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Have you had a challenging day or week? Feel a little tired or discouraged with a current situation? Ready to throw in the towel and quit something?

Don’t worry. It’s very normal to go through times of feeling that something in life stinks and all there is to see and feel is the current mess.

Here is something neat to ponder during those times, though. When doing battle with discouraged feelings, take a look at this report and reflect on this man’s record of failure. It is a testament to how humans can learn and grow and win despite the losses and defeats.

Failed in business in 1831
Defeated for legislature in 1832
Failed in business again in 1833

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http://www.refreshleadership.com/index.php/2010/07/simple-big-opportunit...

In business, everyone wants to “bag the elephant,” “hit a homerun,” or “land a whale.” While these are lofty goals and pursuits, most big deals started out as small deals that turned into a relationship.

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http://u.bizndex.com/training/articles/pd/pure-positivity-by-jim-stovall...

All of us worry about having positive outcomes in our personal and professional lives. This worry stems from many sources, chief among them being the doubt surrounding our best efforts being good enough. All of us suffer from daydreams or nightmares of striving mightily and falling just short of the prize.

All of us worry about having positive outcomes in our personal and professional lives. This worry stems from many sources, chief among them being the doubt surrounding our best efforts being good enough. All of us suffer from daydreams or nightmares of striving mightily and falling just short of the prize.

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http://www.ziglar.com/newsletter/?p=681

Wisdom goes back a long way and comes in the form of examples, illustrations, stories, cliches, parables, etc. One of the oldest bits of philosophy says that “for want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe a horse was lost, for want of a horse a rider was lost, for want of a rider a leader was lost, for want of a leader a battle was lost, for want of a victory a war was lost, for want of a plan a nation was lost.”

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http://www.signindustry.com/management/articles/2007-10-15-JB-AdversityG...

How can you stay self-motivated and productive in the midst of turbulent times and a sluggish economy?

Every challenge, setback and personal difficulty you encounter in life also brings with it the seed of equivalent or greater benefit!

The key to overcoming adversity is to avoid the temptation of panic and instead, focus on finding the greater benefit. Adversity will never leave you where it found you; it will either strengthen your character or weaken your resolve.

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http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/581/1/The-D...

You have probably heard it said that necessity is the mother of invention. If necessity is its mother, desperation must certainly have been its father. Creative people often come up with breakthrough solutions only when they’re forced to.

Professors from the University of Chicago and Harvard determined that there is direct correlation between when unemployment runs out and when people get a job. While desperation may be a great motivator, it’s not always the most productive way to perform with excellence. I believe there is a win/win solution here as you and I—as mature, functioning people—can set our own deadlines.

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Bern’s focus on teamwork and goal setting is thought provoking and positively inspiring to mobilise you both personally and in the workplace
"Part of being positive is being able to change plans as you go along and realising that not everything goes along to a predetermined plan. And it’s how you deal with the changes that make all the difference. The fact that everybody has got mountains to climb within themselves."-BERNARD GOOSEN (First wheelchair bound di-plegic to push to Uhuru Point, Mt Kilimanjaro)

Bern’s focus on teamwork and goal setting is thought provoking and positively inspiring to mobilise you both personally and in the workplace

The question of whether we are seeing deflation or not appears in much of the west and Florida as well deflation re-defined.

This article can be found at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870455410457543587136071814...

Could Japanese-style deflation happen here? And if so, what would it mean for you and your money? Can you prepare in case it hits?

Let's take these in turn.

Is Deflation a Risk?

I use my Voice Recorder to tape Dean calls, then download it to my desktop and then onto a CD to listen to later. I am able to record valuable information and not miss anything, and my notes seem to make better sense because I'm less stressed knowing I won't miss a thing. I also record my thoughts or planning ideas as they come to me. I also use it to record my conversations with other investors, also when I'm walking through a house inspecting it, then go home and write it in my notebook. (I know we're not suppose to promote anything other than what's here) I just felt that this would be a good tip to help other investors in their business since sometimes we can get on information overload.

Together we can make a difference!

Tammy

As a result of a slow down in the real estate market, the indexes affecting interest rates, inflation, etc. are slumping.

This article can be found at: http://news.****/s/nm/20100824/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday as sales of existing homes in the United States last month fell to a 15-year low, underlining growing concerns about the pace of economic recovery.

July U.S. existing home sales plummeted 27 percent, a drop that was twice as steep as expected, to an annual rate of 3.83 million units, far below the 4.7 million rate forecast by a Reuters poll of economists.