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What are long-term equity anticipation securities (LEAPS)? How can a LEAPS investment help you prevent losses? A LEAPS investment is a strategy involving calls, or financial contracts, with a company that guarantees you the right to buy stock at a fixed price in the future. LEAPS are a way to make a profit from leveraged companies with minimal risk. Learn more about a LEAPS investment and how you can use this strategy to make a profit.
What are the Law of Attraction principles? How does the Law of Attraction dictate your future? Many people are familiar with the Law of Attraction as a spiritual or faith-based concept, but Tara Swart explains that there are actually neurological reasons why this law works. We’ll highlight two of the most important Law of Attraction principles. Let’s look at which principle is considered most vital for neurological purposes.
Why did Elon Musk start SpaceX? How has SpaceX advanced toward its ultimate goal? After selling PayPal in 2002, Elon Musk turned his thoughts to putting his fortune to the eventual goal of colonizing Mars. The idea was that humanity’s chances of survival would be increased by spreading out to other worlds. Keep reading to learn the story of Elon Musk and SpaceX, according to biographer Walter Isaacson.
Do you give your employees regular feedback? What are ways to improve a team’s performance? To build a strong team, you must manage your employees’ performance by providing regular feedback, conducting periodic performance reviews, and enforcing discipline when appropriate. These techniques will help you enhance their overall productivity. Check out how to improve a team’s performance, according to The First-Time Manager by Jim McCormick.
When you’re parenting your child, do you sometimes feel like you’re reliving moments from your own childhood? Do you want to mirror—or reject—the way your parents raised you? For good or for bad, how you were raised impacts your parenting. You’re likely to project and pass along emotions associated with your upbringing. Philippa Perry explains that it’s important for you to put emotions where they belong and break any harmful cycles in your family. Read more to understand how your upbringing affects your parenting.
Do you tend to bottle emotions or brood in them? Do you believe narratives that simply aren’t true? Susan David’s Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life explains that most people react instinctively to the way they perceive events. And, these perceptions are based on emotional, often-untrue narratives explaining why those events took place. Continue reading for an overview of this book that can help you get unstuck and move on in life.
How many children does Elon Musk have? Why is he motivated to have so many? Renowned biographer Walter Isaacson shadowed Elon Musk for two years, gaining access to his thoughts and those of the people closest to him. Isaacson found that one child is nearly inseparable from Musk while another wants nothing to do with him. Read more to learn about the children of Elon Musk.
Are your emotions accurately informed? Are you viewing reality through the faulty lens of a false narrative? Our brains create narratives from sensory inputs to help us understand the world around us. But, sometimes our brains misread sensory information and create false narratives. Clinical psychologist Susan David explains how these narratives mess with our view of reality. Keep reading to understand how false narratives are created and how they control us.
Are you ready to make a commitment to becoming wealthy? How can you achieve financial goals? In You Are a Badass at Making Money, Jen Sincero argues that you must commit fully to your dreams and financial goals. Committing fully means letting go of your contingency plans and making a conscious decision to pursue the path that helps you acquire the money you want. Let’s look at how to achieve financial goals.
Does multisensory learning work? What techniques can you use to solidify memories using your senses? Multisensory learning works by tying new memories to existing webs of association. By incorporating multiple senses into your learning practice, you can create stronger networks of association and remember things more clearly. Continue reading to learn the four best techniques for multisensory learning.