Aucklanders 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
Continue ReadingA Covid lock down (which some refer to as “jail”) is a great time to think about “freedom” and what it means. Q2 Ltd talks about three freedoms –time freedom, mind freedom, and financial freedom. Time Freedom Time freedom is having enough time for the things that matter to us,… Read More
Continue ReadingHow do you price your product or service? Do you use cost plus a margin, charge extra to position yourself in a premium niche, match the industry’s going rate, or discount to increase volume? Is pricing your key competitive advantage or do you compete on other factors such as quality,… Read More
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