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MSI: What's Your Strategy?

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How many people do you know are currently living from paycheck to paycheck? How many of them are merely one paycheck away from becoming homeless? Just the other day I was sitting alone thinking about a few things, and in the process MSI came to mind. What is MSI you ask? It stands for Multiple Streams of Income. I began to ponder a little more about this topic by asking more questions: I wonder what percentage of middle class individuals even consider generating MSI How can I generate MSI ? Where do I begin to set a plan or strategy in motion? How long did it take other middle class individuals to put their plan in motion? How long did it take for them to see fruits of their labor? These are all valid questions, as I believe there are so many middle class individuals struggling to make ends meet. However, it also makes me wonder...what percentage of the average middle class household is willing to take some sort of risk or investment in order to set their plan in moti

Talk It Out!

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When's the last time you had an argument or disagreement with someone? Do you recall what sparked it? Do you find yourself dwelling on what he or she said that made you so mad and caused you to storm out of the room or simply "run away" from the altercation? Isn't it ironic how at times we can have a disagreement with someone at one moment and everything is all good the next? Well, I'd like to believe that the reason behind it is Effective Communication. If we just take a moment to "Talk it Out" , we'll find that the problem really wasn't all that bad. Effective Communication requires adequate Listening skills from all parties involved. There are 5 Stages of the Listening Process: Receiving:   Hearing & Attending Understanding:   Learning & Deciphering the Meaning Remembering:   Recalling & Retaining Evaluating:   Judging & Criticizing (NOT of one another, but rather the problem) Responding:   Answering & Giving

Make It Happen!

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As I've previously posted on my Facebook wall regarding Time Wasting, here I am today elaborating even further. There are many times throughout our lives when we may become frustrated with our situations, circumstances, or simply over the fact that things have not gone according to plan. Well, as usual I'm here to flip that into a positive. Yes, things don't always go as planned; but quite frankly we gotta be honest with ourselves and others and ask the question:  What are we doing to bring about change? Furthermore, what are we doing to bring our dreams and/or goals to fruition?  What are we doing to "Make it Happen?" If we're just sitting around twiddling our thumbs waiting for something to magically appear, then we'll be forever waiting.  If we're just sitting around talking about it but never being 'bout it, then that's all we're about...just talk. If we're always talking about the things we want out of life, but never put