Archive for December, 2009

Wishing You Much Success in the New Year

As the year comes to a close and we wrap up our editorial efforts for 2009, I would like to wish our readers Happy Holidays and much success in 2010. This has been a very busy year, but I am glad we were able to keep up with our weekly schedule of information-filled success articles, [...]

The Wow Factor

Frances Cole Jones, founder of Cole Media Management, has published a follow on to her original book How to Wow in order to apply the “wow concepts” in the new reality of a collapsed economy.  In her new book, Jones tries to address the needs of so many people who are seeking answers to the [...]

How Badly do You Want to Be Successful?

Most people would agree that success requires effort and sacrifice.  Sure, some people are born with natural abilities that may give them a certain advantage.  But many studies have shown that talent is not a determining factor in deciding your level of success, as is discussed in great detail in the book Talent Is Overrated: [...]

Is It Worth Tracking Your Net Worth?

A recent article by Laura Rowley in her Money and Happiness column on Yahoo discusses The Question of Measuring Financial Progress.  In the article she argues that measuring Net Worth is more of a feel-good exercise than a true measure of financial goals.  She supports her argument with an example of her children’s college savings [...]