Garfield Herriot’s Blog

Today I was reviewing a CD by Kip Herriage on 'creating a blueprint for complete financial freedom'.  In it he listed the following 10 rules: Take action.  Sitting and planning and learning is okay, but only Action will accomplish anything. Pay off nasty-ass Credit Card Debt.  High interest consumer debt is a brutal crutch to financial integrity. Wants ...

I get by with a little help from my friends. It has been my experience that I can't do everything myself.  I did not always know this.  I say not too proudly that it took me a looooong time to learn this. ;-P  I did eventually discover that if I am lost or confused or backed ...

Where Does ALL Your Money Come From? It comes from other people. Real obvious right? Why not get an early start on that before even STARTING a business? We live in a free capital society in N. America, and yet I constantly hear people whining about not having enough money to start an opportunity. ...

Persistence. Boy oh boy, persistence. "With persistence and perseverance you can piss a hole in a rock." - unknown. There is a heap o' truth in that statement.  Though it may seem unlikely that someone could burrow into rock with their waterworks, erosion teaches us that it is plausible. Becoming an entrepreneur can be similar.  Without persistence, the pitfalls ...

If you're anything like me, you've fallen for this at least once: "Start Your Own Home Business, Then Lay Back at the Beach and Laugh as the Profits Roll In!  No Work Involved With This Turnkey, State-of-the-Art, Automated System!" Wretch.  Gag.  Puke. Now I'm not saying there are no opportunities that eventually become automated, I'm saying that there ...

To continue my discussion on Characteristics of Success in Home Business I'll write of having "high energy". Everything in the Universe is one thing, and that one thing is energy.  If I want a lot of anything that means I'll have to give a lot of energy.  Lots of money IS lots of energy.  Since we ...

Welcome to the second part of my series on: Characteristics Of Success For Home Business Owners Are you a world-class master in ONE area of your business?  Or are you a 'jack of all trades' (AKA: broke)? Are you an expert at lead generation?  Marketing?  Referrals?  Website creation?  Content creation?  Customer support? Are you a master copy writer? What ...

Today I have been pondering the characteristics of success.  Which characteristics need I develop and master in order to become and stay wealthy and successful? Check these out: A Positive Attitude Be An Expert In At Least One Area High Energy A Hard-Working Mentality Persistence Courage Integrity Trustworthiness Now, one of the most difficult things may be identifying which areas need work the most.  Do ...

My business partner Trinity de la Cruz and I are going to climb the infamous Grouse Grind today in Vancouver.  We are going to challenge ourselves by pushing it to our limits. When we get to the top our legs will throb, our lungs will burn, our heads will pound, and we may very well be ...

Who else wants to see me get thrown off a bridge?  That's what I thought. =D Like starting a business, jumping off a bridge can be darn intimidating.  With some help though, support, and the willingness to see it through, anything is possible. This is at Whistler Bungee in British Columbia, Canada.