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This is the last TPV podcast of the year for us...boo!
However, we will use the experiences of some of the most recent TPV Apprentices, who reflected in their last 100 days, as a way in which we can all perhaps reflect and plan ahead too.
Trusting the process means there is a process. This process can to a large extent be followed on our own too. As we draw a close to this ‘annus horribilis’, let’s reflect, take stock and plan ahead for a brighter future the shall we?
All the best for the festive period and for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
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This is the last TPV podcast of the year for us...boo!
However, we will use the experiences of some of the most recent TPV Apprentices, who reflected in their last 100 days, as a way in which we can all perhaps reflect and plan ahead too.
Trusting the process means there is a process. This process can to a large extent be followed on our own too. As we draw a close to this ‘annus horribilis’, let’s reflect, take stock and plan ahead for a brighter future the shall we?
All the best for the festive period and for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
Property Chatter
Welcome to the property voice podcast helping you to navigate safely through the world of property investing, get the lowdown and updates, insights and outcomes on all matters property with a splash of entertainment along the way, the property voice, a voice to trust among the crowd. Now, let's get started with your host, Richard Brown.
Hello, and welcome to another episode of the property voice podcast. My name is Richard Brown. And as always, it's a pleasure to have you join me again on the show today. Well, unless I have a sudden change of heart, this will be the last podcast episode of the year. In fact, I'm planning to take a bit of a break. I do have one more podcast episode in mind, but it relies on a second person joining me. So we'll just have to wait and see if that happens. I'm going to stay around. And that would be something we planning for the new year.
So I'm going to take a few weeks off, I'll be back. I'll take four weeks out over the Christmas and New Year period, just to recharge and relax a little bit into other things. And so yeah, you can join me back I forgot to check the date that would be but I'll post it up the show notes. But basically, I'll be taking four-week four-week break. And so before I do that, I thought it'd be a good idea just to share a little bit of it just a few people's journeys over a fairly short period of time, you probably know I've got this program is called an apprentice program. It runs over 100 days. And I do it a couple of times a year with four or five people. And we've just finished the latest iteration, which is affectionately known as TP VA five, it's the fourth or fifth time we've run it. We also did one with some young apprentices recently, you might remember if you've been listening to this podcast, so there's been six in total. So we just come off the last one. And I thought in their own words, so just asked a few of them if they would just share if you like their reflections from the program.
So I'm going to cue that up. We're going to hear from James Dave. And indeed, Darren nearly forgot who else we got them. That's three of the five, one was quiet mic shy, let's just say that. And the other one had a bit of a family issue that they needed to turn their attention to. So they weren't actually available to share. So I was just going to queue that up. And you I've titled The episode, trust the process. And just look out for phrases to that effect, and some of the key ones and I'll come back and just summarize in a few seconds. So we've come to the end of the 100 day apprentice program, the fifth iteration of what we've done. And we've had a very longnseries of sessions in our group workshop. It's been very entertaining to hear the feedback, very rewarding actually to work with all of you. But we're just going to get a fewsnippets if you like of information.
And we're gonna start off with James. So if you just like to talk us through what,what you've been through for the program, what your reflections are, please. Sure, so yes, I'm James, from London. My goals are very similar to what they were when I started, which is to replace my income, so that I can quit the job and leave a career that I don't enjoy and don't find fulfilling. So that strategy has changed slightly since I started the program. And I'm now looking at more advanced projects, looking at commercial conversions, so that I can achieve a goal within a shorter timeframe.
So Richards really helped me with that, get that long term goal from what I thought was probably going to be more like 10 years, down to just a couple of years. And I'll do that by buying one commercial property this year, before September, hopefully, finishing that up, and then doing another one the year after. So my biggest learning, I will say first off is realizing how wrong I was when three or four years ago, I believe that you can do most of this on your own. joining this group has really made me realize just how important it is to have a really good network around you to give you confidence and inspire you to go on to those greater things and achieve those goals. I've also learned how to assess deals.
