Plan B Success

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!

Bill Sanders is CEO of Mobus Creative Negotiating, a firm founded by the late Frank Mobus. Mobus's nationally recognized experts provide corporate training, coaching, and consulting to Fortune 500 companies. Prior to that, Mobus and Sanders played central roles at Karrass, the twentieth-century gold standard for negotiation training. He also consults with National Football League franchises on statistical analysis, helping ten head coaches to lead their teams to the Super Bowl over the last 30 years.

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The pursuit of happiness is a lifelong enterprise for many. The goal is elusive. You can plan and work on executing for its attainment, yet may face several challenges along the way. While most see it as an end to external factors, it is as much intrinsic too.

Where does your happiness lie and what's the problem with it? Let's find out!

When you ask yourself as to what makes you happy, you reflect back on experiences, possessions, or relationships that you cherish. Well, truly speaking happiness is a neurochemical experience. There are neurotransmitters that create the sensation associated with happiness. Not to burst your bubble, but this means you're in control of your own happiness irrespective of situations. While there are other neurotransmitters, let's look at dopamine, the feel-good, or the reward chemical.

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Tracy Lamourie, Owner of Lamourie PR has been providing professional PR services for more than 20 years. She focuses on working with ethical businesses, progressive politicians, media personalities, public speakers, and social justice groups, and other interesting people! Smart, edgy, focused, savvy, and skilled — Tracy is passionate about helping people and companies build their brands and elevate careers into the stratosphere! In politics, the arts, entertainment, or business.

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Is greed just a bad vice or more?

Just like good and bad debt, greed too can be good. One positive aspect is that it can motivate you to strive and do better to gain what you seek. Better socio-economic outcomes are a result of such greed. Greed can inspire altruism once the goals you're after are accomplished, or perhaps you're on the way to accomplishing them. Greed is truly bad when only self-centered and lacks concern for others.

Where do you draw the balance then?

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Everyone advises us to be authentic, to just be ourselves. But, is that the case at all times, whether at work or play?

Research shows that when you show up as you truly are, you tend to be more productive and happy. But, being yourself also means being honest with one another, which can sometimes rub people the wrong way. And, is that professional or not?

There is no black and white answer. It's another gray area where you need to bring your own appetite for candor too.

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A South Korean immigrant, Victoria Wieck secured an education and went to work for an LA-based jewelry manufacturing business. Soon, her talents led her to start her own jewelry business in 1989. Over the next 3 decades, it flourished led her to have her own show on Shop HQ. Having traveled the world, she wrote about her travel experiences and recently published a novel, Shattered Sky. She is working on Living the American Dream Your Way: How to Turn Your American Dream into Reality, a book from her experiences.

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Ideas are many, and those that make the way to being realized are few. The excuses that can get in the way of an idea finding its path of fruition are also many. Yet, entrepreneurship is the lifeline of businesses and economies around us. It's time to take stock of your skills and talents and look toward the unconventional path of entrepreneurship.

How can you make a difference?

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