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Your Seven Most Important Assets
The human being is the only life form on this planet that has the ability to take total control over its life, to choose a desired lifestyle, and then to create that lifestyle. For this reason we are the noble species and we achieve this nobility by tapping into seven human assets.
You Only Have 10 Seconds to Make a First Impression
The first impression that a person gets when initially meeting you will greatly influence how they interpret all your interactions after that. The typical time it takes to form this first impression is around 10 seconds, so you need to know how to get it right if you want to maximize the benefit.
You Might Be Wasting Your Time Setting Goals
Why do some people get their goals and others don't? The answer to this question is one of the most important concepts to understand if you are serious about becoming successful.
You Cannot Accumulate a Fortune by Taking the Road That Leads To Poverty
If you are truly traveling the road to wealth then there should be some evidence that you are moving in the right direction. What is different today than it was last week? Let's look at a way that you can examine the evidence to see whether or not you are on the right road.
You Always Get What You Ask For
The universe we live in and everything in it is subject to certain laws. One of those laws is that you always get what you ask for. "Ask and you shall receive," "knock on the door and it will be opened to you," and numerous other words of wisdom throughout the ages have expressed this law.
Why You Should Take a Rich Person to Lunch and Pay for the Lunch
You should take a self-made rich person to lunch whenever you can and you should always pay. Why? Read on and all will be revealed.
Why You Should Pray For Problems
There is only one group of people that I know of who don't have problems and that is the group of people who permanently reside in the cemetery. If you're alive then you will have problems. So if problems are a natural part of life then what is their purpose?
Why You Need To Become Rich
We've all heard the old expression "money can't buy happiness," is it true? Please allow me a few moments to give you my views on money and why I think that becoming rich is an essential goal for each and every one of you.
Why Residential Property Increases In Price And How To Capitalize On It
There is a lot of nonsense spoken and written about property investing. If you want to understand what really drives property prices, and how you can capitalize on that knowledge, then there are two basic concepts that you need to understand and accept.
Why Money Is The Greatest Invention Of All Time
I am not only claiming that money is the greatest invention of all time, I am going so far as to say that if money had not been invented then it would be impossible for you to be enjoying the standard of living that you enjoy today.
Why Invest In Residential Property?
There are many different forms of investment competing for your investment dollars. My favorite form of investment is residential property. Read on and find out why.
Why Haven't You Already Attained Your Current Goal?
My personal experience has taught me that the first thing you should do when you set a goal is to ask; why don't I already have that goal? If you answer this question honestly then you will help yourself increase both the likelihood and the speed of getting that goal.
Why Doing The Work Is Not Enough To Guarantee The Rewards
I've heard people say that if you do the work then success will come. Unfortunately that is not true. The world is full of hard working broke people. The good news is that there is a way to ensure that your work will give you the results you want.
What Your Dog Can Teach You About Relationship Building
The pet dog has often been referred to as the four legged psychologist. He knows how to get on the good side of just about anybody. Let's have a look at what makes man's best friend such a winning relationship builder.
What to Do When Someone is Driving You Crazy
Have you ever had the experience where someone really gets under your skin? Perhaps it is a work colleague, a person in your social set, or maybe a family member. What is the best way to deal with this unpleasant situation?
What Should You Do When Everything Seems To Be Going Wrong?
Have you ever experienced a time in your life when everything seems to be going wrong for you? You probably have. In fact you may even be going through such a time now. Don't worry. All is not lost. There are steps you can take to push through the gloom into sunshine.
What Seeds are You Sowing in Your Life?
All of the great religions and philosophies of the world have as one of their basic principles that you reap according to what you sow. In other words it is universally accepted that you have a considerable amount of control over the quality of life that you enjoy.
What is Speaking Louder in Your Life, Your Words or Your Actions?
Everyone knows that to become successful you have to develop the habit of walking your talk but it can be difficult at times to be impartial enough to truly assess whether you are doing this as well as you could be. Here is a strategy to help you overcome this problem.
What Are You Like At Asking For And Accepting Advice?
Whether or not you ask for advice and how you accept advice when it is given is a great predictor of your future. Those who are reluctant to ask for advice or are resistant when it is given are likely to have a poor future.
What Are You Doing With The Incredible Gift Of Life?
Of all the wonders of nature perhaps the most incredible is that we are alive with the free will to choose what we do with our lives. This is an amazing gift and we only have a few short years to enjoy it. What are you doing with your gift of life?
What Are You Doing That's Different to Last Year?
