Last week I was speaking to a lady friend of mine named Deb about a book I had recently read. As we began to discuss to merits of the book, it came to light that she had read the bulk, but she had read it 25 years ago. This kind of reminded me of the people who brag about being in good shape, talking about the marathon they ran back in the 1980′s. Mind fitness, like physical fitness, is something that needs to be maintained!
You must exercise your mind regularly for to be effective and permanent!
All of our members who are successful in life know this and practice this well on a daily basis. Find great mentors and learn from them on a daily basis, or else your mind will not grow one bit. Find other great people around you and create something, get the juices flowing in the mastermind by building something. This all exercises the mind.
I was at my nieghbourhood small business expo on the weekend and it prompted me to blog about getting more leads and sales through Google searches. Most small businesses aren’t doing this at all.
Although google sells advertisements, the best way to get clicks is by ranking high in the “organic” (non-paid) search listings. This is because people generally want to rely on the masses ranking your website rather than your advertising budget.
This is called “Search Engine Optimization” or SEO for short. It’s not that hard to do, if you know what to do and have an idea of what your potential customers are looking for from your business.
So what do I know about SEO? Enough to dominate a few keyword phrases like “adam gant league” or “EZtrader.com review” or “pay to switch mortgage”. Try it out in Google and you’ll see yourleverage.com at the top of all these results. It’s funny, my YouTube videos of League have more views than the actual League videos about the properties they develop! It all stems back to good SEO and keyword marketing.
How do you do this? Well, there are a variety of ways which take a while to explain and a little effort to implement. I can do a series on it if you guys want (let me know). Alternatively, you too could learn from the same marketing gurus and centa-millionaires I learn from, and become a master in your business (that would mean teaching you to fish, hearing it from the horse’s mouth, etc.). We already have a growing network of business ninjas we’re mentoring doing just that, don’t be left out in the cold!
I had a very interesting meeting today with Eddie Lemoine author of the book “Bring About What You Think About”. We had some very interesting discussions about the Law of Attraction and manifesting your dreams and desires into your life.
Keep an eye out for exciting events in Halifax and Toronto, and keep April free to meet me in Las Vegas!
Want to make an easy 4%? Simply sign up forp Scotiabank’s new visa Momentum Infinite card, and you’ll make 4% cash back on any money you spend on groceries and gas. That’s the best visa mastercard cash back deal i’ve seen. It beats PC Financial, CapitalOne, and RBC.
I don’t know about you, but I spend a lot of money on groceries and gas, so I get a lot of cash back.
You’ll also make 2% on pharma and recurring purchases, and 1% on anything else.
Have you got the card yet? I have.
I run into a lot of people looking to make a little extra cash and I keep showing them easy ways to make money such as this. $400 cash back on money you were going to spend anyway is equivalent to earning the money.
It still surprises me to see how many people still don’t bother setting this up, yet still complain about having no money! Set this up, and I’ll show you more techniques that we use to make and save even more and make more money. You see, if you don’t bother picking low hanging fruit, who would help you climb to the top of the tree?
Complaining about not making enough money? Upset about being passed over for that promotion? Are you always projecting these feelings to others around the water cooler? Ever stop and think if maybe you are creating your lack of promotion or wealth yourself?
I hear people discounting the power of a postiive mental attitude (or positive thinking — ironic that they are being negative about positivity?). If you really examine any well-managed organization, you will find that the people who are most successful are those who are positive and helpful, people who tend to find time to offer encouragement and praise others when it is deserved. After all, who wants a mean grumpy person runing their company?
The people who occupy the top positions are almost always happy and enthusiastic people who encourage others to behave in the same way. Yet there are always a few individuals who never seem to get the message and behave as though they can complain their way to the top. There isn’t a single situation in your career, your relationships with others, or in your personal life that benefits from a negative attitude. You can never get MORE in your life by saying “no”, only by saying “yes”. All will be greatly improved if you make it a practice to approach life in a positive way.
