Category: excellence
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5 Reasons why the Meritocracy is the best system.
In a world full of different opportunities based on your upbringing and the things you may or may not have been exposed to. The one thing that never fails and will always seek and find the best of the best, is the meritocracy. What is the meritocracy? Meritocracy is a system or philosophy that advocates…
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3 things you should never apologize for.
If you haven’t noticed lately you must be living under a rock. Because it is pervasive in our culture right now. And that is people apologizing for things they should not be apologizing for. Look if you have hurt someone or taken advantage of someone. First: You shouldn’t do that. Secondly, if you did, then…
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3 reasons I know your financial situation will never change for the better.
Over the the last six months I have devoted much of my writing to finances, real estate, and the overall economics of life. As I have made that transition, some of the topics I have written about can really get people motivated to push back on some of my positions. I personally love the banter.…
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Three things a teen must DO to stay out of poverty.
There is some research that I have heard about for years now around what teens can do to prevent themselves from living in poverty the rest of their lives. This morning I took a deep dive to learn more about the research and the findings. Although this research and information came out in 2012, the…
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This stat blew my mind
A few years ago, an author I was reading asked a simple question. He said, “How long could you live your current lifestyle with all of your expenses if your main or only source of income was cut off today?” To me this was an interesting question that I didn’t have the answer to. The…
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5 reasons you haven’t taken action.
There have been many times in my life when I just felt stuck. I didn’t know what the next steps were. In these cases, I have had to take a step back and question what is driving this “stuck” feeling and what do I need to do stop it. Here are some ideas that I…
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A new season
Over 100 million people watched the Super Bowl this past Sunday. The New England Patriots were the heavy favorite and rightfully so going into the game. But, unless you have been hiding the last seventy-two hours you know that they didn’t win. They were beaten by the underdog, the Philadelphia Eagles. Now, I am not…
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My broken down car on the side of the road reminded me of how good “people” really are
Imagine this, you have been driving on the road for eleven hours. You are traveling south back home from your hometown where you visited your family for the holidays. The trip should take about fourteen hours, but because of traffic, and a two-hour delay, you are still five hours from your house. When things start…
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#NOEXCUSES2015
I have decided that #noexcuses2015 will be the motto for me in the year 2015. I think for the most part I try to live my life that way, however there are times and places where I allow the excuses to creep in as well. I recently conducted a survey with about 100 Sales Professionals.…
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Two ears and one mouth
Maybe it is cliché, maybe it is the first time you are hearing it, or reading it. You have two ears and one mouth and you should at least, yes at least, use them in that proportion. Meaning you should listen twice as much as you talk. I would even go a step further and…