January 13, 2021 09:00 ET | Source: eXp World Holdings, Inc.

BELLINGHAM, Wash., Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eXp Realty, one of the fastest-growing, global real estate companies and a subsidiary of eXp World Holdings (Nasdaq: EXPI), today announced it has expanded its Canadian footprint and is now open for business in New Brunswick and Manitoba. With the expansion, eXp Realty operates in nine Canadian provinces, including Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.

As part of the expansion, eXp Realty has hired experienced leaders in each province responsible for brokerage operations, with Lou Yerxa heading up New Brunswick and Rena Prefontaine leading in Manitoba.

Yerxa is an experienced professional with more than 40 years in real estate, with a focus on sales and investing, and has won numerous awards for exceptional sales. Prefontaine brings more than a decade of experience in real estate to eXp and has served as a managing broker for the past six years. In addition to her role as a managing broker, she has served on the board of directors at the Winnipeg Realtors Association.

As we expand internationally, we continue to deepen our presence and relationships in the countries in which we operate, said Michael Valdes, President of eXp Global. Im excited about the opportunity to continue driving adoption of eXps model in the Canadian market and across the globe.

Were thrilled to introduce eXps innovative, agent-first model to agents in New Brunswick and Manitoba under Lou and Renas leadership, said eXp Realty Director of Canadian Brokerage Operations Deborah Pleiman. Both Lou and Rena bring decades of experience in real estate and a commitment to agents. Agents in Canada are drawn to our technology-driven approach and are eager to grow their local businesses with our model.

eXp Realty offers a unique financial model for residential and commercial real estate agents, going beyond attractive commissions to provide its agents with an opportunity to earn additional income by helping the company grow its agent base anywhere in the world and earn equity in eXp World Holdings, Inc. through its stock programs. eXps cloud-based brokerage is powered by Virbela, the companys immersive and collaborative platform, which enables its agents to communicate, meet and conduct business in a virtual world.

To learn more about becoming an eXp Realty agent, please visit join.exprealty.com.

About eXp World Holdings, Inc.

eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI) is the holding company for eXp Realty, eXp Commercial, Virbela, Showcase IDX and SUCCESS Enterprises.

eXp World Holdings and its global brokerage, eXp Realty, is one of the fastest-growing real estate tech companies in the world with more than 42,000 agents in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Portugal and France and continues to scale internationally. As a publicly traded company, eXp World Holdings provides real estate professionals the unique opportunity to earn equity awards for production goals and contributions to overall company growth. eXp World Holdings and its businesses offer a full suite of brokerage and real estate tech solutions, including its innovative residential and commercial brokerage model, professional services, collaborative tools and personal development. The cloud-based brokerage is powered by an immersive 3D platform that is deeply social and collaborative, enabling agents to be more connected and productive.

For more information, visit https://expworldholdings.com/.

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CAITHNESS VOLUNTARY GROUP UPDATE: By Yvonne Hendry

Caithness Voluntary Group is open for business. We supported community groups throughout 2020 and we look forward to working with them again in 2021.

We work with groups covering a range of support including funding, policies and procedures, volunteering and governance.

Caithness Rural Transport and Befriending Caithness continue to run their services. Anyone wishing to book transport should email Coreen Campbell (coreen@cvg.org.uk), while to find out about the befriending service contact Angie House (angie@cvg.org.uk or 07592 493048).

The National Lottery Community Fund is organising open sessions for groups interested in applying, as some changes have been made to its funding streams. We will keep you posted about these so you can join in.

Grants are available from Scottish Sea Farms' Heart of the Community Trust for projects that deliver lasting change within Shetland, Orkney, Highland, Argyll and Dumfries in health promotion, education and personal development as well as community projects. The average award is around 5000. Details are at http://www.scottishseafarms.com/community/heart-of-the-community

The Response, Recovery and Resilience Fund is open for applications up to 5000. The fund is now focusing on recovery. This phase of funding will support organisations to continue their operations or to re-establish or redesign their activities to comply with new regulations, in addition to providing emergency support for those who need it most.

Details are on the Foundation Scotland website.

Adapt and Thrive is a Scottish Government funding programme that helps organisations to change and recover.

Recovery for the third sector has not been straightforward, and lockdowns, changes to guidelines and the tier system will continue to be part of our daily lives in 2021. As a response, Adapt and Thrive has adapted and from this week all eligible organisations can access funding regardless of turnover size, while the top value of grants has increased to 75,000.

