Are entrepreneurs born or made? You can take a class or earn a degree! I grew up in an entrepreneur incubator! Both my parents had thriving businesses and did not have the benefit of any college classes in entrepreneurship. I think if you interviewed them, they would tell you it was experience. They were passionate and did not know they could ...
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3 Indicators of Profitable Real Estate Markets
Selecting the right location for a property investment is an essential step toward benefitting from the real estate market. New buyers unaware of the importance of market evaluation before choosing an investment locale risk early failure. Further, many investors lacking prior experience erroneously assume low purchase prices alone render lucrative ...
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Chess Is Life!
"Chess is life."(Bobby Fischer) It is also a board game played by two people. Chess strategy consists of setting and achieving long term positioning advantages while tactics concentrate on immediate maneuvers during a game. There is much more to playing chess such as the position of the pieces and values of each piece. What can you learn from ...
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Fear is a Four Letter Word
Fear is a series of reactions in the brain triggered by a stressful stimulus and ending with such physical reactions as tense muscles, rapid heartbeat and rushed breathing. Fear is kills dreams, ambitions, happiness, love, and success. Fear of failure or success is real! Too often, you see opportunities, but you are unwilling to pursue them because ...
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Hobbies Can Be Expensive!
Hobbies take time and money! My wife's garden is only forty-eight (48) square feet and she spends hours in it every week. It is flowers, plants, herbs and even a few vegetables. I am not complaining because she enjoys it! Hobbies are supposed to be enjoyable and a distraction from your day to day activities. Hobbies can also be expensive, addictive ...
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Start Thinking Outside the Box!
Thinking outside the box is one of those metaphors that really need explanation. Thinking outside the box means to think differently, unconventionally or a new perspective. Some business consultants challenged their clients to solve a “nine dots” puzzle which required a creative solution. Often we are caught up with rules or conventions to solve ...
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The Best Financial Adviser is You
Do you really need a financial adviser? What do you expect a financial adviser to do for you anyway? You can get a fee only adviser to prepare a financial plan and still fail! A financial plan is just a set of financial goals based on your information! It is just a matter of setting goals and monitoring your progress. Some may call it child's play. ...
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CAMP Is the New Acronym for Retirement Readiness!
CAMP is not a place with temporary accommodations of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, prisoners or travelers. When I was a child, I went to camp to escape the New York summers. CAMP is not a destination! If you do not know what CAMP is, you should! CAMP is a way of realistically measuring your retirement ...
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How Do You Measure Your Progress?
I measure my progress daily, weekly, monthly and annually. I set goals and monitor them periodically. I learned these skills very early and applied them in everything I want to accomplish. If you want to achieve financial or other goals, you need to monitor your progress. How you measure your progress is important for success ! Here is the secret ...
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Is It Too Late to Buy a Home?
Are you too late to buy a home at a bargain price? Home values are going up all over the country and you may be too late! If you are looking for the perfect time to buy a home, you probably missed it. Similar to the stock market, timing the market is difficult if not impossible. Real estate is cyclical and it goes up and down! The best time to buy ...
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