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One of the keys to living a life of passion and purpose is discovering your unique brilliance and living it. Many of us have wondered ‘what is the meaning of my life’ and ‘what am I here to do’.

One of the skills I have developed as a business coach is to ask provocative questions that challenge people to think beyond the ordinary and discover their own personal vision for how they can make a difference in the world. I ask my clients to think about what’s really important to them, what they love to do, and what energizes and inspires them.

The following are some of the most thought provoking questions I ask my clients to consider. These are great questions to ponder and journal when you feel a little stuck or frustrated. They will give you a better perspective, clarity, and direction about your life as you live it each day.

Take the time to really listen to your answers from inside as you would listen to a dear friend. Tune into your authentic inner voice. Have an inner dialogue with yourself to determine the answers to what your vision is of what’s possible for the world.

1. What is my personal definition of success?

2. What am I passionate about? What lights me up and brings me joy?

3. What are my special gifts and talents and how am I using them every day?

4. Does my work currently bring me meaning and fulfillment and allow me to express my uniqueness?

5. What do I often dream about doing that I have never done?

6. What is my BIG vision of what’s possible for the world? How can I make a difference?

7. Which three personal qualities do I value most, and how deeply am I expressing them in my relationships and in my work? (examples: truthfulness, love, spontaneity, fun, leadership, inclusiveness, mastery, positive attitude, presence, joy, creativity, peacefulness, committed)

8. What would I want to be written on my obituary or said about me in a eulogy?

Once you have your answers to these questions, ask yourself what actions you could take to make these changes and to give your gifts and talents fully to your work and to the world. Most often, it’s the smaller steps we take on a consistent basis that bring about renewal, rather than major changes.

Think about what you could do today to move you closer to where or how you want to be. How do you want to be living your life next year? What do you want more of or less of in your life? What do you need to start or stop doing? What changes do you need to make in your work, relationships, and physical environment?

These questions can be revisited from time to time for fresh insights. Make a commitment to listen to your answers and act on them. Be guided by your own inner wisdom and longings.

Are you living the life you thought you’d be living?

Take the time to reevaluate where you are and where you’re going, and what you want out of life. Nothing is more interesting than your own life. Become fully engaged in your present. Start to live your life by design rather than by accident.

Set your intention, follow your intuition, and be on the lookout for clues and coincidences that will change the direction of your life. Take a risk. Think outside the box. Dare to live a larger life.

Start each day with an intention and a commitment to achieving the positive shifts you want in your life, and watch for miracles to happen!

Jan Marie Dore publishes the newsletter and blog “Success Secrets for Professional Women”. She teaches solo professional women marketing and sales strategies to attract new clients, grow their business, and make more money in less time. sign up now at my website which is at http://www.femalepreneurs.com/ezine

In my capacity as an Event Promoter, I have associated with a large number of extremely wealthy and successful people, and although I’ve read pretty much every wealth and success book on the market, no one has yet conveyed just how basic the process of becoming wealthy for life really is.

To a man (woman) the principles that I have noted are the same!

Its not what you believe, its not what you want, its not the things that you say to yourself, its what you do. In a word, its your BEHAVIOUR!

What will other people observing your behaviour say about you, “Well Gary, talks about becoming wealthy and successful, but he never gets his ass out of bed before 11 o’ clock.”

Or, if you desire to be a top athlete - “Steven has bought every exercise and fitness magazine in the shop, but he loves “the chipper.”

Or more ideally, “no matter how much cr@p is going on, the guy is able to focus on what he wants, and works on getting it.”

When we shine the brutal torch of common sense on our actions its only too obvious what the outcome is going to be.

Consider this - you’re driving your car and you come to T junction. Its 8.45 in the morning, and you’re trying to make your way into heavy traffic to your left. There are two things that you could do.

One, you could sit back with your foot on the brake and hope that someone will guess that you want to move into the flow of traffic today, and decide that you’re their good deed for the day, and let you in. Is this likely to happen quickly or ever? Is your life like this?

Or, alternatively you can turn on your indicator to show everyone where you’re going, seek to make eye contact with someone who may be able to let you in, and continue to edge forward until someone does in fact “choose” (because its obvious that you know what you want) to do the right thing and let you in.

Contrary to what many believe, people want to and enjoy helping each other, this applies to making money, getting the job or succeeding in whatever undertaking it is that you choose. However, they are much more likely to give you a worthwhile break or opportunity when you demonstrate that you know what you want and are determined to get it.

And just how do you demonstrate this?

