Posts under ‘Business’

Influence is at the core of everything.
Employers influence employees to be productive. Parents influence children to do their chores. Children influence parents to get what they want!
The power of influence can be learnt and developed into an art form. Just promise to use it only for good!
Here are 25 ways to influence others:
1. Know What [...]

In my previous post, I mentioned that starting your own side business is your best insurance and retirement plan. And I’ve also linked to 3 lists of excellent business ideas you can start during your spare time. But I’ve not mentioned what are the characteristics of the most ideal business. So in this post, I’m [...]

OK, I don’t mean to ask you to go start a business which requires VC funding, although you could if you have a great business idea, a FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC business plan, and a dream team to execute the plan.
The business I’m referring to here is a business which you can start and run on the side [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I was having a chat with a friend who has been investing in the stock market for the last 5 years.
During the 5-year period, he’s made some pretty good returns on his investment following sound investment strategies.
He has been a disciplined investor where he buys only after he’s done some [...]

In all the deals I’ve handled in my career as a real estate agent for the past two and half years, none of them went through without a glitch. Yes, absolutely none. There’s always bound to be problems rising along the way in every single deal. At times, I’d wonder if it’s just my luck.
Sometimes, [...]