possibly two strategies that you can become very, very good at and make your wealth grow that way. I found that trying to use too many strategies split my focus and I ended up causing myself some grief.
 

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Filed under: Real Estate, Success Tips — Rob Orriss @ 9:23 am
Today’s success tip comes from Rosie Pekar.
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Today’s success tip comes from Rosie Pekar.

Rosie is a ÔBut-kickerÕ Ð author, motivator and columnist to over 60,000 entrepreneurs globally and she travels regularly delivering seminars and ÔDeliberate CreationÕ workshops in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and the US.

What has been one of the biggest challenges you have had to face in your life and how did you overcome it - how did it shape your life?

The biggest challenge I have had to face, and one that I continually have to overcome, is me! Now, this may sound strange considering that I’ve had to overcome the fiery and violent nature of burly angry men intent on bashing me with baseball bats, tyre levers and bricks; that I had a contract taken out on my life within my first six months of policing; that I had to prepare myself to jump off a third-floor balcony in order to escape from a man with a shotgun; and that I had to face a knife-wielding man who kept reminding me that he was ‘ready to carve me up’. Hmmm…yep, I am definitely my own biggest challenge!

Why? Because of my own mind-set and habitual limiting thoughts. I have met many other people with the same problem or as I like to call it, ‘poor-me-itis’. Essentially it’s when people blame everything on a specific moment in their life.

Unfortunately, we get conditioned to keep on repeating our story - ‘poor me I grew up with’ or ‘I was diagnosed with’ or ‘I was abused by’ The truth is, if you live long enough you’ll always have a story to tell, the challenge is to not hinge the rest of your wellbeing on it. That is, don’t use it to restrict your personal power for a happy life.

It’s the thoughts in our heads that make us prisoners to the past and keep us locked into our ‘feeling bad’ states. Then we wonder why more bad stuff keeps happening to us and lay blame on anything and anyone. Once we understand that it’s not ‘out there’ and that the problem is ‘in here’ (nasty self-talk) then we are at least on the right track to the root of the problem.

I have met some professional victims alongside career criminals. I call them professional because as I see it they have mastered the art of criticising and condemning while holding themselves aloof. (Yep, guilty as charged, your honour! I especially excelled through my teens and early twenties.)

Some will justify the validity of their claims, ‘I have every right to feel bad, mad, tired, or whatever’ and sadly it becomes their way of being in their life. Not only is this sad for them, it’s toxic for all those around them too, and we all know someone like this. I have even watched one die holding onto this attitude.

‘Live a life so that when you die, even the undertaker is sad.’ Since you can’t escape your thoughts I choose to continually challenge myself and believe in more than I dreamed possible. I choose to make my self-talk my friend - not my enemy. Why not make your thoughts something that is exciting and makes you feel good, and in the process attract fabulous results into your life? Makes sense to me!
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Filed under: Marketing, Personal, Success Tips — Rob Orriss @ 12:14 pm

Today’s success tip comes from Stephanie Williams.

After watching a live performance of the Australian Ballet Company at the age of 11, Stephanie Williams realised her deep passion for dance. She has since competed overseas and now studies at the Australian Ballet School.

What do you do to pick yourself up when you’re feeling down?

Ballet is not only taxing on your body, it can also play quite heavily on your emotions. Through happiness, disappointment and mental anguish my love for dance has always helped to guide me.

Over the years I have experienced every emotion possible, but sometimes the moments of extreme despair are not a result of outside experiences. Because of my perfectionist nature I can be extremely hard on myself, which results in a destructive mental attitude that is horrible to experience. I now know that there is a definite line between working hard and being too hard on myself. I had to learn this through personal experience and have found that when I trust myself and my abilities I can ensure that I stay positive every step of the way.
 
Whenever I do find myself feeling down I will read inspirational quotes that I have collected over the years. This always helps to put everything back into perspective. I have also always had my family around me for support and to help pick me up when I’m down. It always helps to have people to talk to because bottling thoughts and feelings up is extremely unhealthy. And often I will put my music on and dance. Despite the fact that I may have been scorned by an experience to do with ballet, I am at my happiest when I’m dancing and find that this always helps me to feel better.
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Filed under: Personal — Rob Orriss @ 4:01 pm