Success Stories

The other day a client and I talked over dinner and we got on the topic of one very dear to my heart – education. She mentioned how she had wanted to study English in university and become a translator, but ended up going with accounting instead. I remember being a teenager – I didn’t […]

Ever since high school I’ve been big into basketball. I still remember the first NBA game that I ever watched, a Christmas Day game – the Chicago Bulls vs. the Detroit Pistons, a heated rivalry back in the day. Back before Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen became champions. The lights went dark and the music

15 years ago Apple was in such dire straits that it needed an investment of $250 million by their arch-rival Microsoft to keep it afloat. Boy, what a difference 15 years make. Today Apple is the talk of the town. Microsoft is somewhat yesterday’s news when it comes to everything except it’s gaming system, the

A few months back I received an email from one of the speakers I subscribe to in which he talked about a show called “Gold Rush: Alaska” and how engrossed he was in it. Having spent quite some time studying gold and its role in the financial world for a few years now it piqued

I know it seems rather strange for me to consider my own book a success story but it has been a bit of a rollercoaster. First off, I never intended to write a book. I was listening to one of my mentor’s audio sessions (Jim Rohn’s “How to Use a Journal”) in which he said

A pro-athlete’s life can be tough. There are hours of grueling practice. There’s lots of pressure to achieve. And the constant fear of an injury. We’ve all heard of athletes who were up and coming stars only to see their careers ended on a fall or collision during a game. Blake Griffin is one such

12 years ago I got my first full-time job teaching English to kids here in Japan. I was able to pick up some extra jobs and quite quickly was earning quite a decent salary. Each month I put aside a set amount of money and felt I was on my way. That seems so long

You may have read in a previous post that an idea is all that it takes to create incredible success. The list is endless. Software, housing, clothing, music, books and pretty much anything you can think of can make you a fortune. Some people don’t even create anything themselves. Instead they just use resourcefulness. Take

In a previous article I wrote about 4 men that achieved financial success before their 22nd birthday. Quite a few of my clients and friends actually researched Fraser Doherty because his story intrigued them, as it did me. Considering all the feedback I got I felt that I should share his story with you here.

Two years ago I heard about this new show starting called “Glee.” The trailers here weren’t anything special but I admit I was curious to see what it was all about. One night after plunking myself down on the sofa after a warm bath I turned on the TV and happened to find it on.