This is a blog post from one of The Streetwise Millionaire Mentors – Brenda van Straaten

All too often we repeat an action or a pattern of behaviour, over and over and over again, always expecting a different result.

 We do this in relationships, in business, with our finances, our lifestyle, our health, etc.

 We often live so unconsciously that we don’t even know we’re repeating the same mistakes.

 Alternatively, we know we are, but we allow our bad habits to run us, rather than grooving in good habits!

 And it’s our bad habits that lead to making the wrong choices.

 COACHING TIP:

 If we’re not getting what we want we either don’t have the correct knowledge or we’re simply not doing what we need to do. 

We’re therefore not doing the right actions or we’re making the wrong choices based on bad habits or wrong knowledge.

Become aware of what choices you’re making and the actions you’re taking.

Note how these choices make you feel.

 It’s easy to choose to do something, and it’s easy to choose not to do something.

 When you make the right choices you do the right actions and when you do the right actions you grow, you experience:

• An increase in self-respect – feeling good about who you are, your behaviour and your actions
• An increase in self-confidence – believing and trusting more in yourself and your abilities
• An increase in energy
• An increase in the willingness to get more done
• An increase in interest and involvement in people, projects, life
• An overall sense of more life and living!

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, When 24 Hours in a day is not enough, Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. 

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. 

He then asked the students, if the jar was full? They agreed that it was. 

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. 

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. 

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’ 

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. Read to the end of this story by clicking on more… Continue reading »

Liz my partner recently went to an ATM and her credit card was cloned – please be very careful – there was obviously a hidden camera. 

I have just received this e mail – rather be safe than sorry.

SCENE 1.

A friend went to the local gym and placed his belongings in the locker. After the workout and a shower, he came out, saw the locker open, and thought to himself, ‘Funny, I thought I locked the locker…
Hmm, ‘He dressed and just flipped the wallet to make sure all was in order.

Everything looked okay – all cards were in place….

A few weeks later his credit card bill came – a whooping bill of R14,000!
He called the credit card company and started yelling at them, saying that he did not make the transactions.

Customer care personnel verified that there was no mistake in the system and
asked if his card had been stolen…

‘No,’ he said, but then took out his wallet, pulled out the credit card, and yep – you guessed it – a switch had been made.

An expired similar credit card from the same bank was in the wallet.
The thief broke into his locker at the gym and switched cards.

Verdict: The credit card issuer said since he did not report the card missing earlier, he would have to pay the amount owed to them.

How much did he have to pay for items he did not buy? R9,000! Why were there no calls made to verify the amount swiped? Small amounts rarely trigger a ‘warning bell’ with some credit card companies. It just so happens that all the small amounts added up to big one!

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