JAMES PLOTI

  A no-nonsense, 10-step guide to reaching financial freedom on a modest income, from a man who did it himself. Do you have a low to medium income, and have little idea how to manage your money to get ahead? This book is for you. A high income is not what leads to financial freedom. Only being able to manage the money you've got can allow you to reach your financial goals. Think of some of your biggest dreams in life. You want to own a beautiful home. You want to provide for your family. You want to be able to travel the world and experience incredible adventures. What’s preventing you from doing these things?   More often than not, the answer is money. While you might be able to reach some of these goals as time goes on, to achieve them all while remaining in a good place money-wise, you need to establish  financial freedom . WHAT IS FINANCIAL FREEDOM? One financial freedom definition is having the monetary stability to do what you want in life without having t...

  IT IS POSSIBLE, IT IS DOABLE " Get clear on your vision, make your plan, take action, reassess and then revise. Never fails ". Nearly everything in life revolves around goals -- they encompass all of our plans for the future, all of our hopes, dreams and visions for what we want in life. And yet we often fail to reach our goals. That’s because we’re all human and can be easily distracted. So what does it take to achieve a goal and see it become reality? Here are the 16 actions you can start taking today to ensure you achieve all the goals on your bucket list. 1. Consider your overarching goals. Perhaps the most important question to ask yourself before you take on a new goal is: What do you want your life to look like, and does this goal fit in with that  vision ? Goal setting  should be part of your life’s journey -- it should be relevant and meaningful to you. Things to consider: How do you want to spend your waking hours? What excites you in life? What area...

LOVE IS EVERYWHERE, EVERY TIME A farmer went to the field one day to cultivate. During the work, he glanced at the mango tree and saw a big ripe mango he plucked it.  An idea occurred to him not to eat this mango, but to take it home to his wife whom he loves so much, even though he was starving. When he got home, he called his wife and gave her the mango to show her his love.  Very happy with this precious gift, the woman thought directly of her child who had gone to school.  She took the mango, thanked her husband sincerely and reassured him that she would eat it afterwards.  The woman hid the mango and decided to give it to her son as soon as he returns from school to show him her love.  As soon as the child came back from school, the mother gave him this mango with a lot of joy in her heart.  The child thanked his mother warmly for this precious gift and told his mother that he would eat it later.  He too resolved to hide this mango and make a...

   1. Eagles fly Alone and at High Altitudes : They don't fly with sparrows, ravens, and other small birds. MEANING; Stay away from narrow-minded people, those that bring you down. You are known by the Company you keep. Eagle flies with Eagles. Keep good company. But accept that you are always ALONE at the TOP. 2. Eagles have an Accurate Vision :They have the ability to focus on something as far as 5km away. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it. MEANING; Have a VISION and remain FOCUSED no matter what the obstacles and you will succeed. 3. Eagles do not Eat Dead things : They Feed only on FRESH PRAY. MEANING; Do not rely on your past success, keep looking for new frontiers to conquer. Leave your past where it belongs, in the past. 4. Eagles Love the Storm : When clouds gather, the eagle gets excited & uses the storm's wind to lift itself higher. Once it finds the wind of the storm, the eag...

 HARE AND TORTOISE  This is an age old fable of the tortoise and hare race. Everyone knows who won the race or do you? Well, recently I heard a new version of this story with a new twist. Read this inspirational teamwork story with lessons in teamwork from an age old fable. ______________________________________________________________ 1. Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster. They decided to settle the argument with a race. The tortoise and hare both agreed on a route and started off the race. The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time. Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise, he thought he’d sit under a tree for some time and relax before continuing the race. He sat under the tree and soon fell asleep. The tortoise plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champ. The hare woke up and realised that he’d lost the race. The moral of the story is that slow and steady wins the race. This ...

  7 Tips to Make This A GreatWeek Well, Monday is here again. While this of course means the weekend is over, it also means a new week of unlimited potential lies ahead. The following are 7 ideas that will help you have a happy, productive and meaningful week: 1. Set Goals Ideally, on Sunday (but Monday is ok), I like to take some time out to think about the week ahead. This involves the following: Identifying Roles: identify the key roles in your life. If you haven’t given this much thought before, just write down what immediately comes to mind. Some of my roles, for example, are: father, husband, blogger, employee, and uncle. Selecting Goals: next think of 2 or 3 important things you would like to accomplish in each of these roles in the coming week. For example, as an uncle I need to buy and send presents for my niece and nephew so that they reach USA in time for Christmas day. Scheduling: this basically involves taking the abo...

  DURING MY RESEARCH ON HUMAN BEHAVIOR, I REALIZED CONFIDENCE AND GRATITUDE ARE TWINS . Confidence : The feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something.   Gratitude : The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. In my years of studying human behavior and the attainability of self-confidence, I have found that there’s one core value that confidence always always always comes back to: and that’s  gratitude.  Feelings of gratitude and feelings of confidence are directly related. This is because the more grateful you are for all that you have, the more you realize ALL that you have to be grateful for… and more and more awesome things in your life become apparent. The truth – everyone has countless reasons to be thankful. But sometimes it doesn’t feel that way. Maybe you’re having a bad day, a bad week, heck, even a bad year. But regardless of any of that, there is always something to be ...