Sorry for the corny title but I’m still unable to resist substituting “Belize” for anything that even remotely rhymes. The reason is because I recently got back from my second mission trip to Belize. To say it was amazing is an understatement. Lives were changed (including my own). There were way too many great things […]
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One day a man saw a butterfly shuddering on the sidewalk, locked in a seemingly hopeless struggle to free itself from it’s now useless cocoon. Feeling pity, he took out his pocket knife, carefully cut away the cocoon and set the butterfly free. To his dismay, it lay on the sidewalk, convulsed weakly for awhile, […]
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“Look at any person who is a recognized leader in any field of endeavor and you will see passion. Passion makes things happen which would otherwise be considered impossible. Passion overcomes obstacles which long ago would have killed mere interest or resolve. Those who are passionate about what they do have an advantage that is […]
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Whoohoo..we made it! This is the final installment of our three-part series that examines the reasons why we do what we do (which…if you think about it…is a pretty dang important thing to know) To recap what we’ve covered so far… We’ve introduced Six Human Needs Psychology (Part 1), went into some detail on what the […]
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As many of you know, I run a real estate investment association (REIA for short) here locally. The purpose of our group is to provide the tools and resources to help people become financially free and provide support and encouragement to them during their journey. At a recent meeting I discussed what I found to […]
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According to Brian Fantana, the Rule of 72 says that 72% of the time, it works every time. Hold on…that’s not right. According to studies, it’s only 60%..and that’s a different rule than what we’re talking about here. Our rule is even better and works 100% of the time. For us, the Rule of 72 is […]
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In the first part of this series we introduced Six Human Needs Psychology. Even though we haven’t gone into much depth yet, I hope you can see how radical it’s impact can be on helping you understand the driving force behind your actions and behaviors. If you missed the article, you can read it HERE and get […]
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Rarely do I run across something that makes my head explode…which is probably a good thing because exploded brains are messy…but this is definitely one of them. It’s that impactful and it will completely change the way you look at things. I discovered it several years ago and it has transformed my ability to understand […]
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One of the coolest things I’ve recently done and that I really enjoy has been starting a REIA (Real Estate Investment Association) with my friend Nick here in Durham NC. We named it RTP REIA since we’re here in the Triangle area which includes Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill. I briefly considered DuREIA (for Durham […]
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If you’ve been around me for awhile, you know that I LOVE ‘truly’ self-directed Roth IRAs. Why? Because in addition to letting you invest in all kinds of vehicles outside of the typical retirement portfolio, the gains are TAX FREE!!! Sure you don’t get a tax write-off on the contributions, but you get to keep […]
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