Business

Are You a Wage Slave?

Posted by jay on August 4, 2010 at 9:42 pm

A Wage Slave?
Daniel was a wage slave—chained to his desk fourteen hours a day. But even working those grueling hours, Daniel knew he needed to bring in more income. His family was nearly starving, and not just for food. His wife and kids needed him to be more engaged in their lives. Daniel said:
“I knew [...]

Should you take financial advice from co-workers?

Posted by jay on July 23, 2010 at 2:04 am

Too many people put too much in their own company‘s stock or take too much advice from co-workers. When it comes to investing, many turn to the well known well established companies. After all they can‘t fail? Wait, Enron, WorldCom, Lehman Brothers, and Ginnie Mae to name a few, were giants who became extinct just [...]

Somebody Call the Passion Police!

Posted by jay on July 13, 2010 at 3:22 pm

Passion Problems!
Why do so many people have trouble finding their passion? Often it is so far beneath the surface that it is out of sight and out of mind. If you have a relationship with Jesus, are you passionate about Him? Money tends to be the primary motivating factor for many as they choose a [...]

Build Wisely

Posted by jay on July 12, 2010 at 1:29 pm

Warren Buffet said it best:
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”
I read this story recently and it reminded me of how important integrity and reputation truly are:
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his [...]

Are You Lost or Found?

Posted by jay on July 3, 2010 at 4:09 pm

Do you wake up each day with excitement, enthusiasm, and long for a good day’s work?
Or do you wake up exhausted, frustrated, and wishing you had more leisure and relaxation?
Make no mistake about it: we live in a rest-oriented society.  We want more free time, additional holidays, extra vacation days, and longer weekends…

Learn How to Thrive FREE Webinar

Posted by jay on June 22, 2010 at 1:32 am

Times are tough!
There is no secret.  The financial markets are a mess: sub-prime market crises, sovereign debt debacles, rampant unemployment, gold at record highs, another recession looming and don’t forget the stock market roller-coaster.  Where does a person turn? Come find out how 5% of the population are thriving while [...]

Thrive in Your Life featured at Crosswalk.com

Posted by jay on June 11, 2010 at 4:56 pm

Thrive in Your Life was just featured on Crosswalk.com

READ HERE
Here is an excerpt from the article:
I have been advising and counseling others on how to build true wealth for the past fifteen years. I have seen my personal share of ups and downs and witnessed thousands of others. The 2008-2009 financial [...]

June is Thrive in Your Life Month (FREE Ebook Giveaway)

Posted by jay on June 9, 2010 at 2:33 pm

Get the Thrive in Your Life EBook FREE
We are giving away FREE Copies of the Thrive in Your Life Ebook. We want more people to learn the “Five to Thrive” principles. These five principles have been described as “life-changing” , “marriage saving”, “inspiring”, and “just the biblical formula needed to financially succeed”. [...]

Economic Update for May, Outlook for June

Posted by jay on June 3, 2010 at 8:48 pm

May in review

The bears won the battle in May!
Stocks corrected, investors sighed, and Wall Street couldn’t wait for May to end. In performance terms, it was the Dow’s poorest May since 1940 and the S&P 500’s weakest May since 1962.1 European debts hung like a dark cloud over the markets – and took attention away [...]

Go from Zero to Hero With Your Business Ideas…

Posted by jay on May 26, 2010 at 4:21 pm

If you look back through history, you will soon discover that some of the greatest breakthroughs came as a result of failure. Michael Jordan, The Beatles, Walt Disney, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, and even Dave Ramsey all had major failures before success came to them.
Michael Jordan, one of the greatest basketball players of all time [...]