The Yakezie Writing Contest was my way of giving back to people in need back in 2011. One of my favorite business school classes focused on Emerging Market Economies. We read C.K. Prahalad’s book called, “Fortune At The Bottom Of The Pyramid“. It described how entrepreneurs were finding cost effective ways to serve the poorest […]
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Nature vs. nurture is an ancient debate about determining a child’s future success. Success is often defined in terms of money, career, and status. Personally, I think there is an unhealthy desire for prestige and money that is ruining many people’s lives. I think it’s much better to get rich and then get off the
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What’s so bad about those who just want to regular people and have some fun? Perhaps they are too lazy and afraid to dream bigger. So I often I come across people with a no-can-do mindset. If you want to grow your wealth, invest, and retire a millionaire, you want more than regular people. Most
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 The following is a guest post by a regular reader who is a 30 year old woman. She is thinking about kids and growing old. Here are her musings. So often we let society overly influence how we feel and act. I could go on for hours about topics like body image, nutrition, and politics
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Learn how to become a Certified Financial Planner thanks to Paul Williams from Provident Planning. He’s a fee-only financial planner in Lancaster County, PA, and regularly writes about personal finance from a Christian perspective. If you want to become a CFP®, he’d be happy to talk with you. I was excited when Sam invited me
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The best football conference is the Pac 12 in 2021-2022 baby! Go Bears! But actually, the best football conference is probably the Big Ten based on all the stats back when I first wrote this post in 2010. 1. Big Ten F/+ Top 25 teams: 5 (35.7 percent)Sagarin divisional ranks: No. 3 (East division), No.
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Good day brilliant minds! I thought it would be helpful to do a recap of the conclusions from this past week’s posts given we had over 200 comments. Understanding happiness, taxes, and net worth is key. The purpose of these articles is to get people thinking about issues so we can be more open minded.
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When life is so good in America, it’s easy to slack off. Here are three keys to motivation. None of them have much to do about money. Here’s a short 10 minute video I stumbled upon which eerily highlights several things I do and why (ie play guitar). The video also touches upon reasons why
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Let’s talk about failure and success. We’ve all made mistakes and done things we later regretted. But, I hope to inspire you to use those “Oh no!” moments of failure to succeed instead. You can create a masterpiece by failing forward. Have you ever noticed that some of the most successful people in the world
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There’s a fine line between being a jerk and being constructive. As a parent, manager, spouse, or friend, most of the time we just want what’s best for others. The problem is, we’re afraid to offend and we therefore lose any ability to help. There’s no better reward than advising someone how to improve, and then watch
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