"Waarom ik $25,000 wil betalen voor een etentje met Warren Buffett"

Enkele weken bood iemand $351,100 voor een etentje met Warren Buffett. Er waren maar liefst 110 bieders die minimaal $25,000 over hadden voor een avond met de legendarische belegger.

Hieronder ziet u een screenshot van deze veiling op eBay (de opbrengst ging naar het goede doel)

Iedereen kent mij als een enorme fan van Warren Buffett en ik durf u rustig te verklappen dat ik $25,000 over heb om met Warren Buffett te gaan eten. Waarom? Hetgeen Warren Buffett mij in enkele uren kan leren, is meer waard dan de $25,000 die ik ervoor betaal.

Maar helaas is het een droom die waarschijnlijk nooit werkelijkheid wordt. Buffett veilt maar één keer per jaar een etentje en andere bieders zijn bereid om veel meer te betalen dan de $25,000 die ik er voor over heb.

Maar wat indien u een volledige dag kan doorbrengen met iemand die zijn leven spendeert aan het bestuderen van iedere stap die Warren Buffett zet? Iemand die diverse boeken schreef over het "orakel van Omaha" en de wereld rond reist om alles wat hij weet over Buffett te onthullen in bijzonder interessante seminars?

Ik heb het hier natuurlijk over Robert Miles. U kent hem misschien van optredens op CNN of artikels in "The New York Times".

Warren Buffett zelf, zegt het volgende over de boeken van Robert Miles:

"Everyone who reads it comes away singing its praises. I'm mentioning it in the annual report." - Warren Buffett

"Warren Buffett samen met Robert Miles"

You May Never Meet Warren Buffett, But Hear Robert P. Miles Speak and You'll Feel Like You Have

Voor wie geen $351,100 beschikbaar heeft voor een etentje met Buffett zelf, is dit zonder twijfel het beste alternatief mogelijk!

Het heeft me heel wat moeite gekost maar ik ben er eindelijk in geslaagd om Robert Miles te overtuigen een seminar te houden in België (op zaterdag 24 september 2005).

Ik was eerder al zwaar onder de indruk van de boeken van Mr. Miles. Van alle auteurs die over Buffett schrijven (en dit zijn er nogal wat!), verraste hij mij met zijn unieke kijk. Ik had voorheen reeds alles over Buffett gelezen wat er te lezen valt maar Robert Miles slaagde er niettemin in om in zijn boeken te komen met zaken die ik voor het eerst las.

Na het lezen van "Warren Buffett Wealth", plaatste ik de volgende getuigenis op Amazon.com (ik lees jaarlijks honderden boeken maar ik heb slechts voor één boek commentaar gepost op Amazon)

Nadat ik Robert Miles in mei 2003 ontmoette op de luchthaven in Omaha en een kort gesprek met hem had, besloot ik om deze briljante auteur naar België te halen voor een seminar. En op zaterdag 24 september 2005 is het dan eindelijk zover.

U krijgt voor het eerst (en zeer waarschijnlijk ook voor het laatst!) de kans om kennis te maken met Robert Miles via een indrukwekkend seminar. En ik zeg wel degelijk indrukwekkend. Wanneer zelfs een topmanager zoals Jack Welch (voormalig CEO van General Electric) onder de indruk is van dit seminar, ben ik ervan overtuigd dat ook u versteld zal staan van hetgeen Robert Miles te vertellen heeft.

 

INHOUD SEMINAR

8:30 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 10:30 Session 1 - The Genius of Warren Buffett

10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 12:15 Session 2 - Reflections of a Billionaire CEO

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:00 Session 3 - Warren Buffett Wealth Part One

15:00 - 15:15 Break

15:15 - 16:45 Session 4 - Warren Buffett Wealth Part Two

The Genius of Warren Buffett: The Science of Investing and the Art of Managing (9.00 - 10.30)

By effectively employing a singular combination of God-given talents and carefully-honed abilities, Warren Buffett has been able to take a small textile company and build it into one of the world's foremost conglomerates. His extraordinary tale is one of genius and character. This session reveals exactly how he did it.

