http://www.lightminded.com Meanderings of a mind fullfilled... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:19:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Perfect Body This week's story is a little bit foul and not for sensitive readers. I'm sure you all know the children's story where all the organs of the body are fighting about who is the most important; but for those who don't I'll gladly repeat it, since there's so much ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/03/04/on-a-lighter-note/ PROFIDEND NEWS Your company might be in danger... a danger you are not even aware off. Business owners, please read this. Sometimes you have to do the boring stuff too! My business service providers, Henzel and Profidend brought this scary issue under my attention and I think it is crucial for ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/03/02/thousands-of-companies-and-closed-corporations-being-deregistered%e2%80%a6/ Dear Lightminded Subscribers Dr John Maxwell, one of my favourite American writers, will be visiting South Africa this month. He will speak on 6 March at Gallagher Estate in Midrand on the I Can Leadership Conference from 09h00 till 16h00. Vanessa and I will attend definitely, and we thought this might ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/02/28/john-maxwell-invite/ Why one-man operations remain one-man operations forever Most small businesses remain small because they are one-man operations. However, there are exceptions: some one-man operations get quite big, with various people working there, and on the other hand, some small businesses are by no means one-man operations. But wait, let's just stop ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/02/23/one-man-businesses/ It is time for us to help ourselves This week I have good news and bad news, but let’s kick off with the good news! Good News! According to ABSA’s latest Quarterly Report as published on 15 February 2010 the prices in the middle segment of the South African housing market, which is ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/02/17/the-banks-have-no-more-money/ Court has independent trustees in its sights I want to thank all the members who supported me on the Gatvol issue from the bottom of my heart. I received so many mails that is not going to be possible to answer you all personally. However in this mail you will find ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/02/08/response-on-gatvol/ (Please scroll down for English version) Nou het ek genoeg gehad! Hierdie ope brief aan almal vir wie ek gatvol is, is nie vir sensitiewe lesers nie, want ek is kwaad en as ek kwaad is praat ek lelik en ek praat Afrikaans. Dit is ook nie 'n impulsiewe brief nie. Ek ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/02/07/coert-is-gatvol/ Overwhelming response I am astounded by the overwhelming response we received to last week's message about the Provider trusts. Our readers showed once again that they care about their fellow man, and also that they are aware of the fact that the pension industry is leaving people in poverty. Just to emphasise ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/02/02/the-provider-road-show/ Media reports (Sien Afrikaans teks onder) In recent newspaper reports arising from the questioning of witnesses in the liquidation of a trust with the name of the Surf Trust, the following allegations, amongst others, were made regarding Treoc Finance – our bond initiation wing: – That the trustee qualified on an income of R17,000 ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/02/02/the-facts/ Hi Guys We received a lot of interest on the Provider Trust. People see the potential it has for a personal retirement fund that will be far better than any of the redundant insurance products. Due to all the questions I am now considering a mini seminar to explain the ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/01/22/the-profidend-solution/ Isn't it funny how the people who want to make money in a hurry usually end up getting poorer, while those who aren't in a hurry get richer and richer? Have you ever wondered where the money that makes the patient people richer comes from? The heading says it all: Money ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/01/20/money-always-moves-from-the-impatient-to-the-patient-ones/ Grow your income with a trust for the future We introduced this product in January 2009 as the Treoc Pension Trust, but after I received numerous questions on how to ensure growing income to make continuous refinancing possible, I realised that many people do not understand the multiple-use purpose of this ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/01/17/the-provider-trust/ Farmers are shooting themselves in the foot Over the past few months, I’ve been driving around a lot looking for investment opportunities in the farming industry. In the process I discovered something I’d never realised before in all my years of involvement in agricultural risk management. It’s strange how something that ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/01/10/two-sets-of-books/ Return on investment of 40.8% to 69.1% per annum Every time that I make a remark like the one in the heading, there are people who attack me – especially if I say that it's easy and that anyone can do it. Some people say I'm crazy, others say I'm an ... http://www.lightminded.com/2010/01/05/nothing-beats-this/ Parents often become the victims of their children Friends even become the victims of their friends. Many of our members have told me about horrible experiences they've had with their friends or children, and I think it's important that especially all those with adult children are made aware of these things. To avoid ... http://www.lightminded.com/2009/12/29/parents-often-become-the-victims-of-their-children/ What to do with the money we make! Between 2001 and 2009 the value of my stock portfolio grew by 175%! Don't forget that these years included the worst recession since 1933. What is my secret? 1. No activity 2. Hand-picked shares This sounds easy, but there are many years of experience and “school fees” contained in ... http://www.lightminded.com/2009/12/02/the-lightminded-journal/ Our usufruct method cuts transfer duty with about 80%! The fact that our methods are ground breaking came out in a letter of appreciation from one of our members. She wrote the following letter to Treoc’s CEO: Dear Mr. Deyzel RE: Recognition for excellent service rendered by Theo Naude from TREOC Accounting, Pretoria ... http://www.lightminded.com/2009/11/26/teaching-sars-the-treoc-way/ Read here about how to create an idea factory. For many years I’ve been using a simple mind programming function on my cell phone. I never thought it was anything special until one of our members recently approached me in Durban about a business opportunity that he wanted my opinion ... http://www.lightminded.com/2009/11/17/practical-programming-with-a-cell-phone/ Treoc is releasing a revolutionary new DVD as a unique Christmas Special! It's common knowledge that compound interest is the most powerful wealth-builder in the world. Well, let me rather say that that's what most people think. Informed people like the Treocians know that there is a far more powerful wealth-builder: ... http://www.lightminded.com/2009/10/13/most-empowering-dvd-in-the-world/ Coert Coetzee is not only a successful property investor and author; he is also a successful businessman. He views property investment as a business, and this is the reason that he is so successful at it. Coert’s property successes can be directly ascribed to his solid business principles, which he ... http://www.lightminded.com/2009/01/23/coert%e2%80%99s-business-background/