“Freedom is what we’re all looking for, and value is the way to achieve it.” Chris Guillebeau, The 100 Startup Freedom. Wouldn’t you say that is a big part of why you want to be in business? In the $100 Startup Chris Guillebeau points out that if we want freedom, we must first focus on value. In fact, [Continue Reading]
Archives for January 2015
Time Management is Dead – Do This Instead
And the common complaint that ‘I don’t have time to _____’ (fill in the blank) is understandable because many projects seem overwhelming – and are overwhelming because you can’t do a project at all! You can only do an action related to it … I have found that lack of time is not the major [Continue Reading]
Buy Assets, Not Liabilities
“You must know the difference between an asset and a liability, and buy assets…. Rich people acquire assets. Poor and middle class people acquire liabilities, but they think they are assets.” Robert Kiyosaki, Rich Dad, Poor Dad This is such a basic and important rule that’s missed by too many people, so let’s start with the [Continue Reading]
Parkinson’s Law: Time Allotted = Time Used
“Parkinson’s Law dictates that a task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion. It is the magic of the immediate deadline … The end product of a shorter deadline is almost inevitably of equal or higher quality due to greater focus.” Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek I [Continue Reading]
Introducing the Business-Money-Life Project
Thank you for learning more about the Business-Money-Life Project, which I began in January of 2015. Although it’s new, it’s been stewing in my mind for years. The BML Project is essentially my collection of the most helpful big ideas from my favorite teachers in the arenas of real estate, business, money, and life. My collection of articles [Continue Reading]