Working with an adviser, organisations will be supported to develop a plan so they can adapt to the challenges presented by Covid-19, operate sustainably and continue to have a positive impact in their communities. This may mean developing new income streams, restructuring the organisation or changing how services are delivered. Funding to implement the plan is also available.

Adapt and Thrive offers tailored, specialist advice, as well as grants and loans. The advice is designed to help organisations to build recovery plans that are flexible, allowing them to stay open, respond or adapt quickly to any changes in guidelines or tiers. The funding is unrestricted so it can also adapt around the needs of the organisation.

The Communities Recovery Fund, also from the Scottish Government, supports the delivery of services in communities that were suspended or reduced because of Covid or the creation of new services.

The fund offers grants so organisations can reintroduce the delivery of services and supports the adaptation of existing services or the development of new ones to tackle new community needs relating to the pandemic.

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In an effort to give back to the community and help The Place of Forsyth County reach its year-end fundraising goals, two companies have partnered with the organization to provide socially distant fundraisers that also provide a means for gift giving this holiday season.

Kendra Scott at the Avalon will be hosting a Kendra Gives Back event on Dec. 11 and 12 where 20% of sales will benefit The Place of Forsyth. Shoppers can shop online both days using the coupon code GIVEBACK-0JZV.

For those who want to shop in person, on Friday, Dec. 11 from 6-8 p.m., shoppers can designate their purchase as part of the give-back event by telling the cashier they want to support The Place. For more information visit theplaceofforsythcounty.splashthat.com/.

The following week, on Thursday, Dec. 17, from 7-8 p.m., Snap Teck IT is sponsoring a virtual Night of Magic, Comedy, and Madness with illusionist Denny Corby. Tickets are $35 and 100% of the proceeds will benefit The Place of Forsyth.

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Since its September launch, more than 1,700 Ohioans have received career coaching from an Ohio To Work service provider partner, including the Urban League of Greater Cleveland, Goodwill of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, and Ohio Means Jobs. So far, 46 employers have committed to support Ohio To Work, with more expressing interest. Collectively, these companies would like to hire more than 2,000 workers in the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County area. We have also partnered with six training providers who know how to prepare candidates for the types of jobs that are now in demand. And funding is being made available to help candidates as they go through the reskilling process. JobsOhio's industry sector partners MAGNET, Team NEO, Cuyahoga Community College and the Greater Cleveland Partnership continue to provide critical support across the Ohio To Work pilot initiative, including when we held a virtual career fair in October that touched more than 700 job seekers and connected them with coaches and employers. More career fairs are planned, and the next one, focused on diversity and inclusion, is set for Thursday, Dec. 10. Interested job seekers can visit OhioToWork.com for details.

There are real people behind those numbers. One career coach from our Goodwill partner told us about a job seeker who interviewed for a position in manufacturing, which was not her background, and happily discovered that the employer would be willing to train her. Another coach at Ohio Means Jobs shared a story about a client who had only ever thought about truck driving as an option, and now, thanks to discovering potential new career paths through an Ohio To Work artificial intelligence tool, they were going to a career fair to explore a wider range of job possibilities. And at the Urban League, a coach was helping someone with a bachelor's degree in nonprofit management who had been working in childcare, but now realized they had an aptitude for accounting and could look into a job in banking among other areas.

Central to the entire effort is our long-standing commitment to advance equity. One of the reasons we selected Greater Cleveland for the pilot initiative is that minority job seekers and minority-owned businesses there have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Our partners have deep experience serving minority communities. The planned diversity- and inclusion-focused career fair on Dec. 10 is a key element of Ohio To Work. And among other things, we are emphasizing expanded access to reskilling, including partnering with programs such as We Can Code IT, which is dedicated to promoting tech in minority communities.

By better connecting our Ohio To Work partners, we are in effect supercharging the existing workforce ecosystem. Through this collaboration, we have hosted virtual sessions to introduce employers and career coaches, allowing them to share insights with each other, as well as provide coaches a more direct line to employers. We are able to deliver the latest business intelligence, about employer needs and in-demand training programs, to our service provider partners and coaches. Ohio To Work is also leading by delivering cutting-edge solutions and data for job seekers, piloting the latest in workforce tech artificial intelligence tools to help job seekers discover new career paths. And we are doing our best to ensure those paths involve in-demand skills to make careers as future-proof as possible.

No matter where you might be in your career journey whether you're ready to find your next opportunity or just starting to consider your options the Ohio To Work partners want you to know there are resources to support you. A lot of it can be done remotely, like building digital skills, or enrolling in a fully virtual bootcamp to become a software developer. We hope you will visit OhioToWork.com to explore ways you can immediately start investing in your future.