By your behaviour of course, if you think about it, its the only way that people can really come to a conclusion about you, what you want or what it is that you’re about.

Some of the obvious behaviours that we have noted in people that are successful include

- the ability to make a decision and follow it through until they get their result,

- the ability to keep moving forward (no matter how slowly) in the face of strong opposition,

- the capacity to overcome obstacles - under, over around or through, and

- the desire to constantly learn more about their world, and the new or existing methods that they can utilise to more successfully adapt to what is unquestionably a fastly changing world.

A recurring word in this article has been the word “obvious.”

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Real estate coaching is like the game of chess, with your real estate coach being similar to a chess player. Like the game of chess, there are a number of different ways to conquer your goal. In order to have thorough control of your destiny, you must have an accurate working knowledge of every piece on the board. As this is true in chess, it equally true in real estate coaching. This is why it is so important to choose a real estate coach who understands the strategy of real estate investing, just as it were a game of chess.

Your coach should be someone that has a thorough understanding of your goals. Whatever aspects of real estate that may lie in your horizon, your coach needs to have a working knowledge of it advantages as well as the disadvantages. Some areas will not be as active and others will be a vital part of your success. This is the strategy in which the coach and you will create such as in chess.

After a strategic plan has been worked out, your coach oversees its construction and you. Real estate investment is not must a physical and mental challenge, but an emotional one as well. Unsuspected developments are a part of the business and take place under the tightest of plans.

Your coach will guide your temperament through to maximize every situation that may arise. And count on these situations arising. However, although it can be a very temperamental type of investing, real estate investing is also very lucrative. One of the reasons why you need a real estate coach is to help you overcome some of the common pratfalls along the way that are bound to come up.

There must also be a plan to protect your assets during and after every project. Your coach can point out several methods of insuring your profits.

Whether you are looking at long term investing or short term, having a qualified coach is strongly recommended. Remember, your goals support you and your family’s financial freedom to allow you’re enjoying life the way you want. Finding that coach that understands your motivation is imperative.

The real key to your success in a coaching relationship is your personal relationship. This is the one vital ingredient that a coach cannot accomplish without your participation. Along with good qualification, a good face to face relationship will be the engine that will completely drive your success in real estate.

Peter Vekselman has been successfully investing in real estate since 1996. He has completed over 1000 real estate deals, owned a construction company, been a private lender, and owned a property management
company. To learn more about Peter please visit
http://www.coachingbypeter.com.

There has never been a better time than right now for real estate investing. More and more Americans look to either break into the real estate business as a part-time job or take it on full-time. In both case, and much like any other business, people are searching for good training and not just inspiration.

There are plenty of people today who lost quite a bit of money in the real estate market who thought that it was easy. Just like anything else, successful real estate investing takes knowledge and time. And there are no short cuts. This is why real estate training prior to investing is so important. It can be the difference between being a successful real estate investor and taking a bath.

Real Estate is more transparent today as a result of our current economical crisis. People are seeing the incredible deals in residential homes, some as low as .50 on the dollar. However, at the same time, they are watching the US dollar shrink and its flow restricted. There is more to real estate investing than just buying homes for little money. You have to understand the market and the trends.

This is where real estate training comes in. The real estate market in the United States is very volatile right now. But it is also prime. Many novice investors are afraid to embark on a venture and there are many opportunities out there for someone with the right real estate training.

Unlike the housing boom, where many individuals trip over an idea and fell into small fortunes, it takes a savvy investor to make a dollar in this market. It is for certain that the same clumsy acts will not surface in this time of housing crisis.

An experienced trainer can bridge ideas to fortunes in this and in any market. Someone in the business before the housing boom and has experienced every aspect of investing.

First time buyers also benefit from investment training of a real estate. They will get an inside view of the strategies building, repairs, market value, neighborhood developments, and so much more. Home buying is the most significant investment most people will make in their lifetime.

Regardless, if the buyer decides to upgrade in a few years or expects to grow old in a particular home, the wise instruction of sound trainer can make the difference in a successful stay or one of painful lessons.

Whether you are an investor or looking to purchase the home of your dreams, get trained by a professional.

Peter Vekselman has been successfully investing in real estate since 1996. He has completed over 1000 real estate deals, owned a construction company, been a private lender, and owned a property management
company. To learn more about Peter please visit
http://www.coachingbypeter.com.

Focus is a huge problem for any CEO in the business world today. With so many demands on their time and their energy, how does a business owner determine what are the right things to focus on at the right time?

