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You may be thinking that “Happy New Year” is a strange title for this column since we’re in the middle of April. Well it’s not. That’s because I’m talking about the Hebrew New Year. It just started, and we’re currently in the first month, the month of Abib. The month of Abib is rife with Biblical awesomeness. Yahweh plagued Egypt and brought the children of Israel out of slavery; He...
I was talking to an investor recently about a property tax lien sale. These take place when counties auction off the tax liens that have accumulated due to unpaid property taxes. It’s a good way for local government to recoup some of their lost funds. For investors, it’s a great opportunity. If you know what you’re doing at the tax sale, you’ll get either a guaranteed 18 percent return on...
Make a life, not just a living: I had a very spiritual moment last week as I was out door knocking. I found myself on a little country road in Adairsville named Hall Station; it’s the road you take to get to Barnsley Gardens. Way down on Hall Station, almost to Kingston, there’s a pull-off on the west side of the road where kids go to jump off the rope swing into Connesena Creek. ...
Become a flea trainer If you’ve never read Zig Ziglar’s book, “See you at the top,” I highly suggest it. Zig has a gift for helping motivate you, improve your self image and teach you how to set and attain goals. His book is full of parables and stories that embody the keys to make you a success. He tells one story about how to become a flea trainer, and it goes something like...
Knock on the door of success: It’s that time of year again. It’s time to evaluate last year, to celebrate your successes and investigate where you need to improve. Once that’s done, you can move on to the all-important task of setting goals for 2017. Are you excited? Something I love about this time of year is that personal development goes into overdrive. If you’re like me, you’re...