Archive for July, 2007
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Steve Olsen shares some wisdom in his article describing 6 ways to build exceptional character and integrity. Highlights include:
- Become other person centric
- Contribute first (without expecting rewards)
- Develop mental toughness
- Encourage everyone around you to be the best they can be
- Praise effort, progress, and success
- Do the right thing even when it is unpopular
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TheStreet.com offers 5 simple ways to reduce stupid spending decisions. The article is long, and divided over a few pages, so here’s a brief summary:
- Make a list before you go shopping
- Don’t buy things not on your list
- Create a waiting price for your items, and wait for the price to go that low
- Create a waiting period, a time out after which you may violate the waiting price
- Decide to only purchase high-priced items at 20% below retail price