Increasing Numbers of Female Billionaires
In my search to find out more about billionaires and to help inspire women to become billionaires, I have come across many interesting trends. Recently there have been some downturns in the value of some already established billionaires and millionaires, due to the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States. However, the downturn in the US economy has not been a bad thing for some, since the number of Billionaires in the United Kingdom rose from 33 to 42 by the end of 2007. Similarly two new Canadians became billionaires this past year. Continue reading »
4 Ways to Make Gratitude a Daily Practice
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In my article about the power of gratitude I outlined the reasons why everyone should incorporate more gratitude in their lives. For most us, we tend to focus on what we are grateful for a few times per year, if we’re lucky. Thanksgiving is one of the most loaded holidays because it was meant to remind us to be grateful for what we have, but instead we decide to tax our bodies by stuffing them to the brim with fatty foods and falling asleep in front of the television. This is hardly the way to focus on what we are grateful for. Continue reading »
Being Grateful for What You Have
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In my post on how to start down the road of financial freedom, I mentioned the first three steps to becoming wealthy. But one of the things that I wanted to revisit is the idea of gratitude. When most people think of gratitude, they probably think of Thanksgiving. Think about it, if we made a holiday to remind us to give thanks for what we have, there must be good reason. And there is! Being thankful for what we have is one of the most powerful practices that you can develop on your road to prosperity.
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