Category: habits
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3 things I did early in life that I would not do today.
A great friend and mentor of mine by the name of Ken Byrd told me years ago, before he passed away. He said, “Brian, some people have one year of experience 20 times, while others have 20 years of experience.” Back then he was talking specifically about career advice and how to grow within an…
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How to make an extra $1000 dollars and why you should do it.
Is it really possible to make an extra thousand dollars in today’s economy? I personally believe it is easier today than it ever has been. The problem is most people aren’t willing to do what it takes to get the money. I can remember in the early 2000’s when I was in my early twenties.…
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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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The lesson I learned about money by watching my older brother.
When I was a kid I can remember sitting in the van watching my dad and my pappaw cut grass for an owner of a few apartment complexes around town. This was way before every guy in town had a truck pulling a trailer full of large scale mowers. My pappaw had an old red…
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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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Why security is an illusion and what you should do instead.
The United States of America was founded by a group of guys who made the risky decision to go against the British and the crown. They were willing to risk everything they had for an idea of a new country, a new world that was founded on principles of liberty and a true democracy. One…
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5 Books that will make you unstoppable in 2023!
As a known very voracious reader, at least amongst my peer group. I have a lot of people who reach out to me and ask me for book recommendations quite often. This morning I was thinking about some of the recent requests I have had along with the fact that it is a new year…
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My new favorite drink and other questions I pondered seeking inspiration
We are now well in to the new year. It is day six of 2023. And one of the things I am struggling with his finalizing my goals I want to accomplish in 2023. I have the word document up on my tabs on my computer and I have been looking at it everyday for…
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The three people in your life you can’t spend too much time with
Here is the reality of life, most of us are getting our advice from the people closest to us. When we are born we are born in to a family good or bad, and the things we see and are exposed to influence how we make decisions and how we interpret things. I don’t want…
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Lifestyle Creep and why I do these three things first
I can remember standing outside the shop door talking with the president of the company. I didn’t report directly to him because he was now overseeing a different part of the business. But from time to time I would join him and the lead engineer outside and talk to them while they got their nicotine…
Pennies into Fortunes 