Debbie Bissett

Your voice - love it or hate it?

I've recently been to an IOD Breakfast Meeting which covered a topic that I've not really thought about much before. Your voice and how it can make a difference to your business success or failure.....

Shares, planes and James Nesbitt thrown in!!

Well talk about a packed weekend - I went on the stockmarket course I mentioned to you last week and boy did I learn some stuff and met some amazing people as well!

I attended the Stockmarket for Beginners hosted by Marcus de Maria who was a thoroughly entertaining trainer. And the best bit is that he's obviously making a LOT of money himself from his trading so what better an endorsement could there be?? We learned strategies about channeling stocks (making money in a sideways market), covered calls (options)(you rent out your shares and make money!) and more long term strategies which are all without a doubt completley do-able online, without a stockbroker and you can find the method that suits the amount of time you have to give to it. The expectation is that you should be achieving 3% to 6% returns a month (before costs) and I have to say that that is something that appeals to me as neither my pensions or my investments are getting that amount of return - apart from the property that is!!

If you're thinking about getting in to stocks and shares you have a few options - you can read and practice, you can pay someone to do it for you (and maybe not that well!) or you can invest two days of your time, a small amount of money compared to your ROI and be in control of your own future financial status. I know which one appealed to me!!

It was also wonderful to see some of my Money Gym friends, Vanessa Bsirsky who has 'pimped' her My Space profile and could teach us all a thing or to and also Sarah Green who is an ex MG member and has grown unbelievably! To everyone else I met, thank you for sharing so much knowledge and insight and for being wonderful company - I had a real laugh, even though my head hurt from the overload of info!!!!

I flew back up to Leeds/Bradford with bmi and I have to say that service was fabulous - £95.20 for a return flight which was cheaper than the train and it arrived early both ways. Yet the best bit was that in the security queue at Heathrow, I stood next to James Nesbitt. What a sexy guy!!! Not sure where he was off to but he can sit next to me any day!!!!!! That made my weekend I have to say!

So think about stocks and shares and speak to Marcus if your'e interested - expert mentors are hard to find and I've found one here!

I'm off to make Lynne "the money magnet" Harrison-Norton a cup of tea as I'm in the office and apparently it's my turn. Loads happening today including some new online strategies but as for the tea making, she's bought me a lemon tart so it's worth it!

Be back soon!

Debs x