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The End Of Summer?
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2020-10-11T13:12:57.000Z
2020-10-11T13:12:57.000Z
Tom Riach
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<div><p><img style="float:left;padding-bottom:0em;padding-right:.5em;padding-left:1.5em;" src="https://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/BannerWhite-130x180.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="180" /></p><p><img style="float:right;padding-bottom:0em;padding-left:.5em;padding-right:1.5em;" src="https://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/BannerWhite-130x180.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="180" /></p><p><a title="" href="https://www.syndicationexpress.ning.com.com"> <img style="float:right;padding:0em .1em .1em .5em;" src="https://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/TSS2.jpg" alt="Joseph Tom Riach – Author of successful living books and mystery novels, vivid views of life and business" width="290" height="160" /></a></p><center><span style="color:#fbb117;font-family:Andalus;font-size:x-large;"><strong>THE END OF SUMMER?</strong></span> <br /><center><span style="color:#008080;font-family:Andalus;">by Joseph Tom Riach</span><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#008080;font-family:Andalus;font-size:large;"><em>is the 12th and final article for light holiday reading in my 2020 series of <span style="font-family:Andalus;font-size:large;"><strong><a href="http://www.ibosocial.com/wakeup2wealth/pressrelease.aspx"><span style="color:#fbb117;">Tom's Summer Shorts.</span></a></strong></span> The tales are a blend of my real life experiences, professional insights, personal views and fun stories. <span style="color:#008080;font-family:Andalus;font-size:large;"><em>My hope is that in them you find joy and inspiration.</em></span></em></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> </span> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;">As late September's cooler breeze arrived, the tourists departed. I holdalled my flimsy summer wear and made to follow them. I lingered for a final beer at the tinshack beach bar which I had adopted as my author's study for several carefree weeks. It had proved ideal for my purpose. Young bartender Rui had kept me regularly refreshed as I scribbled in my 'private corner'.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;">A budding artist, Rui had painted one wall of the howff with cartoons of the bar and of all the other 'watering holes' on the waterfront too. The work was that of impassioned youth, painted with the loving attention to detail of one who had clearly enjoyed the hospitality of every one of the bars featured! I could tell, as I had shared a similar love affair with drinking establishments during my formative years. Rui was eager to compare my story of mis-spent youth with his and to know how I found success. So I told him … </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “When Haggis, one of 'my gang' of friends left school, he went to work with the city council in the department which held the records of each and every business and residential property in the city and surrounds - and details of who occupied them. Haggis soon realised he had access to a list of every single pub, hostelry and drinking establishment in the region. Armed with this knowledge, 'our gang' set about the task of acquainting ourselves with, and downing ale, in every one of them. I'm ashamed to report that we succeeded rather admirably! </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> I did not become so pickled in the process however as not to learn several valuable lessons from my youthful excesses. The first of these was to not spend all my money in pubs. The second was how to make money from the time I did spend in pubs! Yes, I turned my teenage tomfoolery into meaningful business. How did this come about? - simple.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;">When I got to setting up my own business, I used Haggis's register of pubs and the names of their owners and landlords as a ready made target niche of potential customers. I surveyed them to find which goods and/or services best appealed to them, then supplied just that. I also recruited several of the bar owners as my agents. They promoted my services in their premises and to their customers, and they referred me to their clients. It was a perfect set up.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;">So perfect in fact that I hired an assistant to research more of the public records pertaining to property in the town. Soon, I could identify the owners and/or tenants and occupiers of almost every city property. I subdivided these into niches according to area, type of property (business or residential), business practiced or trade/profession and circumstances of occupier etc. and then researched and defined which goods and services were most appropriate to which niche. Then, and only then, did I create an enterprise appropriate to the particular niches. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> By repeating this formula I created over time many successful businesses. So the lesson for you Rui is to do likewise. Turn your delinquent days passion - the beach, the bars, your art - into your adult years income. That way you will have fun and always make money too. I'll write down my formula for you just in case you forget!”</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;">I grabbed a paper napkin and scribbled the following : </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:20px;"><em><span style="font-family:Andalus;"> 1. Have fun. 2. Turn your fun into income. 3. Use your local knowledge and public records to research your market – do your homework! 4. Tailor your offering to suit the potential buyers you have identified – not the other way around. 