10 quotes that will help you deal with change

One of the constants in life is change, however most of us don’t like change.

Life, business, property investing or whatever is much easier if things are nice and predictable.

But that’s not how things work – is it?

So let’s start the week off with 10 quotes about change:

1. “Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be.” – Alan Watts

2. “If you don’t create change, change will create you.” – Unknown

6 Pieces of Advice About Making More Money

There are smart ways to try and make more money and then there are the not so smart ways.

Here are six of the best pieces of advice found from study on making more money:

1. Pursue Something You’re Passionate About as a Side Business

Build a side business doing something that you love and that provides value to others and society.

The self-made millionaires in my study who loved what they did for a living accumulated an average wealth of $7.4 million over just twelve years.

When you do something you love, you will

7 Timeless Principles to Steer You through Negotiations

If you want a sure-fire way to succeed at negotiations – whether it’s with your partner over who takes out the bins or for your next property investment purchase, then look no further.
 Here’s 7 timeless quotes to help you out:

1. Negotiating is essentially human way of interacting

It is the way we progress.

Adam Smith, the Scottish economist who wrote “The Wealth of Nations” put it this way:

“Man is an animal that makes bargains. No other animal does this. One dog does not exchange a bone with another.”

10 Most Common Critical Mistakes When Leasing Your Property

If you’ve been con­sid­er­ing rent­ing out a house you own, or buy­ing a house to rent out, you have things to think about.

While own­ing a rental can be a good way to make some extra money, there are con­cerns that should be taken very ser­i­ously.

You need to take a good look at the pros and cons before mak­ing a hasty decision.

At the very least, learn the basics before mak­ing your move.

You already know stor­ies from fam­ily or friends, and things you see on the news.

Ten­ants will break their lease and leave before ful­filling their terms.

Oth­ers will over­stay their wel­come without pay­ing the rent.

Some ten­ants are willfully destruct­ive, and

7 investment ‘tips’ every investor should ignore

As investors, it can be hard to separate the good property advice from the bad – and let’s be honest, there’s plenty of advice out there to sort through!

These are just some of the tidbits of bad advice I’ve heard over the years, which I strongly urge investors to ignore:

1. Buy locally, so you can visit the property

I understand the appeal of being able to drive by your investment to physically check on it from time to time.

But as a basis for an investing strategy?

This is just fraught with danger.

Some Humourous Quotes from Famous People

We all need a bit of humour in our lives, so here are some quotes from famous people to brighten your day.

1. I have kleptomania, but when it gets bad, I take something for it.  Robert Benchley 
2. As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind – every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder. John Glenn.. 

The Ant Philosophy By Jim Rohn

Over the years I’ve been teaching children about a simple but powerful concept – the ant philosophy.   
I think everybody should study ants.

They have an amazing four- part philosophy, and here is the first part: ants never quit. 

That’s a good philosophy.

If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them; they’ll look for another way.

They’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, they’ll climb around.

They keep looking for

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