Author: Mike P. Taylor
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Is College Worth It? Should You or Your Kid Go to College?
If you’ve looked at the cost of college tuition lately (which is typically around $10,000 and up per year), you might be asking yourself, “Should my kid go to college? Is college worth it?“ According to several studies, nearly 90% of high school graduates say they want to go to college of some sort after high school, yet only…
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The Art of Starting Something New Without Ruining What You Have
Have you ever gotten tired of the same-old stuff and decided to go down the path of starting something new in life? Maybe it’s your job, your car, your hobbies, your hair, your clothes, the music you listen to, the way the organization you work for operates, the work you do within your organization, or…
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What Effective and Influential People Know That Most Don’t
Some people hate marketers, and it’s easy to understand why. It’s at least partly due to the out-of-hand volume of telemarketing calls trying to sell car warranties. Man, why are those people still calling? Whether we like it or not, though, we’re all marketers, and the most effective and influential people are willing to embrace…
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The Truth About Fear and How to Overcome It
The biggest opponent to loving deeper, leading better, and leaving a legacy is not the lack of knowledge, experience, or will-power. The biggest opponent of legacy is fear. Fear is the number one robber of all things good in life. The reason you don’t have the life you want, the character you want, the memories…
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Why Am I Never Satisfied?
Have you found yourself jumping from thing to thing without ever being satisfied? Have you ever wondered why you never seem to be content? You’re not alone. While being discontent isn’t ideal, it’s all-too-normal in American society. One study found that only 14% of American adults say they’re very happy. We all have “if I…
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What Some of the Greatest Innovators in History Have in Common
What do Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Walt Disney, Oprah, and Steve Jobs all have in common? Of course, they are all iconic innovators who have changed the way the world thinks and acts, but that goes without saying. Looking beyond the obvious, each of them faced the same issue at some point in their journey…
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Why Dreams Die
Have you ever wondered why dreams die? Why do people settle for lives that are less than what they imagined? How is it that too many of us (most of us) quit on our dreams and decide they’re no longer worth chasing? People talk a lot about making a difference and changing the world, and…
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The Power of Perspective: How to Balance Everything Without Losing Focus
We all get blinded by our own ambition from time to time. We get so caught up in what we want and how we see progress unfolding in our lives that we forget to back up and adjust our focus on what’s truly important around us. That’s when we need perspective. Perspective is defined as…