What did you do yesterday or last week or last month that you had never done before? What new experiences are you having this year that you have never had in any other year of your life? What are you doing to make sure that your life is an exciting adventure rather than a boring routine?
Wealth Building at 55 plus - Getting a Good Money Education
This is the last in a series of articles on creating wealth, specifically aimed at helping those who have left their wealth building activities to later in life than they probably should have. It will help you understand what you need to do to turn your finances around.
Wealth Building at 55 plus - Establishing Good Money Habits
If you’ve reached 55 and you’re not rich yet then you will have to develop some new good money habits in order to become wealthy (if you already had them you’d be wealthy now). Ideally these are habits that will help you earn more, spend less, and invest more.
Wealth Building at 55 plus - Changing Your Time Priorities
One of the facts of life is that building wealth requires a daily allocation of your time. By this stage of life you probably have some well established time habits that will need reviewing in order to free up the time required to provide financially for the future
Wealth Building at 55 plus - Changing Your Belief System About Money
If you are 55 and not rich yet then you have beliefs around money that you need to change. People tend to get what they expect and believe in, so it is time that you asked yourself which of your beliefs on money and wealth are no longer serving you and then do something to change them.
Value Doesn't Set the Price
If our society was a logical world then perhaps prices would be set by true value but we human beings are far more influenced by our emotions than by our logic. This is particularly true when it comes to spending money.
Two Ways to Get Wealthy
Here are two different ways that you can get rich. At first glance they look very similar, but understanding the difference between them can make an enormous difference in both the quality of life that you enjoy and the amount of wealth you accumulate.
Turn Debt into Wealth
We often hear of rags to riches stories, which is great because it let's us know that it can be done. But if you are in debt and want to turn your financial life around what is the best way to go about it? Here's a clue; the common sense strategy is the wrong one!
Three Winning Strategies for Increasing Your Business Profits
Most business owners and commission salespeople are looking for ways to increase their profits. Here are three simple strategies that can substantially increase your profits yet are not being used by most businesses.
The Two Things That Make the Highly Successful Different to the Average Person
A few years ago some scientists set out to find the best way to predict whether a person will become successful or not. They discovered that there are two areas in which there are big differences between the highly successful and the average, and these two areas make the best predictors of success.
The True Cost Of Delay
Most people have seen an illustration of the magic of compound interest. For example, if you save $50 each week for 20 years then you will have accumulated $165,747 even though you only contributed $52,000. But what if you waited a year before you started saving? What is the cost of that delay?
The Three Types of Investing
In the world of investing there are many different investment vehicles and strategies but they can be split into three broad categories. The advantage of thinking from this point of view is that it makes it easier to decide which form of investing or which combination of investing will best suit you
The Three Essential Rules For Profitably Trading On The Stock Market
Profiting from trading stocks is not a matter of luck. Successful traders develop a set of trading rules and diligently stick to those rules, no matter what. Here are the three essential rules that should be part of every trader's strategy.
The Six W's of Residential Property Investing
If you want to maximize your profit potential in residential property investing then you need to understand what is going on in the market place. You can do this by using the 6 W's approach to analysis.
The Six Key Vulnerabilities in Negotiation
Negotiation is a mental and emotional game. Much of the result is dependent on the emotional strengths and vulnerabilities of the parties and, of course, their skills at capitalizing on these strengths and vulnerabilities.

I will discuss six key vulnerabilities to be aware of in negotiation.
The Six Elements of Power in Negotiations
One of the key elements in any negotiation is power, real or perceived. The more power you have the easier it is to achieve your objective. In this article I will discuss six elements that contribute to negotiation power.
The Seven Step Wealthation Plan
Here is a seven step system for acquiring financial wealth and a rewarding lifestyle. I have run many one day courses around this plan and my students have achieved excellent results from applying it. Here is a brief summary for you to use.
The Seven Questions Every Investor Needs To Answer
Most people invest with the aim of making a profit but of course making a loss is always a possibility. To help you make the best investment decisions there are seven questions that you need to be able to answer. Your answers will much better equip you to make profitable investment decisions.
The Seven Keys for Success in Selling
If you are one of those salespeople who has a commission component as part of your income then I have seven keys for you to maximize that commission and increase your net hourly profit. I learned these from my own sales experience and from managing many salespeople in my various businesses.
The Secret Weapon of Great Communicators
Have you ever seen a great communicator in action? They seem to be able to talk to anyone on any topic and everyone they speak with enjoys the conversation. These great communicators use their verbal charisma to open doors to all manner of opportunity; business, career, or social.
