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Building a Distributed Team in the Future of Work

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Once you’ve asked yourself these questions, it’s time to think about the following three things: cost, expectations and location. I start with cost only because I can hear one of my mentors in my head say, “Tristan, be sure to lead with revenue.”. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2022 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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I quickly learned that with small children, every moment you are away from them costs money. What I took from this is that, if we don’t deny ourselves small pleasures, we have a better chance of sticking to our main goal. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2022 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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When Considering Your Investment Strategy, Keep These 3 Rules in Mind

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For a preschooler this is normal, obviously, and there are no costs associated with changing your preferences. If you don’t know by now, we’re big fans of investing in low-cost index funds. And it’s just a matter of time before there are a variety of cryptocurrency index funds for retail investors to add to their retirement portfolio.

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Instead of Asking ‘Why,’ Ask ‘Why Not’

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Even when you’ve reached a point where you could retire comfortably, that’s, well, boring. I see goals as being continuous, so no matter where you are or what you’re doing, you can always make more of an impact. My goal is to always be adding value to others. It was a big change, but I was used to moving around.

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Joining the Family Business—Without the Drama of HBO’s ‘Succession’

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While he performed manual labor in and around the law firm, drove clients and ran errands during summers as a young man, his ultimate goal was to play football or baseball professionally. An article from the Spring 2000 issue of Family Business magazine suggests a similar approach to the one exemplified by Ben’s family.

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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

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If the goal is to sell the business at a profit , for example, you cannot afford to be mired in anger with your co-founder. The goal is to let go and move on as fast as possible,” Emerson says. One, we never discussed it, and two, when I brought up this plan three years ago, my partner made it clear he wasn’t ready to retire.

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The Secret to Happiness… Is Just Love

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But as we age, we’re taught that being Real means paying attention in school, landing a good job, earning a steady income, settling down with a family and preparing for retirement. In fact, in his late 50s, Camille suffered from depression, which cost him his job, savings and wife. That’s not to say his life was easy.

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