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"In Charge of the Game"

Chris Brady

In today's political environment there seems to be two sides: 1) those who think the government can and should be in charge of solving our problems, and 2) those who think the government is evil and. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].

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Grown-ups Should Make Sure That They Have

Chris Brady

Children live through their days with nary a thought about their physical diet, muscular development, money, friendship maintenance and cultivation, and the environment.

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Goal Setting vs. Goal Sitting

Chris Brady

Align your environment. Much of the time our environment, if not entirely responsible, is at least an accomplice in who we are, what we do, and how we behave. The point is that self-denial can be used to encourage correct actions, which are then rewarded in small but non-destructive ways. 

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Improvement Deficiency Syndrome

Chris Brady

If you detect that being in a positive environment, reading good books, and associating with uplifting people is having no effect on your attitude, heart, or service toward others - seek help fast. The symptoms of IDS include the following: 1. persistent resistance to a positive attitude 2. These symptoms are serious.

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A Tribute to John Wooden

Chris Brady

As a leader, my job was to do everything possible to help those I allowed to join our team achieve this - to create an environment and attitude that brought out the very best in each of them. Let's not do it for them by defeating ourselves from within. *

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The Best Leaders Have Fun

Chris Brady

Our moods come and go, change and morph, in reaction to our environment, circumstances, and how we choose to perceive and react to those stimuli. It is at this point we might enjoy looking at the official definition (taken from Webster's, definition #2) Fun: a mood for finding or making amusement. It's a mood!

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Launching a Personal Finance Revolution

Chris Brady

For instance, here is just a sample of some of the "financial heresies" we will be discussing: Spending and credit are actually addictions for many Net Worth as a financial goal is stupid Inflationary environments encourage a certain type of behavior, but this behavior becomes unsustainable and exposes one to undue risk Diversification as (..)

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