Now is the time

“The very best time to launch a new product or service is when the market appears exhausted or depleted. There’s more room at the top and fewer people in a hurry to get there.” Seth Godin. Click here to read his post. This is especially true of the real estate industry at this time.

This time of recession, caution, concern and even fear is the right time to grab a share of the market. Whenever has there been a time when chaos and confusion will allow you to establish an online brand, at zero cost?

The next generation of leaders, in the real estate arena, will be established during this time of change.

The course ‘Dead Men have White Collars’ roadmaps how to do this using free Internet resources.

Perseverance, keep moving

It has been some months for some of the delegates who attended the ‘Dead Men have White Collars’ seminar – just enough time for you to begin to get disheartened because nothing may have changed in your circumstances despite some months of hard work.

Malcolm Gladwell, at the Leadership Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa took time to point out that there is no such thing as an ‘overnight success’. Every successful person has put in 10 000 hours of hard work before success ‘fell from heaven’.

This is why we must follow our passion; it is the only thing that is going to get us through 10 000 of hard work with little reward, e.g. 10 years at 4 hours per day. Sadly western culture has diminished the value of hard work which is in direct contrast to eastern culture where it is the norm.

‘Dead Men have White Collars’ does not point in the direction of using Internet resources as a quick get-rich scheme. There is no short cut around consistency, passion and hard work.

Malcolm Gladwell - Book 'Outliers' about success and hard work.

Click here to watch the YouTube video.

What to blog: How to find your passion

In the last 2 weeks over 100 people have attended the Dead Men have White Collars seminar; from CEO’s of business to CEO’s of households!

The first big question is, “What do I blog about?”. The answer to this question is your passion, but this is easier said than done.

To remedy this dilemma I have put together a questionnaire that is intended to focus your attention on the person you are. If you would like a free copy (I will not be uploading this onto the blog) you can request a copy by emailing me.

A new business!

Sean Dercksen has been a Master of Ceremonies (MC) for his company for 10 years; its part of his job. He is also a gifted and animated story teller and impersonator; it’s his passion. By joining his MC skill to his passion, and then separating this from his office-hours job, he has a new business providing an alternative income stream. Something he can take with him; something that makes him self reliant. Now launch it on the Internet with a website, blog and videos. The cost here is virtually zero. Click here for a sneak preview of the pre-launch website

Your Passion

Johan Verster pointed out to me that it is easy to start a blog; what to blog was the real question! You’re right Johan.

In the seminar we talk about passion. Dig deep and find the topic(s) you are passionate about; topics to get you out of bed, topics to make you work on the weekend or take leave from the office. It cannot be ‘too safe’ and it cannot be already over-traded. That is why understanding fads, trends and staples is so important.

A book printed in 1970 by Dick Bolles called “What color is your Parachute”, is back on the best sellers list. Besides talking about “job-hunting and career-changing, its also about figuring out who you are as a person and what you want out of life”. (Time magazine 23 March 2009)

In this new world we have the resources and the freedom to follow our passions . . . what a joy, what a privilege – how scary! as we take responsibility for our own destiny and become self-reliant.