Monthly Archive: October 2011

Oct
31

Sharpen The Saw Part 4

The last area of your life that requires sharpening is your spiritual self. When most people think spiritual, they think religion. That definition doesn’t work well for me, because I’ve never really followed any organized religion. I didn’t grow up in a home where we attended church every Sunday. In fact, if we went, it …

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Oct
28

Sharpen The Saw Part 3

The third area of your life that you can sharpen the saw in is mental. Keeping your mind sharp is one of the most important habits you can develop. Many people think that the end of their school days is the end of their learning, and that’s why they end up in the rat race …

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Oct
27

Sharpen The Saw Part 2

Yesterday I talked about the first area of your life you can sharpen your saw in. I didn’t really even get into nutrition and rest or all the other ways you can revitalize your physical self. Today, I want to cover your social/emotional self and how to sharpen the saw in that area. You’ve likely …

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Oct
26

Mentors Say Sharpen The Saw!

I have a daily calendar on my desk with short messages taken from the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People book by Stephen R. Covey. I’m sure you’ve heard of the book, but perhaps you’re not that familiar with the contents. The seventh habit in the book is to Sharpen The Saw, or developing a …

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Oct
25

Do You Work For Money, Or Does It Work For You?

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned through looking for mentors, is that the successful amongst us have learned how to make their money work for them. Our economic systems are designed so that those who don’t figure this out become wage slaves to those who do. If you ever want to become financially free, …

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Oct
24

Your Own Mentor Dinner Party

I was asked an interesting question earlier today, and it caused me to stop and think. The question was, if you could invite any six living people to dinner, who would they be? I went with my first instincts with my list, and here’s who I chose. The first choice was Bob Proctor. I think …

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Oct
21

A Guide By Your Side

I was having coffee a couple weeks ago with a gentleman that I met at a seminar. When we first met, we started talking at one of the breaks, and he mentioned that he was retired but liked to stay active by investing. He managed his portfolio by trading stocks, options and forex for a …

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Oct
20

Networking For Mentors

Do you have a lot of success going to networking events and drumming up new business or making new contacts? I find myself out in networking situations generally at least once a week, and I’m learning to use a new approach. You’ve likely been to a networking event in the past and had someone come …

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