Overcoming Trauma

January 16, 2012

When seeking answers to the question, “How to find success?”, you need to realize that the first step is to take care of past issues that are plaguing your mind and keeping you in a prison of negativity. One of the most devastating hits against your mind is experiencing trauma, such as a car accident, [...]

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No Good Debt, Part One: Car Loans

January 13, 2012

If you want to get out of debt, questions like, “Should I get a car loan?” need to be eliminated from your conversation. Yes, yes, both Jerry and I carried a car loan on our second cars (I bought my first one – a very used Chevy Nova – with cash, and Jerry’s parents gave [...]

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How To Be Healthy When You’re Sick

January 12, 2012

I hate throwing up. Actually, what I hate worse is feeling nauseated. And I’ve done neither since my first trimester of pregnancy over five years ago. Until yesterday afternoon. Blech. A couple of posts ago I mentioned my son coming down with some stomach bug. And was hoping beyond hope I would be able to [...]

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Success Is Your Birthright Podcast Put On The Shelf

January 11, 2012

I am indefinitely shelving the “Success Is Your Birthright” podcast. There are other things I must focus on right now, things of greater priority. Thanks for listening, and I hope you subscribe to the blog!

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This Journey Called Life

January 10, 2012

A week ago, we were all excited when we brought home two new friends, Anna Rat and Maria Rat. They are just babies, and now we are all getting impatient because they seem to be taking forever to get tame. Last night, Benjamin experienced throwing up for the first time. And Jerry and I got [...]

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Do You Suffer From This Insidious Barrier to Success?

January 9, 2012

Learned helplessness is a phenomenon guaranteed to keep you from experiencing true success. It comes after continual exposure to a traumatic situation that seems cannot be avoided, and when anything similar happens to you in the future, you shut down, thinking there is no way to avoid it. Physical abuse is an obvious example. If [...]

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How To Budget Money When You Have Kids

January 6, 2012

If you want financial freedom, you must learn how to budget your money. But how do you do this when you have several children? Budgeting with kids isn’t easy, but it is far from impossible. First and foremost, you and your spouse need to pick your priorities. Most people can’t have financial independence before the [...]

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Keeping Your New Year’s Fitness Resolutions

January 5, 2012

Need some fitness tips for a winter workout routine? If you’re like many Americans, you’ve made some weight loss goals to get this New Year started off right. But now you’re looking at the cold and snow, and/or dark days, and are tempted to put off starting a new fitness routine until March or April. [...]

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You Deserve It…Within Reason

January 4, 2012

Sometimes, those of us who pursue a more fulfilling life get a bit too heady about it, and lose the joy in living. We analyze it almost to death, thinking that our dreams and desires must fit into a narrow mold, into a limited set of specifications that have been arbitrarily formed out of past experience [...]

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In Case You’re Collecting Dust…

January 4, 2012

I recently saw this video on Tess’ blog The Bold Life, a bit of inspiration for you: As this post publishes, the year 2012 has just begun. Begin it well. Shake off the dust of the past, and move forward. You can. You do have the courage. Better things await. Shake the dust.

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