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Written by: Pia Lord

We are merely Stewards of the Earth and the Ocean - Click To Read Article
As the Gulf Oil Crisis continues and spreads more and more lives are affected. Humility in the face of our Earth and Ocean is key.

YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE-Warren Buffet Business Principle # 10 - Click To Read Article
Of all the business principles that are promulgated over at Berkshire Hathaway, this one can have the greatest appeal and application for business entrepreneurs, large and small corporation contemplating a public offering as well as the start up company developing its business principles. Business Principle # 10 invokes the golden rule of business and the bottom line that giving business value can be done in varying relationships to getting business value for exchanges and sales, stock offerings, stock options and public offerings.

In Hot Pursuit of Your Dreams - Click To Read Article
Do Your Dreams Get you moving in the morning? Running out the door to get them done? yes? Great Keep on Keeping On! No? maybe you need to pick something else, another dream, that sets your heart flying, your feet swiftly running and your mind buzzing till the chicken come home!

"We Eat Our own Cooking"! - Click To Read Article
Warren Buffet : Ownership Principle No. 2 “We eat our own cooking!” is an article discussing the importance of integrity, honesty, and careful and consistent work in all business related matters and life as seen across a wide cross section of fields in the world.

Honesty is Still the Best Policy - Click To Read Article
Warren Buffet Business Principle # 12 deals with candor in reporting about the important things in appraising business value. Read the actual Principle in the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report. Below is a discussion of the ideas inherent in the principle of being forthright and candid about giving facts about how your business is doing. Every business can apply this principle in reporting to shareholders. Candor is not always easy but it wins out in the end.

GIN RUMMY, ANYONE? Warren Buffett Business Principle # 11 - Click To Read Article
Warren Buffet and his team have never advocated Gin Rummy car playing behavior when acquiring and handling companies that do not pan out as good as gold. Here are a number of logical business strategies that they follow when building a portfolio or a business.

Warren Buffett Owner Principle #5 - Click To Read Article
In this principle, we are concerned mainly with the significance of numbers of running a business. Which ones are relevant? ROI,EBITDA, Earnings, Sales? The Consolidated Earnings statement is one that every incorporated and publicly traded company must render annually. The Number One goal to keep in mind is the earnings of each of the major businesses of Berkshire Hathaway. Also closely observe the industry and the business environment in which the business is functioning. Keep in mind that Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company model with little or no debt and huge cash reserves.

“Fail Forward Fast” by Pia Lord - Click To Read Article
In today's fast moving world, we have to get on the track and start going. It would be great to have every piece of information that we ever dreamed of before making a decision. Sometimes that is not possible though. A philosophy of Fail Forward Fast gets us there by allowing a decision to be made, action to occur and then reflection immediately afterward. There is no downtime involved but staying the course, the right course.

A Life Worth Living - Click To Read Article
This article will serve as an introduction to a series of articles that I am writing on a wonderful book entitled “The Slight edge “ by Jeff Olson. The Slight Edge can be characterized as the road to success. either you are above that edge and working on the arc of success or you are below it and working toward failure. Follow the series called The Easiest Journey to understand the slight edge, how to live above it and forge your path to success.

The Ultimate in Financial Security - Click To Read Article
When you have three baskets of funds that you fill, your first is for security ,the second is for retirement and the third is for your dreams, you can be pretty sure that you will have a comfortable retirement and provide well for yourself and for your family. In David Bach's book he emphasizes this three basket approach to achieving financial security. Basket No 2 is for retirement funding.

Developing a Measure of Security in Your Financial Life - Click To Read Article
Having a safe and secure future and providing that for your family and kids is a dream that most of us want to accomplish. Follow these tips for developing the security basket that you and your family can rely on when you need the funds.

The Pia Lord Show-Warren Buffett Principle #4 - Click To Read Article
Does Warren Buffett remain true to his 13 owner related business principles as Berkshire Hathaway looms larger and more powerful in capital accumulation and allocation? Or has Warren Buffett indulged his own wishes and fantasies in his latest Railway Company purchase. Pia Lord reviews the Owner Related Principle # 4 found in the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report 2008.

More Order in Your $ House - Click To Read Article
Getting your finances and financial house together gives you a clear picture of where you stand. A few hours on a Saturday should do the trick. Bach's book gives detailed items to collect. Step up to the plate and clean house this weekend!

Ideas and Actions of a CEO - Click To Read Article
CEOs are more than action oriented people. They must be reflective, come up with the lead example, determine the lead course and have great faith in the ideal they are promoting. Great leaders of the past are good examples to study for clues as to how to lead, beliefs to possess, action to take, people to care for and earth and land to entrust. The great are given much and from them much is expected. They must be worthy and act determinedly in the position they have been privileged to stand in

Your Health Insurance Policy - Click To Read Article
Pia Lord discusses a number of strategies that can give you some educational and financial advantages when choosing a health insurance policy. With high cost of premiums the beginning entrepreneur as well as the savvy business person needs these strategies to make the most of their health coverages.

