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		<title>Cracking the Financial Freedom Code:  Lessons We Can Learn from Tiger Woods, @iamdiddy and Lebron James</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 14:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This was written before Tiger plowed into a tree on his way to hit a bucket&#8230;. When I opened my first paycheck as a summer intern for a now extinct electronics company, I will never forget saying that if they are paying me this now without a degree, once I receive my degree, I [...]


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		<title>Financial Freedom Butchered</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 17:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word &#8220;Financial Freedom&#8221; is misused more than any term that I can think of.  It is often associated with a get rich schemes.  In this case, financial freedom provides a college student freedom to rent an apartment.  Woo Hoo&#8230;.. Credit cards being accessible on college campuses has now become expected; high school seniors are [...]


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		<title>Debt and Financial Freedom Don&#8217;t Mix</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my least favorite subjects in the financial freedom arena is debt reduction.  People use all kinds of reasons to justify their debt and it becomes a very emotional struggle to eliminate it.  I am pleased that I have adopted the &#8220;Not So Easy&#8221; approach to financial freedom.  That way I don&#8217;t have to [...]


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		<title>5 Not So Easy Steps to Financial Freedom</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2007/03/21/5-not-so-easy-steps-to-financial-freedom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has taken me nearly 20 years to attain financial independence.  I am not going to sugar coat it, because it hasn&#8217;t been easy.  If anyone tells you it is &#8211; put your hand on your wallet and run.  Now it shouldn&#8217;t have taken me 20 years, but I made MANY mistakes.  On these pages, [...]


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		<title>Forest Whitaker Reminded Me of a Key to Success:  A Burning Desire</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2007/02/26/forest-witaker-reminded-me-of-the-key-to-success-a-burning-desire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know many people who “talk the talk” and a few that “walk the walk,” but what is it that the separates these two groups of people.  I have been thinking about this a lot lately.  When I left my job almost a year ago to pursue my dreams as an entrepreneur, trader, financial freedom [...]


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		<title>Tony Robbins, Some Other Guy and Me: Knowledge Always Precedes the Money</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2007/02/11/tony-robbins-some-other-guy-and-me-knowledge-always-precedes-the-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many have heard the saying knowledge is power.  If you are an academic it’s your nirvana, but if are trying to achieve your dreams it is only the beginning.  I like the way an author of an article I was just reading puts it “knowledge always precedes the money.” In other words, knowledge is simply [...]


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		<title>Tony Robbins &#8211; Personal Power is the Ability to Take Action</title>
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		<comments>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2007/01/19/tony-robbins-personal-power-is-the-ability-to-take-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that the theme of the day is &#8220;take action.&#8221;  Here is Tony Robbins, famed motivational speaker, spin on taking action. Without goals, without committed action, without mistakes, you will never make a change in your life. You will continue down the same path of mediocrity that you always have. And, while you might [...]


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		<title>Knowledge Always Precedes the Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just reading an article and the author stated that his motto was &#8220;knowledge always precedes the money.&#8221;  I really like that.  We often hear people say, incorrectly I might add, that &#8220;knowledge is power.&#8221;  I prefer &#8221;acting on knowledge is power.&#8221;  However, knowledge always precedes the money has a nice ring to it.  I may [...]


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		<title>Ron Paul files for Presidential Bid</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2007/01/18/ron-paul-files-for-presidential-bid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have read my blog in the past, you know that Congressman Ron Paul&#8217;s opinion is one that I hold highly. He is not very popular in his own Republican Party, because he doesn&#8217;t simply walk the party lines.  However, this has not impacted his ability to be reelected; as he has served in congress for nine [...]


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		<title>Financial Freedom &#8211; The Pursuit of Happyness</title>
		<link>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2007/01/04/financial-freedom-the-pursuit-of-happyness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.michaelkdawson.com/2007/01/04/financial-freedom-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miked</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the holidays, I saw the movie &#8220;The Pursuit of Happyness.&#8221;  Yes, I know how to spell happiness, but it is spelled with a &#8220;y&#8221; in the movie.  It is based on the true life story of Chris Gardner&#8217;s rise from homelessness to owning a multi-million dollar brokerage firm.  It&#8217;s an excellent message movie for all Financial Freedom seekers.  I can&#8217;t recommend [...]


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