Successful people remember these 15 things

You’ve probably heard it said that “Success is a journey, not a destination.”

Obviously this is true and clearly success doesn’t happen by accident.

It’s a result of all the choices you make – the things you chose to do and the things you chose not to do.

It takes a plan, time and commitment.

And LifeHack suggested you keep these 15 things in mind to help keep you on track during your journey to success.

1. Remember Your Accomplishments

On days when you want to give up or feel like you can’t ever get there, it’s especially important to remember your accomplishments.

Acknowledge the goals you’ve reached, and use your past successes to fuel your motivation to reach the rest of your goals.

2. Remember to Plan Ahead

It’s important to plan ahead and take a proactive approach in dealing with barriers.

43 simple financial lessons

Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s became famous for his book The Black Swan that taught us to look out for the unexpected X-Factor.

He also wrote The Bed of Procrustes, a collection of hundreds of “philosophical and practical aphorisms” – pithy one-line quotes full of meaning and importance.

I’ve selected a number of these that struck me as financial or life lessons.

Who knows they may even make you a better investor.

Enjoy…

1. Education makes the wise slightly wiser, but it makes the fool vastly more dangerous.

2. You are rich if and only if money you refuse tastes better than money you accept.

3. The tragedy is that much of what you think is random is in your control and, what’s worse, the opposite.

4. To bankrupt a fool, give him information.

5. The best test of whether someone is extremely stupid (or extremely wise) is whether financial and political news makes sense to him.

23 winning habits of the world’s most successful investors

I’ve read dozens of books on Warren Buffett over the years, so when I saw The Winning Investment Habits of Warren Buffett and George Soros on the shelf I wasn’t 100% sure whether I would read it.

The author is Australian writer and businessman Mark Tier and the blurb on the inside cover said that he has lived in Hong Kong for some years as “paying tax is against my religion”.

A little controversial and it made me chuckle so I thought I’d give it a go.

The basic premise is exactly as the title suggests, to identify the winning habits of two of the world’s most successful ever investors, and particularly to isolate the common ground between the two.

The 23 winning habits

What average investors can learn from the habits of Soros and Buffett, says Tier:

1. First priority, preserve your capital – don’t take unnecessary risks
2. Be risk averse – erm, yes, see point 1
3. Develop your own investment personality which is an expression of your personality (we are all different after all)
4. Develop your own system for choosing investments – again what works for one of us won’t necessarily work for another

13 Things Higher Achievers Do Differently

I’ve found high achievers, be they property investors, business people or entrepreneurs do things in a certain way and think in a certain way.

After looking at the lives of certain great men, Abayomi Jegede was able to come up 13 rules that high achievers never break.

He suggests that if you obey these rules, you will become a high achiever too.

So let’s look at them…

1. Don’t compare your life to others and don’t judge them; you have no idea what their journey is all about

Stop trying to be someone else.

We all have our own distinct purposes in life.

Be yourself always and become the best version of you.

You are original, not a counterfeit.

2. Don’t act the way you are feeling. Instead, act the way you want to feel

Find an Unreasonable Friend

I’m a firm believer in the power of association.

Success is contagious and it does rub off.

So, if you hang out with successful people, you’re more likely to become one.

I’m a product of those who supported me, and those who were unreasonable friends – the type of person who is always challenging you to create and achieve more.

For my own life, without that support, there’s no way I’d be where I am today.

I would have surrendered my ambitions, submitted, and hung my head, not believing I was worthy.

I often challenge people who are starting out to find a mentor.

The cost is too high to ignore this advice

Offer to buy them lunch or a coffee, because you want to learn more about them and what makes them tick – and ask them two questions:

1. What would be your top three pieces of advice you could offer me so that I could improve on my mindset?
2. If you had your time over again, what would you do differently?

9 Pearls of Ancient Wisdom for Property Investment Success

Confucius says… “Property investor looking to create wealth from real estate can learn much from ancient Chinese proverbs.”

Okay, so I’m not quoting Confucius verbatim, however the teachings of the ancient Chinese philosophers still ring true in today’s very different, modern world and have clear application when it comes to the business of real estate investment.

Those property investors who understand the importance that mindset plays in their wealth creation journey should gain some insights from the following Chinese proverbs – a handful of my favorites…

“Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.”

I have found that your level of wealth will seldom exceed your own personal development. Smart.

That’s because your way of thinking regarding money, wealth and prosperity will determine the financial heights you reach.

You see… your thoughts lead to your feelings; your feelings lead to your actions and your actions lead to your results.

Your inner world (your thoughts and feelings will determine your outer world (your results and destiny.)

So first work on yourself, because your wealth won’t grow unless you do.

The path along the road to success will be littered with stumbling blocks

Over the last year two friends, both “high performing” sales people, who expressed a burning desire to succeed in life and in their careers, quit their jobs.

Things got a bit tough and they gave up.

Couldn’t hack it anymore!

I’ve seen much the same happen to property investors when the economy or the markets put stumbling blocks in their way.

Yet these investors and my friends expressed a strong “desire” to succeed and if you’d asked them a while ago they were “sure they would succeed”.

So what happened?

Jim Rohn put it well when he explained that there are three parts to desire:

1. Dreaming,
2.The Vision and
3. Focus.

Money CAN Buy Happiness. How?

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “money doesn’t buy happiness.”

And if you’ve been reading my blogs you’ll know that I believe true wealth is what you’re left with when they take away all your money.

Having said that top-selling author Thomas Corley, who conducted a five-year study of the daily habits of the rich and the poor says that the message that money can’t buy happiness is not true.

He suggests you’ve probably heard it from your parents, grandparents, or some family member who are probably poor or struggling financially in life.

Here’s what he found: