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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…

Can Your Personality Type Succeed in Business?

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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…

What Financial Health Means to Me

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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…

The Surprising Secret to Accelerate Your Small Business Success

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Many small business owners tend to spend money on the wrong things to grow and maintain their businesses. Or they don’t invest in the right products and services at the right time to create the most long-term value for their business. Spending money on a website is often one of the first, and sometimes largest,…

Why Successful People are Different

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abundance, books, finances, small business, success

(*Note – This page may contain affiliate links. This means at no additional cost to you, we may receive commissions for purchases made through links.) To be successful in business and finances, your outlook on success is a big factor if you will achieve success. In studying influencers and colleagues, I’ve found three key ways that successful people think,…

Why You Need an Accountability Partner

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What is an accountability partner? This is the person who doesn’t let you make excuses. He or she is your business peer who helps you start or grow your business, by offering feedback and holding you to commitments. It works best if this person is not in your same exact industry, but has knowledge and experience in…

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Can Your Personality Type Succeed in Business?

What Financial Health Means to Me

The Surprising Secret to Accelerate Your Small Business Success

Why Successful People are Different

Why You Need an Accountability Partner