I mean not I thought I could assess a deal before but the way we assess deals now is just incredibly rare, really the level of scrutiny that we put a deal under now. It's just so much greater than it would have been before I started this program and all So the fact that it's 99% data-driven now, whereas before, I think I probably relied a little bit too much on just kind of talking to letting agents and getting their opinions and yeah, so that's the massive one. Highlights, there's two really, the first one is, thanks to so doing that deep dive into strengths and values really helps give you gave me that reassurance that my goals are right for me. And I will find happiness and fulfillment through those goals because I know that they meet with my values. And I've now got that alignment, which has given me a lot of clarity, a lot of purposes.
The other highlight is seeing Richard on a spreadsheet, and the things he can do. It's like magic, just seeing these opportunities and all these different avenues and answers opening up before my eyes on a spreadsheet. I mean, that time you took control of my laptop and started doing that was Yeah, something to behold quite incredible, really inspiring. In terms of growth, I would say it's probably the way I make decisions around deals now and how it's very much data-driven, which really is a far more reliable way of assessing a deal.
So that's, that's great. And that's something I'll never go, never, never change, and will continue to develop and learn from. In terms of what I might do differently. I don't think I'll ever analyze a deal in the same way. Again, I'll always have that higher level of scrutiny that we've learned, using data to guide my decisions, being part of a network and how important that is, and having that team around you. And also, I think I will continue to learn but not just through listening to podcasts and reading books. But through having that fantastic network around me. And through continuing with more formal education because I've really seen the benefit of that. And I certainly won't be going it alone from now on. In terms of what advice I might give to upcoming apprentices, I think it's really important that you throw yourself into this and kind of trust in the system. If you really commit to it, you'll get so much out of it. I think you really do get out what you put in trust in Richard and Sue. And, yeah, put everything into it. And you'll be amazed at what you can achieve and the way your perspective will completely open up. So thank you very much, Richard. And so it's been an incredible process. Really, you know, I don't think I'm going too far and saying is life-changing. So I really appreciate that. And I feel this isn't the end. But you know, the beginning were very positive.
My name is Dave might someday goal is to become fully dependent on my property portfolio to provide financial security and freedom, not just to me, but to my family as well. My strategy included a bit of Brr, as well as some HMOs to really sweat my assets, but it was always a bit loose. I didn't really know how many br I's I needed or what kind of ROI I should be looking for in a deal. So my objective from this program was to gain absolute clarity on a roadmap, which would lead me to achieving my goals within the next four years. For me, the program has been great and full of breakthrough moments, I got my roadmap, part of which included reviewing my current portfolio and looking if there was any potential to improve on what I already had. But if I had to call out my biggest breakthrough moment, it was probably the exploration of my subconscious values and what drives me by another thing values I didn't realize I held and combining this with my roadmap, I've been able to find a huge store of motivation to put my plan into action. In terms of personal development, numbers and analysis have never been a huge strength of mine. This program has really helped me analyze deals, and given me the tools to quickly calculate as to whether the deal is going to keep me on track to achieving my goals. This is something I'm frequently using right now. And it's already saved me from making an offer on what would have been a below-par investment. My advice to any apprentices coming through the program would be to enter with an open mind interact as much as possible. And trust the process.
