Need Some Cash for the Mortgage? Enter to Win $2,000!
Powered by MaxBlogPress  

Qualities of an Effective Leader

January 20, 2010 by Tyrone · 8 Comments
Filed under: Entrepreneurship, Self-Motivation 

The Philippines is going to elect another leader this coming May. Who deserves to be the leader among those contenders? Who has the qualities of an effective leader? There are a lot of people that say leaders are born. Some say that leaders are made. Whatever your opinion on this, leaders should be ‘effective’ in their leadership and should be responsible to their constituents. Let’s discuss some of the qualities of an effective leader and apply these qualities to the

Read the rest of this entry >>

True Essence of Christmas

December 24, 2009 by Tyrone · 12 Comments
Filed under: Self-Motivation 

First of all, I would like to greet you all Merry Christmas to everybody! Thanks for being a regular reader of my blog Millionaire Acts. Everyone wants Christmas to be meaningful. Christmas is definitely the season for gifts and shopping. During Christmas, a lot of people go to malls to buy various gifts to be given to their friends and loved ones. People just need to spend more during Christmas season. The effect? - traffic jam, growing credit card debts, lots of to-do lists, etc. I came

Read the rest of this entry >>

What does it take to become successful?

December 7, 2009 by Tyrone · 10 Comments
Filed under: Self-Motivation 

What does it take to become successful? Success has a lot of meaning to each of us. You can achieve success financially, success emotionally, success spiritually, etc. In a recent addition to my learnings to become a successful entrepreneur and investor, I’ve learned about John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. John Wooden is a retired American basketball coach. He is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (class of 1961) and as a coach (class of 1973). He has

Read the rest of this entry >>

Thanksgiving Inspirational Quotes

November 24, 2009 by Tyrone · 5 Comments
Filed under: Self-Motivation 

Thanksgiving Day is a special occasion in the US. It is usually celebrated on the fourth Thursday in the month of November. Thanksgiving Day is a time for merrymaking, shopping, family reunion, feasts and family dinners. People also take time to thank God for all His blessings and for all the material possessions man enjoys. For many Thanksgiving is also the time to thank near and dear ones and being grateful for their kindness. This coming November 26, US will be celebrating Thanksgiving

Read the rest of this entry >>

Countering Cynicism

November 10, 2009 by Tyrone · 3 Comments
Filed under: Self-Motivation 

All of us have some Chicken Little in us. You remember Chicken Little—the character in the children’s fable who ran around the barnyard warning other animals that the sky was falling. Chicken Little had a doom and gloom attitude toward life. He was a classic cynic. There are Chicken Littles everywhere, especially in the financial world. If you want to be rich, you need to stop listening to their clucking. “The-sky-is-falling” warnings from financial cynics are just a lot of

Read the rest of this entry >>

Manny Pacquiao Success Story

November 7, 2009 by Tyrone · 15 Comments
Filed under: Rags to Riches Entrepreneur, Self-Motivation 

I’m sure all Filipinos around the world know the name Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. He is currently the undisputed, “pound-per-pound” champion of the world and was tagged as “The Destroyer!” He rose from extreme poverty to being the wealthiest boxer in the world today. What’s more amazing is he does not brag about his wealth and achievements. Despite his status right now, he remains humble, God-fearing, and respectful to his opponents and fans.

Read the rest of this entry >>

How to Overcome Laziness

November 7, 2009 by Tyrone · 13 Comments
Filed under: Self-Motivation 

In one of my previous posts, I tackled about overcoming fear. Today, it’s time to tackle on how to overcome laziness. Busy people are often the laziest. Busyness is a form of avoidance. If you stay busy you can avoid some of the things you don’t want to face—like exercising, or taking care of your wealth. What’s the cure for laziness?  Kiyosaki says a little greed. Isn’t greed bad? Too much of it, yes. An excess of anything is bad. The fact is, however, that all of us

Read the rest of this entry >>

Rich Dad vs. Poor Dad Thinking

October 2, 2009 by Tyrone · 12 Comments
Filed under: Personal Finance, Self-Motivation 

As many of you are aware of, Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad book became one of the hottest selling books. He introduced the term “rat race” which refers to the ordinary income-spend lifestyle, living from paycheck to paycheck. In order to get out of the rat race, we need to build passive income from assets which would generate enough income to sustain our needs and wants. One of the things that we must first do is to change and open our minds from industrial age

Read the rest of this entry >>

Next Page »