PinnedMember-onlyYour Path is not Your PurposeLife Lesson about fulfilling your destiny from my drive to work — Every day when I go to work, I have to take a long drive down a road called Woodland Avenue 12. Its a long and narrow road but eventually it leads to junction halfway where I make a turn and speed down to my office. Driving down this road always…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Gold Standard of Innovation SystemsLearning from the way 3M does innovation — When one mentions practical innovation in the corporate, one name that always stands out is 3M. 3M have become synonymous with the ideals of successful innovation. Once known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, 3M have grown to become a multinational conglomerate corporation with 76 thousand employees operating in…Innovation4 min readInnovation4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe System of a DowntownHow systems thinking is the key to sustainable Asian cities — The Issue With Sustainable Cities Pioneering American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer Donella H. Meadows once said: “You think that because you understand ‘One’ that you must therefore understand ‘Two’ because one and one make two. But you forget that you must also understand ‘And’ ”. The concepts of “sustainability” and “sustainable development” have been…Innovation7 min readInnovation7 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·5 days agoMember-onlyMy Unlucky Success StoryHow being unlucky helped me become successful — Recently someone mentioned to me how “lucky” I got to where I am today. That caused me to laugh out so loud in my heart that I almost burst out. Why? Growing up, a close relative of mine used to tell me how UNLUCKY I was compared to other children…Confidence6 min readConfidence6 min read
Published inImpvestus·5 days agoMember-onlyThe Incursion of Profit and PurposeWhy I started the Impvestus Publication — In the Beginning I have always been a child of two conflicting worlds that has torn my life apart. The tension between them was my source of anguish and frustration but today has become my source of passion and purpose. Let there be Profit I grew up in the world of PROFIT making. Both my grandparents and…Impact Investing7 min readImpact Investing7 min read
Apr 20, 2021…otos, there are plenty of tools available to enhance the composition and improve the colours. At the DIY end of the scale, Photoshop is the market leader or, Luminar from Skylum.com uses AI to get you started. If you don’t fancy doing the work or are pushed for time, send your images to Doctor Photo, and the…How much is a property photo worth? Part 251Adrian GillNah.... PS and Luminar are over kill unless you are marketing a penthouse or a luxury mansion.Nah.... PS and Luminar are over kill unless you are marketing a penthouse or a luxury mansion. Maybe suggest for you to add template pointers to guide the users to take good photos. I have seen landlords taking HQ photos of their apartment with dirty clothes in the background or angled in a ugly way.1 min read1 min read
Apr 19, 2021In other words, rich people do not run the same race regular people run. The destination of the regular people is where the rich often starts from. This is why a regular pe…Why Rich People Would Rather Pay a $10M Rent Than Buy a $10M House5.4K119David O.You are mixing cause and effect.... its people who do not run the same race that become rich.You are mixing cause and effect.... its people who do not run the same race that become rich. And the truth is actually all of us are renters. The difference is just who are you paying rent to... yourself or someone else. If you live in your own house, you are paying yourself rental + Mortgage interest in opportunity cost using your 9-to-5 salary.1 min read1 min read
Apr 19, 2021Luxury is subjective.What I Learned About Humanity as an Airbnb Owner5.6K62Stephanie TolkIf real estate investors can understand this, they would make tons of money.If real estate investors can understand this, they would make tons of money. I design my houses to cater to a certain demographic and then market to get that right tenant who LOVES my designs and willing to pay extra for my house design. Too many landlords find tenants that "Don't mind" their homes...they mind paying higher rental!1 min read1 min read
Apr 19, 2021What I Learned About Humanity as an Airbnb Owner5.6K62Stephanie TolkAs a seasoned landlord and 3rd gen real estate investor who spent his childhood weekends helping my…As a seasoned landlord and 3rd gen real estate investor who spent his childhood weekends helping my dad solve tenant problems.... everything you experienced is my lens to the world.1 min read1 min read
Apr 14, 2021Introducing Upland: The Virtual Property Game Built On EOS4592UplandWhat an exciting idea for a #realestate game!What an exciting idea for a #realestate game! Just bought my 1st virtual property and am now playing it secretly while in my zoom meeting!1 min read1 min read
