Decide to Be Decisive

January 20, 2010

Decisiveness is a quality that we all recognize as desirable, but what is decisiveness? I like to think of “decisiveness” as “the ability to turn maybes into yeses and nos.” Decisiveness is about getting off the fence. It is about eliminating uncertainty and hesitancy. It is about shitting or getting off the pot. Decisiveness can […]

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The Power of Zero: Transform Your Life Using Zero-Based Thinking

January 19, 2010

Are you frustrated or dissatisfied with your life? Or do you just want to take your life to a whole new level? The first step in transforming your life is getting clear about exactly what it is that you want. One very effective way to do this is to apply zero-based thinking. The idea behind […]

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Put Your Dream into Action

January 18, 2010

Are you a dreamer? Are you a talker but not a doer? I have a confession to make. For years I have been a dreamer. And by “dreamer,” I mean someone who thinks about his dreams a lot but never gets around to actually putting the dream into action.  I often talked about things that […]

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The Week in Review

January 15, 2010

This Week’s Posts 01/11/10 – Money doesn’t buy happiness. Or does it? 01/12/10 – Why aren’t you rich already? 01/13/10 – Your Beliefs Determine Your Level of Success 01/14/10 – Start Now! Don’t Let Procrastination Cost You a Fortune! From around the Web Study Hacks – The Grandmaster in the Corner Office: What the Study […]

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Start Now! Don’t Let Procrastination Cost You a Fortune!

January 14, 2010

It’s been said that the three most important factors in real estate are location, location, location. Well, the three most important factors in investing are start now, start now, start now! The Power of Compounding Albert Einstein reportedly said that compounding is the most powerful force in the world. I don’t know if he really […]

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Your Beliefs Determine Your Level of Success

January 13, 2010

“Success” means different things to different people, but no matter how you define success, there tend to be certain consistent principles that transcend the various definitions of success. One of those success principles is the idea that success or failure is a result of the way we think, because the way we think determines the […]

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Why aren’t you rich already?

January 12, 2010

Most of us have had dreams of being rich since we were young, and I am no different. As long as I can remember, I had a vision of being wealthy, and I was confident that I would achieve it. I’m sure that part of it was the naïve certainty that almost all children seem […]

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Money doesn’t buy happiness. Or does it?

January 11, 2010

One of the most common clichés that we hear is that money doesn’t buy happiness, but have you ever noticed that many people who say they believe that money doesn’t buy happiness live inconsistently with this belief? There are many different reactions when people find out that I have a strong desire to be wealthy. […]

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The Week in Review

January 8, 2010

This Week’s Posts 01/01/10 – Dream into Action 01/04/10 – Use Important Deadlines to Dramatically Increase Your Focus 01/05/10 – Why I Love Money and I’m Not Ashamed to Admit It 01/06/10 – How to Fail Spectacularly 01/07/10 – Parkinson’s Law: The Key to Being More Productive From around the Web Exile Lifestyle – All […]

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Parkinson’s Law: The Key to Being More Productive

January 7, 2010

“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” – Cyril Northcote Parkinson, Parkinson’s Law, The Economist, November 19, 1955 Parkinson’s famous quote above is both simple and profound in its implications for productivity. It implies simply that we can eliminate most of the work required to complete an objective by moving […]

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