The Secret to Making Failure Impossible
I think it would be fair to say that most people have failed at one time or other in their life. Failure can be disheartening and many people quit their attempts to become successful because of the difficulty of handling failure. What if there was a way to make failure an impossibility for you?
The Secret to Building Self Esteem
Many people suffer with low self esteem. The interesting thing is that your self esteem is not dependent on the facts, it is dependent on your interpretation of the facts. Here is a simple strategy to improve your self esteem in such a way that it improves your life as well.
The Secret that too few people know about the Super Successful
Many of the things that you need to do in order to become successful can be quite a stretch on your comfort zone. They may make you nervous. You may have self doubts. You may be down right scared by them. So what about the people who do become successful? Don't they have these negative feelings?
The Right Balance Between Being Process Focused and Being Results Focused
A result is the outcome of any action or set of actions. A process is the set of steps you take in order to produce the result. Part of the skill of becoming successful is to strike the right balance between results focusing and process focusing.
The Real Dangers of Television
Every so often the newspapers run a story on whether or not watching television has a bad effect on kids. They will usually centre around violence on television or shows that depict a poor social attitude. In reality these are not the real dangers of television.
The Picture Board Strategy for Achieving Goals
The picture board strategy is a powerful psychological technique to help you achieve your goal in the time frame that you have set. I have used this strategy many times and have enjoyed 100% success with it. The strategy is simple and also fun. I'm sure you will enjoy it and reap the benefits.
The Person Who Says It Can't Be Done Should Never Interrupt The Person Who Is Doing It
Dale Carnegie once said that any fool can complain and criticize, and most fools do. Whenever you announce that you have set an ambitious goal all the nay-sayers will come out of the woodwork. This can be very discouraging to many people but there are ways to overcome it.
The One Word Secret That Makes The Rich So Rich
The rich don't get rich by accident. But no matter how motivated or educated a person is, he or she still only has 24 hours in a day, so how do they use those hours to get so much richer than the average person? They apply a one word secret that will work just as well for you if you use it.
The often overlooked secret to getting anything you want
Much advice has been given by many experts on how to get what you want in life. Most of these strategies require a considerable amount of time and effort on your part. However there is a very powerful yet simple strategy that people overlook and you can start using it today.
The Number One Asset Protection Strategy
Asset protection is a crucial part of wealth building. There are many different aspects of asset protection and they often involve complex trust structures. Yet most people ignore the number one cause of financial loss, even though it is easy to protect themselves.
The Most Important Success Principle You Will Ever Learn
There are lots of different success principles and strategies and all of them are valuable, however there is one success principle that is so important that without it none of the other principles can really help you. This principle is the key to how to program your subconscious mind.
The Most Important Investment Principle
Most people are attracted to an investment after it makes a big jump in price and they keep away from an investment after it falls in price. Successful professional investors tend to do the opposite.
The Money Making Power of Keeping Good Business Records
Many people in business and in sales positions are missing out on huge profits simply become they don't know how to profit from keeping good records. In this article I will show you are few tricks that made me a lot of money.
The Mindset of a Multimillionaire
The single biggest difference between the self made rich and the rest of society is not their starting point, or the number of opportunities that came their way, or their education, or good looks. The major difference between the self made rich and the rest is simply the way they think.
The Magic Question For Qualifying Prospects and Generating More Sales
One area that is dealt with extensively in sales training is "qualifying" your prospect. However, I discovered that all you need is one question to qualify any prospect, and even better, this one question leads to more sales, faster and easier than anything else I have learned.
The Little Secret That Can Double Your Income
How would you like to double your income in the next 12 months? What if I told you that you can do this whether you are an employee or in your own business? What if I also told you that you don't have to work any more hours than you currently work? Does that sound attractive to you? Then read on.
The Law of Probability
There are many laws of success that operate in our lives; the Law of Attraction, the Law of Reciprocity, the Law of Focus, just to name a few. One of the most important laws to know and understand is the Law of Probability. Unfortunately this is one of the least understood laws of success.
The Key To Writing An Action Plan
The most common system for success is the system of setting a goal, writing an action plan and then putting the plan into practice. It sounds simple but in reality this doesn't work, for most people, because they don't know the key to writing an effective action plan.
The Key to Personal Achievement
All that you have achieved and all that you have failed to achieve is the direct results of your thoughts. Furthermore, all that you will achieve and all that you will fail to achieve will be the direct result of your thoughts.
The Hidden Danger of Goal Setting
One of the first thing success oriented people usually learn is that they have to set goals. We are told that for a goal to be successful it must be specific, have a deadline and be in writing. What we are not told is that the typically taught strategies for goal setting could be ......