5. Involve your clients as partners too.</span></em></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;">I handed Rui the slip, downed my beer and we hugged the hug of a happy summer shared. Then I headed for home. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> It may have been the end of summer but the day marked the start of Rui's successful beach bar and art gallery chain of eateries. It also marked the completion of my first best-selling book. A plaque at 'my' table in what is today Rui's Bar reads - <em>“This is where Joseph Tom Riach wrote 'Mastering The Art Of Making Money'. Read it and prosper. I did! - Rui.”</em> A nearby stand displays all my books for sale. So Rui and I are each in our own way practicing exactly what I preached!</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> From our respective entrepreneurial positions we firmly agree that every day is opportunity, every day a new beginning. From that perspective, every day is sunny and fun-filled. The end of summer? … there's no such thing! </span></p><center><p style="text-align:center;color:#008080;"><strong> </strong><strong>I am Tom Riach. I live and write in the sunny south of Portugal. </strong></p><p style="color:#008080;"><strong>My latest novel is 'Too Early For A Glass Of Wine?' Claim your copy by clicking on the image below.</strong></p><p align="center"><u><a title="" href="https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B01MTQYSH3"><img class="fr-fic fr-dii" src="http://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/2E4AGOW-FullCover.jpg" alt="Joseph Tom Riach, Author – Paperbacks and Ebooks for sale on Amazon" width="350" height="250" name="graphics82" align="bottom" border="1" /></a></u></p></center><p align="center"><em><strong>THE END OF SUMMER? </strong></em>is an original copyright Tom Riach feature.<br /> I hope you enjoyed this <em>Summer Short</em> and found it to be of value.<br /> To learn more please visit me on my <strong><em><a href="http://www.tomriach.com/"><span style="color:#fbb117;"><strong>Author Page</strong></span></a></em></strong>.<br /> See you there! Regards, Tom.</p><center><img src="http://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/TR-Border4.jpg" alt="TR-Border4.jpg" width="300" height="54" /></center><center>© Copyright Joseph T.Riach 1998-present. All rights reserved.</center></center></center></div>
Bet On Life And Win Every Time
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2020-08-16T16:56:55.000Z
2020-08-16T16:56:55.000Z
Tom Riach
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<div><p><img style="float:left;padding-bottom:0em;padding-right:.5em;padding-left:1.5em;" src="https://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/BannerWhite-130x180.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="180" /></p><p><img style="float:right;padding-bottom:0em;padding-left:.5em;padding-right:1.5em;" src="https://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/BannerWhite-130x180.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="180" /></p><p><a title="" href="https://www.syndicationexpress.ning.com.com"> <img style="float:right;padding:0em .1em .1em .5em;" src="https://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/TSS2.jpg" alt="Joseph Tom Riach – Author of successful living books and mystery novels, vivid views of life and business" width="290" height="160" /></a></p><center><span style="color:#fbb117;font-family:Andalus;font-size:x-large;"><strong>BET ON LIFE AND WIN EVERY TIME</strong></span> <br /><center><span style="color:#008080;font-family:Andalus;">by Joseph Tom Riach</span><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#008080;font-family:Andalus;font-size:large;"><em>is the 6th of twelve articles for light holiday reading in my 2020 series of <span style="font-family:Andalus;font-size:large;"><strong><a href="http://www.ibosocial.com/wakeup2wealth/pressrelease.aspx"><span style="color:#fbb117;">Tom's Summer Shorts.</span></a></strong></span> The tales are a blend of my real life experiences, professional insights, personal views and fun stories. <span style="color:#008080;font-family:Andalus;font-size:large;"><em>My hope is that in them you find joy and inspiration.</em></span></em></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> </span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> My home town football team had qualified for their first cup final appearance in many years. On the day of the 'big match', I excitedly headed for the stadium. En route I stopped at a pub for one or three pre-game beers and struck up a conversation with some fans of the opposing team. In the course of the light hearted banter between us it emerged that these fellows had all placed bets on 'my team' to win. Puzzled, I asked, “Why?” Their revelation would prove to be, quite literally, life changing. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “Easy,” I was told, “Of course we want our boys to win, that will make us very happy. But, if your team should happen to win, then we can drown our sorrows off our winning bets. Either way we win!” </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> Such simple logic! On the one hand they'd win emotionally, on the other they'd gain financially. A true win-win situation. Why didn't I think of that? </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> Well, after that I did think about it - a lot - and, in the interim, I have put the strategy into practice regularly. The result being that sometimes I've enjoyed the emotional euphoria of 'my favourites' winning, while on other occasions the pain of their defeat has been assuaged by a compensatory pay out from my 'friendly neighbourhood bookmaker'! Win- win indeed. So much so in fact that I soon took to wondering how I might be able to apply the same principle to life generally and to my business endeavours in particular? More so, how might I ensure that I won on both counts, emotionally and financially? - yes, I wanted it all ways! </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> The solutions I came up with (there are several) are, of course, remarkably simple. K</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;">ey to them all is … <em>first and foremost in life, set out to help people, be it in small or in meaningful ways</em>. Always do that and you'll always be emotionally satisfied. With that requirement established there only remains the, “How to ensure financial gain while doing it?” question. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> Well, when you help people, be it personally or in a business context, many will instinctively want to help you. They'll want to return the kindness showed to them. Some will offer you gifts; accept graciously. Others will inquire as to what you do in life, how you earn your living. Only reveal that when asked. Then, when your goods or services are ones that they want and can afford, you'll be able to assist them further and enjoy personal gain too by supplying their needs. Even if you are not a provider of what they ask for, know someone who is and who will pay you a commission. Or source what they want anyway. It's extra earning for you and might turn out to be the gateway to a new enterprise. Either way, the recipient of your original kindness will want to deal with you and will be happy to have you benefit from their purchase. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> When you employ the 'help others' strategy in this way, you experience both emotional and financial gain. You eliminate all risk from the 'bet'. There is no reckless risk, there is not even calculated risk. There is only what I call 'controlled non-risk'. You set up and control the situation, therefore you ensure the outcome. It's guaranteed win-win. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> It may only have been a football match, only a few beers and a laugh. But the lesson I learned that cup final day far surpassed the pleasure of winning. Yes, 'my' team did win the cup – great joy. But the opposition fans won too. They collected on their winning bets. I have much to thank them for. They showed me how to create and control win-win situations. They were smart fellows! </span></p><center><p style="text-align:center;color:#008080;"><strong> </strong><strong>I am Tom Riach. I live and write in the sunny south of Portugal. </strong></p><p style="color:#008080;"><strong>My latest novel is 'Too Early For A Glass Of Wine?' Claim your copy by clicking on the image below.</strong></p><p align="center"><u><a title="" href="https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B01MTQYSH3"><img class="fr-fic fr-dii" src="http://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/2E4AGOW-FullCover.jpg" alt="Joseph Tom Riach, Author – Paperbacks and Ebooks for sale on Amazon" width="350" height="250" name="graphics82" align="bottom" border="1" /></a></u></p></center><p align="center"><em><strong>BET ON LIFE AND WIN EVERY TIME </strong></em>is an original copyright Tom Riach feature.<br /> I hope you enjoyed this <em>Summer Short</em> and found it to be of value.<br /> To learn more please visit me on my <strong><em><a href="http://www.tomriach.com/"><span style="color:#fbb117;"><strong>Author Page</strong></span></a></em></strong>.<br /> See you there! Regards, Tom.</p><center><img src="http://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/TR-Border4.jpg" alt="TR-Border4.jpg" width="300" height="54" /></center><center>© Copyright Joseph T.Riach 1998-present. All rights reserved.</center></center></center></div>
Noah's Ark Investments
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2020-07-13T09:45:49.000Z
2020-07-13T09:45:49.000Z
Tom Riach
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<div><p><img style="float:left;padding-bottom:0em;padding-right:.5em;padding-left:1.5em;" src="https://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/BannerWhite-130x180.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="180" /></p><p><img style="float:right;padding-bottom:0em;padding-left:.5em;padding-right:1.5em;" src="https://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/BannerWhite-130x180.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="180" /></p><p><a title="" href="https://www.syndicationexpress.ning.com.com"> <img style="float:right;padding:0em .1em .1em .5em;" src="https://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/TSS2.jpg" alt="Joseph Tom Riach – Author of successful living books and mystery novels, vivid views of life and business" width="290" height="160" /></a></p><center><span style="color:#fbb117;font-family:Andalus;font-size:x-large;"><strong>NOAH'S ARK INVESTMENTS</strong></span> <br /><center><span style="color:#008080;font-family:Andalus;">by Joseph Tom Riach</span><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#008080;font-family:Andalus;font-size:large;"><em>is the 2nd of twelve articles for light holiday reading in my 2020 series of <span style="font-family:Andalus;font-size:large;"><strong><a href="http://www.ibosocial.com/wakeup2wealth/pressrelease.aspx"><span style="color:#fbb117;">Tom's Summer Shorts.</span></a></strong></span> The tales are a blend of my real life experiences, professional insights, personal views and fun stories. <span style="color:#008080;font-family:Andalus;font-size:large;"><em>My hope is that in them you find joy and inspiration.</em></span></em></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"> </p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> Work in my investment business was stagnant. With little to do, I left my office and drove downtowm. The hand-painted “Noah's Ark Investments” sign outside a slightly shabby shop front caught my eye. Intrigued, I parked up and went inside.