Oasis Magazine - Cairns & Tropical North Queensland Issue 28 - Feb | Mar 2019 | Page 25

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TOPIC: Airbnb and building a
business on the back of the
sharing economy
AUTHOR: Julie GeorgeAVAILABLE
ON:
www.milliondollarhost.com.au or
Amazon.com
ABOUT THE BOOK: If financial
freedom and being your own boss
are just some of your dreams, you
need to pick up a copy of the
Amazon Bestseller Million Dollar
Host. This is the story of Julie
George and how her entrepre-
neurial vision has seen her tap
into the Airbnb 'sharing economy'
and transform it into a highly
profitable business. How profit-
able? In its first year, Julie turned
over $1.4million in bookings....
now the portfolio is earning more
than $300,000 per month. In
Million Dollar Host, Julie shares
her knowledge and takes you
through every step of the process
of growing a successful Airbnb
property portfolio, EVEN if you do
not own property!
WHY DID YOU WRITE A
BOOK? Airbnb is such an 'on
trend' concept aW the moment
and
providing
the
perfect
opportunity
for
budding
entrepreneurs
to
build their
own business, that I wanted to
share my success and ideas to
inspire and support others. I
was being contacted by people
from all over the world asking
for help and it only made sense
to put all of the 'tips and tricks'
that I could into a compact book.
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TOPIC: Life is a choice – a choice
between designing your own life
or having others design it for you.
AUTHOR: Mario Calanna
AVAILABLE ON: www.calanna-
pharmacy.com.au/products
ABOUT THE BOOK: This story
contains a summary of the the
journey of my family from the
Woree cane farm to the Pharmacy
profession. It also shows how
each of us can Design our own life by
focusing on the 7 elements of the
Whole
Health
Well
Wheel.
Namely Family, Physical Health,
Finance, Faith/Spiritual, EmotionDO
Leadership and Service/Social. I
wanted to show how each person can
take control and Design their your
own Life by taking responsibility and
being accountable for the choices
made, the habits formed and
knowing your WHY (your Purpose
in Life). Otherwise someone else
who cares little about you will
design your life for you. And you
will never lead the life you were
born to live. There is much simple
wisdom shared and many resources
to help to Design your own Good Life.
WHY DID YOU WRITE A BOOK?
I became tired of poor leadership
in our communities at all levels.
And the victimhood mentality that
permeates throughout. We each
need to be responsible and
accountable for our choices and
our habits. Ultimately these are
what we become.
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TOPIC: Financial planning advice for
small businesses to retire wealthy and
get a better appreciation of super. 
AUTHOR: Rita Zappulla
AVAILABLE ON: www.smsfsa.com.au
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Are you a
small
business
owner
who
wonders how are you ever going to
be able to retire? It doesn’t matter
whether this is your first year or fifth
year in business or you are about
to
sell
your
business
and
retire,
there
is
something for
everyone at every stage of the
business journey in this must-read
book by financial planner, accountant
and money mentor Rita Zappulla. It
is never too early to start and the
sooner you do, the more your future
self, and your bank account will thank
you for it.
WHY DID YOU WRITE A BOOK? My
a-ha moment FDPH ZKLOH attending a
course run by Natasa Denman
about writing a book in 48 hours.
Working
with
several
mentors
during 2018 highlighted to me
how passionate I am about helping
small
business
owners
be
financially set up when they retire. Over
the years I have seen so many
small business owners spend 15
to 20 years working in their
business but when they retire
they have very little in personal
savings to show for all their years of
hard work. I hope to break the cycle
and
speak
to
small business
owners when they are starting out in
the first 5 to 10years, and help make a
difference to their lives now and
in the future.