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10 Modern-Day Leaders in Personal Growth

Success

Operating sans crystal ball or time machine, we can’t say with certainty, but we have a few ideas we feel pretty confident about. Which self-help guru will future generations talk about the way we talk about Dale Carnegie?

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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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Even more confident. These days, my biggest “little” indulgence is the way I use my credit card reward points. When I went to buy it myself, I was a little taken aback to learn it cost over $200 for a little more than an ounce. Was I so deprived that a simple spritz of perfume changed my sense of self?

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What I Learned from Keeping a Gratitude Journal

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One day he’ll walk out the door and end up somewhere exotic, tropical, freezing or remote, confident and curious. Gratitude journals are the opposite of work-intensive, requiring only a pen, pad and a handful of quiet moments. You can keep them anywhere. It’ll be hard to see him go, but I’m thankful that’s the way he is.

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How to Manage Yourself When Making the Move to Self-Employment

Productivityist

Some tips that could help include: Track all of your lifestyle expenses and analyze your spending habits, truthfully Draw up a realistic budget and identify where and how you can lower your lifestyle costs so they are at the absolute lowest during your start-up period.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

The Small Business Blog

Small business credit cards flourish as loans disappear : Want a loan for your business? That’s about all banks are going to offer — and the terms are much less favorable than traditional lines of credit. Hit the plastic. Howevcr, slack consumer demand remains a concern. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

The Small Business Blog

Canadian small business confidence slowly improving : Small business confidence in the Canadian economy is improving but it suggests that although the recovery is proceeding its pace is gradual. Businesses in Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, British Columbia and Alberta are the most optimistic for the coming year. .

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Could You Write a Book in a Month?

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In 2005 I was confident. According to my credit card, I always find a decent pair of jeans to purchase, so I trust that my editing can make pure genius out of whatever chaos I create. I muddle through the week with some level of confidence. It feels like a mad shopping spree where you take 27 items into the T.J.