 

A Couple of Highlights: 

  • Warren Buffett: Investing and managerial genius
  • Character vs. Reputation and its impact on successful investing
  • The mindset of a billionaire
  • The stock Buffett liked best when he was 21 years old
  • The 8 forms of intelligence and Buffett's genius-level mastery of 4 of them
  • Risk, Buffett-style
  • Building a world-class management team without ever losing a CEO to a competitor

 

Synopsis: Buffett Genius

 

Genius of any kind is a gift bestowed on a rare few; individuals endowed with multiple areas of genius are even rarer. Throughout history, both scientists and artists have advanced human achievement; but there are few, if any, advancements made by someone who was both a scientific and an artistic genius. Warren Buffett is one of the few exceptions. Gifted with a phenomenal memory, astonishing mathematical abilities, and highly developed interpersonal skills, he has accomplished what few others have done.                 

 

This fascinating presentation explores the unique combination of native brilliance and well-developed character traits and habits that have enabled Warren Buffett to become the single wealthiest investor and one of the most admired chief executives in the world.  It explains how a highly-unusual possession of both scientific and artistic genius have fueled Buffett's unparalleled achievement, and reveals why a study of this legendary financial mastermind is well worth the time and effort of anyone who wants to build a wealthier, happier and more successful life.


Reflections of a Billionaire CEO: How To See YOU in the Image (10:45 - 12:15)

This session explores the unique profiles, common characteristics, and unorthodox management secrets of Warren Buffett's remarkable management team. Hear stories that every businessperson can learn from, and take away information you can immediately implement in your own business practices to achieve extraordinary results.

 

Highlights: 

  • 3 qualities that Buffett looks for in every manager
  • Inspirational stories of business men and women, many without the benefit of social standing or money, who built businesses that were acquired by Buffett
  • The character traits necessary for investment success
  • How Buffett's success as an investor and as a manager is directly related to his ability to surround himself with people he likes, admires, and trusts
  • How Buffett manages without meetings and budgets, and with a HQ staff of just 15.8
  • Why Buffett has never lost a CEO to a competitor
  • How Warren Buffett will measure his successor

 

Synopsis: Billionaire CEO

 

Do you have what it takes to be a part of Warren Buffett's stellar team?  While researching his book, The Warren Buffett CEO, Robert Miles discovered that there are several critical character traits shared by all of the more than 20 CEOs of Buffett-owned companies. This eye-opening session reveals what those traits are, and invites you to hold up a mirror and see if the person you have become reflects the qualities admired and rewarded by the world's most renowned value investor and values manager.

 

The way business is done at Berkshire Hathaway is anything but business-as-usual. Warren Buffett has been able to attract and keep his enormously talented team of managers without meetings, divisions, budgets, or an organizational structure. "Team Buffett" has never lost a CEO to a competing enterprise, even though the average Buffett CEO is worth $100 million and therefore "working" for passion, not financial independence. And the average Buffett CEO has tenure of 25 years—with no mandatory retirement—while the typical large-company CEO is on the job for only 6 years.

 

This session will examine the why's and how's behind Berkshire Hathaway's unconventional and spectacularly successful business model. It examines the fascinating evolution of this conglomerate, and considers how it will look well into the future. It also explores the surprising truth about what will happen after Warren Buffett retires and how he will judge his successor.


Warren Buffett Wealth: Principles and Practical Methods Used by the World's Greatest Investor 

 

Description: To be the best at something, you've got to learn from the best, and the fact of the matter is there's simply no one better than Warren Buffett when it comes to getting rich in the stock market.  This session presents an in-depth multimedia review of the uncomplicated, timeless set of investing principles used by Warren Buffett to become a multi-billionaire. Beginning students as well as professional investors will be informed and entertained by Buffett's practical, value-based, ethical investing methods.

 

Highlights:

  • The 4 ways to create wealth
  • The vital difference between being rich and being wealthy
  • The people who are studied by the world's most studied investor
  • 3 lessons from Buffett's mentor
  • What you need to know about yourself to be a successful investor
  • Why every investor should prefer down markets
  • 5 criteria Buffett looks for in an investment
  • An insiders' look at Buffett's actual portfolio
  • What you can learn from Buffett's investment mistakes
  • 5 principles from the next Warren Buffett
  • The circle of wealth: Buffett's shocking plan for his fortune

 

Synopsis: Buffett Wealth Part I  (13:30 - 15:00)

 

            As a young boy in Omaha, Nebraska, Warren Buffett began his investing career with a modest investment of $100 and gradually transformed it into over $100 billion—one of the largest fortunes ever amassed. According to Forbes magazine, Buffett is the second richest person in the world, and he is one of the few people to become a billionaire through investing alone, by investing in other people's businesses and without ever starting or managing is own business. Throughout his life and all of his phenomenal successes, he has remained true to his principles, staying clear of unfriendly deals, and going into business with people he likes, admires, and respects.

