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by: Linda Binns

Ever since The Secret was exposed on Oprah, millions of people have been attracted to… attraction. The Law of Attraction, that is. The phenomenal film and book by Australian producer Rhonda Byrne has gained an increasing share of popular attention, culminating in two recent episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Yet the secret has been around for centuries - and millions of people put it to work in their environments through the ancient practice of feng shui.

Linda Binns, a nationally known expert in feng shui and holistic health, says that feng shui masters have incorporated the Law of Attraction into their practice for centuries. We use it all the time in feng shui, she says.

In her recent book, Feng Shui for Your Relationships: Changing Your Environment to Create Better Relationships, Binns writes: The power of feng shui involves making changes ‘with intention…’ As you work with feng shui and focus on enhancing the energy around you, you will find that you attract positive relationships.

Binns suggests that anyone interested in changing his or her life, whether in terms of wealth, health, professional achievement or relationships, must begin by determining exactly what needs to change. Visualizing the ideal outcome of change is an important step to success, she says. In fact, she advises feng shui clients and students to pause before making any changes in the home or office and set a clear intention. You can’t just move your furniture around and wait for something magical to happen. You have to proceed with a specific outcome in mind, she says.

People often don’t believe that they already have everything required to live the life they choose, she continues. But feng shui practitioners recognize that we do have all we need. The secret to feng shui, Binns adds, is simply knowing how to maximize the flow of positive energy in the environment in order to help our best lives emerge, once a clear intention is set that helps define what that life will look like.

And what sounds a bit new age is actually a proven scientific phenomenon, based on the physical existence of molecular energy. Binns agrees with the sources quoted in The Secret regarding the fact that energy frequencies are physical manifestations of human intention. I’ve seen feng shui work wonders in people’s lives, she says. But the most successful individuals are the ones who truly know where they want to go and are open to a variety of experiences and paths in reaching that goal.

 by: Bedrich Omacka

In these days, blogging become more and more popular. Internet is full of different weblogs today. Some bloggers use services like Blogger.com. Those who want to have their blogs more under control are looking for quality blog script. In this article I will introduce probably the best PHP script for blogging. I will explain how to install it and how to setup this script to work properly.

Web hosting requirements for WordPress

Before you start the installation process, ensure that your web host offers PHP support and MySQL database. PHP version must be at least 4.1 or higher and MySQL version must be 3.23.23 or higher. If you are not sure which version your web hosting provider currently use, contact their help desk and ask them first.

How to install WordPress

You can download WordPress script from developers website for free (under GNU General Public License). Save the *.zip file on your hard disk and use software like WinZip or Total Commander to unpack these files to temporary folder. First, rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php. Then open this file in your favorite text editor (Notepad will do). Edit next variables — the name of the MySQL database (create a new one using your web hosting control panel in case you had never created it before), your database username, password and MySQL database server (usually localhost). In the next step, upload all files to your web host. Point your browser to /wp-admin/install.php and follow the instructions on the screen. During the installation process the admin password will be generated. Note this password because you will need it in the next step.

Another and easier solution how to install this PHP script is to sign up for a quality web hosting service which offers pre-installed PHP scripts. Then easily go to your control panel, find the section with pre-installed scripts and select WordPress. The installer will do all the job for you. All you need to do is to choose the script you want to install.

How to setup WordPress

Now the script should be successfully installed. Point your browser to wp-login.php file in your WordPress folder and sign in with the username admin and the password generated during the installation. Your password can be changed from the Profile section at any time.

For many bloggers the look of their blogs is very important. From this reason WordPress offers the option to change the layout and I will show you how to do it. First look around the Internet and find some WordPress theme you will like. Try to type something like WordPress+theme to Google. You will find many websites with pretty nice WordPress themes. Then upload the layout files to wp-content/themes/your-new-layout-name folder. From the Presentation section select your new theme and activate it. Your blog has now a new look!

Ok, now is the right time to start blogging. You can easily start from the Write section of your Admin Panel. I wish you a lot of success and many satisfied readers!

If your webhosting comes with Wordpress in Fantastico. Simply click install button, and follow the installation flow. You need not to install mysql database, during setup it will install it together.