So yeah, Hi, my name is Darren, I used to live in Bristol, although now I guess I live where I want. I've been living a nomadic lifestyle with my wife and two kids since September, we live on a vehicle and we travel around. So the road is our home. Now. We decided to do this because we wanted to gain freedom, both in terms of time, and also location being able to go where we wanted to when we wanted to. And so yeah, we made some sacrifices, we live quite modestly low cost. But it's been totally worth it, in order to gain this freedom. And so I don't begrudge it in any way at all. This is the plan for us for the foreseeable, but we do want the choice at some point to go back into a conventional setting, if we so desire, whilst still retaining this level of freedom that we've managed to create. And so we recognize that the only way to do this is through financial freedom. So our business goal is to create financial freedom within the next 10 years, investing in property remotely, primarily through property flips, and trading, and building an investment pot to be able to create a passive income at the end. So it's gonna be quite a challenge. But one thing this course has taught me is that things that I initially thought were impossible are actually very possible. And I just really give credit to it for that, I think, I've learned a lot about the creative aspects of property in terms of creative ways of adding value to properties, creative ways of financing them, creative ways of getting deals into to your, into your lap, so to speak. It has been amazing for that. And I've also learned a lot about my values and my mindset. And it's been something I've never even considered or haven't considered much before. And I really, really enjoyed that element of it. I think probably the area of biggest growth, for me has been my desire to really explore my values. And to really develop my mindset and the recognition that this is what is going to be a real key driver and sort of success or make or break point for my success. So yeah, I'm looking forward to delving into that more. And also, I've taken action. In even just in the last week, just before the end of the course, I've managed to take action and do something which isn't something I thought I would be able to do, purely because I had a mindset that always needed to have things in aligned before I did them. And they tended to overanalyze things. And now I realized that, you know, if the numbers stack up, and how to do that analysis properly, that once they stack up, then it's time to go. So yeah, I really give credit to the program for that. I think going forward, I'm going to just continue along this path of really sort of stepping out of my comfort zone and really going for things more of than getting stuck in an analysis trapped. And yes, continue that exploration of my values and my mindset to be the best I can and continue that evolutionary process. So just I just wanted to really encourage any future apprentices coming into the program to really not discount those elements of the course that the elements that deal with values and mindset, because for me, yes, we need to know how to how the mechanics of property work and and that but equally need to know how to develop the right mindset and to run it run a property, business or any business with your values at the forefront. So yeah, just in closing, I really want to thank Richard and sue for just running such an amazing, unique and diverse program. I want to thank my mentees for inspiring me. And I'm just really looking forward to mixing it with you guys more in the future.
Well, I hope you found that insightful, and no one was holding any guns 21 cents, while they were sharing that. And but it was really encouraging to hear from James, Dave and Darren there. And just to pull a few threads out and I'm going to talk about the process a little bit is maybe a process that you could, you could try yourself. So you don't actually have to go through such a an immersive experience as these guys have done. But yeah, I think, you know, people have come into the program, looking for something. And I think that's the that's the most important thing to identify that they they wanted to make a change, they wanted to achieve something and they also felt that they couldn't do it alone. In fact, actually One of the biggest takeaways of least one of one or two of them, was that they, you know, they recommend not doing it alone and that they won't do things alone going forward. So it just provides an opportunity really to take some, you know, time to reflect on yourself, which is takeaway, of course, take some time to reflect, you know, on yourself. And from a multidimensional point of view, you probably detected that. So, not only are we looking at so, you know, sort of one of the steps in the process is like what I call a baseline review, or an audit, if you like, of your current situation, which looks at your resources, and potentially your own portfolio, your skills, etc. But it goes a bit deeper than that also looks at you as an individual, what your strengths are, and what you want out of life. And you've heard pretty much all of them talk about values. And one of them even saying that's been a life-changing process, because how often do we really get to just, you know, reflect on ourselves and dwell and, you know, look at certain tools that help us sort of understand ourselves, and indeed, others better. So, I think that was one of the key things that came out of it. The other thing, of course, is that there's some, there's some, you know, I call that the softer side, the softer side of things. So the skills, the values, and the outlook that we might have is the softer side, it's very difficult to put to sort of frame that and put a value on that. But you've probably heard all of the mentioned that in some way, shape or form, I think, then we've got some, some hard stuff to contrast with that. So we've got some goal setting and other measures.
