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Tax trap Europe – get out now or regret later
EU countries are making it ever harder for companies and individuals to leave. 31 December 2020 will be a pivotal date. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.
How to turn your blog into a million-dollar business – the Boring Money example
How can you actually make money off your blog? Here is some inspiration for aspiring blogopreneurs.
171 days at home – my coronavirus lockdown scorecard
In March 2020, I made a 12-point plan for the coronavirus lockdown period. How did I do and what did I learn?
Sark – a small island goes viral (and a new 51-minute video)
The first new residents are already through the gate – just one of the latest news about this incredible lifestyle opportunity.
Sark: a unique lifestyle opportunity
Live in a stunning place, pay less tax, and join a group of like-minded people. I will now help you achieve all that!
The Bible for founders
If you are starting a company or already running one, this could be one of the best books for you to study carefully.
My top 10 rules for building a blog
I’ve built a financially successful blog. How did I do it? Here are my key learnings.
How to increase your willpower and productivity – in just 5 minutes!
To get ahead, you need to be able to focus on the big things. Here is a quick and easy hack for achieving laser-like focus.
The one book entrepreneurs and CEOs should read
If you aspire to a leadership position, this book recommendation is worth a quick look.
The only marketing secret you need to know
This strategy can transform the results of ANY of your marketing campaigns. You won’t find much about it on Google!
7 powerful habits to make your reading more effective
When reading for work, I want to maximise my “Return on Invested Time”. Here is how I get the most out of reading books.
“Corona kills woke” – new eBook for free download
The coronavirus crisis is killing off “woke” culture. Here are some concrete, easy-to-follow steps for benefitting from these developments.
A reader’s reaction to my “Lifetime Tax Bill” series
This email from a reader is too good not to share (with the sender’s permission).
Understanding your “lifetime tax bill” – part 3
If you wanted to change how much taxes you’ll have to pay throughout your life, which options do you have? This article shows three alternative paths to choose from.
Understanding your “lifetime tax bill” – part 2
Are you getting a good deal from the taxes that you will pay during your lifetime?
Understanding your “lifetime tax bill” – part 1
Have you ever calculated how much tax you will pay during your life, and what you are getting in return? What are the alternatives?
You are what you read – a lockdown reading recommendation
Thanks to the coronavirus, the media are inundating us with negative messages like never before. How does it affect our wellbeing, and what should you do about it?
(My) 12 ways to make the most of the coronavirus lockdown
The coronavirus crisis limits our range of activities, potentially for months to come. Here is my personal plan on how to best deal with it all.
10 reasons not to date “woke” women (if you want to be successful in life)
Who you hang out with, date, or marry has enormous effects on all aspects of your life. I am saying this with the most positive possible connotation. There is vast potential in it for you if you manage to date the right person.
Highlights from this year’s Sark Opera (6-min video)
Get a glimpse of a spectacular weekend on Sark, featuring the Sark Opera 2019 and many other activities organised for guests from near and far.
How Money Dashboard managed to crowdfund GBP 6m
Are you planning a crowdfunding campaign for your company? You could do worse than learn from Money Dashboard’s experience.
Free eBook: Trump and Brexit – 10 reasons why I love their positive impact
The jurisdiction where you choose to live tends to have a tremendous impact on your life. That’s all the more the case when far-reaching political changes lead to countries taking a turn to an entirely new direction. My new eBook is an effort to provide a different, useful, and to some degree actionable, perspective on some of the most complicated subjects of our time.
10 points to check before working for a billionaire family office
Working for a billionaire family office can be incredibly rewarding and special. Make sure, though, to choose the position and its surrounding circumstances wisely!
How to prepare yourself for the pain and ridicule that comes with being an entrepreneur
What you are really about to experience when setting up your own business, and my hands-on advice on how to deal with it.
3 golden rules for making your network more valuable
How to squeeze the most long-term value out of your little black book.
Launch, launch, and launch again (and my U.S. trips)
Throw out the old notion of having just one shot for launching. Consider micro launches instead!
8 things you should demand before accepting a CEO position
If you are about to venture into the world of being a CEO, pay close attention to eight points that can save you from a lot of hardship, wasted time, and personal risks.
Join me for a World Premiere – if you can make it on 6 September
This is your chance to be among the first group ever to taste and enjoy the wine that was grown on the Barclay family’s Sark estate by a team led by Alain Renauld, formerly the owner of Chateau Quinault in France’s St. Emilion region.
The only 3 things about networking you need to know
I recently asked myself, what are the key lessons about networking and networks that I have learned in my roughly 25 years in business? What do I need to improve for the future? Three points particularly stuck out.
Free 44-page eBook about fundraising
Hot off the press: You can now download my free 44-page eBook about fundraising called “10 Reasons why your Fundraising WILL fail – the hard truths no one else is telling you about”.
My two German books
