Mentoring and Inspiring Ambitious Renovators
Our date had another 6,000 people but still, it was my time with Tony Robbins. Usually our newsletters are written by Bernadette Janson; although this week I asked if I could share my experience at Unleash The Power Within with our community. This is to help you understand a little more about mindset and how important it is in renovating. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m the Marketing Manager of The School Of Renovating. But just like … [Read more]
Property joint ventures are the get-out-of-jail card for many renovators and investors who have gap in their investment tool kit. They may be time poor, do not have the serviceability to get a loan, or lack the capital for the deposit and renovation costs. For joint ventures, it makes sense to team up with someone who can fill the gaps for joint ventures. This is in order to get started straight away rather than wait years to build the … [Read more]
Paint really is one of the most cost effective ways to update your interior. It is surprising that 70% of the Australians still choose to paint their walls white. Despite being brave putting together colourful outfits, we’re still scared of putting colour in our homes for fear of getting it wrong. So to help people get over their fear of colour, here are ten (10) easy tips that will help you understand, choose and use the best colour for your … [Read more]
Are you considering a renovating career? It's no secret that we think renovating is the best job in the world but we might be a bit biased. In this blog I will share some substantial support that renovating IS the best job, ever. 1. A Renovating Career Helps You Live Longer Renovating means lots of walking. I have found that on a normal day on the job I will do between 10 and 20,000 steps.In the last week, that goes up to around 30,000. … [Read more]
I was having coffee with a group of friends who I have been meeting for coffee weekly for almost 15 years. We were talking about our dreams of all wanting to give our kids a deposit for their first home … but we are all at that stage where we are channeling all the cash we can into our retirement savings. I wonder, how can you do both? Thinking it is not a good idea to simply give ‘cash handouts’ or big gifts (e.g. a house) to your kids – this … [Read more]
Originally published at The Age Entertainment on June 23, 2014 Disadvantaged by salaries on average 18 per cent less than men, and punished for ‘‘dropping out’’ to rear children with superannuations that are $70,000 lower, women may be better off staying at home improving it. It’s a traditionalist perspective, perhaps. But when it comes to home improvement, women have traditionally been better at the job of project management. During the first … [Read more]