As a business grows, the rules begin to change. The business owner can’t grow the company any longer by simply doing more of the same thing. Business owners are constantly balancing a myriad of issues. In today’s business climate, tough by everyone’s standards, focusing on the areas of your business that improve sales, drive profits and protect cash and capital are crucial.

However, the other area of focus that each leader must address is how their leadership style is matching up with the demands of your business. Here are four areas that a leader should be addressing that will help improve revenues and profits.

1. Roll out 3-4 new revenue generators that diversify your sales engine and allow you to create multiple streams of revenue.

2. Evaluate your company’s profit design to improve the allocation of your company’s resources and clarify the underlying profit architecture.

3. Explode your beliefs about your current leadership style and how minor tweaks in it could add 5% to 9% to your bottom line.

4. Identify and then rivet your company’s focus on only 3 to 5 profit drivers.

Utilize Wide Range of Sales Generators
Most leaders understand that to grow your business you need to: grow your customer base, increase transaction value and/or increase transaction frequency. Have you renewed your commitment to these three areas lately?

Where can you:
– Deliver higher-than-expected levels of service?
– Increase the sales skill levels of your staff?
– Make irresistible offers?
– Develop a unique selling proposition?

Evaluate Your Company’s Profit Design
Most companies understand the need for a business plan. Few begin with a profit design. Twelve specific components make up a company’s profit design:
1. Value exchange
2. Customer intelligence
3. Scope
4. Strategic control
5. Knowledge management
6. Strategic allies
7. Culture
8. Organizational structure
9. Research and Development
10. Capital intensity
11. Business development
12. Operational systems

When you begin to understand your company’s profit design, you begin to limit risk and improve performance. Profit design questions everything you know about your business and forces you to think about:
– What is your company really good at?
– The expertise it takes to sell your service or product
– What the customer magnet is that is built into those products and services
– How employees access important information
– Your company’s primary personality culture
– Your organizational capacity

Adapt Your Leadership Style
Companies change. You, as the leader, must change also. By understanding the specific needs of your company as it grows, you can adjust your leadership style to stay ahead of that growth curve. As a start up, companies demand a leader who can make things happen, who can create the vision and excite a group of people to follow that vision.

However, a company with 50 employees requires a leader with a coaching style, someone who is able to encourage employees to solve problems on their own. A dominant CEO in a company of this size can disenfranchise the organization, creating a company that is CEO-centric, not a good formula for growth.

Identify Your Company’s Profit Drivers
Only 12% of all firms researched in a recent study were able to unequivocally say what their key drivers of profitability were. It all gets down to the intensity of focus. Successful company’s have a laser focus. Unsuccessful companies are scattered.

To identify and then focus on these key drivers, you need to understand what drives the success of the organization, communicate that understanding to internal stakeholders and know when and how to focus the organization in the right direction.

Examples of profit drivers include: customer purchases, new product releases, customer retention, customer acquisition and strategic alliance development. Notice that not one of these are financial controls? They can and should be, but if that’s the only profit driver you are focused on, you are probably not covering all your bases.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, unsure or frustrated about your business, you’re normal. Take control of those feelings by identifying and maintaining a rock-solid focus on these four critical aspects of your business.
– Review and refresh your sales generators each quarter
– Evaluate your profit design
– Adapt your leadership style to each phase of your company’s growth
– Identify and focus on your 3 to 5 profit drivers

Laurie Taylor is a speaker, trainer and a business growth specialist. She works with business owners with fewer than 500 employees and speaks to business audiences all over the country on a unique model called the 7 Stages of Entrepreneurial Growth. Visit her website at http://www.igniteyourbiz.com.

A real estate mentor can be the person who can not only get you involved in the real estate market, but show you how to make money. Many real estate mentors agree that there has never been a more perfect time than now to make money in this field. This is no different than any other skilled and trained profession, you can learn the step by step process to make a monthly income that compares to that of high paid doctors, lawyers and other professionals.

As a matter of fact, you can usually make more than these individuals. A great deal of the most financially successful people in the world got their start in the real estate industry. But you need a mentor - someone who can show you the ropes and how to get started in this most lucrative, but volatile, investment field.

While the housing market continues to crumble, foreclosures rise, credit lines tighten, and layoffs continue. It is a hard time for many Americans. The housing boom has burst and what we are left with is a seemingly new perspective on home ownership and investing. But in the hardship of an economical crisis opportunity knocks louder than you may ever see in your lifetime. More than ever, smart people are looking into real estate investing.

We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful, Warren Buffet

Warren Buffet is the guru of stock investing and company acquisitions, maybe the greatest investor of all time. It is believed that when the masses run in one economical direction, it is a good idea to look to where they are running from.

