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The Law of Habit

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The Law of Habit states that probably 95% of everything you do is based on your habits. A bad habit is easy to create, but difficult to live with. A good habit is difficult to create but easy to live with. Decide upon and develop the habits that are most conducive to your success until they become automatic. Practice new habits (like sticking to your investing plan) until they become your masters. What habits do you need to create and automate? (photo licensed by deposit photos.com)

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The Law of Concentration

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The Law of Concentration states that whatever you dwell upon grows in your life. What are you focused on? What do you talk about? Remember:  “You become what you think about.” Earl Nightingale

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“Noah, we are the rain makers.” at ark.

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The Law of Incremental Improvement

The Law of Incremental Improvement-Practice “Kaizen”-In Japanese, Kaizen means “continuous betterment.” You can accomplish extraordinary things by becoming a tiny bit better at something related to your goals each day.  What are you going to improve upon today?

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The Law of Cause & Effect

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The Law of Cause and Effect says that, for every effect in your life, there is a specific cause. Nothing happens by accident. Success has specific causes, just as prosperity and wealth do. Everything you do or don’t do has an effect or a result, positive or negative, somewhere in your life. Your job is to find out the cause-effect relationships and use them, like energy, to your own advantage. The most important application of the law is this: Thoughts are causes and conditions are effects.

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Why Your But Stinks

“Don’t walk behind me: I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” Robert Camus

“Don’t walk behind me: I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
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Yes, your but might be getting in your way!
Hey, I got your attention, didn’t I? Now go back and read how I spelled the word “but” in the title.
That’s better. We are now on the same page!

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Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail

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(an excerpt from the book UP! by Ann Babiarz ©2017 all rights reserved)

An investing plan is a complete set of rules that covers every aspect of your trading and investing life. Many amateur traders and investors do not have any sort of plan and they enter the markets with little regard to their risk and profit objectives. Comprehensive risk and money management strategies lie at the heart of all good investing plans. From a good investing plan comes solid fine-tuned habits. Keep in mind, bad habits are easy to create and difficult to live with. Good habits are difficult to create and easy to live with. A solid investing plan will help you create and sustain good habits.

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PASSWORD PLEASE

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This is a chapter from CHAOS- The Manual Protect Yourself and Your ASSETS from Chaos by Michael A. Babiarz, JD & Ann M. Babiarz.

Tis always the season for CHAOS.  Here are a few tips and pointers for you if it happens strike you.

 

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What Parents Need to do to Protect Their Children

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(by Attorney Constance M. Doyle, (847) 807-4477, cdoylelaw@sbcglobal.net, © 2017, used by permission) photo licensed by Depositphotos.com

It is the worst nightmare for any parent. Your child needs care — medical attention, school issues, other simple or serious day-to-day concerns — and you are not available. What if your child travels with a school group outside of the United States and becomes ill? What if you are in an accident and can’t direct the doctors as to your own care, much less the care your child requires? What if you entered the United States without documentation and you are deported back to your home country, leaving behind your young children? Who can step into your shoes and take care of all of those personal needs for your minor children that are normally part of your role as parent?

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