Jan van Wyk

Financial advisor,family man with a keen interest in education!

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Be careful who you spend time with. They determine your future thoughts and habits.

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"How to Win Friends and Influence People" is one of the most successful books ever published.

It's full of practical ideas and insights you can use in work and life.

Here's a brief, no-fluff summary of the most important and actionable ideas in the book:

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Your decisions determine your future.

Every decision moves you closer or further from the things you want.

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Selfish is easy.
It's sharing that takes courage.

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STUART THEOBALD: Pessimistic domestic investors have cause for pause https://t.co/zGVFMwup2X

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“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Do not complain. Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking.”

– Maya Angelou

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In 2007, Charlie Munger gave a speech at the USC Law School.

It contained his most crucial ideas for living deliberately.

If you can master these 9 principles, they'll change your life (and help you live a better one):

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Amateurs have a goal.
Professionals have a process.

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If you want to improve, use this information as a checklist.

Where are you crushing it?
In what areas could you improve?
What's currently holding you back?

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Amateurs value isolated performance. Think about the receiver who catches the ball once on a difficult throw.

Professionals value consistency. They want to catch the ball in the same situation 9 times out of 10.

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What's the difference between professional high achievers and amateur day dreamers?

A lot.

Here are 11 ways professionals show out when amateurs just show up:

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SIMON BROWN: The best ways to buy your wheels https://t.co/usTb5o2ITd

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JOHANN ELS: Radical economic transformation is coming — the good sort https://t.co/9goqEPui5z

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Rare Skills · Collaborative Fund https://t.co/ihsJv2QGza

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HILARY JOFFE: Currency still secretly a driver for inflation targeting https://t.co/gqshr2U7rp

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BRIAN KANTOR: Inflation and/or recession: that is the question https://t.co/Uhlra04Qye

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‘The days of easy money are over’ https://t.co/FedlndfPSN

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Lifestyles · Collaborative Fund https://t.co/WvFXNDJVaj

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Clyde Rossouw: We are moving from abundance to scarcity - Citywire https://t.co/zqXo3Yo3VH

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Hou maar by jou langtermynplan, al woel die markte https://t.co/RHLDPCgjPD