The Ohio To Work pilot is still running, and the idea is for all of this to be just the beginning. We are learning what works and what needs to be improved, with a plan to expand the Ohio To Work initiative to other areas of the state. JobsOhio is proud that we can pivot quickly, and in this case, innovate at the speed of crisis. We could not accomplish it without the support of our partners. Why are all of us doing it? Because we can. It's what Ohioans deserve.

Nauseef is president and CEO of JobsOhio, the state's private nonprofit economic development corporation.

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Are you preparing for 2021 to be your year? Maybe after 2020, were all just hoping to have a year full stop. In any case, the end of the year is a great time for reflection and goal-setting. So why not get a little assistance from a well-loved self-help book or two.

Below, Ive put together a list of books that are particularly noteworthy in the self-improvement space. Some are brand new for 2020, others have been around for a few years. But whats consistent here is that theyre all great at offering advice on goal-setting and making serious progress when it comes to work, finance and personal development.

Check them out here:

1. What Would Frida Do?: A Guide To Living Boldly By Arianna Davis

Hachette described this book as:

A contemporary guide to life inspired by the extraordinary artist Frida Kahlo.

In this charming read, author Arianna Davis conjures Fridas brave spirit, encouraging women to persevere, to create fearlessly, and to stand by their own truths.

I am officially sold. Get your copy here.

2. Get Your Sh*t Together Sarah Knight

Coming from the author of The Life-Changing Magic Of Not Giving A F**K, this book is based around helping you to stop whining and start winning.

Grab yours here.

3. Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig

This may sound quite heavy. And yes, it does deal with mental health struggles. But this memoir has been described as life-altering by many. I mean, just read this excerpt:

I want life. I want to read it and write it and feel it and live it. I want, for as much of the time as possible in this blink-of-an-eye existence we have, to feel all that can be felt. I hate depression. I am scared of it. Terrified, in fact. But at the same time, it has made me who I am. And if for me it is the price of feeling life, its a price always worth paying

Read it today.

4. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives by Lori Gottlieb

This booked grabbed me instantly. Its a book about therapy and the myriad of ways that it can help people who are struggling. Highly recommend.

Buy the book here.

5. Happy & Other Ridiculous Aspirations by Turia Pitt

Aussie icon Turia Pitt has penned another novel, this time its focused on ways we can feasibly become happier people. Now thats a self-improvement goal we can all get behind.

Start your journey here.

6. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy

You may have heard of this book before its been raved about by millions of readers. Penguin described it as:

A reminder of what truly matters, as told through the adventures of four beloved friends. Based on Charlies daily Instagram. For fans of Winnie-the-poohs Little Book of Wisdom.

Get a copy here.

7. The Cambridge Code: One Simple Test To Uncover Who You Are by Curly Moloney and Emma Loveridge

This book was written by Dr Emma Loveridge (psychologist) and Dr Curly Moloney (Doctor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery_ along with a team of scientists and researchers from Cambridge University. It looks at ways you can improve your life, work, relationships and wellbeing based on your psychological profile.

Learn more about yourself by grabbing a copy.

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The Neuroscience of Daily Success is a publication that is soon to be released, authored by Kelvin Teo. Kelvin Teo was once a 9-5 worker who was paid well, however he was left with no time and failing physical and mental health as a result. The dissatisfaction he felt in his life is a grievance that is shared by many workers across the world. The general formula that has been handed to people is that schooling and a good job with good pay will create satisfaction and happiness. However, many people are now realizing that this is not the case, and the average worker is usually unsatisfied with their life.

Kelvin Teo discovered that by changing his mental filter, his perceived outlook on his life, he was able to create meaningful changes that led to lasting impacts on his overall life. In 2017, Kelvin went on a personal development journey to find the answers amongst all the motivational talks and fluff. What he discovered were neuroscience techniques which had concrete results, and were no nonsense in their science, application and results. Through the application of these methods and techniques, Kelvin explains that you are planting a seed, and while this seed may be small and insignificant at the moment, that seed (or changes) will turn into huge impacts on your life.

For Kelvin, one of those seeds was changing his mental filter, and how he perceived life. This change grew into something significant, because Kelvin ended up leaving his job in order to pursue personal development. Now, he makes a living through his work and helping others to achieve this in their life, as well as being able to spend time with his family and take care of his health.

