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Lessons in Community Entrepreneurship from Madam C.J. Walker and Maggie Lena Walker
Madam C.J. Walker and Maggie Lena Walker had a few things in common: they shared their last name (although weren’t related), they both were daughters of parents who had been...
Embrace Positive Thinking as an Entrepreneur
Great ideas take flight when you are free of fear. Easier said than done, I know, but everyone faces fear — and that includes innovative, successful entrepreneurs. An...
Why Choosing ESG Investing is Reasonable – and Responsible
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing is a great strategy to use amid global warming, social inequalities, and management deficiency
7 Tips for Overcoming Setbacks
Life, wonderful and complicated, is not a smooth elevator ride to the penthouse of success. I contest that the path to success is more akin to climbing a steep, rocky...
Visualization: A Key to Financial (and Life) Success
Visualizing is putting the end goal, your purpose, at the forefront of your mind. This can motivate you to take necessary action to achieve the goal. Author, Stephen Covey, in “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” explains the importance of “Beginning with the end in mind.”
10 Ways to Flip a Bad Day into a Good One
Are you having a bad day? Is it one of those days when everything seems to be not working, or going in unexpected and overall annoying ways? You will survive whatever...
Less Stress, More Gratitude – 5 Ways to Get Rid of That Excess of Control
We all might have the best interests in our hearts to advise someone on what to do, but we cannot pretend we can control them. We all wait for the best in our lives, but we...
Facts Versus Fiction in Investing
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin In almost every aspect of life, the more informed and knowledgeable you are, the better you can make...
How Recognizing Cognitive Biases Can Improve Your Investment Performance
“Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.” Ludwig Wittgenstein, 20th century Austrian-British philosopher There are many ways in which flawed thinking is hardwired...
Overcoming your Fears and becoming a Successful Entrepreneur
Great ideas take flight when you are free of fear. Everyone faces fear, and that includes innovative, successful entrepreneurs. An entrepreneur’s very job is to swim...
Why Most Investors Perform Far Worse Than the Stock Market?
“A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy and be greedy when others are fearful.” Warren Buffett Throughout life, there is often a disconnect...
Would You Visit a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative for Medical Advice?
Suppose you start feeling ill, and then your symptoms become more serious. Your next step would (hopefully) be to seek out expert medical advice to get better. Would you...