One of the top blogger in Singapore. Young lady with daring  writing. The graphic is awesome. Take a look, you might want to benchmark.

url: http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/

I check her traffic using alexa pretty impressive figure.

Step by step Cbox setup

1. Signup a free account at http://www.cbox.ws and choose your “Skin” Color
2. Key in your particular and valid email.
3. Validate your email address.
4. Login to www.cbox .ws and look for “Quick Setup” menu on your top right.
5. Click “Copy to clickboard” button to copy the CODE.
6. 
7. Login to your blog page admin
8. Click the “Presentation” menu and click the “widgets” menu
9. You will goto “Sidebar Arrangement
10. Drag the “text 1″ widget at the “Available widgets” area and drop it on the Sidebar 1 or Sidebar 2.
11. Click on the configure icon and the end of “text 1″ and “Text 1″ editor window will pop-up
12. 
13. Ctrl-V or paste the CODE to the window and click”Save changes”
14. Now your setup has done. Goto to you blog site and check it out.

If you are happy with the info, kindly link my blog to yours and leave a message on my cbox. I will do the same. Thanks

by: Danny Welsh

“How to get rich ?”: there are few more written upon topics in the history of history than how to get rich. Is Real Estate Investing the Number One Way to leverage yourself and build wealth easily? If you’re an entrepreneur who is constantly striving to get to that next level in your life, your business, and your finances, you’ll likely agree with me when I say that we entrepreneurial personality types have an insatiable appetite for consuming material on how to get rich, and how to leverage yourself to build wealth easily. As a real estate entrepreneur who writes often on investing, I’m not going to focus on how to get rich in real estate investing with this article. In fact, I’m exploring if there could be something even better for building wealth easily. An even more powerful way to leverage yourself!? Let’s see!

Build Wealth Easily?

But despite our best efforts and intentions and goals, that doesn’t mean each of us is able to figure out the why, where, who, when, and most frequently the what of how to get rich. Not all of us can drive every vehicle capable of shuttling them to success equally or as quickly as they might another vehicle. That’s why I wrote this article. Real estate investing is my passion. Real estate investing can build and keep wealth like nothing else. But I won’t claim it’s the best vehicle to build wealth easily. In fact, I’m not sure it is!

This article will help some of you see the types of actions and scenarios likely to take someone reading about how to get rich and propel them into a future full of success and sharing with others how to get rich— just by taking each of these vehicles for a mental test drive.

I believe one of the fundamentals of how to get rich is becoming a master of leverage, learning to leverage yourself by learning and applying systems of duplication and delegation and automation. By using creativity and the creation of value to multiply your results with the systems, efforts and resources of other people and organizations, you can be sure that every minute and every dollar you spend in pursuit of your goals learning how to get rich will come back at you in droves.

In real estate investing, I’m familiar with a lot of these methods to leverage yourself, as you can see from visiting the website — but what about these other plans for how to get rich?

That brings me to the top 13 ways in my opinion to get rich in today’s world— without having to be someone special, have special knowledge or look like a million bucks— as I see them, with an emphasis on how much LEVERAGE you have.

How to Get Rich Top 13 Answers

13. Steal the money

Whatever your religious beliefs, or whether you are consciously aware that there is a God or not, stealing money from others is not a great strategy on how to get rich. Humans are hard-wired with a conscience that in most cases knows right from wrong. Few people can live a full and happy life knowing that their fortune was built on robbery, theft, deception, trickery, or lying. It may appear the “easy route” but in the end karma always wins.

12. Winning the lottery

We do not value that which we did not work to earn. Sure it’s nice to fantasize about what we would do with a hundred million dollars, or fifty, or twenty, or ten. Some people say they play the lottery as an “investment vehicle”. The only more ridiculous statistics than the odds stacked against you winning are the statistics of what happens in the financial futures of the average lottery winner: 4 in 5 are BROKE or in debt within 10 years. How? When you have a paycheck to paycheck mentality (as much of the world does) lottery winnings are just a much bigger paycheck. For most people, as one’s income increases so too do the expenses—but faster. Lottery winners who did not have some financial success already are doomed to lose it all.