He has since committed to further changes that have become major impacts on his life. Within his book, he teaches the reader how to understand mentalism better, learn and identify mental filters and how much they can impact your life, understand how to achieve continuous success on a daily basis and to understand how to take full control of your universe through the application of effective mental strategies.

The content written above, featured from the book, is enough for the user to be able to read through the whole book, and then upon finishing it, implement changes into their life that will sprout into significant changes for the better.

For anyone looking for a good read into neuroscience applications on everyday life, or for those searching for personal development journeys and techniques/methods, then look no further than The Neuroscience of Daily Success by Kelvin Teo. It is definitely worth a read.

Samantha is the head of content and politics columnist for Best in Australia. Prior to joining the Best in Au, she was a court and crime reporter at SM.

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The year 2020 has been a hectic rollercoaster, to say the least. Many went into the year with an eager and determined attitude, ambitious to complete their 2020 goals. Each year people strive to transform themselves into their higher purpose and challenge themselves to exceed new heights. While this year may have been challenging to complete those goals, the new year of 2021 still brings hope for a fresh start.

You may be someone who writes out their new years resolutions faithfully, or maybe you are someone who doesnt believe in it. You might struggle with accomplishing your designated goals as you are strong within the first few months, then tend to fall off toward the end of the year. Dont worry, studies show that about 60 percent of individuals create new years resolutions, though only 8 percent achieve their goals. By the time you finish reading, you will be equipped to have faith in creating and tackling all of your goals in the coming year.

If you are among the masses who have been overwhelmed by the year that we have had, it is imperative to sit and reflect. Reflect upon what youve been through this year and how it has impacted you both directly and indirectly. A large contributor to setting personal goals for where you are trying to go is reflecting on where you have been and where you currently are. Think about what brought you to the place that you are in and how it has impacted you physically, financially, spiritually and mentally.

Next, think about what the new year entails for you. Think about what you would like to accomplish in all aspects of your life. Write all of this information out and prioritize based on interest and level of actually achieving them within a year. If the goal may take more than a year to accomplish, break the goal down into parts, listing what you want to achieve within the first year. Create categories in which each aspiration fits. These categories can be things such as hobbies, physical goals, educational, personal growth, development, etc. Once that is complete, write out the necessary materials and equipment needed to achieve your desired goals.

Afterward, write out small things that can be fulfilled daily to achieve your resolutions. Decipher if these goals need to be worked on daily, weekly or monthly, and how much time will be allotted to working on each goal. When establishing a goal, it can seem easy to achieve but overwhelming when beginning to work toward it. In your head, the ideal becomes a larger concept. Breaking it down on a smaller scale allows the goal to become realistic and manageable. All of this information should be placed in a journal that is specifically dedicated to achieving your new years resolutions. Depending on what works best for you, stay consistent with journaling whether its every day or every other week. Highlight where you have worked on your goals and also where you may have fallen short. It allows you to track your progress and shows effort in implementing what you have set forth for yourself. Doing this also allows for constant reflection, which is necessary for growth.

Finally, create a daily to-do list. Every morning or the night before you begin your day create a to-do list that will help you tackle your goals. This allows you to easily incorporate your goals throughout your day while providing a sense of achievement. The list can vary daily and doesnt have to be filled with extensive tasks. Just crossing out a few tasks daily will provide you with a sense of purpose and encouragement to pursue your best you.

Now, you are equipped with creating your best and most achievable new years resolutions. Find an accountability partner and continuously visualize your accomplishments while rewarding yourself along the way.

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The orphanage director lies about Beth's age when introducing her to the Wheatleys; what age is Beth throughout the series, and why the dishonesty?

When Beth is adopted inThe Queen's Gambit, the orphanage lies about Beth's age so how old is she, and why lie in the first place?The Queen's Gambitis Netflix's hit miniseries based on the Walter Tevis novel by the same name; it's a coming of age story about a young American chess prodigy who learns to overcome her personal demons.The Queen's Gambitfollows Beth from her childhood until adulthood but is unclear about her exact age throughout.

Beth is orphaned inThe Queen's Gambitwhen her motherdies in a car crash, which is implied to have been an intentional murder-suicide attempt. Beth's father, whose identity is never confirmed, is not in the picture, which leaves the young woman an orphan. Sheis sent to the Methuen Home for Girls, where sheremains until she is adopted, as a teenager, byAlma and Allston Wheatley.

