What an amazing film – The Kings Speech – not just the acting of course but the story of a man, thrust into a world by virtue of his birth, finally recognising his opportunity to contribute and taking ownership of his future. In turn of course he affected the futures of all of us, both here and across the world.

Watching Colin Firth play the role of Bertie, the future King George IV, was agonising as he struggles with his speech impediment. All I could see was his courage, the battle with his pride and status, the acceptance of help, the acceptance of his responsibility.

I wondered if that was the missing step in my journey Read the rest of this entry

It has been an extra-ordinary year among extra-ordinary years (since 2007 when my journey began), one full of ups and downs. The publication of my first book and the death of my best friend, the continued increase of my portfolio and associated cashflow and a touch of mixed focus, topped with the creation of Ways to Wealth – which aims to help people make money from their property knowledge.

Speakers like John DeMartini will talk about the flow and balance of energy and that if you have a high then a low will sure to follow as energy needs to balance out and flow like the pressures in a weather system. I don’t ascribe to that thinking. I know life is amazing – our role is to recognise every opportunity within our focus and grab it with both hands (Note to self !! – notice I say recognise opportunities that are part of our focus – our over all goal ).

The flip side of that is that occasionally things don’t go according to plan, Read the rest of this entry