The Hammer That Shatters Glass Forges Steel
The title of this article is from an old Russian proverb yet it is very true today in all cultures of the world. It is not the circumstances that you are in that determine your outcome. Given the same circumstances some people thrive while others perish. Let's look at how to thrive.
The Golden Rule of Small Business Startups
When you start a new small business it is easy to get confused as to what you should be initially focusing on in order to give your business the best chance of prospering. Statistics tell us that 80% of new small businesses fail in the first 12 months.
The Golden Key To Success
There is a simple success strategy that puts you head and shoulders above the majority of people, a strategy that creates opportunity, helps you overcome obstacles and, if you have the courage to apply it, will produce marvelous, positive changes in your life.
The Goal Setting Strategy That Always Works
There are lots of goal setting strategies such as being specific, writing your goals down, putting a date on them, turning goals into action plans, and the list goes on. However most people are missing the most important ingredient in their goal setting; an ingredient that will ensure your success.
The Five Things That Have Put You Exactly Where You Are Today
Where you are in life today and where you will be in the future comes down to five things that you have total control over. The way you approach these five things determine whether you are happy or unhappy in life. Let's look at them and see how you are approaching them.
The Five Elements Of Business Success - Element 5: Function
Function in a business can be analyzed and implemented around four key components. These components are; systems and internal structure, rewards, discipline and teamwork, cash flow and resource flow.
The Five Elements Of Business Success - Element 4: Leadership
Leadership in business can be viewed as consisting of 5 components. These components are; application of knowledge and experience, business consistency, relationships, courage, and decision making.
The Five Elements Of Business Success - Element 3: The Business Environment
The achievement of business success requires many skills. Amongst these are the skill sets to assess the business environment and to capitalize on, and risk manage, that environment.
The Five Elements Of Business Success - Element 2: Time
There are many ways in which time affects a business. I am going to examine four facets of time; cycles in the economy, short term sub-cycles, the management of your own time, and the management of the business’s time.
The Five Elements of Business Success - Element 1: An Inspiring Purpose
If your business has a way of binding its people together in a motivating way, then it can greatly increase its level of success. I refer to this binding aspect of a business as its inspiring purpose.
The Five Attributes of Great Salespeople
It is a fact that most people who enter the world of selling fail hopelessly. It is also a fact that most of the others are just scraping by. Yet there are some salespeople that are consistently making a fortune year in and year out. How do they do it? Read on and you will find out.
The First Step to Having Everything You Want in Life
Each and every person on this planet is different. You are unique.

What I am really talking about is the essence of you. The you that is above the flesh and blood. The you that the philosophers refer to when they ask the age old question "who am I". The inner you.
The Easiest Way To Write and Deliver a Great Talk
People who aren't used to public speaking may never the less be called on at some time to give a talk, perhaps as part of their job. This can be a daunting task but there is a very easy, step by step formula for writing and delivering a great talk.
The Difference Between Busy Work and Profit Work
Everyone complains these days about how busy they are, but how productively are they using their time. Anyone who has ever worked in commission sales soon discovers that there are two kinds of work; busy-work and profit-work.
The Decision That All Successful People Get Right But Most Other People Get Wrong!
Most of us are faced with decisions each and every day of our life. However there is one decision that stands above all others in terms of it's ability to change your life for the better or for the worse, and if you are like the majority of the population you are making the wrong choice.
The Characteristics Of A Great Employee
A while ago a massive study was conducted in America, England and Australia to try to determine the most important characteristics of successful managers. They asked over 100,000 successful managers what they believed was their most valuable skill. The number one answer was hiring the right people.
The Best Way To Set Your Wealth Creation Goals
When most people think of wealth creation they think of being a millionaire or a billionaire but these goals don't really mean much. Due to the effects of inflation being a millionaire is becoming less and less valuable. In fact, in 20 years time most home owners will be millionaires.
The Best Way to Organize Your Day
Many people use a to-do list to help organize their day. While it is true that any to-do list is better than having none, there is a "best way" to use to-do lists to maximize your productivity.
The 7 C's of Success
There are many different aids that can be used to help you focus on productive strategies of success. Here is a way of staying on target using seven key concepts that each start with the letter C. This can help you remember the keys and help you stay on target in your own journey toward success.
Tap Into the Science of Winning
Some people are so busy learning about success that they don't have enough time left to do what it takes to actually succeed. If that sounds like you then it is time that you put some science into your strategies so that you can breakthrough the confusion and get the rewards that you are seeking.
