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We Lose So many Todays Worrying about Tomorrow

If you didn't earn another penny from this moment on, how long would it be before you were in big trouble?

How much do you need to earn to live on Tesco's Value beans and waffles?

These are the opening questions that I ask business owners whom I mentor.

I get a fast feel as to where they are financially right now.

Generally when we transition from a regular corporate wage to self-employment, the long weekend breaks of walk­ing around the olive groves of Valencia are over, as is Tarquin's private education.

That's gone, unless you've got savings – but they can dissipate at the same rate as your self-belief.

Well it should be gone. But sometimes we continue to live in the same mindset and financial ...

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