A good real estate mentor will hold your hand through every twist and turn of the industry to ensure your success and total satisfaction. You will learn:

1 No money down strategies
2 Flipping a property in 30 days
3 Fail-proof worksheet to determine the return on a purchase
4 How to determine a renters market
5 How to determine when to buy and when to sell

All wealth since the beginning of time enters from real estate in one way or another. Do not miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity to begin a legacy for your family. There is gold in the real estate industry and a real estate mentor can help you discover this gold. Allow a real estate mentor to show you the way towards wealth in the real estate market.

Peter Vekselman has been successfully investing in real estate since 1996. He has completed over 1000 real estate deals, owned a construction company, been a private lender, and owned a property management
company. To learn more about Peter please visit
http://www.coachingbypeter.com.

Just as a captain of a ship needs its navigator, real estate investors need a real estate consultant. A consultant is someone who can fill in the gaps and concentrate on the details along the journey of your real estate investments. It is just as foolish to embark on a real estate investment venture without proper real estate consulting as it would be to try to cross the sea in a ship without a navigator.

In a world of housing turmoil, new opportunities are flows in the shadows of despair. But how do you know where to look for these opportunities? How do you protect yourself from the traps and scams. How do you read a market that has been turned upside down?

Metropolitans such as Atlanta, GA., where the housing market once boomed to extraordinary heights. However, after the housing bubble burst, foreclosures skyrocketed to the top of the charts. 40% of Atlanta foreclosures are of investments by novices who jump at the chance to profit on rising home values. Investors using consultants were greatly able to avoid the collapse of the industry and continue to find great profits in specified neighborhoods.

Investors who did not use real estate consultants were tossed overboard into the storm. While some investors lost a great deal of money when the bubble did burst, others were fine because they had proper consultation that understood the real estate trends.

This is where a real estate consultant comes in to help shed light on a dark, but rich industry. You need A qualified consultant or consulting team can listen to where you want to find yourself and map out a plan to take you there. Someone who knows the advantages of REOs and can direct you to which doors to open.

An experience consultant who knows the ins and outs of tax sales, asset protection, and can select the winners for you, also a team that research new ideas for you and assist in developing a disciplinary plan. A great part of the cost of home building is materials and you need to know the changes in the market.

Consultants can extend there services to you as property management, multi-housing construction, corporate strategy issues, and overseas development.

Take advantage of added experience, expertise, education, and evaluations. Consultants can open your horizons to expand your dreams. Take a partner who has the talents you might either be missing or do not have the time to pursue. Find a solid consultant who can act as an instrument in your ventures.

Peter Vekselman has been successfully investing in real estate since 1996. He has completed over 1000 real estate deals, owned a construction company, been a private lender, and owned a property management
company. To learn more about Peter please visit
http://www.coachingbypeter.com.

Learning about Real Estate requires dispelling the many myths. When you train with a responsible and competent mentor or coach these myths and others will disappear. Here are a few common myths that will help you during your learning curve:

Real estate investing is for the wealthy
This is perhaps the biggest myth out there. There are a wide range of deals to negotiate, from $0 down to thousands of dollars down, which means there are deals all sizes available. What you need to do is research and plan carefully.

Understand that many deals are done by people who work 9-5 jobs everyday. They may not take as great of a risk as someone wealthy, but there are still enough deals to spread around. Success in real estate investing is in your due diligence.

You need experience
You may be envious of the people you see on those infomercials making a fortune in the real estate market, and you probably think it could never happen to you. They must have years of experience. But the truth is that while those people may have been lucky, odds are they’re just savvy investors.

If you learn as much as you can about investing in real estate and plan your next move carefully, you could easily join their ranks. Your mentor or coach will also help you with your comfort level on making your first steps.

You need good credit
Good credit helps, but you don’t need it to make money in real estate. There are so many creative ways to invest in real estate without ever looking at your credit. Again, you must learn your options and do your research

One tip though, work on repairing your credit because it allows you even more options and more power when investing in real estate.

There is too much competition
There are more than enough deals to make everyone wealthy. At any given time there are hundreds of properties for sale in your market for each investor looking for them. Be aware, a majority of people who say they are investors are just sitting on the sidelines waiting for the right deal to fall in their lap. Real investors go out and make deals happen.

It will not work in your area
It works in EVERY area. True, it may work differently in some markets than in others, but there are investors making money in every city, every day of the week. You have to learn your market: the rents, the trends, the local customs, the bankers, the title companies, etc.

