Tag Archive for: Napoleon Hill

It's not you, it's me!

Chances are if you have not said it in your life time you have had it said to you. However in this instance I am using the expression to refer to the state of the economy. Is it you or the economy that has the biggest effect on your financial future? Be very careful how you answer that, it is almost as dangerous as linking your mood to the current weather forecast. Ultimately what you should realize is that one has no effect on the other in most cases.

As I talked about yesterday there are industries that have experienced challenges because of the current economic situation. Some have suffered more than others. However there are still exceptions to this rule. I know of real estate agents who are thriving despite some of their colleagues experiencing great difficulties. The same … Read more

What the Frack!

Hey I like sci-fi, and it is much better than the alternative. But seriously, what the Frack! What have you done with your life so far? Are you were you want to be? Financially? Spiritually? Socially? or Physically? Are you currently building long term equity? Paying down debt or just getting by? What ever your current situation you have made the choices whether consciously or unconsciously that brought you to where you are now. You are also the only one who can do anything about it. So unless your life is perfect, exactly what you want, you got some work to do.

Today my wife and I packed our our kids ( we have 3) and took them down to see the Buskers at the Halifax International Busker Festival. While we were down there we caught a show, had lunch … Read more

Whose Fertilizer are you buying?

I have to admit that I bought into it as well over the last 2 weeks, I watched countless hours of CNBC, CNN and read the latest horror story on the many financial websites that I visit. However thanks to an e-mail subscription that I received from Matt Furey, I realized that there is more to it than meets the eye. 

You see we can not play the blame game about our own personal finances. No one else is responsible for where we are at financially but ourselves. Regardless of outside economic conditions people have always found ways to survive and even thrive. 

If you want some examples then I would highly suggest that you pick up a copy of Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich“. Even though it was first published in 1937, there are still … Read more