Posts By Meiko S. Patton

Are You Managing Your Money Or Is It Managing You?

“The number one problem in today’s generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy.” – Alan Greenspan Can you imagine not being able to read the words on this page? Sadly that is how many of us are when it comes to money management, it’s something we don’t fully comprehend. Most of us didRead… Read more »

Don’t Let Detroit Happen To You

Fifty years ago, when someone spoke about the big three, they didn’t think of LeBron, Wade, and Bosh. They weren’t even born. But what did come to mind were GM, Ford and Chrysler. The big three cranked our nearly all the cars sold in America at that time. The 33rd President of the United States,Read… Read more »

Be Better Than Your Best

Quote: “Always do your very best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino Some skills are absolutely essential to your fulfilling your peak potential. If you do not continue to develop those skills then you risk jeopardizing your career and financial goals. Knowledge is doubling faster than in years past, soRead… Read more »

The Power of Your Goals

Quote: “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” – Tony Robbins One of my favorite motivational speakers is the late Zig Ziglar. When it came to the topic of goals, he flat out sold you on the concept. He said are you a “meaningful specific” or a “wandering generality?”Read… Read more »

Be Sure to Take Good Care of Your Health

Quote: “Begin with the end in mind.” – Stephen Covey Always take time to care for you. Having goals and being focused on getting paid more is great, but if you have bad health, it won’t mean much. Besides in order to get ahead and stay there you need to have good mental, emotional andRead… Read more »

The Power of Your Goals

Quote: “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” – Tony Robbins One of my favorite motivational speakers is the late Zig Ziglar. When it came to the topic of goals, he flat out sold you on the concept. He said are you a “meaningful specific” or a “wandering generality?”Read… Read more »

The Beauty of Learning to Say ‘No’ to Yourself

Quote: “Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.” – Elbert Hubbard Highly paid people have learned the word “no”. That is the reason they are paid more and promoted faster. When you truly want to do something, likeRead… Read more »

Why You Should Love Your Problems

Quote: “Problems are not stop signs they are guidelines.” – Robert Schuller Innately, we as humans don’t like problems. We like things to run smoothly, with no hiccups or bumps in the road. But therein lies the problem. Because we want so desperately to be problem-free, when they do come up, we are overwhelmed byRead… Read more »

Get Ahead by Getting Uncomfortable

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale D. Walsch The only time you are actually growing is when you are uncomfortable. If you want to get paid more and promoted faster, you’d better get comfortable with being uncomfortable. You only get out of life what you put into it. If youRead… Read more »

In Order to Succeed You Must Know Yourself Well

“If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got.” – Jim Rohn How do you know if you really know a thing or not? Simple, if you live it, you know it. Otherwise, you just simply know of it. If you are not in the career you want, makingRead… Read more »