Whether you’re starting a franchise, a non-profit, a commercial retail store, a church or an ice cream shop, the one MUST word for your success is PASSION! Passion in the dictionary refers to a range of “feelings” and relates to our emotions: love, rage, anger, or affection. It explains the success of great leaders who are driven to pursue excellence within their business. Also, it explains why many of those successful leaders can be almost volatile in their anger at those who don’t see the vision or who perform poorly. If you are passionate about your work, you will find it difficult to calmly tolerate the poor performance of others! Our second deadly sin of leadership is the word “DISPASSIONATE.” This is not the absence of passion or the opposite of passion. Rather, it refers to one who is not affected by emotion. These kinds of people are usually much easier to work for, but they seldom are the key players in a business’ success. Weak leaders would rather be liked by others than be profoundly successful. Good leaders are passionate about succeeding regardless of the fallout from their passion. Great leaders are passionate both about their business AND the people who help them achieve success. It is my goal to help you become a truly GREAT leader. The starting point is that all-consuming drive to be the best or provide the best in what you do. If you are more passionate about anything else, do that instead. Do not enter business with second-class desire, you’ll get third-rate results. Now, to be fair there are those who entered business mostly because they needed money. But if they succeeded, it was the result of one of two things. Either they were VERY HUNGRY and saw their work as the means to feed themselves and their family, or they were VERY PASSIONATE and were baptized in desire to succeed. Both are related to each other. Hunger and passion are both powerful drivers. My father once took me grocery shopping in his new motor home. Dad took me grocery shopping and wanted to show off his new 38′ quarter-of-a-million dollar motor home. He asked me to pick out anything I wanted. I showed up with a few items, including some juice. He looked at the juice and said, “Put that back and get the generic brand.” I responded, “Dad, there’s only a few cents difference between the two brands, and this brand tastes better.” There in the shopping aisle, I got a 5-minute lecture about pinching pennies. I said, “But, Dad, you drove me here in an expensive motor home, and you’re quibbling about a few pennies?” He replied, “Yes, and that’s how I got that motor home, by watching my pennies.” If you have never felt that kind of emotion about how your business is being run...
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In this video, Andrew shows you the advantages of postcards and the importance of “branding”. Ensure that your property stands out from your competition! ...
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It seems like every time I turn on the television, there’s discussions on cable news. Discussions about how flipping houses is a great way to make quick profits. It’d take me an hour to list all of those reality “flipping houses” shows! Well, they’re right, “flipping” houses is becoming more and more popular as the market improves. Flip deals are readily available which makes for an ideal environment for investors desiring to fix and flip houses. Therefore, this may have something to do with the current television frenzy. Flipping properties will never be easy. It takes a lot of hard work, on-going education and dedication to flip houses and turn a profit. Unlike many of those TV shows and news reports, house flipping, although seemingly simple and cliché, is not as simple as it seems! However, we’re going to do our best to simplify our processes and enable you to learn our secrets to flipping. We’re extremely excited to announce our newest project. The 8 Phases of Flipping! Over the course of the next several months, my team and I will be posting an on-going series that details our 8-phase process to flipping for 6 different Atlanta properties. Want to know the best part? It’s FREE! I am a strong believer in “teaching people to fish” rather than merely “giving them a fish”. Additionally, we are going to provide all cost numbers and even all of the Home Depot SKU’s that we used! This series will show you the 8 different phases to a flip for several of our Atlanta investment properties. You’ll have an opportunity to subscribe to our on-going blog series so that every time a new phase is completed for a specific flip, you’ll receive an email notification. This will allow you to witness the evolving transition from beginning to end. In order to illustrate the steps needed to flip houses, I’ve put together the following checklist for each of the eight phases – which simplifies what is in reality can become a very complicated process. I want to remove some of those complications! The 8 Phases of Flipping: 1. Project overview – basic info, size, location, numbers, how found property, budget, blue prints, permits, surveys 2. Demo – cost, number of dumpsters, time start to finish, crew size, landscape clean-up 3. Rough construction – framing, electrical, HVAC, plumbing 4. Exterior – window, siding, roof, decks/porches 5. Interior – drywall, trim, doors, flooring, paint 6. Kitchen– layout, cabinetry, countertops, backsplash, appliances 7. Bathroom – vanity, countertops, fixtures, tile, floor, shower, accent 8. Finished product – landscape, punch list, cleaning, branding, staging Are you as excited as I am?! To take part in this on-going educational series, please insert your email address on the right side of this page and click “subscribe” in order to subscribe to our blog! ...
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In this week’s DIY video, Andrew briefly explains how to customize the bathroom shower tile. This will increase the profit on your next flip. Two things sell homes. Bathrooms and Kitchens! So why would you want to skimp on such an important part? Therefore, if you want your bathroom to stand-out, take a moment and watch this video! ...
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