We've got some planning and documentation, whether it's business planning or personal development planning, that's all part of this, this process as well. And if you want to get even more granular, many of them talk about deal analysis and portfolio reviews, which is kind of number crunching. So there's a bit of number crunching involved. And, you know, collectively, we're able to pull knowledge and resources there. Yes, as James said, I took out his laptop at one point remotely and was whizzing around his spreadsheets and changing them. And so we did a bit of that one to one, but we also did it in a group context. So we're posting deals up into the group and asking people to critique them. And so we had a bit of crowdsourcing, really, in terms of what made a good deal. And that really sort of accelerate the collective learning because people look at things in different ways. And so some people have strengths in certain areas, and others in other ones, too. So there was some hardest stuff that came out of that wasn't them. And I think, you know, it's, it's about, you know, the future direction overall, because each one you possibly gathered had a different outlook, one way to get out of a job or a workplace that was inconsistent was not congruent or aligned to their values. And they just kind of wanted to make that change. And actually, the lights, the lighting up in their face, when they realized, maybe a 10-year plan of suffering in that environment could be brought down to just two. So and that individual was happy with two, by the way, I did actually challenge them and go well, if you're really that unhappy, perhaps we can make this happen sooner, but they wanted to build the safety net, and then leap rather than leap and build the safety net as they went along.
This actually contrasts with we've Darren, for example, who actually made the leap. And he's gone a nomadic lifestyle with a minimalist sort of income behind him, the whole family, by the way, living the van life, the nomadic lifestyle, mixing between travel, doing voluntary work, and then building a, you know, a property business to generate effectively a large investment pot, which will be utilized to create a passive income stream so that they have the option at least to come back into conventional or unconventional life. So there's quite a contrast there, of course, and then we had, we had Dave and Dave, you know, he's, he's a family, man. I mean, literally, he said his wife gave birthright at the end of the program, to their second child. So yeah, he's pretty preoccupied with that. So he needs to be less hands on than he was. He's already a portfolio landlord. He already has HMOs of his own. But what he's doing or so what he realized, and this is something we did when we did this portfolio review that refer to those that had, he had so much more opportunity to be realized and released within his existing portfolio and actually within his own state under his own steam, then he perhaps realized and I often talk about being your own bank, and part of being your own bank is releasing, you know, releasing value in assets, but also improving underperforming assets, or let's say they're underperforming, they can be enhanced, let's say that.
So they weren't necessarily badly performing, but they could be enhanced. So it's all part of the mix. And I very much believe in, joining things together in a little piece here. A little piece there. Then We'll all add up to, you know, a major, a major win if you like. So, I think I think that was another important factor there from Dave. So he's going to continue to have a lack of value, adding strategy, if you like, but sweating the assets, much more than he has. And he's got an individual plan for each and every property in his existing portfolio, as well as some, you know, a goal and an outline is what he's going to do going forward, he knows what would be the difference in a good deal and a bad deal, which he perhaps didn't know before, and how to critique and analyze the deal, which they all, you know, mentioned, I think, pretty much.
So there we go. So let's recap on the individuals, you know, very different backgrounds, and stages in life and meanings behind them. If I extend that to the other two, who didn't manage to get to speak, we've got, we've got one individual who's literally got no properties at all, and very limited capital behind them. And they're going to start an in what's what I would call investor services, business, they have other income, by the way, so they will run their other business, to generate an income, and then start to build up a secondary income stream through property. And that's what they will do. And then the other one that was missing, will is more mature in life, let's say already has significant assets behind them. And, and really, it's about a balance now, in their life. Yes, they want to get a financial return. But it's also about personal fulfillment in their case. So it's not just chasing the numbers, for numbers sake, it's also to be involved in projects, which are motivating and rewarding and interesting, and perhaps a little bit diverse. So it was interesting, we had the conversation, actually, with a lost individual, it's a shame they didn't get to share, because what you probably would have heard is that their strategy is not there isn't a specific strategy. As such, it's like whatever really takes my fancy, which kind of goes against the grain in many ways, because I normally get people to focus in and lock into a specific strategy. So in their case, actually, because the stage in life, because the means behind them, we can actually play around a little bit. And sort of I wouldn't say have a little bit fun with it. But you know, perhaps be a bit more fluid and a bit more flexible in how they look at things. So I often talk about fixed and flex. So fix your direction, fix your strategy, fix your goals, and then they will naturally flex over time because things change. And I think this individual actually famously said, my, my approach is quite flexed and then fix. But yeah, it's because of that where they are. So And that brings me to something that's really important. So trust the process. So the process, and by the way, this is the reason I'm explaining all those and sharing all those is twofold. One is, well, of course, it might be something that's interesting to you, let's get the personal motive out on the table, let's get the elephant in the room out initially. So yes, it could be something of interest to you, I work with four or five people, maybe twice a year, so that that might be you. So you can see, it's not a lot of people. But it might be you. So reach out, if you would like a conversation, and they'll see if we're a good fit for one another because it's really important over such an intense, immersive, short term, you know, period that we know we're going to get on well.