11. Being born rich

Napoleon Hill once said, in paraphrase, “there is nothing more dangerous than unearned riches”. What did he mean by that? It’s a simple factor of human nature that the more we are given the less we appreciate. Or know the value of. Or how to get it on our own. There’s a reason predators bring meat to their young early on but later set them loose to learn how to feed themselves. The worst possible position to be in, should you lose all your wealth, is that of never having had to learn how to get rich in the first place. The only reason this is better than winning the lottery is because if you are determined to make it happen, you’ve already been exposed to wealth— so you’re not mentally limited as to how much you think you can earn. That’s a huge limitation for many people looking to build wealth easily, not having “seen” wealth.

10. The professional/corporate grind

Being a regular 9 to 5 employee with a guaranteed salary, benefits, 401k and stock options, and job security is not a negative— unless you want more than trading your time for dollars, that is! Admittedly, for some people, there’s something to be said for the safety of a secure, well-paying job that makes us feel normal. You can get rich just by living below your means and investing the difference— even teachers who made no more than $30,000 a year have died leaving multi-million dollar estates. This is great if you are patient, disciplined and can wait 30 years— but it’s not MY idea of how to get rich. Nor is ANY job or career exactly so “safe” anymore in today’s world of downsizing, layoffs, outsourcing, off-shoring, corporate mismanagement, and eroding benefits. Worse, you’re not using leverage here— no matter how hard you work, you can leverage yourself to a great degree as an employee! You’re a cog in someone else’s machine as an employee.

9. Unlimited income direct sales

Sales is one of the highest-paying professions in the world. It can also be the lowest-paying profession in the world. Being a commissioned salesperson with no earnings cap on commissions can bring in a lot of money if you’re good. IF you’re good and you bust your hump. And if your product is solid. And if the economy is strong. And if your company stays in business. And on and on. Too much is not in your hands! The main issue though is that the skills that will avail you of a successful career in professional sales can be used much more efficiently when you leverage yourself by using other vehicles to channel your talents.

8. Franchise Owner

2 + 2 = 4 no matter whether you can do math or not. Franchises are set up to be businesses run based on a system already proven profitable. Whether they are as “turnkey” as their promoters claim is debatable, but there is certainly money in the franchise game to be made. It’s no wonder economists have labeled the franchise boom of the 20th century as the McDonaldization of business when the average McDonald’s restaurant franchise grosses $1.9 Million per year for its franchisee owner. Still, the financial barrier to entry can be as high as a normal business and in many cases even higher.

Leverage Yourself

7. Network Marketing

This one could closer to the top of the list if the opportunities available were worthy to be at the top—most aren’t. If you find the right opportunity, however, and work it with a vengeance on a consistent basis you can gain leverage yourself substantially by using other people’s time. Unfortunately, most people never find the right company at the right time and make the right choice to take action. Then, when they fail, as 9 in 10 do within a year, they give up never having gotten past the dream of buying into someone’s plan to teach them how to get rich—and into the reality. However, for the person in sales who can sell and recruit, network marketing is a better answer in many cases than just conventional selling— for the simple fact that you’re building your own business and residual income streams that will continue whether you continue to work or not.

6. Information Product Sales

Internet marketers of today are capitalizing in ever-increasing numbers on human nature tendencies direct marketers have known for many, many long years. There are some “problems” we have as people that there is NO LIMIT to the amount of money we will throw at the problem trying to find the perfect “solution”. The best markets to sell information products to are: (1) Business Owners Seeking Solutions (2) Better Appearance Seekers (3) Business Opportunity Seekers (3) Diet & Fitness Seekers (4) Dating Advice Seekers and 5) Avid Leisure Hobbyists. The best part about information product sales is the low overhead cost to produce the products you deliver, and the high profit margins you can earn.

5. Business Owner

Business ownership has many more benefits than can be touched on in a short paragraph but suffice it to say that if you’re not in business for yourself you should be. There is little more fulfilling than being your own boss, and working to build something that might outlast you. The cash flow, the tax benefits, the respect in the community, the outlet for creativity— all of these things make owning a small business (or growing a large one) a large part of the average human dream. As a business owner, you can incorporate many of these other vehicles in your plan for building wealth easily.

