Tag: focus
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Your Ultimate New Year Resolution
It is that time of year again. Everyone is armed with New Year Resolutions, for those that do resolutions, and New Year Goals for the rest of us that do goals. Whatever name you chose to call yours, we all need to make progress, and that comes through positive change.
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You Can Turn Your Desire for a Better Life to an Asset
Desiring better things is an expression of the basic human desire for growth. We all want better things. The main challenge is that we often look for a short cut to get it to satisfy our urge for instant gratification. This often leads us to fall into the trap of consuming our seed and expecting…
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Increase Your Means
Usiere Uko is a writer and bestselling author of Practical Steps to Financial Freedom and Independence, Available on Amazon.
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Live Above Your Dreams
One of the basic human needs is growth and contribution. If you are not growing as a person, something starts to die on the inside of you. I was thinking back to some of the goals I set for myself when I just started my journey to financial freedom back in 2003. I noticed that…
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The Problem with New Year Resolutions
Getting our finances in shape is the usual suspect when it comes to New Year Resolutions alongside doing something about our weight and maybe relationships, depending on how things pan out in that department. New Year Resolutions have become the butt of jokes due to their notorious failure rate. Very few achieve the goals elegantly…
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Achieving Financial Freedom in Times of Financial Turbulence
Following the news nowadays can get quite depressing. It seems what qualifies as newsworthy is news of the disaster variety. They come in different shapes and forms – job losses, corruption in high and low places, economic downturns, terrorist attacks, you name it. As the business climate seems to get more hostile, we tend to…
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Attaining Financial Independence: The Power of Focus
Maintaining focus is very crucial in attaining any goal, including financial independence and freedom. While it is great and exciting to start any new endeavor, how you finish is what matters the most. Setting a goal and getting to work on it is fantastic, but finishing is what separates the men from the boys. It…
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How to Achieve Your Goals
When it comes to setting goals, most people focus on the end result rather than the process. They look at what they hope to get and ignore who they need to become in order to achieve what they desire. In order to do what you have not done before, you have to become who you…
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How to Maintain Focus on a Daily Basis
To boost your productivity, focus, and accomplish tasks that will give you the greatest reward, you need to adopt the Pareto principle and focus on 20% of tasks that will yield 80% of your desired result. This is the place of the highest return on effort applied. To do that, you need to focus on…
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Mid Year Review – Getting Back on Track on Your Goals
We are now halfway through the year, and it is very tempting to look at the lost time, throw your hands up in the air, and throw in the towel. It is not over until you decide to call it a day. The key ingredient is your commitment to that goal. Is it a burning…