Diane Kennedy CPA http://www.dianekennedycpa.com The personal and business life of a tax strategist to the rich, business builder, owner, writer, social entrepreneur. Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 DianeKennedyCpahttp://feedburner.google.com Ponzi Scheme Alert! http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/ponzi-scheme-alert/ http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/ponzi-scheme-alert/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:56 +0000 admin http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/?p=1174 The word “Ponzi” and particularly “Ponzi” scheme gets thrown around a lot. It’s kind of like the word ‘cult.’ Who is in a cult? Seems like lately the definition is [...]

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]]> http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/how-good-is-your-word/feed/ 0 Everything in Nature is Growing or Dying http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/everything-in-nature-is-growing-or-dying/ http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/everything-in-nature-is-growing-or-dying/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:22 +0000 admin http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/?p=1164 Everything in nature is growing or dying. It’s a cycle of life, growth, death and life again. If you think about it, most every aspect of our life is the [...]

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]]> http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/everything-in-nature-is-growing-or-dying/feed/ 0 What Did You Learn From the Recession? http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/what-did-you-learn-from-the-recession/ http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/what-did-you-learn-from-the-recession/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:00:28 +0000 admin http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/?p=1152 The signs are all around that we’re pulling away from the recession, at least in certain sectors and markets. Business didn’t come back. It moved forward. And for the business [...]

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]]> http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/what-did-you-learn-from-the-recession/feed/ 0 How Moneyball Can Make You a Better Business Owner http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/how-moneyball-can-make-you-a-better-business-owner/ http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/how-moneyball-can-make-you-a-better-business-owner/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:00:59 +0000 admin http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/?p=1145 Richard and I finally got around to watching the movie “Moneyball.” It was one of the best business movies I’ve seen in a long time! If you haven’t seen the [...]

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]]> http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/how-moneyball-can-make-you-a-better-business-owner/feed/ 0 Importance of a Plan http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/importance-of-a-plan/ http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/importance-of-a-plan/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:00:05 +0000 admin http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/?p=1140 Plan. Act. Measure. Analyze. Act. At the most basic level, that’s how a business works. You figure out what you want to do. You do it. You measure the results. [...]

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]]> http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/importance-of-a-plan/feed/ 0 You’re Either Networking or You’re Not Working http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/you%e2%80%99re-either-networking-or-you%e2%80%99re-not-working/ http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/you%e2%80%99re-either-networking-or-you%e2%80%99re-not-working/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:00:53 +0000 admin http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/?p=1134 A friend of mine had this saying at the height of the lay-offs, “You’re either networking or you’re not working.” When it comes to finding a job or opportunity in [...]

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]]> http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/you%e2%80%99re-either-networking-or-you%e2%80%99re-not-working/feed/ 0 It’s Never Too Late For a Comeback http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/it%e2%80%99s-never-too-late-for-a-comeback/ http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/it%e2%80%99s-never-too-late-for-a-comeback/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:00:20 +0000 admin http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/?p=1130 Everybody loves a comeback story. But, let me tell you, it sucks to BE the comeback story. At the end of 2007, a business that I cared a lot about [...]

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]]> http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/it%e2%80%99s-never-too-late-for-a-comeback/feed/ 0 How Do You Keep Track of It All? http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/how-do-you-keep-track-of-it-all/ http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/how-do-you-keep-track-of-it-all/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:00:17 +0000 admin http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/?p=1126 The answer is really simple. You don’t. You can’t know everything, or if you do, you’ll just know a little bit about each subject. Just today, I’ve had conversations about [...]

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]]> http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/how-do-you-keep-track-of-it-all/feed/ 0 Passive or Active? http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/passive-or-active/ http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/blog/passive-or-active/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:37 +0000 admin http://www.dianekennedycpa.com/?p=1120 You get what you focus on. Have you ever noticed the guy who complains about always having bad luck seems to always have bad luck? And the person who says [...]

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