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Entrepreneurship: Just Do It!

I have a passion for entrepreneurship. There is something grand about the spirit of bucking the curve, going against the norm and taking your employment into your own hands.
To go along with my passion, I have a scatterbrain. I get a great idea and I jump in head first, only to realize I’m diving in [...]

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Failing Is Quitting Before You Give Yourself The Chance to Succeed

It is a common belief that failure is the opposite of success, you either succeed or you fail, and there isn’t much of an in between.  But is this really true?
Thomas Edison is credited with creating the filament in light bulbs that made them feasible for average americans to buy (no he did not invent [...]

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Why I Don’t Have Cable

For my entire life until we moved into our new house I had cable, nearly every imaginable channel, and I never fathomed my life without it. Whenever I turn on a cable channel I take a step back in time to a memory of years past. Speed Channel depicts my childhood years dreaming of cars [...]

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You Are Who You Associate With

Cliques are everywhere, they are unavoidable.  As we grow up we float from clique to clique and we change “lunch table groups;” perhaps we were even members of a couple of different cliques at once. Our friends shape our reality and influence us beyond belief.
Even as we get older peer pressure is still extremely powerful. [...]

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The Power of Gradual

The Power of Gradual is quite possibly the most powerful force ever.  It takes discipline, hard work, and time, but it has proven time and time again the best way to get things done.  Have you ever placed a bucket under a dripping faucet and forgot about it?  By the time you walk by it and [...]

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Entrepreneur Mentor Society

As I’m sure you can tell, I love business and personal finance (why else would I create a blog about it?), but what many of you might not know is that my true passion lies in entrepreneurship.  My passion came about in college when I decided to surround myself with the people I wanted to [...]

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What Makes A Millionaire?

Not as much as most people think.
The following information is adapted from research by Stephanie Komon at Kent State University, and is based on the book The Millionaire Next Door.  Stephanie’s research was derived for the ability of fundraisers to be able to spot wealthy people, but it is very relevant for us.  Her presentation [...]

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