G’Day,

Well I was in Queenstown, NZ last week for work with some of my Team and I came up with the idea that we should try as many new things as possible in our short time there. I love setting challenges and I’m a big advocate of always trying something new….It doesn’t always have to be terrifying and it doesn’t always have to be something big. You can invent small goals for yourself that are fun, achievable and a bit of a challenge, making you step outside your comfort zone.

So that brings me to our ‘100’ challenge when we hit Queenstown, New Zealand to experience 100 new things in 100 hours. Snowboarding, luging, gondolas, bungee jumping, jet boating, ball bouncing, good-food-eating, strange-drink-drinking, speed-dating, bar dancing, pub-crawling and much more is what it resulted in and it was really good fun.

You should try some time to set yourself a challenge where you write a list of say 5 things you want to achieve by this time next week. They must be realistic and things that it is possible to achieve, even if it takes some extra trying. If it gets you out of your comfort zone then brilliant. It could be something that you have been meaning to do for the past month but haven’t got round to it like going to the gym, taking up a hobby, being early for work, structuring your day, eating healthy for three days, doing five new things on Saturday etc…It could be anything that you have been meaning to do or would like to achieve but write down your list and DO IT by this time next week.

So see our ‘100 New Things in 100 hours’ video click on the following link and remember set yourself some challenges and they can be FUN!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjbEtTjEhfk

Carly

I was reading an article in Propety Investor recently when I saw the following article which, to me, definitely rings true;

‘The Australian economy may or may not technically be in recession, depending on which economic commentator you choose to believe. But there’s no doubt that the local economy has suffered a serious blow in the wake of the global financial crisis, and unemployment is on the way up. But what does the downturn mean for the property market and property investors?

When it rains, dedicated hikers don’t call off their expeditions – they pull on their waterproof gear and surge forward to reach their destination. In an economic downturn, dedicated investors react much the same, seeking out bulletproof properties that will achieve their goals in the long term.’

It is a case of having to research that bit more carefully and ensure you are investing in suburbs that have seen recent growth and are going to continue this growth trend. It involves getting out there and researching the demographics of the areas to see what types of people are living in the area and who is likely to buy in what suburb, about finding out what future infrastructure is planned for the area, seeing if the council have any particular needs for the area that you could provide and so much more. It is a time when you will need to really research the area in which you want to buy, invest or develop but also a time when this research will pay off a lot more than at other stages of the economic cycle.