Principled Philosophy What do You Want? Some people believe that if they can just find the right investment, then they’ll get where they want to be. Yet, financial products are merely tools that in the wrong hands can be absolutely destructive. In the right hands, where there is the right knowledge and the right education, [...]
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Principled Philosophy Money as a Means Money is the means to an endgame–not the end itself. Yet whether you’re a multimillionaire or flat broke, It it is all to easy to confuse the two. So many of us waste time and energy wanting and trying to get “more” money. But one of the interesting things [...]
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Principled Philosophy No Need to Know Everything During world war 1, a Chicago newspaper published a statement that Henry Ford was just “an ignorant pacifist”. Ford objected to the statements, and brought suit against the paper for libeling him. When the suit was tried in the Courts, the attorneys for the paper placed Ford on [...]
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Principled Philosophy So often people think they don’t have the funds they want, because they haven’ t had the right opportunities. Consider this, those who are rich can confirm that they made their own opportunities by acting on their ideas—not because someone handed them the perfect money-making opportunity. Look at your particular strengths to help [...]
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Principled Philosophy The Art of Responsible Giving The “Consumer Condition” of wanting something NOW before the value is created (think maxed out credit cards) is the opposite of responsible spending. During the Holidays many people fall prey to this type of thinking, especially since the Consumer Condition can easily disguise itself as love or kindness [...]
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Principled Philosophy Your Only Enemy You really only have one enemy in life. Fear. Fear is the number #1 obstacle that gets in the way of each of us doing what we want to do. It isn’t money, it isn’t time, it isn’t jerky people, it isn’t lack of opportunity—those are just the excuses we [...]
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Principled Philosophy Generosity & Wealth Some people don’t realize that generosity and wealth ideally go hand in hand. Unless your role model is Ebenezer Scrooge, then you probably don’t want to be the person that pinches pennies at the expense of everyone else. The truth is that by being generous you’re a lot more likely [...]
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Principled Philosophy The X Factor in Finances Knowing what you what out of life is the X factor when it comes to financial decisions. Your financial planner can’t answer that (even though they may unsuccessfully try too). Your dad can’t answer it. Your neighbor can’t answer it. Your hedge fund manager can’t answer that. No [...]
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Principled Philosophy Word of mouth has always been the most effective way to attract (or lose) business. In addition, word of mouth is now an exponential phenomenon thanks to mass communication technologies. It used to be that a happy customer, or disappointed customer, could praise or complain about your business to only a few close [...]
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Principled Philosophy Know Your Value One common trait among those who live abundantly is that they firmly believe in their own value. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others. People who believe in their own worth, naturally attract other successful people and more abundance into their lives. It isn’t about being prideful, [...]
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