“Money Can't Buy Happiness” is an age-old adage. Some live by it and others don't believe it. It means that happiness comes from within, not from material possessions. It also means that one should look for inner peace than seek solace in external factors.

Well, it's true that peace and happiness are internal. But, it's also true that you cannot live in isolation in a connected world. There are creature comforts you need, even to live. Money does play a role in your happiness.

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Joanna Pohorski is a certified business/ life coach and real estate investor. With 20 years of business management experience, she set out to help business owners to achieve their business and life goals faster and better. Joanna has a degree in applied linguistics and a certification in project management. A multilingual, she has traveled the world. In this episode, we discuss accountability and how that being at the center of all you do can allow for your success, guaranteed!

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Luck and hard work, both have an impact on your life. While hard work may not guarantee you phenomenal success, its lack does lead to failure. When you put your best efforts in, you do unlock your achievements. Try just timing your luck and you are not guaranteed anything. The actions you take ensure your results. While lame luck can have a play, deliberate actions increase the chances of the success you seek.

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Stress and Worry are debilitating factors on your path to productivity. Yet, when controlled, they can accelerate your success. Recognize your stressors and learn to control them than be in their control. It may be impossible to reduce your stress unless you recognize what's causing them. Yet, you may only partially manage their impact. Learn to live with them but turn stress and worry to be enabling factors on your journey to success.

How? Tune in to find out!

Elizabeth Dodson, named as Number One Female Founder in FinTech worldwide by Quesnay (in 2019), is the Co-Founder of HomeZada, software that helps homeowners save time and money managing their property. Her goal is to help reduce the 33% annual income that is spent on your home by 10%. She has 20 years of technology experience on B2B/ B2C platforms driving multi-million dollar sales growth. Elizabeth is also a mentor at Stevenson and Loyola University and an advisory board member at College Track Sacramento.

Long ago, before we started turning spare bedrooms or breakfast tables into makeshift offices, remote work had begun. But, it wasn't accepted much, since we were still attuned to looking over the shoulder of our employees, a habit from the industrial era. Then the pandemic hit and remote work became our reality out of necessity. We learned to trust employees and treat them as mature individuals who can take responsibility for their work.

It's for the future to acclimatize the new norm!

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They say you're more likely to succeed when you focus on others' problems and help them find solutions than your own. How true is that? As you help others, you get helped in the process. Whatever your personal goals are, no matter how much you focus on them, you'll always come short. But, focus on helping another, and in the process, you'll find your own goals being met.

How? Let's listen and find out!

How often have you found yourself with little patience and getting upset over small things? What was the root cause? Were these challenging times for you? Were you under stress? And, when you did come out of it, did you regret your behavior?

Anger and frustration are complex human emotions that find their roots in stress, disappointment, failure, and fear. Being aware of such feelings and knowing you need to have an upper hand is the way to manage your emotions.

Never let things get out of control...

Everyone is interested in succeeding, and much of that lies in the future.

How do you accurately predict that future today so you are better prepared when it arrives?

The answer lies partly in our past and the themes of evolution as well. You can look ahead by visiting the past to get clues of what worked and what didn't. Also, there is the possibility to turn the predictable future on its head to open eyes to what is possible, yet unfathomable!

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Ivan Wanis Ruiz, a communications expert originally trained in facilitation at the Ministry of Attorney General in British Columbia. He later became an Advanced Toastmaster Gold and a Certified Trainer for the Dale Carnegie Business Group. A trained actor, he has been featured in films like Rise of the Planet of the Apes and guest-starred on TV shows, Conviction and Supernatural. Ivan is the author of They don't have to be Naked!™ A new approach to public speaking! Let's tune in!