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Comparing Homeschooling to Public Education

The primary similarity regarding the homeschooling concept is that this is a legal way of educating children in all 50 states. However, that is where any similarities end as the laws and regulations of this educational concept will vary from one state to another. In addition to this, the interpretation of these laws and regulations differ from one school district to the next. Another element is that these different laws and regulations oftentimes change every year so it is always wise to find out about this before educating your child this way.

As a suggestion, you should consider contacting the National Home Education Network to find out about homeschooling your child in your state of residency. This is one of the best resources to rely on where finding information regarding the laws and regulations of your state’s homeschooling activities. It lists each one of the 50 state’s laws that you can read about. However, it is best to contact an experienced attorney to accurately interpret them before making assumptions on your own.

The support groups of the National Home Education Network are also an excellent source of valuable information. You can search online for state Department of Education resources as well. They can help you with interpreting the laws and regulations of your state as well as the requirements involved for homeschooling your children. The main benefit of finding out as much information as you can is that this will help you avoid any negative surprises along the way. This is also beneficial if you relocated during the time that you are homeschooling.

Public school disadvantages

As parents, most of us are extremely trusting of the public education system in our home states, maybe a bit too trusting. We make the assumption that our children will receive a good education when we enroll them in public schools and are satisfied with this. However, you have to question whether or not you are actually getting a good value for the money you invest in this type of education. Additionally, you have to question whether or not your child is benefiting from public education.

Supposedly, one of public education’s greatest benefits is socialization. In other words, it is hailed as the method wherein a child attains the rudimentary skills necessary to their survival. Unfortunately, this is a misconception of sorts in that the child is only able to interact with their peers, and that interaction oftentimes leads to negative consequences. There is no benefit if they bully younger children or fear older ones. Nor is there a benefit that they may not know how to behave around other adults.

In closing, just remember when it comes to public education, that environment only allows peer interaction at specific times during the school day. Conversely, a homeschooling type of environment enables them to learn in a social environment that is more natural to them. So ask yourself what is best for your child – homeschooling or public education?

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Real Estate Development – Two Essential Keys to Building a Successful Property Development Business!

When it comes to real estate investing very few investors actually look at building their property portfolios as a real business. They need a shift in their way of thinking and to approach real estate investing more like an entrepreneur.

In our opinion two of the essential keys to running a successful Real Estate Development business are using great systems and forming great long term relationships.

Entrepreneurs use proven systems and leverage off others to run their business effectively and they view their business as separate from them. They realize that they are not their business and see their business as the end product. A property developer who understands that, has a real opportunity to become very successful.

When you realise that real estate development is a business and that your business is your product, you can then start to work on building your business. To build a successful real estate development business you will need to change the way you think and your approach to real estate investing.

We believe that the ultimate real estate developer is what we call a ‘Real Estate Development (RED) armchair entrepreneur’. You see, the traditional property developer still thinks that real estate development is a job. They believe that time equals work and work equals money, whereas a RED armchair entreprenuer believes that time equals equity and equity equals freedom. In other words if RED armchair entreprenuers spends the time to build equity it will allow them to get free of the business and if they want more freedom they build more equity.

Traditional real estate developers still believe that they need to do the work and be part of the system whereas RED armchair entreprenuers believe that they should build great relationships and have others do the work. This enables RED armchair entrepreneurs to build their businesses much faster.

When the business owner is also the hands on developer it will usually require much more hard work to make the business successful. It is much smarter for anyone considering entering into the industry to set up a business where the systems run the business, and let others run the systems. In other words the systems and other people work for you so you don’t have to.

Working on your business allows you to work on the things that really matter and that will give you the biggest return for your efforts. RED armchair entrepreneurs use systems to streamline tasks and avoid chaos so they can concentrate on growing their business efficiently.

When the systems are being run by others RED armchair entrepreneurs are able to focus their attention on innovation. They can capitalize moments of inspiration and through effective communication they’re able to turn their dreams into reality.

If you think about some of the great property developers, names like Donald Trump will typically come to mind however one of the biggest property developers was actually a school drop-out, Ray Kroc the founder of McDonalds. An entrepreneur with an incredible vision who worked on his business and not in his business.

You see Ray never considered that he was in the hamburger business but rather that he was in the business of real estate. Ray secured development sites in great locations, put fast food restaurants on them which he franchised. Ray Kroc died on January 14, 1984 and was worth an estimated $500 million.

YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL

As business owners and proud parents our most important asset is time and as much as we wanted to be actively involved in real estate development we knew we didn’t want to be traditional real estate developers who worked long hours trading their time for money.

Instead we looked at the big picture and applied the same entrepreneurial skills we had developed in our architectural practice to property development. Real estate development had to contribute to our ultimate goal of achieving financial freedom and giving back.

We knew that when we achieved our ultimate goal it would give us more choices so we could start to live our dream lifestyle according to our core values and with passion and purpose.

To be successful at real estate development you need to connect with what is most important to you. As soon as you start thinking more like a RED armchair entrepreneur and set your ultimate goal or the dream that drives everything you do the more real estate development will give you a sense of direction and purpose.

Your ultimate goal will make you want to jump out of bed in the morning and stay up late, it is your innermost driving force. It will allow you to live your life intentionally, rather than randomly and it will motivate you to achieve your full potential.

Setting your ultimate goal has nothing to do with real estate development. It is about how you want your life to be like.

It isn’t about material things, or about others. There is no right or wrong answer because it will be different for everyone. It is about your life so it is, in essence, what is true for you. Real estate development is only a vehicle that can be used to support your ultimate goal.

To set your ultimate goal, you should start off by asking yourself questions such as:

* What do I need in my life?

* What do I want in my life?

* How do I want to live my life today?

* How do I want to live my life in 2, 10 or 20 years from now?

* What has given me great joy so far in my life?

* If I had a magic wand and my life could be anything I wanted it to be, what would that life be like?

Knowing your ultimate goal gives you the ability to make conscious choices that are consistent with what is important to you, your core values. It will help you set your life’s purpose and put real estate development in its proper perspective.

Home Based Business Within The Personal Development Industry

Personal development is most likely an unfamiliar concept to many home based business owners, at least in the context of having a measurable impact on the success of their business. Most people have heard about the power of positive thinking but may not have done much more than some recreational reading on the subject.Now with the expansion of personal development training being provided from a home based business owner, the personal development industry is making giant strides. The current economic environment seems to motivate many home based business owners to more toward so called out-of-the-box approaches to building their business. And as the saying goes, “timing is everything.” And it is no surprise in this day of the increasingly popular reality TV shows and gossipy magazine shows that the public is looking for more positive options for their stress filled lifestyles.It just makes sense that a home business owner would be drawn to the slowly spreading phenomenon that is creating a buzz in this industry. The growth of home based business models based on law of attraction strategies is a widely spreading event in many areas of the country. Traditional businesses as well as home based businesses are adopting business models built around the personal development industry.For many entrepreneurs it usually begins with reading a book on the subject of self help while others were drawn to the business after seeing the big screen hit movie, “The Secret.” Thousands of new millionaires are reportedly the result of the explosion in the home based business niche related to personal development and law of attraction strategies. The evolution of the industry has helped small home based business owners to think past old mental tapes that don’t paint a true picture about positive thinking. Once even a small breakthrough occurs, personal development gains an entirely new perspective.After all, prior to adopting personal development industry strategies, if your business is slowing down instead of gaining new ground in the marketplace, the owner would usually revert to unproductive but traditional methods in an attempt to build new life into flagging sales. Now, with these self help strategies blended with law of attraction techniques home based businesses are experiencing a new way of jump-starting the momentum of success.Most entrepreneurs are beginning to hear more about law of attraction in tandem with personal development strategies and are applying them to their business building approaches. Of primary importance is that personal development is a necessary part of a home based business owner’s tool kit for success. Most often a business owner will attend workshops and seminars in order to keep up with new advances in his or her field. More and more of these training events are providing books and videos as a supplement to the training that participants can use to continue the learning process.All in all it is part of the home based business owner’s commitment to success to be able to take advantage of leading edge self help strategies. The law of attraction and other self development techniques are part of the package. The application of specific law of attraction strategies is being documented as producing a positive and measurable impact on the growth of businesses of all sizes.One important point that has been observed, especially in regard to the performance of businesses that do not have owners who are committed to personal development, is a higher failure rate.Many large corporations are implementing self development programs in their production based departments and recording remarkable results. The impact is being observed in performance as well as improvement in employee morale.Success for the home based business owner is not the easiest of tasks which makes a solid personal development program a valuable business support tool. Many individuals who have worked with a proven personal development plan find that when their progress with their personal program begins to strengthen their faith in their own abilities, their personal life, and their home based business become more successful.News is spreading about small business successes and the public is learning these small businesses are the foundation of employment growth that is beginning to move forward.