"If you want to find your vision, follow your passion. The less your work feels like work, the closer you are getting."

"When I decided to become a better gardener, I minimized the time I spent and I maximized the time I invested. I treated my life as a garden, and my focus was like my garden hose. What I focused on was watered and grew. What I did not focus on dried and died." Richard thought about all the weeds in his father's garden that were constantly

The Optometrist leaned forward and Richard looked back at him. "If you simply want to be true to your past self, a sharp memory is sufficient. However, you will be destined to remain exactly as you are today." "If you are committed to being true to your future self, you need vision. Without it, you are on a journey without a destinat

Richard looked at the Rower, and realized he should be getting back. He put out his hand and without thinking said: "Hello, I'm Rich. Can you help me?" The Rower laughed. "Well, if you're rich shouldn't you be asking how you can help me?" Richard reddened in embarrassment. "OK. How can I help you?" The Rower leaned bac

"When you invest your time - to sow, nurture and reap your relationships and your investments, your learning and your passion, your vision and your focus - make sure you sow in the spring, nurture in the summer and reap in the fall. It's not just what you do, it's when you do it."

"I used to earn simply as a gardener, but I put some of my earnings aside and more importantly I invested my time in becoming very convincing in front of financiers and bankers. I also invested my time to meet and learn from successful land and property developers." "I had a vision to own my own piece of mother nature, you see. My vi

"When you invest in your network, you are creating and building your network of friends, peers and contacts. The time you invest looking after your network will all return with interest. You never know when you will need the support of the people you know, and of the people that they know. Your influence is only as good as your network."

to know and not to do, is not yet to know.

"Many people are happy to take a bunch of their drops and exchange them for money. That's called a job. It's a straight swap. Many people will think they are investing time in growing their skills and experience for the job, and they do end up getting more money for each drop. But this is a false investment, because as soon as the exchange sto