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Gavin J Gallagher

Looking ahead to 2025

Published 3 months ago • 2 min read

As we wind down for the holiday break I always like to look back and reflect on the year we have been through for any lessons of note. These lessons can be valuable insights that will help me formulate a plan for the year ahead, so I usually put a day or two aside after Christmas (but before the New Year) to sit down with my notebook and start mapping out the next 12 months.

Review the plans you made last year and whether you achieved them partially or fully - if not, why not? Are there any habits or behaviours you need to change? Are those plans you made still relevant and worthy of carrying forward or should they be dropped?

Consider what’s working and what isn’t - what would you like to do more of? What would you like to do less of in 2025? Most of all - do you feel you are living in alignment with your values? Are you even clear on your values?

This is a key point to remember - your time is precious, try to ensure you are spending it doing the stuff that makes you happy or proud – it’s not the years in your life that count, it is the life in your years!

🚨 There’s still time!!🚨

Start 2025 as you mean to go on by setting some big goals and laying the foundations to transform your life completely, from your mindset and confidence as an investor, to your ability to spot a deal and understand how to take advantage of it.

January 2025 intake for my Accelerator is still open - start the new year with an exciting plan and an excellent support network.

Gaining a clear understanding of how investment strategy and risk mitigation works, plus the finer details of financial analysis and portfolio creation - if all of this sounds of interest, then my Accelerator is for you.

Find out the most valuable lessons and insights I gleaned over my 30-year investment career, to help you become a much wiser and more resilient investor, with a thorough understanding of how to raise funds from investors and lenders without stepping on the landmines I discovered along my own journey.

Hit the button to watch the video and learn more.

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5 steps to staying resilient in a crisis
  1. Keep some perspective. Check in and make sure you’re being objective.
  2. Adopt a warrior mindset, rather than going into victim mode.
  3. Remember all the resources you have.
  4. Concentrate on what you can influence, don't worry about what you can’t.
  5. Remember that it’s all a test: you’ll come through the other side stronger.

Podcast 231. Are House Prices 10% Overvalued?

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In this episode I discusses the current state of the Irish housing market, focusing on a recent report by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) that claims house prices are overvalued by 10%.

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On the Blog: 2024: How was it for you?

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And just like that, we’re almost at the end of another year! I think it’s really important to reflect on the past year, so this week I’m looking back at what happened on Behind the Facade in 2024.

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Q&A Replay - Is Ireland's PROPERTY market overheating?

I host the 90-minute Property Investor Q&A livestream every Wednesday evening at 19:30 Ireland/UK

Get your questions answered while hearing some of the latest real estate and Irish property market news - whilst based in Dublin, I have bought, sold, built and managed real estate across cities and towns on 4 continents so wider topics such as international property, general business & finance or the economy in general are open for discussion. Here’s the replay of a recent session to whet your appetite!

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That’s all for this year, folks! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas - here's to a peaceful and prosperous 2025!

Gavin J Gallagher

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