Boost Your Brain Power
Boost Your Brain Power The mind is a muscle and according to a recent article published in Success Magazine, our brains start to power down in our early 40s! I imagine that like me, everyone wants to hang on to that brain power and do whatever it takes to make that “mind muscle” work for you. Lets identify some of the things that contribute to this mind weakening and talk about how to avoid them. Contributors to diminished brain power: Frequently and quickly switching back and forth between tasks Over focusing, remembering every little detail The need to instantly respond to...
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Optimistic Entrepreneurs San Diego is home to many optimistic entrepreneurs- why not join them! San Diego entrepreneur and San Diego business attorney Gary Quackenbush can help! According to a recent Union Tribune article, San Diego entrepreneurs have hit an all time high in optimism. The article references the Union Bank Small Business Economy Survey, a survey of 631 entrepreneurs on the West Coast. The survey found that overall, business owners have the most optimistic outlook since 2012 with nearly one third of surveyed entrepreneurs havaing hired new employees in 2014. Nine...
Read MoreCommon Tax Mistakes: Tax Season 2015
Common Tax Mistakes: Tax Season 2015 With tax season in full swing its time to remind ourselves of the common mistakes that tax payers make when filing taxes. A recent article published by ABC News outlines some of the most common tax mistakes made by filers each year. Many of these mistakes can be avoided by proper planning and organization and a good, thorough proofreading of your return. Want more return filing advice? The IRS lists out their top 8 common tax mistakes in this article. Here are the highlights. Social Security Numbers: Be sure to double check your SSN, that of your spouse...
Read More5 Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read
5 Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie If you haven’t read this book already, you really should. Almost any list of the top books on leadership, interpersonal communication, relationships and success contain this title because of its simplicity and real value. Learn from Dale Carnegie, one of human relations’ forerunners, as he shares stories of common people like most of us and greats such as Abraham Lincoln, Charles Schwab, John D. Rockefeller and many more. His overarching message? If you care about others, they will care about...
Read MoreTop CEO’s on How to Conduct Meetings
Top CEO’s on How to Conduct Meetings Drake Baer, Business Insider writer and entrepreneurship expert, shares some fantastic principles from a few of today’s top execs on how to conduct meetings. Here are a few excerpts from his article (full version here): Opsware CEO and Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Ben Horowitz likes to have one-to-one meetings. Horowitz, who spends much of his time mentoring young leaders, says that most important job for a CEO is to architect the way people communicate in a company. The one-to-one meeting is essential to that process, he says, as...
Read MoreBaby Steps: Personal Finance
Baby Steps: Personal Finance Money. One word with lot’s of emotions behind it. Today, we’d like to change gears a bit and talk about personal finance. Here are what Dave Ramsey calls the 7 baby steps to financial peace: 1: Get an emergency fund Save up $1,000 for when those emergencies happen. It’s not a matter of if they will happen… it’s a matter of when. If your income is $20,000 or below then you can start out with an emergency fund of $500. 2: Get out of debt This is probably one of the hardest things for people because we think it’s...
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