IT‘S 8 PM, DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR MONEYS ARE? - Click To Read Article
We all work hard everyday and earn a good income. But sometimes we are so busy that we omit the most important part. Caring for that income that we spent so much time working for is the critical aspect in developing a solid retirement nest egg.

FAST FORWARD TO SUCCESS - Click To Read Article
Having all your "ducks in a row" is important to your success. Pia Lord on her internet show The Pia Lord Show discusses value based investing and using the forward fast technique to quickly and surely discovering your values.

MONEY & YOUR SUCCESS - Click To Read Article
Money and your life. Why do we work? Is it to amass lots of the greenbacks for their own sake? Not really most of you would say. So what is it that makes us work so hard to get the rewards of money? Ask your self these questions to determine your values about money. Motivation for success can partly be attributed to these values. Well grounded values are the basis for success and activity.

GREEN BUSINESS, GREENBACKS and GREEN GRASS are FINANCIALLY SECURE - Click To Read Article
Pia Lord writes a new series for women(and men) to clarify financial security, areas to plan for, extreme budgeting, extreme restraint and savings. Now more than ever women are needing to save money and be critically aware of their own need for future financial security. Just to maintain a particular type of lifestyle requires a determined amount of money. It is vital to know what that is long before retirement or forced retirement comes around.

Wealth Management - Click To Read Article
With so much wealth being created it is vital to know how to manage and preserve your wealth for you retirement, your children and your family if you choose. Investments in all sorts of vehicle are available from stocks and bonds to real estate, funds, currency and precious metals markets. It is also vital to know and create a will among other safeguards for retirement and transference of wealth to your offspring in the event that you choose this route.

OUR DEBT FREE NATION - OUR DEBT FREE WORLD - OUR FREE MARKET GLOBAL ECONOMIES - Click To Read Article
With so many people around the world living in ultra poverty, growing unemployment, hunger on the rise in so many countries, people online trying to make livings-having little success at pulling in the wanted currency, everyone trying hard and seeking yet not finding the capital they need, why don't we open up and have a truly free market for awhile. Some online sites already do this like the FREECYCLE networks around the country, lets move on and SHARE THE WEALTH that exists on EARTH already.

A Time to Fly: Your Money and Your Habits - Click To Read Article
The best people are always the ones that develop the positive side of things. They may not always be right but they are always enthusiastic, upbeat and go-getters. They don't let life weigh them down. They go and get their life. They make it happen, not waiting for anyone else to do it for them.

The GREEN CEO-the Environmentally Conscious Entrepreneur - Click To Read Article
Applying your business principles and your environmental principles to create a TODAY'S GREEN BUSINESS is the desire of every "earth conscious" entrepreneur. Pia Lord enumerates on Napoleon Hill's 13 steps to riches in building a significant business. Also she gives suggestions for increasing your environmental awareness.

Starting a Home Business Requires Persistence - Click To Read Article
Among the many factors and requirements that home business entrepreneurs must face, persistence in the daily actions and decisiveness in making decisions. Do you have what it takes to start a home business? Look very carefully at your skills, abilities and work habits. Are you willing to put in long hours till the business gets going? Pia Lord discusses home based business. Join Team Pia Lord at The Pia Lord Show.

Master Mind Your Business - Click To Read Article
Networking for results begins with creating your own Mastermind Group that you can tap into. Remember the song "Lookin For Love in all the Wrong Places"?, well you need to be careful that you are choosing the right people to ally yourself with. Don't go for the tire kickers, go for the action oriented super focused group types that have the skills for your business model. those people have been doing things right and getting results in their life. Turn your life around if you aren't one of them. Get on the right track.

Building a Client Base for Business - Click To Read Article
Building any aspect of your business requires determination and persistence. Like the hyacinth flower that grows and spreads over the pond, our efforts are not immediately visible or rewarded. But when we persist, be it for a month, a year, or even years, then we shall harvest. Patience and persistence will build your business far. Add expert knowledge, dedication, integrity, honesty and willingness to go that extra mile or ten and you have the ingredients you need to develop your client base for a good business.

Entrepreneurs, Investors Alert For Berkshire Investment Opportunity - Click To Read Article
The 50-1 Split of the Berkshire Hathaway Stock with passage will bring golden opportunity to investors, new and old alike. Those with existing shares and those who wish to jump on the band wagon will have new opportunity once passage has occurred.