So that's obvious. But the less obvious is that maybe you could apply this yourself and do it at home. And I'll talk about some resources that I might be able to point you towards to enable you to do that. I would say that you won't get as much out of it if you do it alone at home, you know, and perhaps here and there. But you can. So what is this process that I'm talking about that you should trust him? Well, just in terms of the stages, it would be as follows. So the first thing to do is what I call a baseline review of your current situation. So it's a bit of an audit, if you like, you know, so it's sitting down, and just looking at what you have, that could be, Excuse me, could be what property portfolio you have right now and what strategy you've been following, what resources you have available to you, I normally talk about time and money and know-how as the top three, that could be systems and networks that you could add into that. It could be transferable skills, from your day job or business or other sorts of things that you've built up into this point in time. So it's, it's just taking stock as a baseline review, that's the first step. So take some time to document that take, take some time to quantify that wherever possible. And the second thing really is you know, so that's the baseline review. That's kind of taking everything until this point in time. So it's just like from history until now. The next thing is actually to leave that for one moment and then start looking at the future. And so what do you want to achieve further down the line? And that's what you want to achieve out on life. So forget property because everyone says not everyone, but a lot of people say what property strategy should I follow? And I was answered that with what do you want to achieve out of life? It's not about Property strategy, it's about what you want is about what's important to you. And you know what that's going to take, you know, to get there. And interestingly, what you need to become to get there, which I'll come back to. So, that really is mean is all about, you know, designing your lifestyle designing your goals. Yes, there are some goals in there. And I know some people talk about well, goals, you know, I'm not so convinced we should have these goals. But, you know, maybe it's all about processes and systems and not attain or not a hard and fast goal at certain points in time, both and Okay, both. And so we need goals, but we need other measures of success. So goals would be yes, a SMART goal with a specific number and a specific date, that would make a good goal. But other measures of success as well, which helps us monitor and measure progress along the journey. And of course, we can break down those goals into individual steps and milestones and actions that we can apply a process to. So both end goals and processes or systems if you like. And that enables us to sort of bridge the gap.
So we've got up until now. And then we've got what we want to achieve in the future, then that's what's called, you know, I have usually a gap, that's the point, there's usually a gap between A and B point A and point B. And so we need to bridge that gap. So we bridge that gap by working out what kind of strategy to approach what kind of plans we need to implement to get from A to B. So when you're looking at strategy, you're looking at what's the most efficient vehicle, because that's all it is, is a vehicle that's going to get you from A to B, and of course, but the interesting thing that we do, certainly under the apprentice program, is to make that personal, it's a designer approach. But you can apply this to yourself. So all you need to do is look at your lifestyle, look at your preferences, personal preferences, though your chosen lifestyle, your personal preferences, your individual strengths, and your personal values. Everyone talks about values, if you mentioned and Sue who works alongside me, doesn't a wonderful job, really in that direct in that sort of side of things. There's very much a mindset issue as well, some people have, you know, you know, money mindset issues. So we dig into that a little bit, trying to understand if there's any limiting beliefs around what you're trying to do. So there's some, there's some resources around, you know, understanding your lifestyle preferences, strengths and values and money mindset that you can dip into, and you can go and explore that on your own.