</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “How can I help you young fella?” came the hearty greeting from a ruddy-faced gent lolling in an old rocker. I kind of liked the 'young fella' line so immediately felt at home.</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “What's with the Noah's Ark Investments?” I queried, “Is this an investment business?” - my face screwed up in puzzled mode.</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “Oh it's an investment business alright my friend,” came the assertive reply, “But not just any investment business. It is <em>the</em> investment business., the genuine article, the real McCoy. You see, what I do here came around long before you or any slick greenhorns saw the light of day and it'll be here long after you're pushin' up daisies.”</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “So what do you do?” I asked feeling well scolded, “And how come the odd name?”</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “Nothin' odd about the name,” he snapped back, “It says what it is. Clear and simple.” Then, leaning forward he indicated that I park my butt on the threadbare recliner at his side and added, “Listen in an' you might learn something.”</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “Old Noah of biblical legend was no fool,” he started, “When he filled up that boat of his with two of every animal, he knew just what he was doing. He was investing in his future. Think about it lad.” Now I was a 'lad', even better! I eagerly leaned in to grasp the wisdom in prospect. It wasn't long in coming.</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “In due course, each pair of animals reproduced. Then the offspring in turn did likewise. Soon he had herds of cattle and flocks of sheep. That was his capital growth.” He paused to let the significance of that revelation sink in. Then he continued, “Some calves, lambs, chickens etc. he slaughtered. These gave him food, clothes and shelter. That was his income. Those he didn't kill grew into the herd or flock. That was his reinvesting his profit, his futures market if you like. And so the cycle continued. When he required something outwith of his own production capability, he bought and payed for it with a lamb, calf or chicken. That was his spending money. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> So you see son … “ (wow, now I was his son, how could I not like this guy)!, “ … Noah was the original investor. His methods are tried and tested. There is nothing new to learn about investing. All you need do is follow his example. Think about it. Noah neither attended Harvard nor wolved on Wall Street, he was much smarter than any of that.”</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> Now my new friend beckoned to me and, with a conspiratorial wink, invited me to follow him. He led me to the back door and, throwing it open, revealed a back yard where gamboled several lambs, ducks and chickens.</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “These are but a few, my full 'investment portfolio' is on the farm out of town,” he laughed, “But I assure you young fella, good times and bad, they provide for my every need. More than that, what I do gives me, my family, my friends and my clients the greatest pleasure imaginable. Yes son, what I do is fun!”</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “So you recommend these 'investments' to clients?” I asked slightly bemused.</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> “I surely do,” he responded, “I recommend them, supply them and provide ongoing management advice. It's a full proactive portfolio management service. Yup,” he slapped his thigh, “That's what I do,” and let out a hearty laugh. I was deep in thought. </span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> When I got back to my office some hours later, my PA was curious as to the cardboard cartons stacked in the back of my car. She was the more so incredulous when I explained it was my new investment portfolio and astounded when I showed her the rooster and six hens I had acquired. Back home I built a wooden henhouse in the yard. Every day I collect the eggs, sometimes I roast a chicken. The flock grows with each hatch of chicklets. I sell some to fund my next investment - a piglet. The “Noah's Ark Investments” sign I put above the henhouse door attracts a steady stream of inquirers. My investment business is flourishing!</span></p><p align="justify"> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Andalus;"> <em> Easy teaser : Who is the legendary investor who, minus the farmyard, nonetheless employs the Noah's Ark investment strategy?</em></span></p><center><p style="text-align:center;color:#008080;"><strong> </strong><strong>I am Tom Riach. I live and write in the sunny south of Portugal. </strong></p><p style="color:#008080;"><strong>My latest novel is 'Too Early For A Glass Of Wine?' Claim your copy by clicking on the image below.</strong></p><p align="center"><u><a title="" href="https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B01MTQYSH3"><img class="fr-fic fr-dii" src="http://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/2E4AGOW-FullCover.jpg" alt="Joseph Tom Riach, Author – Paperbacks and Ebooks for sale on Amazon" width="350" height="250" name="graphics82" align="bottom" border="1" /></a></u></p></center><p align="center"><em><strong>NOAH'S ARK INVESTMENTS </strong></em>is an original copyright Tom Riach feature.<br /> I hope you enjoyed this <em>Summer Short</em> and found it to be of value.<br /> To learn more please visit me on my <strong><em><a href="http://www.tomriach.com/"><span style="color:#fbb117;"><strong>Author Page</strong></span></a></em></strong>.<br /> See you there! Regards, Tom.</p><center><img src="http://www.algarvegolfholidays.com/AGH-Images-Other/TR-Border4.jpg" alt="TR-Border4.jpg" width="300" height="54" /></center><center>© Copyright Joseph T.Riach 1998-present. All rights reserved.</center></center></center></div>