Personal Growth | Marc Koran

It’s Not My Fault! 12 Ways to Reduce Blame in Your Life

by Marc Koran | Oct 6, 2019 | General, Personal Growth, Skillstacking

Blame costs many people too much time and energy. Many blame the state of their lives on other people and circumstances. Most are not really aware of how addicted they are to their stories of blame. More importantly, people do not realize how much better their...

School of Hard Knocks: How it cost $6,000 to not Follow My Gut

by Marc Koran | Sep 29, 2019 | General, Personal Growth, Real Estate, School of Hard Knocks

The School of Hard Knocks (SOHK) has a lot of classes, including “Ignoring my Gut 101“. This is my real life Case Study in Commercial Real Estate where ignoring my gut instinct cost me $6,000 (plus time and effort). The Scenario I wanted to buy two stand alone...

Letting Go of a Lost Cause. (Sunk Cost Fallacy)

by Marc Koran | Sep 21, 2019 | General, Personal Growth, School of Hard Knocks, Skillstacking

Many people do not let go of an endeavour after having put in time, money and effort. This is called “The Sunk Cost Fallacy”, and if we are not conscious of it, we can actually make things worse. We humans have strong feelings of loss aversion, and often pay a high...

7 Tips for Closer Friends through Poker Night

by Marc Koran | Sep 14, 2019 | All, General, Personal Growth, Skillstacking

I’ve been running a Friday Poker Night at my house for over 10 years. Great friends and relationships have been the gift we gave ourselves. Read on to see what I’ve learned what works and what definitely doesn’t. The Goal Let me be clear about the goal of my...

Crackpipes and Buying a Property with No Cash

by Marc Koran | Aug 31, 2019 | All, General, Personal Growth, Real Estate, School of Hard Knocks

“The inspector cannot get into the bedrooms because the tenants are refusing access and there are crack pipes in the living room.” Wow: that is a scary statement when you are almost ready to buy your very first investment property. This my own true story about my...

Save More for Retirement by Paying Less Fees

by Marc Koran | Aug 23, 2019 | All, General, Personal Growth, Skillstacking

There are super-simple ways to supercharge your savings for retirement without giving up too much in fees. Online Discount Brokerages, combined with ETF’s and properly balanced All Weather Portfolios are just a few clicks away. Once setup, you low cost...