How's (House) your Wealth?

Last night I was fortunate enough to hear Cheyanne Brae talk about Wealth Creation through Property and Property Renovation. I was fascinated and inspired by her depth of knowledge and willingness to share ideas.

I need to be open here and say that I am a big fan of Wealth Creation via property and Wifey and I continue to follow our property plan. But this blog is not about how you should invest in property, it is about taking action.

At my presentations I hear a lot of people talking about investments, talking about properties, talking about goals, talking about superannuation and talking about what they will do. But when all is said and done, there is a lot more said than done. As Cheyanne said last night, get educated about your investment area. Learn from others mistakes before you make your own. Then you have to take action.

Don't one of those people who say "If only I had done something 10 years ago", "If only I had bought that property 10 years ago", "If only I had bought shares 10 years ago", "If only........".

In 10 years time, now is 10 years ago. What will you do today to build your wealth?

Enjoy!

Warwick Merry
The Get More Guy

What will you Celebrate?

In Australia, last Saturday was the Grand Final of our major football code. At the end of the game there were a lot of celebrations by the victors and their supporters. It was the end of a huge amount of effort over the year, a lot of training, focus and sacrifice for their goal. The team that didn't win would have put the same amount of effort, focus and sacrifice - but they were not celebrating.

Don't forget how hard it is to ALMOST reach your goals. It is easy to get in to blame mode (what the coach did or didn't do), to punish mode (I am not supporting them next year) or give up mode (that's it - I no longer care about the game!).

We do the same with our own goals. We may get 98% of the way there and not quite achieve them. That is no reason to blame, punish or give up! It is a reason to review what worked and what didn't. Look at what you can do to improve and also a reason to celebrate. I believe that if you make celebrating success a habit, success becomes a habit. Don't focus on the 2% you didn't achieve, focus on the great things you have achieved. (Some days that can be just turning up to work!!)

Wifey and I celebrated 3 years since our first date on the weekend. Someone asked me why celebrate that, I replied, "Why not! It's a milestone". So happy 3rd dating anniversary wifey!! For everyone else, what will you celebrate today?

Happy Birthday

Well.... it's official. I am now older. I am still waiting to mature but I am definately older.

Rather than wax lyrically about it and pine for the "good old days", I thought I would give you a present to help us all make today one of the "good old days" for us to look back on.

A while ago I great the Get More Birthday Bash. It is a simple two page checklist to help you celebrate that special day.

So download it here and use it. It won't take long but it will help make sure you are on track and that you are celebrating success as you go.

Happy Birthday!!

Warwick Merry
The Get More Guy

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After the Crash!

It was the Melbourne Grand Prix here yesterday. A day of noise, colour, excitement, people and crashes. Many crashes. Many expensive, jaw crunching, bowel clenching crashes. Warwick do you think that the driver would say, "Well that's it. I can't race anymore"? I doubt it. I suspect the whole team will ask, "What did we do wrong? What can we do better or different? What can we learn from this?" That sounds like a winning thing to do. Why then as individuals do we make mistakes and then think we can NEVER do that thing again? Or berate ourselves so much over minor incidents? Let's learn from the pro's and ask ourselves: What did I do wrong? What can I do better or different? What can I learn from this? Then get back in the drivers seat, buckle up and have another go. Enjoy! Warwick Merry The Get More Guy Photo Credit: The Age

Top 10 Tips for Life

This came across my desk today. It has a strong message that I think is important. It says it in a way that is funny but real. I can't find picture credits, so if it is yours let me know and I am happy to acknowledge your mighty fine work.

So here are the Top Ten Tips for Life

1 Stay out of trouble that you can easily avoid



2 No matter how high you go, you can always aim for greater heights



3 What ever you are doing, maintain your focus



4 We all get busy, but you need to find time for exercise to maintain your health



5 You are not alone in the world so practice teamwork because you can't do everything.



6 Trust your partner to watch your back. Being able to trust is as important as having someone to trust



7 You never know when the rainy day will hit. You need to make sure you put a little aside to give you protection.



8 Take time to rest. You will need to restore your energy for all of your adventures.



9 Always remember to smile. You may find yourself in a strange position with strange people and a smile will always help.



10 No matter what anyone says, nothing is impossible!!

Get Moving!

I got some great feedback from this weeks Get More Goer and I wanted to share it with you. By the way, if you haven't signed up for the Get More Goer, visit www.warwickmerry.com and sign up!

Among some of the feedback was a link from Denise Owen from St John of God Health Care. She referred me to the Get The World Moving website www.gettheworldmoving.com. I strongly encourage you to check it out and maybe even get a team going in your office.

The other good bit of news is that I have started some video tips on my YouTube channel. Slowly but surely I will be adding to "The Adventures of the Get More Guy". You can check it out at www.youtube.com/GetMoreGuy

You can also see the commercial I did for a toothpick while dressed up as a cowboy and where I sang on stage at Hamer Hall with Josh Groban as part of his Awake Tour.

Have a great weekend and let me know if you want anything specific address in the Adventures series.

Warm regards

Warwick Merry
The Get More Guy

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Easy Yummy Scones

I made Wifey some yummy scones and Tweeted about it. Some people wanted the recipe - so here it is. These are sooooo easy.

Makes 8

Ingredients

• 2 cups Self Raising Flour Sifted
• 1/4 cup Caster Sugar
• 1/2 cup Sultanas (optional - can use chopped dates instead)
• 1/2 cup Thickened Cream (35% fat)
• 1/2 cup Lemonade (for North Americans, I am referring to Sprite, 7 Up or equivalent - we Aussies call it Lemonade)
• Pinch Salt

Method

• Preheat oven to 210 C (for a fan forced oven)
• Line a baking tray with baking paper or grease it
• Place flour, sugar, salt and sultanas in a large mixing bowl
• Mix the dry ingredients and make a well in the centre
• Add cream and lemonade to dry ingredients
• Mix to form a soft dough
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured benchtop and knead lightly
• Press dough with hands to thickness of about 3 cm
• Use a 5cm cutter to cut out scones
• Place on baking tray
• You can brush the scones with milk but this is optional. It makes them brown a little easier. (I don't do this)
• Bake for 15 minutes until lightly browned
• Place on cooling tray
• Serve warm with jam and cream

If you wanted to, you could use light cream, diet lemonade and all that kind of gear, but made as they are is pretty damn good!!

Enjoy!

Warwick Merry
The Get More Guy
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