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Careful What You Wish For: Is Chasing Your Dreams a Bad Idea?
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Careful What You Wish For: Is Chasing Your Dreams a Bad Idea?

I’ve always insisted that one of my biggest regrets has been not studying English or Journalism so that I could have been a professional writer. I’ve kicked myself for going to a business school to pursue a bachelor of commerce so that I could make the big bucks instead of […]

When Jail Time Isn’t an Option: How to Deal With Difficult People
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When Jail Time Isn’t an Option: How to Deal With Difficult People

Sometimes I know that it can seem that there is just a lack of common sense in a majority of the population, or that some people have the emotional intelligence of a rock. Although it’s easy to get caught up in other people’s negative energy, it’s important to catch yourself […]

Stop Waiting For a Career Miracle: Creating Your Own Opportunities
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Stop Waiting For a Career Miracle: Creating Your Own Opportunities

I, like many of those in their late-20’s/early 30’s have been patiently waiting for my “passion” to just to one day miraculously appear to me. I’ve been working hard doing things that aren’t necessarily my passion with the hopes that one day, someone would just show up and say — […]

How to Change Your Nasty Spending Habits
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How to Change Your Nasty Spending Habits

I get asked frequently – what advice would you give to those who are struggling to make ends meet? If you are struggling to make ends meet, there is either a major problem with your spending/saving habits or you need to pick up the hustle and start making more money. […]

Who Do You Want to Be? How to Shape Your Future Starting Today
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Who Do You Want to Be? How to Shape Your Future Starting Today

I just read a great article in Psychology Today titled Reinvent Yourself, and it brought up some really interesting points on how to shape your future by focusing more on your future self. As you’ve read in past posts, I am currently (still) working on my own reinvention, and it’s […]

4 Tricks to Avoid Mindless Spending (aka “I Think I’m Rich” Mode)
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4 Tricks to Avoid Mindless Spending (aka “I Think I’m Rich” Mode)

Shopping can be fun, social, therapeutic — but once it starts costing more than actual therapy, maybe it’s time to look at some of your shopping habits. It’s easy to get caught up in the feel-good chemicals that the ability to swipe that magical card brings, so before you go […]

Want to be More Influential? Work on Being a Better Listener.
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Want to be More Influential? Work on Being a Better Listener.

I’m one of those people who doesn’t like talking on the phone. The only people who can get me on the phone is my dad and grandmother, and that’s because they don’t know how to send text messages. The problem with our current nonverbally-communicating culture is that many of us […]