Here’s an excellent follow up from Buddy Holland to last weeks post about accidental landlords – Turning Your Home into a Long-Term Rental. Converting a
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For years, I’ve been saying that the best way to lower housing costs is to simply build more apartments. And now, New Rochelle, a suburb
Last time we were exploring how to make your fear of failure work for you instead of against you. We discussed how the fear and pain
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Last time, we were exploring why the Infinity Catalyst of human ingenuity promises a world where we will never run out of resources. We ended
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I know it’s July and it’s hard to think about Christmas. However, now is when the clutter merchants send out the calendar come ons for
There is a certain quality to quantity. Beethoven and Mozart were brilliant composures. Their work has outlived
Pause for a moment to consider the most important invention of all time. Some may dispute it, but I believe the invention of the printing
Can this really be the 7th installment in the Apollo Solution? When is this spacecraft going to land!? Last time, we talked about how loose
Last time, we left off talking about, “what do you really want?” Do we know ourselves well enough to pursue a course that will bring
Last time, we finished talking about the six warhorses of discontent. Now let’s begin with Three Ways to Cultivate Contentment. Three Ways to Cultivate Contentment
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The Apollos Solution dictates that success starts now, with what you have now, the way you are now. Last time, we left off with a
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First, sorry for the hiatus. I was traveling exploring colleges with my son and then for my dad’s memorial. But I’m back in the saddle
For most of my real estate career, Tom Barrett has been among the most influential politicians where I live in southeastern Wisconsin. Mr. Barrett represented
We started talking about the secret to success in business like there was only one. You didn’t fall for that did you? Time to continue
Congratulations! You’ve just thought of the next big whiz bang gizmo. Everyone is going to want one. Just one thing, where are you going to
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Short answer, more. Raise your prices. Raise them high, raise them now. Don’t be embarrassed about making a profit. Sometimes the profit margin you were
Here’s a final buyer beware moment in our It’s Not Easy Being a Guru inquiry. Let’s explore a final roll call of gurus giving each