But really making the strategy choice that you've, you've chosen, personal to you. And I think somebody said, in alignment with your values, that's the key here, because you could start out, you know, following a certain strategy that a certain guru, or certain people in the industry are suggesting is the flavor of the month or the you know, invoke strategy, but it might not be appropriate for you might not be appropriate to hit your goals, it might not be appropriate for you as an individual to follow that type of strategy. I can't stress that enough, is making it personal. And then it's a case of Well, okay, so we've got this, we've got this, we know, we're where we are, we know where we're heading, we know the sort of the route or roadmap, as Dave said, from A to B. And the measures of success along the way, and that is going to be in alignment with pose is individuals. But then what? Well, it's a case of, it doesn't start things don't just stop, it's not a one time process. So we put in place two things, a business development plan, and a personal growth or personal learning and development plan.
So the you know, we in some ways are the business. So there's a little bit of interconnection, in between those two things, potentially. But the way I like to say it is this is that what would the business need, even if we weren't there to be successful? And that is what the business development plan looks like. So that might be things like, well, you need to get good at finding opportunities, it means to get good at Find out sorry, funding those opportunities, you might need to get good at assessing those opportunities. We talked about the core competencies of being a property investor and developer, of which there's 10 that I've identified. I'm not going to go through them all now. But I can share with those with you. And you can go through them and work out well. What would this business hours that we've just designed to hit this sort of this sort of outcome need to be successful? That would be the business development plan. And then there's personal growth and development plan or personal development action plan, as I call it. And that's really about what do we need as individuals to be successful? And so you do need to separate self from the business to some extent, and just go back to the business, talk about well finding deals, do you need to find them yourself? Or can you give that job to someone else, whether that's within the business or outside of the business? If you're giving that job to someone else, then it's not then a personal development need.
And so there's a distinction between business development and personal development. And equally, we might want to do some things like work on our mind. Everybody talks about mindset in that recap. So we might want to do some development around working on our personal mindset. And in fact, actually, I would say, it's probably a good point in time to say this, that it's the, we talked about getting from A to B, which implies a journey. Dave talks about a roadmap, you have a roadmap to go on a journey. And the journey has a destination. And destination is point B in this in this example that I've been giving, given shortly, during the course of this recap. So if if there's a destination, then that's it, isn't it? No, it's not actually. So it, there's the journey. There's the journey from getting from A to B. And it's what it's what we need to do.
But more importantly, it's who we need to become, to actually travel this journey. So that's something that you should really think about, if you're going to do this exercise on your own, what what, who do you need to become in order to get to that destination, because usually, it's going to involve some sort of growth, it's going to involve some sort of change is going to be involved involves some sort of stretching outside of your comfort zone, it's going to involve some kind of new thinking, potentially new skills.
So the personal development plan, business development plan is, is really put in place to document if you like, an outline the plan of that personal growth journey. And it cannot stress that enough, you know, the person I am today, I think, roughly 11 years into this game is very, very different to the person I was when I started out. And it's you know, who we become, and who we become is what ultimately defines the results, our outcomes, our success, if you like. So there we go. And I want to know, there's one key point I've actually I was just about to go on to what you could do next, but actually, the missing ingredient is about taking action. So I do stress on this program, I'm trying to get people to take action, even within the 100 days.
So that action might not be you know, set the world on fire and, you know, set this massive business up and go cracking, although I'd love it when that happens. But you probably heard Darren, he talked right at the end of the program, I managed to take action, and I got out of my own way sort of thing to do that. And that just really lights me up. That's what really, you know, kind of switches me on, the people actually taking action to realize their dreams. course, it's you know, the journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step, the first single step, but I love it when people take that step. So you know, taking action, and then taking persistent action, of course, is what is going to ensure success. So all I can do is you know, point people in a certain direction, but it's then very much up to them. And of course, if you try to do this yourself this process, you can have all the plans and documentation and analysis and, you know, reviews and documentation sorry, spreadsheets of the world. But unless you actually step out there and do something about it, you're not going to get there, I'm afraid.