It’s not always easy to stay positive, that’s why it’s important to surround yourself with a network of friends and colleagues who are also positive, and plugin to audio recordings and books continuously to keep your frame of mind right. We’ve experienced that this leads to a more maintainable positive mental attitude.
Anyone want to make 13% on a first mortgage? We’re looking for real estate development partners. All we need is $80k… which could generate $10,400 in a matter of months, along with your original $80k back.
The scoop? We have a sweetheart property right next to the university that we bought for a song. But we can’t get any more funding from the bank since we’ve already got so many projects on the go right now. That’s why we need you!
The Risks? Well, since your name would be on the mortgage, nobody can run away with your money as you’d own the property. In the unlikely event the building didn’t sell as fast as we think it will once built, we’d simply rent it out to students.
How can we afford to pay such a high mortgage rate? Well, let’s put it this way: our costs are very low and the sale price would be high, which makes this property very profitable. We didn’t pay much for land. We don’t have to pay for materials for 6 months and we’ve got a deferral on labour payments. Our costs are so low yet we will sell at a high university market price which makes this property is very profitable.
Turn around time? We expect to be able to pay the entire first mortgage plus interest back to you within 12 months. If we break ground in September, that could be 8 months.
Just let me know if you want to partner with us. First come, first served.
Lately I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about the League Assets REIT and the income priority units on the blog. This is happening now, despite the fact that my posts and youtube video have been posted for years (since 2009/2010).
Anyway, for those of you catching up, League is one of the tried and true methods of passive income. Although the return is a little lower at 10%-15%-ish per year, it’s been a nice steady income and growth vehicle for myself personally since 2007 (that makes 4 years and counting). It is run by two fine gentlemen, Adam Gant and Emmanuel Arruda.
As far as the cash flow goes, personally I prefer taking the cash flow on a monthly basis, but one also has the option of reinvesting it automatically via D.R.I.P. (Dividend Re-Investment Program).
Frankly, I’m not going to get into a lot of the details and Q&A in these posts, because League has many member-partner representatives who can answer all of your questions (much better than I can) and provide any due diligence you may request. The offering memorandum and balance sheets are all online for your access and review. The Blue Book of Real Estate Syndication is also there.
In summary, although you can get a much higher rate of return elsewhere, League does present a nice and easy turn key way to earn a consistent return. I like it because as it is easy to add as another stream to a diversified portfolio.
Here is some exciting news folks! SilverSaver is now available for Canadians!
SilverSaver’s unique advantage is the ability to set up automatic withdraw from your bank account to accumulate silver and gold on a regular basis. So if you don’t have enough money to buy a full ounce of silver or gold now, you can slowly save up for it over time.
My good friend and business colleague Rivers Corbett has just reminded me of the The Entrepreneurs Summit on Feb 10 & 11, 2011. You can attend either virtually over the internet or in person in Fredericton New Brunswick, Canada.
Founded by Rivers Corbett, the Summit is the first of it’s kind to be held. The idea is simple: to create an opportunity for entrepreneurs to easily come together with like minded individuals who could share ideas, knowledge, inspiration and opportunities.
Somewhere younger entrepreneurs can tap into the experience of those who have been there and done it – learning from their mistakes and soaking up invaluable business knowledge. A transfer of wisdom that supports growing businesses, nurtures emerging talent and helps to create the wealth, jobs and opportunities that are a major contribution to the sustainable transformation of our regional economy.
I am delighted to report that I just got an email stating the unit value of the IGW REIT Units has risen, this time by 2% from last quarter’s $1.015 per unit to $1.035 per unit. This translates to a 4% increase in the past year! From December 2009 to December 2010.
Net cash flow from distributions remains unchanged at 7.25 cents per unit per year. The Total ROI (including distribution and appreciation) for the past year is 11.2% which is not bad. Needless to say, I am happy with increase.
Leverage is all about accelerating your results. Whether it is moving a rock or moving your income, the principle is the same. We help you find levers.