It is in your best interest to learn the techniques and adapt them for your market.

There are many myths that keep very capable people from venturing in the world of real estate investing. Myths can actually cost you thousands of dollars if you do not know the truth. Get help from an experienced mentor or coach and learn the real truth as you begin your journey to successful real estate investing.

Peter Vekselman has been successfully investing in real estate since 1996. He has completed over 1000 real estate deals, owned a construction company, been a private lender, and owned a property management
company. To learn more about Peter please visit
http://www.coachingbypeter.com.

In the vast world of the real estate industry, one must have an intelligence that is both widespread and accurate. One must be able to keep up to date with new laws, building prices, economical direction, taxes, market trends, energy, school systems, job opportunities, housing cycles, federal, state, local government, community development and a host of other details.

One must have a consulting team that can supply the answers as well as the questions that can make a difference. Your real estate consulting team can actually make or break your real estate investment business so choose a team that has vast knowledge in the field.

During this economical reconstruction, every moment counts. Day by day the climate can and will change. As the government implements its banking bail out, it is imperative to know how it will affect you, the areas which you have invested, and those areas you look to invest. The consequences of not knowing can make a seemingly profitable venture into a loser. There is a lot at stake when it comes to real estate investments, but quite a bit to gain as well. And knowledge is power.

Employment trends can change the economy of a city or state with just one meeting. People want to live where they can see opportunities to find adequate incomes and businesses that can enhance living. Job loss can create a ripple effect that can lower property value and hinder the growth of commercial industries. It is important that your real estate consulting team understands the area and trends in order for your real estate investments to pan out.

Today, housing cycles vary from one region to another and from zip code to zip code. Some areas have hit a plateau while others have fallen off the cliff. Which one is on the rise or forecast to rise in the near future?

A good real estate consultant or consulting team can answer that and all of the issues that may arise in your real estate venture. They can lead an investor away from trouble waters into an ocean of profit and prosperity. Real estate are a mighty tool, an auxiliary intelligence to enhance an investors vision.

If you are going to venture into real estate investing, if you are already an investor, or if you are looking for your first home, a real estate consultant or a real estate consulting team can wipe many of your troubles away. It is smart business, it is for long term planning, and it is an investment in yourself.

Peter Vekselman has been successfully investing in real estate since 1996. He has completed over 1000 real estate deals, owned a construction company, been a private lender, and owned a property management
company. To learn more about Peter please visit
http://www.coachingbypeter.com.

The success of your real estate investment venture depends on your preparation, education, and determination. You must be open-minded and willing to learn. Investing is only risky if you don’t know what you are doing. You must learn the fundamentals you need to leverage the power of real estate and become financially free for life. One of the most proven and effective ways to ensure success is by the direction of an experienced real estate coach.

Your real estate coach has a primary focus to help you understand and apply the fundamentals of real estate investing to help you acquire enough passive income, which will result in you achieving true financial freedom.

A competent real estate coach will assist you in areas such as:

1 identify your inner passions, motivations, and priorities

2 planning realistic investment goals by identifying investment techniques

3 focus on activities that bring the best results

4 tools that are vital to your success

5 key milestones of select markets

6 identify and benefit from trends in the various markets

7 conducting property analysis

8 preparing and negotiating offers

9 vehicles to achieve success in volatile markets

10 managing properties

11 converting earned income into passive income

or portfolio income

12 applying proven processes

13 and much more…

Real Estate coaching is designed to combine these techniques to maximize your success and convert your dreams into reality. It also teaches everyday people, real life changing principles on how to buy and sell property at a profit, in any economic condition. By having a personal coach, you can take these principles and quickly apply them in your life.

Hundreds of thousands of people have used a real estate coach to accomplish their spectacular real estate goals. Your investment strategy is key in achieving your financial independence. If you are determined to become financially free then it’s time to get a real estate coach.

Your real estate coach should be someone who has proven themselves in the field of real estate and can help you get started realizing your dream. They should be able to not only answer your questions, but help you stay motivated towards working towards your real estate investment goals. Once you have a good working relationship with your real estate coach, things will seem much clearer. You can pay this favor forward by becoming a real estate coach yourself someday, after you have attained success in real estate investing.

A successful real estate coach will help you realize your dreams of becoming a successful real estate investor and put you on the path to achieving your life goals.

Peter Vekselman has been successfully investing in real estate since 1996. He has completed over 1000 real estate deals, owned a construction company, been a private lender, and owned a property management
company. To learn more about Peter please visit
http://www.coachingbypeter.com.