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Helping people to achieve financial & time freedom. Exchanging the typical 40 year work life with a 4 year plan.

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I’ve had a lot of success in traditional business and worked really hard to make that happen. However the problem with traditional business is that even at the top of my game, which required 80 &100 hour work weeks, achieving a balanced life and financial freedom just didn’t happen. How many people do you know who really love their jobs? There are many ways of avoiding this trap, i've spent many years working out how to and i'll be sharing these ideas going forward.

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Achieve financial & time freedom. Exchanging the typical 40 year work life with a 4 year plan.

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• A reply on Conversation: Do we know what the ratio of leaders to followers are?

  Aug 20 2012: as above, sounds about right, thanks

• A reply on Conversation: Do we know what the ratio of leaders to followers are?

  Aug 20 2012: sounds about right and my recruitment activities have also shown around about the same result, thanks

• A reply on Conversation: Do we know what the ratio of leaders to followers are?

  Aug 20 2012: Not wanting to confuse the question but its been said many times that leaders are born, if thats the case then it wouldn't matter what project they were leading.

• A reply on Conversation: Do we know what the ratio of leaders to followers are?

  Aug 20 2012: Would you get 100 leaders or 50 good leaders and 50 good lobbyers?

• A reply on Conversation: Give me one good reason why I should hire you.

  Aug 16 2012: Very well said Robin. with beliefs, interests and values like that you shouldn't work for anyone. Find something that allows you time and money freedom. After 25+ yrs of huge hours and commitment i walked away from a senior executive role to do my own thing.
  
  It wasn't easy to begin with but its well worth it, all the best to you!
  
  PS. and i never wear a tie, phew!

• A reply on Conversation: Why do people who have many advantages in life struggle with ongoing happiness whilst others with far less to be happy about are happier?

  Aug 11 2012: Robust discussion, except i'm from Australia. I think you make a broad statement that Americans tend to be pretty stupid, i've observed the same type of things in Europe, Asia and we'll, pretty much everywhere.

• A comment on Conversation: Give me one good reason why I should hire you.

  Aug 10 2012: Because not only do i have a burning desire to succeed, a very strong work ethic and a laser sharp focus on the key issues that we're working on. I'm also intuitive, not afraid to make mistakes and i have the drive to get any project to the highest level.
  
  Add to that strong leadership, delegation and a hands on style the question of winning isn't a real concern, the only real question is by how big our win is.
  
  When do we want to get things moving?

• A comment on Conversation: Why do people who have many advantages in life struggle with ongoing happiness whilst others with far less to be happy about are happier?

  Aug 10 2012: Would people benefit from living as say a blind person for a 3 month term so as to develop other more enduring drivers to happiness?
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  A reply on Conversation: Why do people who have many advantages in life struggle with ongoing happiness whilst others with far less to be happy about are happier?

  Aug 10 2012: Hi Eric
  
  You say enough is never enough, i agree that'd be right generally. In my case now that I have more than enough and can retire in my 40's my focus has shifted to giving back more and helping people to have a better life. I don't want or need more i want others to have more. Thats sounds like a desire from more but feels like a desire to contribute.
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  A reply on Conversation: Why do people who have many advantages in life struggle with ongoing happiness whilst others with far less to be happy about are happier?

  Aug 10 2012: Hi Debra
  
  Thats such a perfect answer, out of every adversity comes an equal or greater benefit. ONLY if we have the courage and grace to find the benefits, i wish you every happiness.
  
  Tony :)