4. Celebrity

Clearly, celebrity sells. There are many mega-millionaires on this planet with no other talent than somehow managing to capture the interest of an audience worldwide (or even regionally) longer than their allotted “15 minutes of fame”. Publicity equals better than advertising and advertising done skillfully equals revenue. Celebrities are money machines who can make money in most of the rest of these categories but there are three reasons this is not nearer the top of the list. Despite the number of “what did they do’s?” out there , there are many more celebrities who are famous for a reason— they worked very hard to become the best (or best promoted) at what they do— be it sports, entertainment, speaking, etc. Secondly, there is a very high barrier to entry to this kind of life, one most people just do not have the look, skills, contacts, nerve, or charisma to break into. Lastly, there’s a huge cost to celebrity that would take it out of the top choices of a “best ways on how to get rich” list: your privacy is nonexistent in today’s world of celebrity.

3. Intellectual Property

With income streams from licensing to franchising to royalties to patents, copyrights, and trademarks— creating intellectual property is a serious method of building wealth easily. Musicians, authors, inventors, creative artists, franchisors, entrepreneurs, and high-level marketers are all making tons of money, residually, for many years from work they completed just once. This is a very high leverage activity! Books, music, ebooks, graphic and multimedia designs, software, copywriting, inventions, franchisable sales systems, the list goes on and on. Is this a vehicle you can put into action tomorrow? Not usually! But as you make your way in the world of wealth do not forget to use intellectual property to leverage yourself!

How to Get Rich: Real Estate Investing the Best?

2. The Real Estate Business

It’s widely accepted that 90% of all the world’s millionaires either made or keep their wealth in real estate. Water is wet. The sky is blue. Over time, real estate goes up. These are simple facts. Contrary to the “get rich quick” infomercials you’ve seen, though, figuring out how to get rich in real estate investing isn’t easy. But it is simple, once you understand the processes involved and actively and consistently pursue the business. Real estate investing is one of the highest forms of leverage we have as entrepreneurs, with savvy investors utilizing not only other people’s money, but also other people’s time and even other people’s credit. The real estate business is full of wealth-building opportunities: foreclosures, rentals, lease options, commercial properties, short sales, tax liens, being an agent or loan officer, investing in notes and mortgages…the list goes on and on! Of these, investing in notes and mortgages is pretty high on the easy scale, getting the benefits of real estate without some of the management headaches.

I obviously believe in real estate investing, but I’m not so sure there isn’t an even better, easier, higher leverage vehicle out there for creative entrepreneurs like you and me!

1. Joint Ventures (A.K.A. Strategic Alliances)

Joint Ventures is the best way to build wealth easily. Scratching your head? Well, soon you’ll see that doing successful joint ventures to make massive cash with minimum efforts and minimum risk is just common sense. Too bad common sense ain’t common! If you can master putting together joint ventures, you can be assured that if you build wealth and lose it all— you can quickly earn it back. When you master joint ventures, everything you need to get started again building wealth easily is now in your thought processes. It’s become as simple as common sense. This is because with successful joint ventures you don’t need products or services or invesntory. You don’t need an office, factory, employees, customers, or anything else traditional businesses need. You just need ideas. Of course, if you have any of these things, it only makes it easier because you bring something even more to the table than your brilliant ideas. The basic formula of how to get rich with joint ventures is answering these questions: “Who do I know?”, “What do they have?”, and “What do they need?” Then you play deal maker. That’s it! Zero risk, high profit potential. The ultimate in way to leverage yourself to build wealth easily.

Papaya Sister 881 Getai directed by Royston Tan.The Ghost Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday, which is celebrated by Chinese in many countries. In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 14th night of the seventh lunar month.This where the Getai (Song Stage) fever begin. What is Getai? Getai is Eastern version of Moulin Rouge. If you would like to know more about getai, watch these clips or watch the movie. Personally i am Hokkien, i love the song very much. It very much reflect our culture especially in Singapore and Malaysia

 by: Jaffa Matt
You chose to travel to Southeast Asia as your next holiday getaway. You decided Singapore as your next travel destination. However, you have few problems that bothering your mind. You are going there with your kids. In addition, you have not been in Singapore before. But, your friends or other relatives have told you how great Singapore is as holiday destination. You believed them and that you decided to go to Singapore no matter what.

