Last week I was shopping at Walmart and I had the honor of being checked out by this lovely women. After chatting with her she told that she was blessed to have just celebrated her seventy-sixth birthday. Now me being me, I asked her why in the world was she working at this age of her life. She informed me that she needed the extra income to make ends meet at the end of the month. As I walked away I couldn't help but wonder if this was on her 'bucket list'. I can't honestly believe that this

I've been told over and over you have to spend money to make money. I don't dispute that, however I do have to ask myself this question. How much am I willing to invest now to secure my future? I have invested thousands of dollars in numerous "get rich quick" schemes. Well, I really can't call it investing because there was no return. I guess it would be best described as gambling thousands of dollars on the schemes. I should have just gone to the casino, at least I would have had fun losing it

I was waken this morning by a thought that had plagued my sleep throughout the night. It was so strong that it felt like one of those subliminal message that gives you the urge to get popcorn during the movie, being integrated into the very fibers of my being. "Rejection"! Fear of rejection has always been a major excuse for me that disallowed me to fully reach my untapped potential. In every decision that we make, fear of rejection is a emotion that can come on really strong. It can be paraly

As I am reading Robert Kiyosaki 's book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" he is making me really see how I have spent the last 40 years of my life minding someone else's business. I have made millions for Woolworth, KMart, Target, car dealerships, and timeshare resorts. Yes I have owned a small business, but as I look back over my life, I realize that I never invested as much in my business as I invested in the business of my previous employers. That fear that Mr. Kiyosaki speaks of motivated me to be a mu

I started my day listening to Robert Kiyosaki so it got off to a really good start. I have found that if I start my day off listening to something motivating and uplifting that I can tackle whatever comes in my direction. My thought processs is completely different and I find myself paying it forward by trying to motivate others. Today I got the opportunity to speak with my daughters and help get there day off to a wonderful start. Just being able to pull them into my world of positivity was th