by Jackie Beck

Are you sabotaging yourself? Maybe there’s something you really want to accomplish, but you’re constantly struggling with it. You don’t have enough time, or something always comes up that you need to spend money on instead, or you just can’t seem to get it done.

If any of that sounds familiar, chances are you’ve fallen into a pattern that sabotages your efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

by Jackie Beck

You’ve probably heard the Stephen Covey quote before that says you should “begin with the end in mind”. While it’s meant as one of his seven habits of successful people, I think it’s actually advice that can be applied to personal finance as well. Read the rest of this entry »

by Jackie Beck

One of the things that’s critical when it comes to achieving SMART goals is just plain sticking to the goal until it is complete. It sounds simple, but it can be super-easy to become sidetracked without even realizing it. Read the rest of this entry »

by Jackie Beck

Inspiration comes from a variety of sources — whether it’s a book you’ve read, seeing someone else succeed, or an idea you get in the shower — but inspiration is a fleeting thing.

Most great endeavors start with a dream. I don’t mean the kind of dream you have at night either; I mean the kind of dream that makes you imagine wonderful possibilities. When you can see the possibilities, your imagination kicks into overdrive, and you start to think about what things might be like if you really did succeed. Read the rest of this entry »

by Jackie Beck

Have you been sitting on your rear lately, making excuses as to why you aren’t putting your goals front and center? I know, it’s been a long day, and you’re tired. Or maybe you’re just too busy. (After all, there’s a whole culture of busy.) If you’re nodding along at how reasonable this all sounds, stop.

If you want to actually achieve your goal, you’ve got to make regular progress on it. Ideally daily. And that means dropping the excuses and getting on a roll. Read the rest of this entry »

by Jackie Beck

Where do you want to be five years from now? Can you describe what you’d like your life to look like then? More importantly, do you have a plan in place that will get you there? As the saying goes, a goal without a plan is just a wish.
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