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    I have a problem with MJ DeMarco (Follow your passion gets a beatdown)

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Where does passion come from? Why do humans have these feelings? Are they real? Where do they come from? Can a person intentionally create a passion in their life? I've been asking these questions for my entire lifetime. That's a long time since I'm a senior citizen. And I have developed some...
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    STOP Paying Rent: Live For Free

    GOLD! REAL ESTATE 
    Uh? It's two different programs. Either way, you must occupy the property, put the utilities into your name, and have it as your primary residence.
  3. WJK

    You're Not Afraid Of Failure... This Is What You're Really Afraid Of!

    MINDSET FAILURE 
    Why? Aren't you really afraid of the results of failing? That's the real unlying pain? Someone will say no or not like your product/service. Worse, they could hang up on you while shooting FU through the phone. And that would shatter your whole self-image. You'd definitely need lots of years...
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    Stock Market Discussion, Chat About the Latest Market Action

    HOT! CHAT 
    It gets more profound than that in the cities for the housing markets. If people don't work in those office buildings, they don't need to live close by. Traditionally extra office and warehouse space has become housing. This time there this no longer looks like a backstop option. I read an...
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    If someone gave you $100k to spend on your biz, how would you spend it?

    IDEA MARKETING QUESTION 
    I use windfalls to buy privately held RE mortgages. They are one of the ultimate forms of secured passive income. I'm lucky to have the RE expertise to make it work.
  6. WJK

    Is the oppurtunity to get rich window actually closing?

    MINDSET PEOPLE QUESTION 
    The guy who wrote the book was famous for being the father of the whole movement, and he died long ago. The course was advertised as being the application of the writer's principles. (I listen to books rather than read them these days. I've had cataract surgery in both eyes twice.) I didn't...
  7. WJK

    Real Estate website dilemma. Should I go for it?

    IDEA REAL ESTATE WEB DESIGN 
    Who is your customer? Who do you need to use it and what is your breakeven point? Have you talked to the brokers in your city? Do they want a website and are they willing to use it in their deals? Are they willing to pay for your services one way or another? How are you going to monetize it...
  8. WJK

    A Pink Sheep

    CHAT EXECUTION 
    Good luck!
  9. WJK

    Married with a Child, now what?

    Your problem is your relationship with your wife. She doesn't want to leave her mother. She hasn't grown up and committed to being married to you. So, she is more married to her mother than to you.... or you are unwittingly a second-string "husband" to your mother-in-law. She is calling the...
  10. WJK

    What should a solid b2b website look like?

    MARKETING 
    Yes, do it all. Try some A vs. B approaches. Trial and error will tell what works best for you with different groups of people. Figure out your numbers -- how many approaches do you need to make to get an audience for presenting your product? Then how many of those presentations lead to a...
  11. WJK

    Ideas for teaching Management

    IDEA 
    When I talk about capitalism, it's easy to talk about the right of personal ownership versus communism -- which allows no one to own anything. All assets are owned and controlled by the state or ruling class. Socialism is fuzzier since they regularly divide up the wealth & benefits. These...
  12. WJK

    Ideas for teaching Management

    IDEA 
    I present it through the contrast between the different economic systems. It's looking at a problem through different lenses. Taking different roads and approaches has totally different results.
  13. WJK

    Stock Market Discussion, Chat About the Latest Market Action

    HOT! CHAT 
    I agree. It's gonna get bad. I'm not sure how to compare if the 1990s were worse. I don't know how deep the stake is planted in the heart of our economy. I can tell you that in the early1990s, the Japanese stock market failed and they still haven't fully recovered. They were heavily...
  14. WJK

    Stock Market Discussion, Chat About the Latest Market Action

    HOT! CHAT 
    The retail sales number are up. But, so is the use of credit. I don't what is going to happen. The RE office markets in big cities are collapsing and that is going to sink a bunch of regional and mid-sized banks. That also means that's a drop in those cities' income streams for public...
  15. WJK

    How to sell house

    INTRO 
    Most brokers have a pipeline for buyers. They run ads on the house. They take lots of pictures and videos. They use social media. They sit in open houses. Prior to the open house, they take fliers around to all the neighbors and invite them. They work off of a lot of referrals. The listing...
  16. WJK

    I have a problem with MJ DeMarco (Follow your passion gets a beatdown)

    GOLD! HOT! 
    It's your natural gift, not "unfair" at all. It's golden!
  17. WJK

    I have a problem with MJ DeMarco (Follow your passion gets a beatdown)

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Yes and no. It's a blueprint for how to choose, structure, and run a business successfully. The results are that the person can break the mold of being an employee. They can be self-directed. BUT, owning a business does NOT mean that you don't work, and in many cases, work longer hours than the...
  18. WJK

    Ideas for teaching Management

    IDEA 
    Before I retired, I taught Jr. College, led classes, and I used to do a lot of public speaking in RE matters. It was a wonderful forum for my message. I'm still doing the Jr. Achievement Day for some kids at our Elementary School. I get to talk about the different types of economic systems. I...
  19. WJK

    Ideas for teaching Management

    IDEA 
    So, you have the perfect forum for presenting the life of the entrepreneur as one of the business management options. How fortunate for you. It will give you the opportunity to really learn and explore that option. And you can start a side gig to bring in more money for your debt reduction...
  20. WJK

    For those who haven't made a sale yet...

    NOTABLE! HOT! CHAT 
    I used to put off happiness all the time. When so-and-so happens, I'll be happy. I finally came to the point where I decided that I'm gonna be happy every day. It has to do with honoring the journey rather than soaking all the happiness out of accomplishing the goal. And I have found that very...
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