 

This session details the specific investment strategies that Buffett has been using for nearly 50 years — strategies which have served him in every stock purchase and business transaction he has ever been involved in, carried him right on through bear markets and bad economies with barely a scratch, and enabled him to build one of the most secure, liquid sources of capital in the entire world.   Among other prized personal techniques, you'll learn about the three cornerstones of Buffett's investment philosophy, including the "margin of safety," and the critical importance of investing within your circle of competence.

 

            You'll also meet some of Buffett's greatest mentors and hear about the lessons they taught him that influence his decisions to this day You'll find out why the world's greatest investor believes that all investing is value investing, and learn precisely how Buffett calculates a stock's value. And you will learn to recognize the never-before-seen "Mr. Market," the fictional character created by Buffett's professor to help explain the two extremes of the stock market: fear and greed.
                

Synopsis: Buffett Wealth Part II  (15:15 - 16:45)

 

                In this highly instructive interactive session, you will bid on an actual business purchased by Warren Buffett and uncover all the lessons learned from this transaction. You will learn the difference between quantitative and qualitative forms of investment, and how Buffett calculates and discovers them.

 

                You will also make a careful review of Buffett's stock portfolio and see what you can learn from it. You'll find out where all successful investors concentrate their ownership, and uncover the brilliance behind Berkshire Hathaway's decision to go against conventional wisdom and refuse to split its stock.    

           

Warren Buffett's investing successes are so renowned that his mistakes don't get a lot of airtime. But he has made mistakes, and in this session you'll discover what they are and what lessons you can learn from them. This session also reveals and debunks many commonly held myths about investing, wealth creation, and Buffett himself. It describes who the "next Warren Buffett" will be and what his investment principles are. It also explains the circle of wealth, and how most of the Buffett fortune (his and his shareholders) will be given back to the world. Finally, you'll hear some powerful personal insights and life lessons from a man of wealth, genius, power, and character.  

  

 

Reserveer ik één van de beschikbare plaatsen voor u?

Het seminar gaat door op zaterdag 24 september in het LUC in Diepenbeek (nabij Hasselt). Markeer alvast deze datum in uw agenda en zorg ervoor dat u erbij kan zijn. Het is zeer waarschijnlijk de enige keer dat u Robert Miles in België aan het werk kan zien. En dat mag u echt niet missen.

In London betaalden deelnemers €700 om dit seminar bij te wonen maar ik heb er op aangedrongen om de prijs toegankelijk te houden voor iedereen. Vandaar dat u nu kan inschrijven voor minder dan 30% van deze prijs: voor €195 kan u erbij zijn! En deze prijs is inclusief drankjes tijdens de pauzes en een warme maaltijd tijdens de lunch.

Hou er wel rekening mee dat we slechts 285 plaatsen beschikbaar hebben en hiervan zijn er reeds enkele tientallen opgevuld van lezers die mij meteen mailden dat ze wilden komen van zodra ik de naam "Robert Miles" liet vallen.

Indien u interesse heeft, vul dan meteen het onderstaande reservatieformulier in. Na uw reservatie krijgt u de nodige betalingsgegevens toegestuurd.

EXTRA BONUS: TWEEDE PERSOON GRATIS!

Ik trouw op 13 augustus 2005 en om dit te vieren, heb ik een leuk cadeau voor iedereen die inschrijft voor het seminar. Als aanhanger van Warren Buffett, wil ik zoveel mogelijk mensen in contact brengen met de beleggingsfilosofie van deze legendarische belegger. Vandaar dat u helemaal gratis een tweede persoon mag meenemen naar het seminar.

Ja, ik reserveer mijn plaats voor 24 september!

(195 euro + gratis tweede persoon)

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