So you're taking action is what it's all about. And this is perhaps where I think doing it alone, this bit I'm about to talk about might have its limitations because pretty much everyone was talking about the network and working in a team and not going it alone. It becomes it can become a lonely old trail it you know, there's always highs and lows in any endeavor worth doing. It's actually part of our growth and development. In fact, in fact, you shouldn't shy away from challenges and problems. it sharpens the saw, as Stephen Covey would say, in terms of, you know, making this sort of lump of coal into a polished diamond. So the changes and the stress that we go through actually shapes us, forms us, and turns us into this sort of beautiful sparkling, and result. And part of that isn't just going alone, part of it is having the support of a group.
So it doesn't have to be my group. But you know, have people around you, I often talk about the 1% versus the 99%. And obviously, by definition, the 1% is just a very small minority. So very often as in this game, when we when I ask the question, Who else can you have these types of conversation with? Who else sees the world as you're seeing it? Who else is putting in the extra hours, you know, after work and at weekends to try and build a better future? Who else is trying to get you know, these sort of outcomes in your environment? And very often people say not many, if any. And so I surround yourself with others will give you accountability will give you support First of all, but also accountability. If they're the right kind of people if they're also one-percenters whoops and thinkers that is and so you know, if people on this quest, they will hold you accountable. You said you're going to do this. We know kind of what happened. You know, those sort of questions should be welcomed, because they keep going, but it We all go through hard times, excuse me, we all go through hard times at times this year. And, you know, it's been a horrible year, let's face it, you know, I think I've hardly been anywhere for about 10 months now or something like that. It's been, you know, horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible. But, you know, it's been great to have a group of people, a network of people have like-minded souls, who are committed to similar endeavors and outcomes, and, you know, personal growth, just to have that support myself. And I think they will welcome that too. So there you go, there's a big up to getting yourself into some kind of network. Now, it doesn't again have to be my network. It could be somebody else's network, but don't do it alone. Anyway, just, I'm getting on a roll, as you probably tell completely unscripted, but I just share this with you.
So longer than I imagined, I'm going to wrap it up now. So if you did want to do this alone, I've got some resources. We've talked about Dave, talk about roadmaps, I've got some roadmaps, perhaps have some pointers around the values, exercises, things like you know, what I could suggest you might do around reviewing your own portfolio. Just reach out to me, drop me a message podcast at the propertyvoice.net Try and give you a few pointers, I don't actually have all this and more plays written down nice and neatly. So I might just send you a bunch of links and resources, and pointers. So I'm happy to do that. Obviously, there's a limit on how far I can go with that. And that will be the cue to having a different type of conversation. But reach out to me, and I'll share that with you, by all means. But you know, I guess you know, just to draw some conclusions, it's the end of 2020, I hope that you do take some time over the festive period, let's say in the new year period to reflect, maybe look at your own situation, maybe plan for the future, you know, goals and strategy. And you know, personal preferences are linked and aligned to your values, and get you sort of work on your mindset and have a sort of personal growth and business development plan, all of that good stuff. But equally, let 2021 be the year that you take serious action to build your own future. That's my hope and my wish for you. Thank you so much for listening to this podcast. And, you know, I lose track of how many episodes and how long, we'll do a summary at some point in time, but I think round about March is an anniversary date. So we'll leave that until perhaps then. So I just want to wish you all the best for the festive period. Keep your chins up, be you know, be kind to people and we know one another looks after yourself. And plan forward for the next year is all I can say. In the meantime, thanks so much for tuning into the property boys podcast. Of course, the show notes are going to be over the website, the property voice.net there'll be a transcription. I know it's sometimes a bit flaky, but you know it's there. If you want to read it too, instead of just listen and refer to some of the notes and love to hear from you. With your own plans. Just share them with me. And just you know, do love to hear from listeners, you know as to what's on your mind what's going on. Apologies are sometimes a little bit slow in responding. my inbox does get a bit filled up. So I'm not ignoring you. It's just that you know, yeah, I get a bit busy. That's all. But thanks again for listening all this year. I'm looking forward to tuning in with you and sharing with you in 2021. But until now, I just like to say thanks very much for listening once again. And until next time on the property boys podcast.
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