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Real Estate Investment Taxes in Canada
Stefan Aarnio: Hey guys, Stefan Aarnio here. This video is all about flipping houses and taxes in Canada. Flipping houses and taxes in Canada, now, if you're somebody who lives in Canada like me, I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, you see it in the news, you see it in the...
5 Dark Truths About Human Nature
5 Dark Truths About Human Nature That You Must Embrace To Succeed In Business and In Life All great leaders in history have understood one thing very well – human nature. They say that business is easy, except for the people part of it. If you look at the skyline of...
Focus On What You Keep, Not What You Make
Harvard University did a study in the last century where they followed a group of men who graduated university from age 20 to age 65. The question was, where would these men end up in life after 45 years of working? The results were shocking: 1% were wealthy 4% were...
The Magic Of Only Doing Things That You Love
70% of Americans are either disengaged or outright hate their job. If you don’t like doing it, then stop doing it, find a way to get out. I’m not saying that you should just go and quit your job tomorrow, that might be irresponsible, but you can make an escape plan, a...
Are You Living Your Purpose?
The universe has a funny way of giving us messages sometimes. Last week I was supposed to fly to Las Vegas for 10x growth con by Grant Cardone and as the plane is about to take off on the runway, the plane has mechanical failure and we deplane, go back through customs...
On Leadership: If You Want to Make Everyone Happy, Don’t Be A Leader, Sell Ice Cream
Steve Jobs once said, “If you want to make everyone happy, don’t be a leader, sell ice cream”. There are four types of people in the world: Those who want to liked Those who want to be right Those who want to be comfortable and Those who want to win To be a leader is...
Do Less: When You Can’t Grind Any Harder
There comes a point where hard work no longer pays off. You are booked 18 hours of work a day with 6 hours of sleep to stay alive. You push harder and harder but there is nothing left. At some point, hard work can no longer save you. I remember years ago in 2014 when...
Good is the Enemy of Great – Getting Rid Of Baggage
When you go to the airport to get on a plane to fly across the country, the airline will always weigh your bag. A 50 pound limit policy is enforced, anything over that is an extra charge. Your baggage can only weigh so much, it can only be so big or you aren’t allowed...
Marketing: Love and Hate are Good, Indifference is Not
There is an old saying when it comes to marketing and what people think of you “A third love you, a third hate you and a third don’t care” This is probably true for most normal people and products, one third love, one third hate and one third indifference. A...
Creating Wealth: The Pot of Gold Vs. The Clay Tablet Of Knowledge
In the famous book, “the Richest man in Babylon” by George Samuel Clayson, a group of young men is presented with a choice: Which would you choose? A pot of gold today, or a clay tablet filled with great knowledge of making money. Some men would choose to have the pot...
How To Win Big In Business: The $1 Watch, The McCheeseburger and Fundamental Basketball
Winning is all about practicing the basics. Brian Tracy says, a great company is not 100% better in anyone thing, instead it is 1% better in 100 things. Amateurs look for tricks, tips, and silver bullets to solve their problems. Professionals know that there is no...
4 Jobs: What It Really Takes To Start A Business
What does it really take to start a business and become a successful entrepreneur? The amount of energy and resources it takes to start anything is tremendous and often people vastly underestimate what it truly takes to start. In his hit book the 10x Rule, Grant...
The Power of the Underdog: How One Amateur Can Beat A Group of Professionals
"The successful warrior is the average man with laser like focus" – Bruce Lee They say that a group of professionals built the Titanic while one amateur built the Ark. One focused mind, one individual mind will often beat a committee. Such is the power of the artist....
Eliminate The Word “Busy” From Your Life
If you want something done, and if you want something done well, give it to a busy person. A busy person is always doing something, they are getting things done. But the truth is, everyone is always doing something, but maybe not getting anything done. If you go to a...
How To Get Our Of Debt and Pay Off $100,000 In Credit Cards
The road to financial freedom... In my life as an entrepreneur, I have learned to become a debt-shredding machine and a turn-around artist. There have been several times when I’ve been $100,000 in the hole on credit cards, and several more times I have paid off all my...
Think Small (And Simple)
Simpler and Smaller Takes More Effort There is always a human desire to be bigger and better. As if size was always the most important thing. Like men measuring their biceps, is size the most important thing? What about the opposite? Instead of focusing on bigger and...
Money Does Not Exist
You won’t be free until you understand that money doesn’t exist. There are two types of people in the world: 1) Those that think that money is real 2) Those that know that money is just an idea Although money exists in the physical realm, it’s real paper and...
Movies That Make You A Better Negotiator
"Den Of Thieves" with Gerard butler "American Hustle" with Christian bale "Saving Mr. Banks" with Tom hanks
Living Your Purpose
When you are living your purpose, you get up early in the morning without an alarm. You stay up late, focused, without getting tired. You never tire from your purpose or get bored with it. Your purpose is an obsession. You forget to eat, forget to drink water, forget...
Essential Business Lesson From Ray Kroc
Pursue your business in a logical fashion... Ray Kroc, the man who built McDonalds into a multi billion dollar global empire first was a jazz pianist, Then he sold paper cups door to door to diners who were using all glass cups at the time. Then he sold milkshake...
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