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Renowned Internet marketing expert and educator Ken McCarthy talks to Lloyd Irwin about how he took his traditional off-line businesses online and increased his income by "hundreds of thousands" of dollars a year!
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Master Your Inner Game
Renowned Author Jack Canfield Reveals All!If you don't know who Jack Canfield is you've been hiding in a cave for the past decade, or so. His "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series of books are phenomenal smash hits, and in dozens of languages too! Check out this 20-minute interview that's packed with loads of insights from this true inspirational master. Enjoy!
John Michailidis is a recognized business consultant, attorney, success coach, and author of the WealthLoopTM Series of books and training materials for aspiring entrepreneurs and investors. Please use the contact form to get in touch with him regarding personal coaching and business consulting. Download the FREE, 40-page, .pdf "Wealth Creation Manual."
Learn To Do Business Well
Three Key Principles to Having Your Best Year Ever!![]()
I recently consulted with a group of real estate brokerage owners/managers and prior to the start of our session I noticed that most of the "chit-chat" amongst them focused on complaining about the down real estate market. While I really liked all of the people in the group, the "whining" was DEAFENING and I could see (and hear) that the first thing I had to do was to get their minds out of the proverbial "gutter" and steer their thinking along more productive paths. While my impetus for writing this article came from my recent experience with this group of real estate brokerage owners/managers, the principles discussed apply to ALL businesses facing tough times.
Principle #1: Don't complain about the market - quantify it!
I promise you that complaining about the state of the market, or the economy, or your competition will NOT help in any way whatsoever! Yes, acknowledge the state of the market, but instead of complaining about it, "quantify" it.
Take an objective look at exactly how the market is affecting your business, e.g.: buyer sales are down 26% over this time last year; listing inventory is up by 15%, but listings sold are down by 38%, etc. Quantifying exactly HOW the market is affecting your business takes much of the emotion out of the equation, and puts you in a much better position to proactively devise strategies and implement systems to counter the challenges you are facing. Knowing exactly "what" needs to be fixed and by "how much" allows you to prioritize and plan exactly how you will regain any lost business.
Principle #2: Stop doing what you are doing and do something different!
Insanity is continuing to do what isn't working and expecting a different result! Most business owners tend to think that the way to fix a problem is to do MORE. This is true, but only if you are doing more "different" things. Doing more of the things that aren't currently working is pure insanity!
You have got to think outside of the little boxes you are used to working in. Tough times call for creative, outrageous, energetic, and unconventional thinking! The only way to do this is to start studying and brainstorming - books, CD's, videos, seminars, master-mind groups. You have got to become a "lean, mean, learning machine." And while you should always seek out the "best practices" within the industry, don't neglect looking OUTSIDE of the industry for creative solutions to the challenges you face.
Principle #3: Take massive action now!
Stop talking and start doing! By the end of this very week (yes, do it now) make a commitment to quantify the challenges your business is facing. Once you know the exact areas in which your business is lagging, set priorities as to which areas will bring you the biggest returns the fastest, and begin to immediately address them creatively and decisively.
Get on the Internet, read books, talk to your peers, and register for Teleseminars - take massive action towards fixing your business as quickly as possible. Start the ball rolling and get that forward momentum working in your favor today!
Your mantra in the coming weeks and months should be: quantify, think, and act! Do these things and you will begin to transform your business into a profit generation machine that will be the envy of other business owners, and the top choice of clients and customers within your marketplace. Now go get busy!
John Michailidis is a recognized business consultant, attorney, success coach, and author of the WealthLoopTM Series of books and training materials for aspiring entrepreneurs and investors. Please use the contact form to get in touch with him regarding personal coaching and business consulting. Download the FREE, 40-page, .pdf "Wealth Creation Manual."
Fine Tune Your Finances
Experts Ponder Real Estate Price Spike In 2008/2009 - Should You Invest Or Wait?
Some experts expect the real estate market to rebound in 2008-2009 and others aren't quite so sure. With such a diverse spectrum of opinion on how the housing market is likely to shape-up over the coming year many investors are riding the fence, unwilling to make a move. That's unfortunate, because proven investing systems do exist for just such an uncertain market environment. This article will give you a taste of one such system.
Fifty Year Record Appreciation Rates Are Over
Frankly, it really didn't take a whole lot of knowledge to make money in real estate over the past few years. As long as you bought in a decent neighborhood and the property wasn't a total wreck you were virtually assured a tidy profit when you sold a year or two later. And therein lies the rub — because property values were rising at historical, 50-year record rates, almost anybody with a little luck could make a killing in real estate. Those days are over and they probably won't be back for another fifty years!
