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#422 Disciplined Saving

90 sec nav 1400x1400-72 Reaching a point where you have enough to never work again usually requires disciplined saving.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in abundance, balance, Podcasts, success.

#421 Manage Your Lifestyle

90 sec nav 1400x1400-72Living within your means suggests that you must manage your lifestyle.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in abundance, balance, Podcasts, success.

#420 Financial Tipping Points

90 sec nav 1400x1400-72 Today we continue to talk about having enough with a focus on life’s financial tipping points.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in abundance, balance, Podcasts, success.

How Much Is Enough?

Success in western culture centers on excess–millions of dollars, giant houses, multiple exotic cars. While none of us would complain about having these things, does there come a point where more doesn’t make things better? Maybe the question should be how much is enough?

I’m convinced that somewhere along the way, we reach a place of diminishing returns; accumulating more ceases to drive significant incremental happiness. For the last 9 months I have been renovating and furnishing a house. My wife and I have broken every personal spending record for our American Express Card. At first, it was exciting when the Amazon boxes would arrive.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in abundance, balance, success.

#419 Accumulating Stuff

90 sec nav 1400x1400-72 At what point does accumulating stuff begin to diminish it’s impact on your happiness.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in abundance, balance, Podcasts, success.

Give of Yourself

As I approach a half of a century on the planet, I am beginning to understand that our greatest reward is realized through the service of others. The feeling you get when you give of yourself and have an impact in the life of another is priceless. There are countless ways to do it. I thought I would share a few ideas of some rewards that I have witnessed.

Share your resources–My wife takes care of most of the charitable donations we make in the form of checks and credit card payments. I prefer to give money directly to people that I encounter.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in abundance, give of yourself, Go beyond what anyone expects, Gratitude, Law of Reciprocity.

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