Are you in that situation? Relax, that a deep breath. This article will tell you what is worth doing when you are in Singapore with your kids. Which attractions kids enjoy most? Which places kids would love going to? Below are my suggestions…

Singapore Zoological Garden ( http://www.zoo.com.sg )

The Singapore Zoological Garden or simply the zoo adapts the “open zoo” concept. Which means, no oppressive cage are in sight. Instead, animals are separated from visitors by means of wet or dry moats concealed with vegetation. Landscaped glass-fronted enclosures are used for certain animals such as jaguars and leopards. You should not miss this one place when you visit Singapore with kids.

Do come in the morning and have breakfast with the most celebrated orang utan in Jungle Breakfast with Wildlife at Jungle Flavours. I am sure you will get your family amused to start the day. Take memorable photographs with the orang utan or snake to add more fun.

After that, catch the Wonders of The Wild Show at 10:30 AM. Let the spider monkeys, macaques, humongous pythons and splashing sea lions be the stars of that morning.

Then, you can roam around the zoo to visit other animal exhibits namely the Orang Utan, White Tiger, Wild Africa, Cat Country, Elephants of Asia, Primate Kingdom, Hamadryas Baboons, Polar Bear, Reptile Garden, Fragile Forest and Australian Outback. In addition, do not forget to go for the elephant or pony rides before you leave.

Night Safari ( http://www.nightsafari.com.sg )

Night Safari is next to the Zoo but operated from 06:30PM onwards. It is the world’s first wildlife park built for visits at night. Yes, explore wildlife in the tropical jungle at night! Superb lighting technique create a moonlight effect and recreated the jungle atmosphere in this 40 hectares of lush secondary forest, which houses over 1000 nocturnal animals of 100 species in vast, naturalistic habitats.

The tram-stop-walk-tram like tour will bring you to various stops and trails where you can view animals that you sometimes do not think they exist.

Have you ever seen a screw goat? This is makhor, which is the largest goat in the world and considered “King of Wild Goats”. Why screw? Because, its horns twist into a spiral resembling a corkscrew. Look out for them at Himalayan Foothills. Other animal exhibits are Nepalese River Valley (Otter, Wolf, Greater Asian Rhino, Jackal and Sambar Deer), Indian Subcontinent (Striped Hyena, Gir Lion and the Sloth Bear), Equatorial Africa (Giraffe, Serval, Spotted Hyena, Bongo and the Hippo ), Indo-Malayan Region (Hog Deer, Bearded Pig and Tiger ), Asian Riverine Forest (Tapir, Red Dhole, Asian Elephant and Banteng), South American Pampas (Maned Wolf, Capybara and Giant Anteater) and Burmese Hillside (Guar and Thamin).

To add the thrills there are also animal trails namely Fishing Cat Trail, The Leopard Trail and Forest Giants Trail. And not forgetting, the Creatures of Night Show where the star casts includes otters, binturongs, raccoons, owls, wolves, hyenas and servals. Well, this place is a must for added kids’ excitements.

To Purchase Ticket Online : http://www.zoo.com.sg/Wildlife/eTicket/eTicket.cfm?from=NightSafari

Jurong Bird Park ( http://www.birdpark.com.sg )

Jurong Bird Park is the next place you should not miss. Its 20.2-hectare open-concept park is the largest in the Asia Pacific and probably the best in the world. It has more than 9000 birds from 600 species in its collection. It specialises birds from Southeast Asia.

The African Wetlands:- Shoebill, Storks, Egyptian Goose, the Blue Crane, White-faced Tree Duck, White-breasted Cormorant, Crested Guinea Fowl, Great White Pelican.

Birds Of Paradise: - Red Bird of Paradise, Lesser Bird of Paradise, 12-Wired Bird of Paradise.

Hornbills and Toucans Exhibit: - Toco Toucan, Black Hornbill, Southern Pied Hornbill, Great Pied Hornbill.

Parrot Paradise: - Dusky Lory, Hawk-Headed Parrot, Blue and Gold Macaw, Eclectus Parrot.

World of Darkness: - The Night Herons, Fish Owls, Snowy Owls, Barn Owls

And many more. Also, do not forget to experience the world’s largest walk-in aviary with the tallest man-made waterfall where you can enjoy a close-up view of free-flying birds from Africa and South America.Not forgetting the bird shows, Birds ‘n Buddies Show and Birds of Prey Show.

