and property investment (sometimes all from the same person !!).
It's hard to know where to go if you're starting out or looking to grow to that next level.
The best advice I can give is to seek out a trusted advisor
and test them on 3 things PRIOR to acting on any advice they give you;
1. Are they successful practitioners on the subject they are providing advice on?
Your trusted advisor needs be successful and considered an expert in the subject
and they must have already done what you want to do.
They must speak from experience
and have absolute authority of his/her convictions
through their hard-earned experience ( sorry text book knowledge doesn't count here).
Only then can you have confidence
in their subject matter knowledge and expertise.
This extends to our loved ones
who can sometimes be over-protective...
and advise against action in a particular direction.
An experienced person will have made mistakes
and had success in the subject
and you get the benefit of both.
2. Do they have an ulterior motive?
Unfortunately in this day and age there are many who will make great promises
and guarantees but all of their hype is designed to lure you into a program
and then under-deliver or try and upsell you to the next level immediately.
You quickly realise you've been had
but you're in too deep to pull out
and they have shrewdly covered their tracks in the onboarding process.
Watch out for property investment coaches with properties for sale!!
3. Who can vouch for them?
Always check out a persons credibility,
they must have solid references and have others rave about their qualities as a coach.
Search their name on Google
and make sure they're not in the news for ripping off old ladies
or are the subject of controversy on social media etc.
