Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Gift Exchange with My Team


Kim, Miranda, Myself, and Jenny at our last team meeting of the year. After our meeting, we celebrated a great year with lunch at Sandoval’s in Benicia and with our gift exchange.

I don’t know what I would have done this year without these ladies. In my experience, an entrepreneur can only go so far by herself. Without a support team, she can never reach her potential and fully share her gifts with the world.

Miranda helped get all my real estate files organized and re-structured my e-mail system, among other projects, and also managed my property managers (yes, even if you have property managers, someone often needs to manage them)! Because of Jenny, I didn’t have to open mail, file papers, pay bills or enter data in Quicken this year – the best gift ever! Kim is my right-hand girl at running the seminar business. Just wait until next year – she has all sorts of wild and exciting plans for me.

Thank you, Ladies. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!




This is Miranda’s last team meeting. We are all going to miss her tremendously because not only is she my cousin and a total sweetheart, but she rocks at managing my property managers. Even my CPA is begging her to stay because no one knows how to handle complex real estate financials like Miranda. She’s the master!

But Miranda’s unique ability is the meeting place between competency and passion. She may be extremely competent at this job, but she is also an accomplished artist – and that’s truly where her passion is.

My mission is to support people in living their dreams so of course I’m excited for her finding a job in the art world even though I’ll miss having such a shining star on the team.

Look how cute they are!

Saturday, December 8, 2007

90 Days to Your First Deal Celebration Dinner


I can’t believe it’s been 90 days already! This is a fantastic group, and it’s exciting to see everyone connecting with each other and doing real estate deals.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Jambo From Tanzania!


I just got back from my first photo safari and learning vacation in Africa. What an experience! I took over 1100 photos, and I’ve posted some of my very favorites here. To see more click here!


This woman is trying to get me to taste some of her banana beer.


I was amazed at how close some of the animals came to the jeeps. The most thrilling incident was when an elephant came right towards my window and our driver quickly moved out of the way. I was so happy that I brought binoculars, too. Here I am checking out a family of elephants in the shade of a Baobab tree (like in the book,
The Little Prince!)


Here I am with some of our amazing guides from Thompson Safaris and one of our jeeps with the tops that pop up for better wildlife viewing. The guides continually amazed me with their ability to spot animals far away. Once they realized that I was starting to pick up some Swahili (I made flashcards on the plane), they started quizzing me.

I was surprised to realize that I already knew some Swahili thanks to Disney’s The Lion King. “Hakuna matata” really does mean “no worries” and “simba” means “lion.”

Baby lions! So cute! There was a whole pride hanging out in the rocks.


Two cheetah brothers, scoping out gazelles.

These lions plunked down right in front of one of our jeeps. It’s like they’re posing.

My favorite wildlife viewings were of big cats.

Hyena and hartebeest stare down.

We turned a corner and suddenly saw sixteen giraffes among the trees. I’d never seen baby giraffes before.

We had the wonderful opportunity to visit a Maasai village.

I was so happy to see so many baby animals on the trip.

Tanzanite is my second favorite gemstone after sapphires. Look at this! Dark, clear and huge! Only $970,000. Can you believe they let me hold it?

Monday, October 22, 2007

Prosperity Retreat in Mendocino


The Fall 2007 Prosperity Retreat was like being transported to another universe. I forgot about my regular day-to-day life and enjoyed the weekend away from it all where my world was full of connecting with like-minded investors, talking about prosperity (my favorite subject!), and eating delicious, healthy, abundant food in beautiful Mendocino, CA.

This is the most connected group I’ve ever seen. Everyone was so supportive of one another. We discussed strategies for our real estate deals, learned HOT systems for managing money and time, and left with exciting action steps.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

James Comes To Town


This was my third time meeting James Ray, and I love him more every time. This time, I volunteered to assist him with his evening workshop in Burlingame, CA. I always go home feeling inspired after seeing him.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Real Estate Investors Gone Wild on the Prosperity Buying Tour!


The Prosperity Buying Tour to New York was sensational! We learned what to watch for when buying 100+ year old properties, evaluated income deals and rehabs, ate fried pickles and Buffalo Wings, interviewed team members, made offers, and still made time for a trip to Niagara Falls. Whew!

The camaraderie in the group was wonderful. Who else would have suggested that after a full day of evaluating properties, we play Cashflow 101… while eating pizza… in the Jacuzzi? Yes, we had a Cashflow – Jacuzzi – Pizza Party! There’s a first time for everything.
Here I am at Niagara Falls with my fabulous friend and business partner, Caroline Hegarty.



Here we are the Anchor Bar, proclaimed to be the original home of Buffalo Wings.



Our fabulous Realtor, Mike, teaches us about these amazing old roof areas.

Saturday, September 22, 2007

My First All White Party


White after Labor Day? Everyone at Nordstrom thought I was bizarre on my last minute search for something to wear to the party. I admit… I was apprehensive about how my butt would look in white pants, but I fell in love with this suit!

Here I am with Adonal Foyle, just days before his flight to Florida to join the Orlando Magic after 10 years playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors. He brought a taste of his native St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Oakland with his High Caribbean in White Party.

Adonal has the biggest heart of just about anyone I’ve ever met. It’s inspiring how much he gives to his family, friends, and community. As if playing for the NBA doesn’t keep him busy enough, the most recent charitable organization he has created is the Kerosene Lamp Foundation. You can learn more at www.adonalfoyle.com. Thank you, Adonal!

Sunday, September 16, 2007

What Are You Grateful For?


Shannon Law (of Radiance Health Solutions) and I visited with Terces and Matthew Engelhart (of Café Gratitude) to hear their views on building a conscious business.

I am so grateful for Terces and Matthew! Their amazing restaurant, Café Gratitude, makes it easy for me to enjoy eating out while sticking to my healthy way of eating. I use their game, The Abounding River, in my Prosperity Retreat Program. And every time I visit Café Gratitude, they remind me of how much I love my life!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
You can learn more about their game, restaurant and workshops at www.withthecurrent.com

Friday, September 14, 2007

A Man After My Own Heart



Once I picked up Tim Ferriss’ book, The Four Hour Workweek, I couldn’t put it down! If you haven’t read it yet, get it NOW by clicking on the image below and fasten your seat belt because you’re in for a wild ride…


It was so fun to meet him in person for a night on the town – swapping adventure stories and talking about what’s next. I’m used to other people my age going to work, living paycheck to paycheck and thinking I’m totally crazy because that’s not the life I choose. So it was exciting and refreshing to hang out with someone from my peer group that is up to big things. His latest project is building schools and libraries in third world countries, and you can join in the fun! To donate, go to www.firstgiving.com/timferriss2

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Hot Air Ballooning for My 31st Birthday

Taking a ride in a hot air balloon has been on my Fun List for a few years now, and I figured that my birthday was a good opportunity to go for it. Getting up at 4:00 am and driving to Napa was an adventure in and of itself. I got an adrenaline rush when the balloon first took off and after that most of the ride was peaceful and beautiful.

I recommend it. To use the same company that I did, book your flight on www.napavalleyballoons.com

Monday, September 10, 2007

90 Days to Your First Deal Fall Program Begins!

I just got back from the 90 Days to Your First Deal Launch weekend. What an experience! The weekend was action-packed with financial makeovers, creative investment strategies, insights, ideas and “a-has”.

This is an amazing, powerful group, and everyone is excited and ready to do deals. Next stop… our Prosperity Buying Tour to New York!