You Can Make Huge Profits In Today's Market With The Right System
That said, in no way does this mean that real estate isn't still one of the best investments in the world. After all, investors were making millions in real estate long before the historical run-up in the market and those who know what they are doing will continue to do so even as the market goes through a period of retrenching and normalization. Now is a great time to invest if you have a proven system!
While appreciation based systems worked over the past few years, "cash-flow" systems are what will take you to the land of real estate profits in the coming years. Your goal should be to find nice (but not extravagant) single family properties, in decent neighborhoods, in communities where the outlook is solid in terms of jobs, infrastructure, etc.
Why A "Rent-to-Own" Investment Model Might Be The Way To Go
What if there were a proven, safe, hassle-free way to invest in real estate that virtually eliminated the risks and hassles of landlording, provided a valuable service that had tenants with "cash" flocking to your properties, and ensured you a healthy return on your investment - would you be interested? If you haven't considered a rent-to-own approach to investing you might want to check it out, especially given today's market environment.
Some of the benefits of this approach include:
- Turn inexpensive houses into virtual money-machines that consistently churn out returns of over 400%.
- Transform a small nest-egg into several hundred thousand dollars of equity in as little as 24-48 months.
- Generate large up-front payments from your tenants that you can use to purchase more properties
- Negotiate leases where your tenants willingly accept the majority of responsibility for upkeep and repairs.
- Build competition among prospective tenants and have them clamoring to pay you above market rents.
- Sidestep the risks and hassles of landlording and put your investing on autopilot.
If any of this sounds too good to be true, I can assure you that it is not. As a popular author and real estate trainer I can tell you that I have personally bought and sold property using this lucrative, virtually foolproof method and I have taught countless others to do the same!
With prices softening and sellers more willing to negotiate their prices, now really is a great time to invest in real estate if you have a proven system that fits with today's market conditions. Now is the time to familiarize yourself with rent-to-own investing techniques - if you do, your success as a real estate investor in the coming years will be as close to a sure thing as is possible.
John Michailidis is a recognized business consultant, attorney, success coach, and author of the WealthLoopTM Series of books and training materials for aspiring entrepreneurs and investors. Please use the contact form to get in touch with him regarding personal coaching and business consulting. Download the FREE, 40-page, .pdf "Wealth Creation Manual."
Protect Your Assets
The Recession Started In December 2007 — So Sayeth Jim Kramer
When a guy with as much "real world" economic experience as Jim Kramer, a man who has been bullish on the markets and the economy for years, says that the (you know what) has hit the fan — you had better take note and listen up.
That said, and as much as I believe his analysis to be correct — I'm not worried a bit. If I worked for a corporation, I'd be worried. If I relied on the government, I'd be worried. If I were on a fixed income, or disabled (God forbid), or reliant on the Democrats or Republicans to fix things, I'd be very, very worried.
But, I have a good mind. I am capable of thinking, and planning and initiating action. No matter how dark the economic horizon becomes, people will always trade, eat, live somewhere, etc. For those of us (and I do mean "us", because you wouldn't be reading this unless you were the type of person capable of weathering the coming economic downturn and prospering in spite of it) that still possesses the ingenuity of spirit that once made this nation great — all will be just fine. No worries.
Go ahead and watch the video. Then start making plans for your financial future.
And above all else, don't worry, but do take action.
John Michailidis is a recognized business consultant, attorney, success coach, and author of the WealthLoopTM Series of books and training materials for aspiring entrepreneurs and investors. Please use the contact form to get in touch with him regarding personal coaching and business consulting. Download the FREE, 40-page, .pdf "Wealth Creation Manual."
Create Independent Wealth
Secrets Of Famous Entrepreneur And Motivator Anthony Robbins . . .
One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was, "If you want what successful people have, then do what successful people do."
In this 56-minute, one-on-one interview of Tony Robbins by master interviewer Charlie Rose, you gain rare and in-depth access to the thoughts, motivations, and insights of arguably one of the most successful motivational speaker and entrepreneurs of our time.
Anthony Robbins is a force to be reckoned with in the world of personal success and wealth creation, and this is your opportunity to get inside his mind. Watch the interview, learn from it, and ask yourself how the insights of Anthony Robbins can be applied to improve your own life and business. anthony robbins mp3 Watch now.
John Michailidis is a recognized business consultant, attorney, success coach, and author of the WealthLoopTM Series of books and training materials for aspiring entrepreneurs and investors. Please use the contact form to get in touch with him regarding personal coaching and business consulting. Download the FREE, 40-page, .pdf "Wealth Creation Manual."
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