Falling into Mediocrity
By Stephanie A. Parson, Ph.D. Most people who begin new jobs or entrepreneurial ventures are wishing and hoping for success — starting out with good intentions, full of energy, optimism and know how. In fact they are brimming over with optimism. And yet these dreams do not always materialize because deep down inside the most important element More...
The Business of Your Life and the Life of Your Business
By Stephanie A. Parson, Ph.D. As each moment passes, we see a changing and challenging world – each day we are faced with decisions about environmental pollution, technology shifts, financial instability, family More...
International Coaching Training in Orlando
On December 5, 26 participants in the International Coaching Training Course returned from Orlando, Florida. The course was an initiative of the partnership between FESP (College of Higher Education of Paraná) More...
Wealth or Happiness?
By Carlos Eduardo A. Guimarães The other day I came across a saying, “Don’t teach your child to be rich, teach him to be happy” and it got me thinking –which one would I choose? Rich or happy? More...
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
By Carlos Eduardo de Athayde Guimarães About 10 years ago, a friend gave me the book Rich Dad Poor Dad (Kiyosaki, Lechter) as a birthday present. I was in a transitional phase in my life and devoured the book More...
A Crash Course in Trading
By Logan Sauter What is a future? What is an option? These are questions I frequently come across in my line of work as a trader. While most people are familiar with the stock market, the futures and options markets More...
Building Your Financial Future
By Carlos Eduardo de Athayde Guimarães We are at a defining moment for the future of Brazil. A new government administration is determining the future of the nation beginning in 2011. Part of the population is More...
Seven: Have A Good Plan
By Carlos Eduardo de Athayde Guimarães [Following the "Cake Recipe for 2010 and for the Rest of Your Life..."] Step 7 to achieving financial security: Planning is crucial. Dream, talk with your spouse, with your More...
Financial Security: Course Corrections
By Carlos Eduardo de Athayde Guimarães [Following the "Cake Recipe for 2010 and for the Rest of Your Life ..."] Step 6 of financial security says: Make Course Corrections. Adjustments to the course are necessary. More...
Learn to Invest
By Carlos Eduardo de Athayde Guimarães [Following the “Cake Recipe for 2010 and or the Rest of Your Life ...”] Step 5 on the path to achieving financial security: Education is indispensable and financial education More...