John Hanlin
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- Business owner, author, investment consultant
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5 Secrets of Successful People
There are five fundamental habits or traits that all successful people share -- five so-called "success secrets" or characteristics that separate underachievers and the average folks among us from those who achieve great accomplishments in their lives. If you could watch a movie of different people's lives, you would see these same five habits stand out in both their life successes and failures. Successful people who achieve great things will exemplify them and those who underachieve will not.
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Success Secrets #1: How to Deal With Rejection
In my article titled: "5 Secrets of Successful People", I explain that there are five "success secrets" or "habits" that are shared by all successful people. The first of these secrets is about learning how to deal with rejection. Typically, when someone doesn't understand what you're presenting or selling, their natural response is to say "no" to the offer, disagree with you, or not believe you. This is true whether you are asking them out on a date, trying to sell them a car, or trying to convince them of your position on global warming.
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Foreclosure Property Investment: "How To Build Great Wealth"
Foreclosures have been front page news across America for the past couple of years. And this phenomenon is expected to continue unabated for the next 2-3 years, if not longer. As a result, foreclosure property investment has become an major industry unto itself. As foreclosures were just beginning to grab headlines, various investors and real estate professionals began to approach banks for their lists of "REO properties". ["REO" is an acronym for "Real Estate Owned" by banks and other lenders.
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Buying Foreclosures & REO Properties
Buying foreclosures and REO properties offers us one of the greatest wealth building opportunities of our generation. This article is intended to help you learn how to find these properties should you consider investing in and buying foreclosures on your own. However, from personal experience, I must say up front that buying foreclosures on your own can be fraught with risk and stress. In this author's opinion, there is a better way of investing in and buying foreclosures that can significantly reduce the risk and stress.
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Success Secrets #2: "You Can't Read Other Peoples' Minds"
There are five key traits or habits that all successful people share. What separates average people from those who achieve great success can be attributed to these five fundamental characteristics that I call "success secrets". This is the second in a series of five articles, each dealing with one of these five success secrets. Success Secrets #2: "You Can't Read Other Peoples' Minds" Your thoughts control your results. It's true of everybody.
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Success Secrets #3: Great Ideas Are Worthless Without Action
There are five key traits or habits that all successful people share. What separates average people from those who achieve great success can be attributed to these five fundamental characteristics that I call "success secrets". This is the third in a series of five articles, each dealing with one of these five success secrets. Said another way: Success Secrets #3: "Great Ideas Are Worthless If You Don't Act on Them" Have you ever had a great idea about an invention or concept that really seemed to make perfect sense? It's a very common occurrence.
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What Are The Best Investments For You?
The "best investments" for an investment portfolio can and should vary by investor. In other words, "one size does not fit all".
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How To Deal With Grief
I lost a son early in the morning, 1:57am on New Year's Day, 2011. His name is Robert Allen Sickles, born April 8, 1983. He was murdered at an upscale hotel's New Year's Eve party in Costa Mesa, CA defending his little brother David from a derelict coward with a knife, who was trying to pick a fight.
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