[Please note: I originally published this article on Pick The Brain back in March. I thought it would be appropriate to republish it - with a few minor tweaks - given the current financial meltdown on Wall Street]
Unless you have been living under a rock, you will know there are some major problems in the [...]

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In recent weeks, several friends who are experiencing financial challenges have posed this question to me:
Why is that so many aspects of my life seem to be flowing, but when it comes to money, I feel so stuck?
Or,
Why is it that when I’m meditating, creating, writing or “in the zone,” I feel [...]

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Money means different things to different people. Some see it as a way of keeping score or measuring success. Others view money as simply a means to an end. In the pursuit of wealth, some have trampled their way to the top. Others seem to have glided there, nearly effortlessly.
In each [...]

In 2004 I returned to Perth, Australia, after a year of traveling overseas. I returned to a city with a ridiculously strong economy. Demand from China had driven commodity prices to record highs, and the mining industry was booming. For those unfamiliar with the geography of Australia, Perth is the capital of Western Australia, [...]

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Ok, I have a confession. I went a little crazy on the spending in December.  Perhaps it was the new credit card I received early in the month. Or maybe it was the new job conveniently located opposite a mall. I don’t know. What I do know, however, is that a "finance guy" [...]

Note: this is a guest post by Kevin from Change Your Tree. Image by TIO…
Are you as successful as you want to be? Do you want to be more successful?
Most people, even those who have achieved great things, still want more out of life. It doesn’t matter how far along you are, you can always [...]