I have the joy and frustration of having two teenage girls, 13 and 15, in my life.

Long gone are the days when I was the apple of their eye and the foundation of all wisdom. It's amazing how un-cool and completely irrelevant you can become in a short space of time.

It's a mystery to me why the Universe designed teenagers this way. Does the Universe have such a sense of humour that overnight, within one household, a group of people can have such different values systems?

The good news is I only have another 5 years to go apparently! :)

So anyway it got me thinking 'how does this relate to business?', and I recalled a quote I love by best selling author and leadership expert John Maxwell.

"Change is Inevitable, Growth is Optional."

Just like your personal life, in business you need to adapt quickly.

Within a very short space of time my kids' values systems changed radically. Just like in business your customers, and the markets, can change rapidly too.

This rapid change is driven by the accelerated advances in technology, and the globalisation of products and services. It effects so many business everyday.

It is therefore essential to create a culture, and the supporting structures, that allow you to rapidly adapt to a changing environment.

This culture comes from the leadership within the organisation. It incorporates being able to keep abreast, and continually educating yourself, on the changes that are on the horizon. It also means that, within the organisation, the leadership teams also cultivate and encourage a culture that embraces change.

Interestingly enough, in terms of the supporting structures, the very things that are driving rapid change also are the best things to adopt to effectively deal with the rapid change; that is technology and globalisation. It is essential to embrace the new advances in technology and leverage its power. Equally essential is embracing world globalisation, be it utilising a global workforce and resources, or marketing and selling to global markets.

I will leave you with an insight by Dr Demartini where he rightly states "stress is the inability to adapt to a changing environment" and we all know change is inevitable

In short - embrace change.

To your success,
Greg Klopper

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Love & Wisdom,

Dr. John Demartini

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"One man's trash is another man's treasure" ?

Most people who buy an un-renovated property, fail to realise that some or many of the old fixtures and fittings within an un-renovated property can actually be resold. Yes, that old sink, the old blinds and curtains, the horrible coloured peach vanity are all classic examples of things that can be sold. Most people's first reaction is to rip everything out and dump these things into a mini skip bin. People think "who in the world would buy those crappy old curtains?" Let me say this, you would be amazed at the junk that people actually buy!!

On my current project, I had a company buy all of my old terracotta roof tiles for 80 cents each and they sent in their crew to remove them all at their expense. The result: $2880 extra profit, no labour costs to remove them all and no mini skip bin needed.

Here's a handy hint - when you buy an un-renovated property that has old fixtures and fittings that need to be ripped out and replaced, place a demolition style ad in your local newspaper (in the classifieds section under garage sales or building materials) and hang signs around the local streets alerting people to your sale. Hold your sale as close as possible to when you settle on the property in order to get everything out quickly so you can start your reno straight away without any time delays. And if you have no idea what to say in the newspaper ad, never fear, I've done it for you.

Remember every dollar you make is an extra dollar of profit you've earned in your renovation projects. It all adds up!

Now is a time to lead and get in before the masses do. It is always a good time to buy real estate if you know what you are doing.

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The real question is: "Can you imagine if instead of making a living doing what you love, you made a fortune?"

You see, most people don't believe you can make money doing what you love. They believe it's either be rich or be happy.

A number of years ago, I was visiting my dad when he asked, "Son, how're things going?"

I answered, "Well, I've expanded my office, so I had to pay the cost of renovating, and right now I'm short of capital. I just bought a diamond ring for my wife, plus a new car, and we recently went on a vacation to Hawaii. We just got a new house and a whole bunch of things are going on, and it seems it's all happening at once. With all this spending, we don't have as much cash as usual, I'm totally overwhelmed, my gums are bleeding, my eyes are itchy--every part of me is stressed."

How will this latest Reserve Bank interest rate cut affect you?

This is biggest rate cut since Feb 2009 and now we’re seeing the lowest rate since Dec 2009, which was largely forced by the GFC. For those that don’t remember what happened in the following year I’ll remind you; the property market had substantial capital growth. I predict this rate cut, with a potential two further cuts this year, will stimulate the market into action and we will start to see some growth come back into property values.

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