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We are the sum products of our habits, behaviors and the routines that we carry out each and every day, often without thinking. If we build the right habits into our lives, we can automate the process of attaining success and meaning.

But this also often requires that we unlearn bad habits that we have picked up over time. It can be tricky to unlearn behaviors that we do without a second thought. The secret is to replace negative behaviors with ones that give you a reward now and lead to lasting fulfillment.

Read on to learn how you can begin today.

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You might not ever think of it from all the doom and gloom you hear in the news, but there were one million newly minted millionaires in the last year alone. One million bucks isn’t quite what it used to be with inflation and rising costs, but it is still certainly a good start.

Believe it or not, this truly is the best time in history to have an opportunity to score major wealth. Yes, there are challenges and disruptions in the economy, but they are dwarfed by the incredible potential of the internet for entrepreneurship. Read on to learn why.

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Where you start out helps ensure where you finish.

In business, if you have set out to make a heap of money for yourself, you may find that you don’t have a solid foundation to get there. It’s not enough to be ambitious for yourself. You need to be ambitious about helping others and about creating value.

The most successful are those who have added enormous value to others’ lives. Focus on helping people solve their toughest problems and you will find that success flows out from there. Read on to learn why.

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Getting started out in business is always a challenge, but too many entrepreneurs put extra pressure on themselves by striving to create something completely new.

Creativity and originality are important, but there’s no need to completely reinvent the wheel when there are so many successful business models out there that you can emulate and look to for guidance. The key is to model what has led to business success for others and add your own unique perspective.

Read on to learn more about why a little bit of looking over your shoulder at your neighbor may not be accepted in the classroom, but is essential in the business world.    

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It’s natural to want to do your research and know what you are getting into when you are starting out as an entrepreneur. But I have found that a little research can go a long way. 

If you let yourself get dawdled down in endless stretches of customer and market analysis, you may forget the most important step, which is just getting started and taking action. The impulse to act is what separates the most successful from those who just talk about it.

Read on to learn why you should begin today even if you havent figured it all out yet. 

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Even in a time of exotic financial instruments and alternative forms of banking, there’s nothing like good old fashioned cash to instill confidence 

You don’t want to become overleveraged or tie up too much of your net worth in non-liquid assets. You need to make sure that you have the ability to act on new opportunities that come up, whether they are promising stock opportunities or great real estate ventures.

This is why you need to focus on ensuring reliable cash flow if you are going to ultimately achieve financial independence through passive income.

Read on to learn why.  

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When launching a new business, I have seen the same mistake over and over again. New entrepreneurs spend countless hours prototyping their product and figuring out their processes, but neglect looking at their work from the perspective of their customers.

This is a classic error, as the best product in the world is of little utility if you haven’t targeted the right market base.

I firmly believe that you should always begin by walking around in the shoes of your potential customers to help see what problem they need solved.

Read on to learn more about why you need to start with your customer first each and every time.   

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“Stick with what works.”

These are simple words that have made all the difference in my career. There are many passing trends and opportunities that you could always be jumping on. But if you are determined to be the dog running down every passing car, you are going to neglect developing your key strengths.

I’m lucky that I learned early on that I should double down to develop my key areas of expertise and talents.

Read on to learn why this strategy has worked for me, and can work for you.

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There’s an awful lot of stimuli and noise out there these days. If you aren’t deliberate about where you allow your thoughts to focus, you may easily find that you have strayed away from your core goals.

The good news is that there is a very effective tool you can leverage to help yourself actually re-train your brain to focus in on what really counts. After all, you can’t neglect your mind muscle any more than you can ignore strength training in the rest of your body. 

Read on to learn more about how Personal Programming Messages can help you to stay on course.

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Many of us drive forward on our businesses and plans spurned by ideas of profits and success. But our focus should always be first and foremost on maximizing relevance for our customers. By helping them to solve their toughest problems, we make ourselves invaluable and the profits inevitably follow. 

Read on to learn more on how you can help to stay relevant in an ever-changing and chaotic online marketplace.

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