It’s Valentine’s Day and “Love is in the air, everywhere I look around….” John Paul Young. Let’s talk about love and relationships. If you’re single, maybe this song makes you sick? If I didn’t have anybody to cozy up with at night, I’d probably randomly hurl at the site of lovers rubbing their noses and holding […]
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Have you ever wondered who pays the bill if you’re a prospective client? I found myself asking this very question when I made plans with a realtor I was considering hiring. It all started when I went to an open house and met a realtor named Sally. I was immediately drawn to Sally due to
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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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Anybody can sell their services but not everybody can build and sustain a fruitful relationship. This is why making money is easier than building relationships. How many sets of friends have you had over your lifetime? How many acquaintances have come and gone? Too many in my mind. The other day, I became dismayed by one blogger
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One of my old friends, Peter mentioned the other day that he got engaged. He’s 37 and she’s 28. They met about 4 years ago at a bar when he was somewhat inebriated but immediately hit it off. Peter isn’t exactly the most studly looking guy standing at 5′ 7″ with a belly hanging over
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This post about feeling like a burden was originally published on 7/7/2010, about two years after I got married. It was also published right in the middle of a global financial crisis. Things were very difficult then, as they are now. At the end of the day, I just hope to be included and recognized
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If you can master the ability to stay calm under pressure, you can excel in a lot of situations. Keeping your cool is vital at work, raising kids, driving, and especially in emergencies. It’s like a super skill. My father is exceptionally good at staying calm under pressure. I learned this one evening during a
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Do you feel invisible in your career, with your friends, or family? Not getting the recognition you deserve can be so discouraging. But, it’s possible to overcome the wall of invisibility and ascension to succeed at anything you want. If I’ve learned anything in the work place, it’s that we all want recognition for a
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Today I’m celebrating writing 200 posts on Financial Samurai! It’s been a wonderful journey so far and I want to thank you for visiting my tiny slice of the matrix. We may not always agree, but that’s the beauty of it all. Through differences of opinion, we’re allowed to learn from each other and flourish mentally,
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While waiting at the dentist, I picked up the April issue of Inc. Magazine and stumbled upon an article entitled, “The Secret Of Their Success.” The article discusses what really drives salespeople to succeed. We are all salespeople, whether we know it or not, which is why being a happy loser helps bring out the
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