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The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch

Sep 5th, 2008 | By Bart Beattie | Category: Modern Reviews

The universe, by nature is imbalanced, chaotic, tragically wasteful and non-linear. And that’s a good thing.
It happens everywhere - a minority of criminals performing the majority of crime to a minority of films raking in the vast majority of cinema dollars. Ubiquitous. The key is to understand what things are the true causes effecting [...]



Driven From Within, by Michael Jordan

Aug 29th, 2008 | By Bart Beattie | Category: Modern Reviews

When I think of professional athletes that I consider a successful human being, few come to mind. Sure, many of them are talented - many are physical giants, but not “success giants” across the board. However, there is one that sticks out in my mind as an athlete, yes, but far more. Business acumen, media [...]



Breaking Out Of Your Bubble

Aug 13th, 2008 | By Bart Beattie | Category: Around The Web

Recently, I watched a lecture given by Matt Harding - the “Where the hell is Matt?” guy who does a silly dance in dozens of countries - and he spoke about expanding your bubble by traveling internationally. I love the idea of traveling the globe, expanding your bubble, having epiphanies about the brotherhood of mankind [...]



Less is More

Jul 23rd, 2008 | By Bart Beattie | Category: Around The Web

Unfortunately, the mantra, “Bigger, better, more” has pervaded our modern culture. More options, increased complexity, larger products. We’ve even constructed elaborate systems to organize it all. Thankfully, we have champions of logic, such as Nick Pagan, who help cut to the core of what is important. He recently wrote two articles dispensing pragmatic [...]



How Successful People Win by Ben Stein

Jul 11th, 2008 | By Bart Beattie | Category: Modern Reviews

You may remember Ben Stein from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , or his smarty pants performances on the game show Win Ben Stein’s Money.  What you may not know is that he is a lawyer, economist, and financial author - to name a few. His wide range of experience makes him a very appropriate author [...]



Simple Success

Jul 8th, 2008 | By Bart Beattie | Category: Around The Web

Two recent articles over at SuccessSoul highlight teachings of a pair of famous successful people - Bruce Lee and Albert Einstein. While drastically different men, both articles seem to weave an underlying thread that success is created by the simple things; focus, dedication, giving value to others.
In the first article, “Albert Einstein’s 7 lessons [...]



The Tao of Frugality

Jun 18th, 2008 | By Bart Beattie | Category: Featured Articles

The two great commandments of personal finance are to increase your income and decrease your expenses. Frugality is the fundamental principle behind the second. There are innumerable specific tips, hacks, and bargains - and more being created every day. You could numb your mind trying to fill it with each tidbit, but there is [...]



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