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How to ask your boss for a promotion (with word-for-word scripts)

Knowing how to ask for a promotion can make you rich Many of my students and friends who’ve used the techniques I’m going to share have successfully earned raises of $10,000 or more. But even if a promotion only gets you half of that (a $5,000 raise), it adds up dramatically over time. Take a look: ...

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How to get out of debt fast (…even if you’re dead broke)

Getting out of debt isn’t easy -- but it is possible, even if you have no money, no assets, and no idea how to start. Check out these tweets from people who followed my advice and got rid of their debt forever: Today, I’m going to teach you my five-step system for quickly paying off debt so you ...

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5 factors that helped these readers successfully boost their salary over $5,000

There’s a lot at stake when you walk through your boss’s door to start the “talk.” You know the one: negotiating more money. That single conversation is too important for you to just blindly walk in and hope that it all works out. That’s like blindfolding yourself and then trying to shoot a free throw … with Shaquille ...

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When to push, when to rest, when to quit

Imagine this: You set out writing a novel by the end of the year. You have your daily word count goal. You know exactly how your plot is going to go. And you set aside time at the beginning of each day to write. Great! For the first few weeks, everything goes well! You write each day and you’re ...

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3 strategic ways to achieve your goals

Goals are great — but often, the ways we achieve those goals are tedious, time-consuming, and (let’s face it) boring. Some examples: To run a marathon, you must train and run dozens of miles each week. To write a book, you must sit down and write thousands of words each day. To clean your house, you must … well, clean your ...

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How to set goals and achieve them with the RIGHT reward

Chocolate can help you lose weight. No, seriously. It can. Or at least that’s what Charles Duhigg, habit expert and author of The Power of Habit, says: “Although it seems like very dissimilar rewards, it’s actually very similar in a neurological perspective … What happens is that chocolate is an extrinsic reward. You’re eating it and it tastes ...