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Is Money Your Excuse For Failure?

Is Money Your Excuse For Failure? by Andrew Gardella. Photograph of a jar of pennies with a plant sprouting out by Micheile Henderson
Photograph by Micheile Henderson

If you want to increase your chances of happiness and success, start by making different choices around your habits and beliefs around money

Have you ever said, “If I only had more money, then I could or would do this…”? 

Don’t get me wrong — having money can certainly make creating things easier and faster. But at some point, just about everyone is guilty of blaming a lack of action, happiness, creativity, or success on not having enough money. It’s as if having more money would solve all the problems of life. But is this

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