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Hi, I'm Erica Douglass. I sold my business and "temporarily retired" at age 26. I write here about investing, setting goals, and entrepreneurship. Most importantly, I share lessons I have learned that can help you on your quest for financial freedom!
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Archive for the 'Goals' Category

You Are Worth More Than You Think: Overcoming The Key Reason Entrepreneurs Fail

If you have ever said, “I just don’t have enough time to do [an activity I love]“, this advice is for you. Be prepared: This post is designed to get you thinking differently about your business and your life. Your ego is guaranteed to raise objections to this type of thinking. As those objections surface, [...]

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Changing Your Perspective About Work: The 2-Hour Work Day

I had a revelation today: I don’t really like working.
I suspect you’re grinning by now. If not, you should be. I bet you’re thinking: “This is a revelation? Seriously?”
Well, yes. No matter how much we love what we do, we have those days where we really don’t want to be there. It’s a beautiful day [...]

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My 2008 Goals Update - June, 2008

I posted my goals for 2008 in December, 2007. My primary goal was to launch my new website, Inspiring Innovators, in January.
I missed that deadline, but for a good reason.

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Is Financial Freedom Your Goal? Bring It One Step Closer…

What do you really want out of life? I’m willing to bet that your goals include a form of “spend more quality time with my family” and “Have more days when I am truly happy.”
We all have goals, dreams, and hopes, but all too often they’re quashed as we join the rat race to [...]

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Realization: “Temporarily Retired” Doesn’t Fit Me Any More

I think it started with my recent post about business cards, actually. But I really noticed it when I logged in to my LinkedIn account recently.
Encouraged by Seth, I am slowly getting into the habit of typing all the names and email addresses of people I meet at conferences into LinkedIn. After going to BarCampBank [...]

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