How to Protect Your Credit in an Emergency - 03/07/07 09:37 AM
How to Protect Your Credit in an Emergency
by: credit.com

How to Protect Your Credit in an Emergency
Most people know that simple things such as paying bills late or applying for too many new accounts will damage their credit scores. But what about more complicated life events like divorce or illness? Did you know that these crisis situations can have a major impact on your credit if you're not careful? Let's investigate:
Divorce
It's a common misconception that divorce decrees separate your legal responsibility for shared accounts. Joint credit cards, co-signed auto loans, and shared mortgages will continue to belong to both … (4 comments)

The Importance of Mental Fitness - 03/07/07 09:31 AM
The Importance of Mental FitnessBy: Brian Tracy
The Hard Work of SellingSelling is hard work. It is one of the most difficult jobs in our economy. As a salesperson, you face continual rejection, potential failure, persistent disappointment, setbacks, obstacles and difficulties not experienced by most people. Selling is not easy and it has never been easy. It never will be easy. It will always be varying degrees of difficult, from hard to very hard, to very, very hard. And to be successful in selling you must be tough, as well. Your Attitude Makes the DifferenceIn selling, your attitude is probably eighty percent of … (2 comments)

Prepare Thoroughly Before You Begin - 03/05/07 02:09 PM
Prepare Thoroughly Before You Begin By: Brian Tracy
Have Everything At Hand One of the best ways for you to overcome procrastination and get more things done faster is for you to have everything you need at hand before you begin. When you are fully prepared, you are like a cocked gun or an archer with an arrow pulled back taut in the bow. You just need one small mental push to get started on your highest value tasks.  Clear Your Workspace Begin by clearing off your desk or workspace so that you only have one task in front of you. … (0 comments)

Increasing Your Value - 03/04/07 01:29 PM
Increasing Your ValueBy: Brian TracyYour goal is to organize your life in such a way that you enjoy a good income, a high standard of living, and that you are the master of your economic destiny rather than a victim of changing economic times. Contribution Is the KeyYour job is an opportunity to contribute a value to your company in excess of your cost. In its simplest terms, your job is as secure as your ability to render value in excess of what it costs to keep you on the payroll. If you want to earn more money at your current … (0 comments)

Earn the Respect of Others - 03/03/07 11:31 AM
Earn the Respect of OthersBy: Brian Tracy The Most Important Measure of SuccessBeing respected by others is very important to each of us. A survey done by the Gallup organization found that the most prominent living Americans rated the respect of others as the most important measure of success in life. They worked very hard to earn the respect of their parents, the respect of their spouses and children, the respect of their peers and colleagues, and the respect of mankind at large. Why You Respect Yourself
It seems that we truly respect ourselves only when we feel that we are respected by … (0 comments)

Increase Your Income 1000% - 03/02/07 10:18 AM
Increase Your Income 1000%By: Brian Tracy
Here's an exercise for you; imagine that it's possible for you to earn 10 times your current annual wage. If you're earning $25,000, imagine for a moment that it's possible for you to earn $250,000, a 1,000 percent increase. Believe In YourselfThe first reaction of most people to that exercise is to smile briefly and then to begin thinking about why it isn't possible. One man said to me, "If you knew how many years it's taken for me to get to what I'm earning today you wouldn't be suggesting that I could earn 10 times … (0 comments)

Thinking Out of the Box! - 03/01/07 01:29 PM
Thinking Out of the BoxBy: Brian TracyImprove the Quality of Your Thinking Human beings are mental organisms. Everything we are or ever will be, will be as the direct result of the way we think. If we improve the quality of our thinking, we must improve the quality of our lives. And, there is no other way to do it. Youth and Creativity
In one series of I.Q. tests given to children ages 2 - 4 years, 95% of the children were found to be highly creative with curious, questioning minds and an ability for abstract thinking. When the same children were tested again at age … (0 comments)

 


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