Talent Is Over-Rated! You Don't Need Natural Talent In Order To Become Great
Some years ago I had an opportunity to chat with one of the greats of the jazz guitar. I asked him if he always had a talent for music. He laughed and told me that in fact the exact opposite was true.
Success Is Just A Few Simple Choices Repeated Daily
It is rarely major events that direct our lives toward success or away from it. What really makes the difference is the little things that we choose to do, or not do, on a daily basis. Developing the habit of making good daily choices can take you to success regardless of where you are now.
Succeeding in Your Home Based Business
Home based business has many advantages but it also has some pitfalls. In order to succeed in your home based business you need to adopt some strategies to manage these pitfalls and ensure that you have a profitable business as well as a balance in your life.
Spend Time With People Who Recharge Your Spirit
Have you ever met someone who recharges your energy just by being there? Perhaps it is the things they say or how they say them, or the way they respect and value your goals and ideas, or the example they set. These are people that you need to be around regularly to recharge your spirit.
So You Want It, But How Do You Know Whether You'll Get It?
Have you heard the expression "the first 80% of GETTING what you want is KNOWING what you want"? Knowing what you want is obviously very important but it is no guarantee that you will get it. So how do you know for sure if you are on track to get it?
Six Tips For Building and Maintaining Rapport
Rapport building is the art of helping another person minimize their perceived difference between themself and yourself. Rapport happens at the subconscious level but here are a few ways that you can consciously help the process along.
Seven Things You Should Know About Your Customers
What do you really know about your customers? Customers are the life blood of your business and the more you understand them the easier it becomes to increase your bottom line profit. Here are seven questions to ask and answer about your customers.
Seven Secrets to Wealth Creation
Wealth creation is not a matter of luck it is the result of applying an appropriate strategy. Here are seven wealth building secrets that can help you put together your own winning strategy to increase YOUR personal wealth.
Seven Reasons Why You Are Not Rich
If you have never become rich then it is because of one or more of the following seven reasons. You can break free of them and become rich if you really want to. It starts by being brutally honest with yourself when deciding whether that reason applies to you.
Seven Reasons Why Great Leaders Are Not Part Of Their Team
There has been so much emphasis, in recent years, on being a team player that many managers who work their way up through the ranks in an organization simply can't cut it as leaders. Why? Because no-one has taught them that once you are the leader you are no longer part of the team.
Seven Questions Every Ambitious Person Needs To Answer
Here's a quick quiz for you to help you determine if you are on track for success.
Seven Principles For Building A Better Life
I wonder how magnificent your life could be if you were to become all you could be. What if you were to tap into your full potential for success and happiness? Here are seven principles to help you do just that.
Seven Keys To Personal Development
I believe that the secret to personal development won't be found by sitting under a tree for 20 years contemplating the universe. The secret to personal development is to pursue a worthwhile goal that takes you outside your comfort zone and forces you to grow in the process.
Seven Habits of a Winner
You've probably heard the saying that success leaves clues. One place that success clues can be found is in the habits that successful people have in common with each other. Here are seven such habits to give you clues to winning the success game in your own life.
Seven Habits of a Loser
Clearly not everyone becomes successful in life. Know what the "losers" have in common can help you see if you have these problems and thereby give you the opportunity to remove them so that they no longer hold you back.

Here are the seven most common "losing" habits.
Seven Goals To Change Your Life
There are goals you set for the enjoyment or satisfaction that you gain when you achieve them and there are also goals that you can set for the purpose of enhancing your life both in the short term and in the long term. Here are seven life enhancing goals for you to consider.
Seminars - Do They Really Help?
Today you can find a seminar on just about anything that you want to learn, but do these seminars really work? Statistics show us that one person can have a life changing experience from a seminar yet the person sitting beside them will gain nothing. Let's have a look at why that is.
Say Goodbye to Clutter in Your Life
If you have ever experienced moving house after living for years in one place you will have probably been amazed at how make clutter you collected over the years. Few people realize just how much damage this clutter is doing. Saying goodbye to clutter can open the door to affluence in your life.
Road to Wealth - Are You Taking the Hard Road or the Smart Road?
There are two roads to wealth. One is a hard road and the other is the smart road. Which one are you on? If you take the time to discover what the smart road is then you can get to where you want to go financially and you can make your journey a whole lot easier.
Public Speaking Tip - How to Get a Great Response from Your Audience
Fear of public speaking is one of the strongest fears that people have. The truth is that it's not the speaking that is the source of the fear, people speak everyday. The fear comes from the perception that the audience is judging the speaker. The true fear is the fear of a bad audience response.

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