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What’s Your One Word Mantra for 2018?

Office Dynamics

It was proven to me January of 2017, I decided instead of writing a bunch of goals, I would select one word to be the overarching umbrella of everything I wanted to achieve in 2017. I have purchased homes I wanted, wrote books I envisioned in my head and made vacations become my reality. For 2018, my word is “grow.”

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Set Stretch Goals

Office Dynamics

From Joan Burge’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed (2018). Don’t you dare settle for mediocre goals. What is a stretch goal? It is a goal that causes you to go beyond what you know. It is a goal that challenges your thinking and basi­cally makes you uncomfortable. Oh heavens, I thought!

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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

Success

Before officially shoving off in 2018, Ellison and Darsy led what some might call typical lives. Ellison and Darsy purchased Polar Seal in March 2016, but they didn’t hit the waters full time until June 2018. In a more traditional lifestyle, the idea of five- and 10-year goals are common. These are five of those lessons.

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Furthering Your Education on a Budget

Success

The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that the average undergraduate tuition at public colleges during 2018-2019 was $18,383.00, all included (fees, tuition, housing, etc.) Take some time to determine what accreditations you actually need in order to meet your goals, and consider everything involved to get you there.

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A Millennial’s Guide to Finances: 5 Things to Start Before You Turn 30

Success

List out your purchases in an Excel spreadsheet at the end of each month and place each transaction into a bucket. Get detailed and introspective to evaluate which purchases are legitimate needs vs. nonessentials. advises you to write a list of financial and lifestyle goals. Do you know where your money is going?

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How to Reframe the Way You Think About Money

Success

When we shift our money goals to be intentional acts of self-love, rather than acts of restriction and self-deprivation, it becomes much easier to take the actions that get us closer to reaching our goals. In most cases, we are actually choosing not to purchase it. The language we use around money is really important.

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Young Entrepreneurship Is On The Rise

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of recent college graduates in 2018 were self-employed or freelancing business owners. To cultivate an economy with creative goods and services worth purchasing in the face of ever-increasing complexity, this increase in entrepreneurship is excellent for the future of Gen-Z. .

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