Sylvia Inks, Author at SMI Financial Coaching

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Sylvia is a Professional Consultant turned Financial Coach and Business Mentor. She works with small business owners to make and meet financial goals.

7 Solutions to Earning More Money

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books, coaches, income, savings, stocks

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Do you think is it better to spend your time learning how to save money or make money? In other words, which would you choose – save $50 now or invest $100 (in time and/or money) to potentially earn more in the future? While both are important, it is far more valuable to spend your…

How a Journalist’s Approach Can Help Your Business

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focus, goals, productivity, referral partners

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How many of you are feeling overwhelmed and not sure how you’re ever going to get through that never-ending ‘To do’ list? After listening to and observing many entrepreneurs who are struggling to get their business started or profitable, I find that they often lack focus. They are usually doing too much and spreading themselves…

5 Reasons Why You Need a Business Plan

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business plan, failure, mentor, profit

Most business owners who are struggling to become profitable have not written a business plan. Some debate that a business plan isn’t necessary, especially if a business owner is not planning to obtain financing. While writing a business plan doesn’t sound fun and it’s more exciting to just jump right in and test out an…

Top 10 Gratitude and Money Lessons in the Eyes of Children

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goals, gratitude, success

After reading Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project and Shawn Achor’s The Happiness Advantage, I started a gratitude journal because I realized that I was prone to what Shawn Achor describes as the Tetris Effect. He describes the Negative Tetris effect as when “our brains get stuck in a pattern that focuses on stress, negativity, and…

7 Fees That Are Eating Into Your Profits

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bank, credit card, fees, over-draft, profit

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Taxes get a lot of attention as eating into our hard-earned paycheck and revenue, but many small business owners overlook how fees and the cost of doing business can quickly add up and eat into their profits. If at the end of each month, you’re always wondering “Where did all the money go?” — evaluate…

Can Your Personality Type Succeed in Business?

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accountability, book, business coach, Coach, personality, productivity, success

How many of you wish that you could accomplish your business goals, could regularly stay on top of your finances and taxes, and could work out on a consistent basis, but something always seems to come up? How many of you achieve every goal that you’ve set for yourself, and get annoyed or frustrated when…

How to Physically Prepare for an Emergency and Natural Disaster

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bug-out bag, Emergency, natural disasters, survival kit

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If you had to immediately evacuate your home, how many of you are prepared to grab all the essential items that you need to survive for three to five days? Would you be able to gather everything and leave your house within minutes not hours? And what if I told you that there was no…

How to Financially Prepare for an Emergency

Sylvia Inks

cash, Emergency fund, natural disaster

What if you had to evacuate your home immediately and had MINUTES not HOURS to prepare? Would you be able to act quickly and think rationally, taking all the necessary and important items to survive for three to five days? There has been a lot going on in the world in the last few months,…

How to Maximize Charitable Donations to Help Hurricane Harvey Relief

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charitable donation, irs, philanthropy, recordkeeping

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With all the news and pictures of the effects of Hurricane Harvey, I’ve been impressed with the number of corporate businesses that have pledged to donate and match employee/customer donations. Based on a recent CNN article, businesses have donated over $72 million to Harvey relief efforts! Wow, that is very inspiring. If you work for a large…

What Financial Health Means to Me

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financial blogs, financial health, net worth, success

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Finances and health are two of the most important, yet sometimes controversial, topics to talk about depending on your audience. Many feel that it’s not polite to discuss salaries, net worth, and financial goals. It seems more socially acceptable to complain about not being paid enough, having too many bills, and saying words like, “I…