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Graylock Advisors Talks – Financial Habits To Start NOW
For years I kind of just let my finances happen. I went to work, earned a paycheck, and paid bills. When the economy was doing much better, that actually worked just fine. Then the economy took a nosedive and we found ourselves playing the “moving our debt” game. Eventually moving the debt was not working anymore and we literally needed to start becoming aggressive with our finances. Today, no one can afford to be passive with their finances. Everyone should be proactive and become educated about options. For most of us even if we have a steady job and reliable career – any raises don’t come close to keeping…
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Ten Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs
You have made the decision to ditch the common workplace and become an entrepreneur – go in to business for yourself. You are probably aware that many entrepreneurs do not succeed. What will make you different? How will you achieve your goals? You will no longer work for someone who tells you what your goals our – you are going to determine what they are – so what’s your plan? Entrepreneurial Success Plan Define success – Is success a million dollars? Or is success stability and security? Is it measured by how many people you have helped? The definition of success for someone who rescues horses from slaughter will likely…
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How to Cultivate Compassion in Your Life
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Those wise words come from the Dalai Lama. Compassion is defined as an emotion that is a sense of shared suffering, most often combined with a desire to alleviate or reduce the suffering of another; to show special kindness to those who suffer. An article posted on Zen Habits suggests compassion is one of the few things in life that we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. And it’s not the short-term gratification provided by sex, drugs and gambling, it’s something that will bring true and lasting…