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Business Investment Strategies That Work Every Time
There are many, many ways that we can invest in the world. We live in a phenomenal time in human history when there are literally thousands of investment vehicles available to us. Many of them are confusing and hard to understand.nnWe want to get back to some of the basic investment strategies that have been proven over time, location, and destination to work again and again for many people who may not be spending 100 percent of their time trying to understand investing. nnTh
November 15, 2007
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Develop the Discipline to Get Things Done - Step 5
In life, all the rewards go to those who actually get things done. They go to those who have the discipline to do what they have set out to do. The rewards go to you.nnDecide right now, what it is that you want, and what behaviors will give it to you.nnOnce you have decided what needs to be done, there are five steps to developing the discipline needed to do it. We’ve looked at when and how to get discipline. We’ve looked at reinforcing good behavior and how pract
November 5, 2007
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Develop the Discipline to Get Things Done - Step 4
In life, all the rewards go to those who actually get things done. They go to those who have the discipline to do what they have set out to do. The rewards go to you.nnDecide right now, what it is that you want, and what behaviors will give it to you.nnOnce you have decided what needs to be done, there are five steps to developing the discipline needed to do it. Development and practice make perfect in most everything we do. Developing good discipline habits is no exception t
November 4, 2007
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Get Recognized, Get Promoted, And Get Paid More At Work
Get recognized at work by doing three simple things: cheerfully do the tasks that no one else wants to do, always deliver excellent results, and never ask for credit for your efforts.nnCheerfully do the tasks that no one else wants to do.nTake on those things that others avoid doing. Do it cheerfully. Many times these are the tough tasks, the ones that take extra effort. Step up to them, and do them well. The reward will be worth it.nnBe willing to do the hard work, the dirty
October 22, 2007
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What To Do When It All Hits the Fan!
Sometimes things just donât go the way we want them to. Everything hits the fan. We are besieged by problems and crises.nnThese problems or crises show us what we are made of. They help us grow. They almost always precede any leap to a higher level.nnHeroes are forged in the crucible of adversity â Cowards too.nnThe problems and challenges that we face can either make us or break us, either build us or bust us.nnYou are not alone.nEverybody faces challenges. Everybody fac
October 19, 2007
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Create A Business That Accumulates Wealth In Your Sleep
The first business I created was an awful business. nnWe did translation work where we were paid by the letter. I want you to think about that for a moment. For each letter we translated, we got money. So I would sit down in front of my computer, and I would press the keyboard, the first key, the first letter on the first page. There would be something in Japanese, and I would translate it into English. For instance, “The purpose of life is…” And I would typ
October 4, 2007