OK. You've made the decision. You're ready to buy a house. Great! You've got that dream home pictured in your head. Now all you have to do is find a Realtor, make your offer and move in. Right? Wrong.Your first step should be to find a trustworthy mortgage professional. But that's not the fun part, you may say. Why start with a mortgage professional? In a nutshell, this can save money, time and increase your bargaining power.Your mortgage...more
Once you enter the Forex trading world you will immediately notice the need of using technical analysis in order to find trends when looking at the forex charts and also the importance of being aware of when they first develop so you can ride the trend until it ends. The foreign exchange market is a very strong trending market, lots of ups and downs in short periods of time, and it's, therefore, a place where technical analysis can be very...more
Why did you start your business?You must have a very strong reason for being in business. A why that will keep you going in the face of fear, and keep you motivated during the trying times in your business. The more powerful your why, the more of a motivating factor it will be.Many times, I hear people say, "I started my business because I love doing this - it's fun." Yes, your business is probably a lot of fun. But is that enough to keep you going? In other words, will it be fun when you are up until the wee hours of the morning finishing a project? To some people that might be the epitome of fun! But, if "fun" is your why, you need to make sure that every single aspect of the business is fun for you.Your why should be very personal, and something that will inspire you to build your business and keep it going no matter what.When I started, my why was "because I want to help business owners be empowered."The problem with that was, my why was for someone else. I was doing this all for someone else. With my why being external, there was still always a reason to give up, or procrastinate. After all, I wasn't doing this for me, I was doing it so that other business owners could...more
When a professional or small business owner decides to launch their business on the Internet, they often start with a website. They've heard that everybody has to have a website. Then they learn that they should have an email newsletter.Many people start out piece-meal. Website with one company, newsletter delivery with another provider, online...more
"Hey Man who are you!"I was sitting on a wall next to the Armory Park outside the Peabody Essex in historic Salem when this "Goth Chick". Not exactly Goth, well you do not expect many of them to have a southern accent. It was more than her dress that made her seem out of place, or the accent. For this is Salem, and Salem loves Vampires and things...more
What are the best ways to make money?If you answered, "a job", then you have been brainwashed like most Americans into believe that working for a company is the best way to make money. It is absolutely NOT one of the best ways to make money. Why not?Most jobs have the following problems:1. The time trap. You are trading your time for money. Even if you are a salaried employee, you are accepting a salary for a set number of hours that you will work each week. If you don't work, you don't get paid. Most companies want you to work the most amount of time for the least money and you want to work the least amount of time for the most money. The job game is a lose-lose game.2. No passive income. If you stop working for any period of time, you stop receiving paychecks. Your money does not work for you.3. No intellectual capital. If you are an employee, your company owns your intellectual capital. It's like your company owns your brain. You cannot sell or share your ideas and earn money.4. No control. You have no control over your work life and therefore your life. You cannot choose where you work, when you work, or who you work with. Most companies require a lot of "face time". Even if...more
Do you to know how to quit your job without ending up on the street? In a nutshell, you need to avoid the self-employment trap, think like a business, and create multiple passive revenue streams.Avoid the Self-Employment TrapIf you quit your job and...more
Most corporate culture surveys are not as effective as they could be. This article will help you to optimize your success and use the results to improve your corporate culture.Start with Your GoalsWhen embarking upon a corporate culture survey...more
I believe that most organizations are miserable places to work. They are Corporate Cubeworlds. And no one is to blame. Companies have inherited their corporate culture from the Industrial Age and it just don't work anymore. People are unhappy and...more
Are you looking for a clear definition of corporate culture? You have come to the right place!I have developed a definition of corporate culture after nearly 20 years of working with organizations and viewing them from the perspective of a cultural...more
Culture: n 1. natural phenomenon that is created whenever a group of people come together to collaborate; 2. foundation for all decisions and actions within an organization; 3. the way things are around here.Every time people come together with a...more
Door Knocking is back! Tired of the poor results from "we buy houses" advertising, Real Estate Investors are tapping an old resource to generate higher profit deals.Door knocking is a lead generation, qualification, and development tool used by real...more