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Using downtime
It’s been an unusual couple of months, which some people have chosen to use productively – to learn, self-educate, get fit, or undertake a new skill – while others continue to waste countless hours on the internet.
Don’t get me wrong, we’ve all been...
Media agenda
Whenever bloggers, online personalities, or journalists post information online, it stands to reason that there’s an underlying agenda of some sort.
Motives aren’t always ulterior, of course.
But when you think about it, it’s also extremely unlikely that the agenda...
Back to business
It was a glorious sunrise down at Sunshine Beach this morning, and it’s become abundantly clear that Australia is getting back to business now.
The tradies were out in force, the jackhammers were very active as renovation and construction has resumed, coffee shops have...
Financial thermostat
My friend and mentor Michael Yardney told me some years ago that the blunt truth is your bank balance is a way of keeping score.
And your bank balance doesn’t lie.
It’s written there in black and white at the end of each month for you.
Effectively your net worth...
Tax reforms afoot
A few thoughts for you today on what life might look like on the ‘other side’ of the Coronavirus shutdown.
There are plans afoot for a staged transition from stamp duty to a broad-based land tax in New South Wales as part of wider tax reform package.
Ostensibly this...
I recorded a few thoughts while out on my morning run around Noosa this morning, which you can watch in the short video below.
We’re now heading into Australia’s first recession in three decades.
As is the case with every recession, this will be a period of some turmoil which will...
The 4Fs revisited
Many of us are finding we must spend more time at home this year, for unforeseen reasons.
It’s a great opportunity, therefore, to revisit our 4Fs model.
Our general belief is that you need each of the 4Fs to be in balance.
To recap, the 4Fs are: Fun, Fitness, Finance, and...
Sucker punch
There’s an oft-cited Mike Tyson quote that says this:
‘Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth’.
Or, at least, words to that effect.
And how true this is.
In business and in life, it very often pays to think calmly and rationally, so in turn if often...