In this week’s Property Magicians Podcast, we bring you a bonus episode from a class we had for our stokvel members where Leroy taught us about running the numbers and analyzing a deal so we could understand what makes a property profitable and if it's ever a good idea to make a loss in cash flow on an investment.
Often, as women, our roles start to shift as we expand, and we find ourselves mothering our mothers in very subtle ways. In our expansion, we tend to take on the role of a mother to our mothers. Sometimes, it’s not that we want it to happen, but we automatically find ourselves doing it, especially when we have the finances and the means.
Growing up I was taught to never share anything that was in my zone of genius with people outside the family because they would bewitch me, try to take my gifts and kill me.
We have been taught that the only way to survive is by becoming super productive and hyper-productive even when our spirit is tired and going through emotional trauma. We’ve been asked to give up so much of our mental and emotional health to systems that don’t give the same back to us.
I am reminded of a time in 2020, when I was living in Sri Lanka at the height of Covid and I took a week long getaway to the mountains.
Is success just about money?
Is wealth just about money?
Think about it - if we're sick or depressed, we just want to get better, attention shifts to our well-being and feeling better.