Sentosa Island ( http://www.sentosa.com.sg )

This 500-hectare island is where you and your family will experience a unique mixture of leisure and recreational events. It has loads of attractions, water sports, sandy beaches, golf courses and hotel resorts. In fact, you can spend the whole day here if you have the time. However, for family with kids, here are my suggestions…

Carlsberg Sky Tower: - Have a scenic and breathtaking experience as you go atop Singapore’s tallest observatory tower where you can enjoy panoramic views of Singapore, Sentosa, Southern Islands and Malaysia and Indonesian islands.

Underwater World: - This oceanarium housed more than 2500 fishes from 250 different species. Have a ‘hands on’ experience with starfish, stingrays and baby sharks. Then, venture into the ocean depths via a moving travellator, which spread through 83 metre long with fishes such as sharks, stingrays, eels all around you.

Dolphin Lagoon: - Included in your ticket price is the entrance to Dolphin Lagoon. Catch the “Meet the Dolphin” sessions at 11am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm & 5.30pm daily.

Sentosa 4D Magix: - Do not miss this spectacular and mind-blowing interactive experience. Enjoy the visual effects, surround sound, individually controlled motion seats and get wet with special “live” environmental effects water spray and many surprises.

The Flying Trapeze: - Fear of height? Try this. This fantastic entertainment let you experience as a flying trapeze. It helps develop one’s mind, body and coordination. For kids 4 years and above but not for pregnant women.

Sijori Wondergolf: - You do not need to have Tiger Woods talent to play this golf. Because, this is a miniature golf park. Fifty-four creative landscaped green set in three different 18-hole courses will put your kids’ fun and excitement to become the next Tiger Woods.

Escape Theme Park ( http://www.escapethemepark.com.sg )

Keep your kids occupied in this amusement park. There are rides for kids, big kids and families. Lookout for the Daytona Go-Kart, it’s exciting. Other attractions you can find there are Bumper Boats, Central Pavilion, Coca Cola Pirate Ship, Family Coaster, Ferris Wheel, Inverter, Revolution and many more.

Wild Wild Wet ( http://www.wildwildwet.com )

This waterpark located just next to the Escape Theme Park. You can even buy combo ticket for both entrances together. Here, you and your family can get wet with flumes, twisty slide, wave pool namely Ular-Lah, The Waterworks, Wall’s Tsunami and many others. In fact, you can spend the whole afternoon here.

Well, of course there are much more to explore with your kids in Singapore. These are my personal suggestions so that your mind is not blank once you step on our beautiful Changi International Airport (http://www.changiairport.com ).

 by Henry Chang

$$Can You Become Property Millionaire? YES, But Only With These Insider Secrets$$
by: Robert Gavin

Do you know the secret to Donald Trump’s immense wealth? That’s right, property investment, and I will be showing you how to plan your first steps to achieving the same.

It’s so good in fact, that it is estimated that nearly 90% of the world richest individuals become rich by investing in property!

So let’s find out exactly how anyone, including you, can plan for and build property empire, and make you a millionaire!

1. Finding The Time

Have you ever wondered why you are always working and never seem to have enough money?

The money I save allows me to purchase cash generating properties which means that I am not dependent on a 9-5 office job. I have more time to spend with the people I care about.

Previous to this, I would spend many nights thinking about what I had achieved that day.

There were days where I would work, go home, watch TV go to bed, work, get home and watch TV again.

Basically, I was in a rut.

One of the most useful things I found was finding the time to focus on the things that really mattered.

So how do you find the time. Let’s have a look at some of the things that really takes up a lot of our time:

1. Watching TV.
2. Do less work and overtime
3. Plan your time more carefully.

Surveys show that after work and sleep, watching TV is the third main use of people’s time.

Don’t get me wrong, there are times nothing better than watching TV, but sometimes it can take up too much of our time.

Time is the most precious commodity. Personally speaking, given the choice between time and money, I will always choose time. After all there is an abundance of money, but only a finite amount of time.

What with the age of retirement continuing to rise and then pensions not being large enough for out retirements, people are increasingly thinking more and more about securing their financial future.

