IRD shut down myIR last week for the “final” software upgrade of its four-year business transformation journey. The system was scheduled to be up and running by Thursday morning, 28 October 2021. Surprisingly, it became available early on Wednesday afternoon 27 October 2021. I needed to update a client’s bank… Read More
Continue ReadingI sometimes procrastinate. I tidy up, clear email, reconcile Xero, talk to my plants, write in my journal – rather than tackle the main task. The task being avoided is usually not large or difficult. It’s getting started that’s hard. The longer I delay, the bigger it grows in my… Read More
Continue ReadingAucklanders have now endured eight weeks of restrictive lock downs, with no end yet in sight. Some of us can work remotely and are suffering less direct financial impact compared to retailers, hospitality and grooming businesses, and others severely impacted by Covid. We will all be financially impacted by Covid-19… Read More
Continue ReadingHistorically, just about anyone could get wealthy from residential property investment so long as they followed basic property investment rules: Able to service the debt, and Hold for the long term, and Start as early as possible. Even before the recent property tax changes property flicks left a lot of… Read More
Continue ReadingHave you ever set business goals that you don’t care about and that don’t motivate you? If you answered “yes!” then read on. Do you know “why” you are in business? Unless you know your “why” you won’t get passionate about business goals. Leave ego out of it… Read More
Continue ReadingYou may have heard of Jess Quinn – a young woman (and a family friend) who suffered cancer as a nine year old resulting in having her leg amputated. A tragedy and something she found very hard for many years. But now she says she wouldn’t change a thing, because… Read More
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