Odimbite Odimbite: Position Yourself to Finish Strong in 2016
As the New Year turns in, it will be very rewarding to position well so as to finish strongly in the year. If you had known 15 years ago what you now know today, would you have been more successful? I strongly feel this is one question everyone needs to ask. Answering this question honestly may well set the tone for what one can reach for and accomplish this year. You may have been very successful and have no reason to reconsider the choices you made through the years and I say congratulations.
If you are like most people I have met and asked this question, they feel positive that they would have lived differently and been more successful if the accumulated experiences, opportunities and knowledge they possess today was available to them some 15years ago. Why couldn’t we get those experience and knowledge then one may ask?
Looking back that long time, there may have been opportunities passed up because one wasn’t sure then. There may have been decisions we took, that we could have not taken at all or modify in a way.
There may have been jobs we took or refused to take that we now saw differently. There may have been trips, businesses, offices, relationships we now feel we didn’t get the best out of or given our best shots. There may have been job losses, career setbacks, financial crisis, tragedies and disappointments. We may have lost money, whole businesses or even limited ourselves because of how much knowledge we had then.
There could have been investments we saw that could have made us very rich now that out of several uncertainties, we refused to take a step to grab. The reality of the global economic meltdown, stock market crash. Real estate foreclosures, wars, famines, terrorism, certain individuals putting their cash in real estate and losing everything, corporate failures with downsizing and restructurings had severe impact on how we see our past and the future now.
Some of us had promising jobs, careers and businesses 15years ago but today, we struggle to eat. Some of us had so much cash 15years ago but today, it’s all gone. Some of us had profitable real estate deals right before us just for peanuts that could make us multimillionaires but somehow we misplaced our priorities and lost out. Some of us had businesses we just needed to put in a little cash at start up but we weren’t interested because we weren’t sure of the business and today, those businesses would have made us so much comfortable in life. These things always happen and unfortunately, they will always keep happening.
What Will You Do Now?
Enough regrets. Opportunities still exist today that in the next 15 years can make you really comfortable. If we focus only on the past, we may miss the actions of today. Decide to make the next 15 years really count. Start from where you are now and build up. Everyone can do with extra money in the next 15 years. Open up yourself to incremental investments you can make intentionally to build a strong financial future.
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Consider investing in financial knowledge. Attend free financial seminars if available or fee paying seminars within your budget to learn how to make more money and sustain it. You can choose to attend our FREE real estate seminars that run monthly and learn more about real estate investments and take a step in building real estate profitable portfolio.
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Invest in Real Estate. Buy lands, buildings and other real estate related investments. There are safe, secure, high-yield long term investments you can make with little cash to begin with. There are plots of lands in estates as well as developed buildings you can start with.
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Invest incrementally in stocks in the stock market. It’s a fact the stock market is down but there are still good stocks you can invest in with good returns. There are always good deals everyday in the stock market. If you would like to know how to start or sustain momentum, you can contact me for further discussions or seek professional stockbroker for sound advice and build long term portfolio. I have learnt after years of playing in the stock market, that quality and quantity guarantee success in any stock market.
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Leverage on existing business opportunities. Invest in a network marketing company and learn the basis of business management if you are considering starting a business or generating significant extra income. It’s always better to start small and grow over time. In my years of investing in different endeavours, one rule that makes a sane investment is “Don’t be greedy”. Don’t try to start at the top, start from the bottom and grow up! If you would like to connect a network marketing business, you can contact me in making a good start.
One major reason most people aren’t successful is PROCRASTINATION. It’s always better to strike the iron while it’s hot. Take action immediately. Start now from where you are. The next 15 years can be filled with smiles and satisfaction if you decide to, according to Brian Tracy, eat that frog without delay.
It’s a good year to walk, run, leap, jump and attain new heights.
Odimbite Odimbite is Co-Founder, Metrodelight Foods Limited, Nigeria.