Berkshire Hathaway B 50-1 Split Contingent - Click To Read Article
Entrepreneurs get ready for an investment possibility. On Thursday January 20, 2010 shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway stock will vote on the proposed Split of the B Class shares. Just as long as all the contingencies pass, this brings an opportunity for new investment.

The Mastermind Group-The Key Group To Form For Your Business: - Click To Read Article
Creating the Mastermind Group. How great that would be if there were say five people in your or my life that were devoted to accomplishing each others well thought out, well developed and envisioned goals.

Make Changes For the Better - Click To Read Article
Fine tuning in life is where it is at! We act, we react! But when we think and reflect upon those actions and reactions, we really get to know what was good. We begin to see what works for the greatest benefit, not just for me but for everyone in my family, in my neighborhood, in my community, in the state, the country and all over the Earth. When we all begin to think outside ourselves, greater harmony comes about, greater good and greater flow of goods, services and assistance goes to where it is needed.

Celebration for Your Life, Network for Your Goals - Click To Read Article
In order to grow our business, we need to make concerted efforts in the direction of our goals and visions. Taking a few simple steps, consistently, when we are at a party to network with people can be effective. Pia Lord writes about these steps and practicing them on a daily basis when we are with other people.

The Easiest Journey in Business Education - Click To Read Article
The Secret of Easy Things. Show me the Money, not just the Applause! I saved a penny, I rode and I ate a salad today! When you have your ducks in a row, the dominoes seem to fall in place, giving you that edge that you need to succeed. And its easy, yes it is easy! Just do the right thing every day and your goals will fall into place. Stay on the focused track, stay motivated regardless of your circumstances.

Role Models that Work For You - Click To Read Article
The Quantum Leap Myth is important to understand when you are choosing your role models. Not every dream should be based upon the greatest superstar that you can think. It is far better to choose someone that you can truly relate to and whose level you can work slowly towards, learn from and really grow with.

The Secret of the Penny - Click To Read Article
The Penny is the beginning of all wealth. Or whichever your currency is, the smallest unit is that with which to begin. The idea is the germ of the inventor. From the humble beginnings, the idea, the seed and the penny proliferate and cover the swamp as the hyacinth does. have you planted your seed, have you invested your first penny or have you put that idea for high tech invention down on paper to make it become a reality? Start today to make you dreams a reality, entrepreneurs. Begin at the beginning, plan, grow and multiply.

The Secrets of Time - Click To Read Article
The Right Choice and Making It Everytime. When we are confronted with the 8-12 hours of waking time that we need to make productive to work towards our success on a daily basis, sometimes panic can set in! What do I do today? As entrepreneurs we need to make sure that our time is optimally used, focused on our activities that lead to our goals.

Warren Buffett Principle #7 Be Debt Free - Click To Read Article
Operating a business or for that matter personal finances from a debt free position allows you great freedom and flexibility. The opposite is true of debt encumbered businesses, nations and personal finances. When we have no debt, we pay as we go. We can save and are in front of the eight ball calling the shots. Careful manuevering is required to remain in such a position, especially in such a volatile economic climate.

“Riding the Rails on Other Peoples Money” - Click To Read Article
Warren Buffett Bershire Hathaway Owner Related Business Principle # 8. Handing your money over to Warren Buffett and his crew ought to be a safe bet. Using other peoples money in a wise and judicious way is one of the pledges that Berkshire Hathaway vows.

When the Accountant Speaks, We Don't Listen! - Click To Read Article
Warren Buffet's very informative and enlightening Annual Report each year includes a list of owner related business principles by which Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger)have skippered the ship. Principle # 6 discusses aquisition of portions of businesses or whole companies, the related costs and taxation benefits or drawbacks. Mr. Buffett has successfully led Berkshire Hathaway to the empire it has become through steadfast reliance on money saving, intrinsic value growth and goodwill accrual principles such as these.

Warren Buffett and the Longterm Principles of Investment - Click To Read Article
Each year, famed investor Warren Buffet, brings out the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report. These reports are gems of business knowledge which provide study material for those of us interested in success business and life principles. This article elucidates and reflects upon the long term principle necessary to build and achieve sound businesses.

Warren Buffett Owner Principle # 3 - Click To Read Article
Warren Buffett states that Berkshire Hathaway long term principle is to 'maximize Berkshire Hathaway's average annual rate of gain in intrinsic business value on a per share basis. This article dissects and analyzes the meanings inherent in this statement and how this principle can work for you.

Do You Dream Big Dreams? Desire the Good Life? Take Massive Action! - Click To Read Article
Achieving Wealth, health and prosperity is a directed endeavour. Not only does it only come with concert action but clear vision, dreams and desires must precede and follow each action. The clearer your mindset and your vision the easier the achievement of your dreams will be. Massive action requires dedicated, plans of worked out focused activities which drive your goals to make it happen.

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