You owe it to yourself and your family.

ANYONE who can understand money and how to make it work for them, rather than them working for it, can become financially independent within 5 years.

2. Setting Goals

Let’s imagine that two people are driving somewhere they have never been before.

The first driver sets off straight away as fast as he can.

The second driver first spends some time looking at a map and deciding on the best route to go.

Which one of these was able to do the journey in a easier and faster?

This is exactly the same way with property investment.

To be successful you have to declare where you are heading and set your targets.

Goals are important for many reasons:

• They call you to action.
• They help you make choices. Go for some things and reject others.
• They introduce accountability.
• They motivate you.
• They increase your confidence to get you where you want to be.

When setting your own goals be honest with yourself. A great tip is to write them down on paper and refer to them. It’s a proven fact that those with written goals perform better than those without.

A goal is a tangible result that is unambiguous and measurable.

Sir Alex Ferguson did not become one of football’s greatest managers by telling his team to just see how it goes this year ‘…that `hopefully we will do well again’. He tells them ‘by Christmas we will be in the top three and by the end f the season, on May 17, we will be number one!’

“I want to own 100 properties as soon as possible” -that’s not a goal.

“I want 1,000,000 in my hank account by December 31, 2008? — now, that’s a goal!

Set yourself a clear, measurable goal now.

Then break it up into smaller, more manageable tasks so you know exactly what you need to do in order to achieve it.

3. Deciding On Your Strategy

Goals are WHAT you want. Strategy is HOW to get them

Here are some of the questions you need to be asking yourself when setting your strategy.

• Have I got my goals clear?
• Has someone I know double checked that my goals are realistic and properly set out and written down?
• How much do I need to make financially to hit my yearly goals? Break down your overall goal into smaller chunks..
• What kind of property investment meets my risk profile?
• What kind of property investments are going to help me reach my goals?
• Property investments can choose from include off-plans; buy-to-let renovations;
• How much time do I have on a weekly basis to make my goals happen?
• To whom am I accountable for reaching my weekly and monthly goals?
• What reading and researching do I need to do each week?
• What support do I need to buy in or nurture such as accountants, lawyers, finders, lenders and brokers?

Have I prepared a budget and a business plan?

For example, here was my goal when I first become interested in property investing.

Main goal- To become financially independent in 5 years.

Tasks needed to achieve this:

Education.

• Take a course in property investment.
• Read 5 books on the topic.
• Join a property investment forum to learn from other people.

Money

• Cut back on unnecessary expenses every month.
• Save 40% of my salary each month, which was approximately 500 pounds at the time. This was to use to make property investments.

Investments

• Purchase my first property within 6 months.
• Purchase a new property every year.

As you can see, it helps to be very specific with your goals. If you can give specifics and values as this gives you something concrete to achieve.

Consider these two targets:

“Save money each month” is a little vague and might mean you only save a very small amount.

“Save 500 pounds a month” is more exact and also pushed me to be really careful with my money.

It was really hard work, but it means that I was able to put down a deposit on my first property within the 6 month time limit.

Once you have set your goals, review them every 2 weeks or so to see if you are going

Anything that does not fit all of these criteria does not even get considered further by me.

It’s important that you think about your own.

4- Good Financial Ground Work

If you are managing your personal finances badly to start with, getting involved with property will not help.

Property is there to generate cash for you, so don’t be borrowing unsecured loans. Property should also be sued as the collateral.

You need to sort out the cracks first so that when you do invest, the money you make doesn’t fall through them.

Manage your property accounts and personal accounts separately. Use separate bank accounts.

Try to keep you personal funds and your investment funds separate. That way you won’t overstretch yourself. You need to have a firm grasp on your finances to prevent problems

The simple answer that will solve all your money problems is to spend less than you earn and invest the difference!

5-Summary

Make time for your financial freedom. It’s well worth it. You will be surprised to find that securing your financial future can be done in less than 10 hours a week.

Consider that this is less than a third of the time that the average adult watches TV each week.

Make goals that you are happy with and create a strategy to show how you are going to achieve it. If you can do this and stick to you plan, then you will have laid th4e foundations to creating your financial future and it will only be a matter of time before you make your first million with careful and informed property investment.