"Welcome to the October 2009 edition of the Keys To Success Club e-newsletter Success Insight
- Questions YOU need to ask to see if you are in balance
- New Personal Development Blog
- FREE download from Pip Mackay
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Success In Property Investment
Still interesting times in the Australian market; depending on who you ask and what stats you look at prices have been moving in the housing market fuelled by three key factors:
- Historically low interest rates
- First home buyers stimulus
- Increasing rents
Market Summary
- As you would expect growth has been led by the first home buyers market, With the <$600,000 area moving well.
- Top end is still looking shaky as are mining focused sectors.
- Investors are still sitting on the fence somewhat
- it is still a rough ride for developers at the moment with the bank finance conditions causing projects to delay or stop entirely.
Personal Insight
On a personal front, I have been going through some renovation activity particularly on kitchens and bathrooms, a strata titling project up in Queensland, and trying to keep cool whilst a few property development JVs I am involved in run into some delays…. The increased risk you get with property development is certainly showing its face!
I also for the first time look like I am going to be using the landlord’s insurance I have taken out with a tenant breaking lease and some troubles retenanting, the insurance has limited my exposure.
OUTthere Magazine Property Column
I mentioned last time that I was property columnist for Rex airlines magazines and in case none of you have travelled on Rex airline this month, you can download the first column by clicking on the link below!
OUTthere Magazine Interview with Chris Gray
"This month, OUTthere speaks to property guru Chris Gray, who has built a personal portfolio in excess of $10 million, about property investment strategies. As well as appearing regularly on Sky Business News, he is the CEO of Empire, a company that builds property portfolios for time-poor professionals – searching, negotiating and renovating on their behalf."
Some of the other markets I am across; UK is murmuring signs of recovery, but Dubai is still a mess by all accounts!!
New Property Blog
In other news, we have also set up a property dedicated blog which you can access. For those who are newish to blogs, the easiest way to keep up to date with them is to grab the rss feed and add it to google reader:
Click here to check out the new Property Blog
New Property Course
"At last - a complete property investment education program that doesn't break the bank"
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Are you looking to secure your financial freedom?
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Do you see other people investing successfully in property and wondered how they managed it?
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Are you looking for a way to get started in property investing, but daunted by the process?
I can’t believe that I am still completing it, but working closely with a member on his own property journey, we are getting to the final stages of the Keys To Success Club Property course after over 12 months of creation. It really does give a great foundation for people interested in getting into property investment and combines all the aspects of the club:
- Multi media format
- Tapping into multiple experts
- Saying it as it is
- A personal touch
So, if you are a member, and property is your thing, then you can do this course as part of your membership fee. There is NO additional charge at this stage and it really offers sensational value.
Click here to find out more about the Property Course
Improve Your Business Success
The business world is feeling a lot more positive and the general panic seems to be receding.
I am currently advising on an integration deal which will create the largest Food and Beverage company in Australia. A great opportunity to fine tune my business skills as it involves an end to end assessment and evaluation of two businesses;
One thing I have come across is a great and progressive leadership model which I thought I would share with you:
Leadership Model
It comprises 3 elements:
Building Effective Relationships
- Builds mutual trust with others
- Understands what is important to others
- Creates team belonging through shared values and purpose
- Confidence in others integrity and capability
- Genuinely engages in quality conversations
- Gives and seeks honest feedback
- Tells the truth, even if it is tough
- Assumes the best rather than assumes the worst in others
Moral fibre
- Raise optimism
- Strengthen resilience
- Create hope
- Build confidence
- Strong moral fibre
- Share passion
- Imaginative
- High personal integrity
Self awareness
- Clear alignment on personal sense of purpose, values, identity, capabilities
- Understands thoughts and emotions and their influence on behavior
- Clear on strengths
- Continued passion for learning and self development
- Reflective
FREE Social Traffic Book - Cracking The Code
First of all I need to give you the mechanism to access the fantastic book that I talked about in the last newsletter; Social Traffic:
"Our media scape has changed forever"
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Are you wondering what all the fuss is about with social media?
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Are you overwhelmed by the all the platforms and how they all work together?
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Are you looking for the definitive guide to Social Marketing?
I have worked with Simon Ford in a previous role when I was advising him on a start up he was leading at the time; having worked with him personally, I always knew that he would end in an evangelist type role; he has always been forward thinking, sometimes ahead of where many people can grasp. A very interesting read
Click here to access your FREE copy of Social Traffic - Cracking The Code
New Internet Marketing Course
"At last - an internet marketing education that doesn't break the bank"
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Are you looking to understand the world of internet marketing?
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Do you see other people running successful online businesses and wondered how they did it?
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Are you looking for a way to get started in online business, but daunted by the process?
Your worry is over as we have built a program that brings together multiple internet marketing experts who have been there and done it who share their experiences and knowledge to help you create your own internet marketing success.
Click here to find out more about the Internet Marketing Course
New Business Blog
We now have a new dedicated business blog with the latest news, insights and views on all aspects of business.
Click here to check out the business focused blog
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