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When Beth first meets the Wheatleys, the director of the orphanage,Helen Deardorff, tells them that Beth is 13. Beth starts to correct her, beginning to say she's fifteen, but Deardorff stops her. Likely, the director was operating under the assumption that the Wheatleys wouldn't want an older child, so she lied about Beth's age; however, as Alma reveals later, she intentionally chose to adopt a teenager, having previously lost a child and (presumably) not wanting the additional responsibility required for raising an adolescent. Deardorff assumed that the older a young woman was, the less viable she was as a candidate for adoption but Beth's case proves she was wrong, and for some prospective parents, a teenager is an ideal option.

The Queen's Gambitshows thatElizabeth was 9 years old when she entered the orphanage. Her birth certificate, seen in episode 1, shows her birthdate as "November 2, 1948," and was thus approximately 15 years old when she wonher first tournament in 1963 but not when she was adopted, since it appeared to happen in the summer. Chances are, Beth was about the say she was "fifteen in November" when Deardorff interrupted her, since the timeline doesn't make sense otherwise. Presumably, she told Alma her true age, which explains why she was able to graduate just three years later in 1966. Since Alma already admitted she didn't want a younger child, it's likely she would have been even happier to learn that Beth was already nearing adulthood (which further explains Alma's hands-offparenting style with Beth).

Beth iseither 19 or 20 at the end ofThe Queen's Gambit, as the tournament in Russia takes place in 1968, but the time of year is not clear. Based on the fact that she's described as being 20, the event likely takes place late in 1968, after her birthday in November. There are some issues with Beth's age namely, it makes Beth's relationship with Townesa littleproblematic given how young she was when he had her in his hotel room but the fact that her age is kept vague helps focus the story on her personal development, and the various emotional milestones she reaches on her journey in The Queen's Gambit.

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Sarah Milner is an editor for Screen Rant's Film/Television features division. She is a writer, researcher, and folk musician. Her writing has appeared in Exclaim! and Electric City Magazine. A graduate of Trent University, Sarah's MA thesis examines Frankenstein adaptations and their relationship with popular culture. She has a fierce love of all things "spooky," and a deep appreciation for classic cinema.

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President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that his personal defense attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has tested positive for COVID-19.

"Rudy Giuliani, by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of the USA, has tested positive for the China Virus," Trump tweeted. "Get better soon Rudy, we will carry on!!!"

Giuliani's condition is unclear, but The New York Times reported on Sunday afternoon that he was being treated at Georgetown University Medical Center.

The former New York mayor has made a string of public appearances in recent days as the face of Trump's faltering legal efforts to nullify the 2020 election results. Giuliani participated in multiple Republican events in Arizona, Michigan, and Georgia, which primarily featured Trump lawyers and GOP officials making vague and unspecified allegations of widespread voter fraud and election-rigging.

The events, which the GOP described as "hearings," featured few masks and little social distancing. Giuliani was often seen mask-less while interacting with others and sitting inches away from another Trump campaign lawyer, Jenna Ellis, who was also not wearing a face covering.

According to the president's legal team, Giuliani tested negative "immediately preceding his trip to Arizona, Michigan, and Georgia" and did not experience symptoms of COVID-19 until more than two days after his return, as CNN reported.

A person with COVID-19 may be contagious up to 72 hours before experiencing symptoms, according to Harvard Medical School.

In a statement on Sunday, Georgia state Sen. William Ligon, who chaired a "voter fraud" meeting at the state capitol on December 3, said he was advising those present "to take every precaution."

Giuliani "was in close proximity to senators, Senate staff, members of the media, and the general public," Ligon noted.

Last month, Giuliani was also at a Trump legal team news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters. He made headlines when he was seen at the presser with hair dye trickling down his face as he coughed and blew his nose into a handkerchief, which he then used to wipe his face.

Giuliani's son, Andrew, also tested positive for COVID-19 last month. Overall, according to New York Magazine, more than three dozen people in the president's orbit have tested positive for the virus, including Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Barron Trump, chief of staff Mark Meadows, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, senior advisor Stephen Miller and his wife Katie, senior counselor to the president Hope Hicks, several members of the White House staff and press corps, and more.

The US currently has the highest number of COVID-19 cases of any country in the world, with more than 14 million confirmed cases and nearly 282,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

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Ugo Aliogo writes on Falah thoughts on the place of mindsets in Business

One thing that people dont talk about enough in business is mindset, Moe Falah said. It doesnt happen overnight. If you havent worked on yourself, your personal development, the way you think and react, your approach to business, life, people, situations, then you will have a difficult time starting a company. If your mindset isnt right, then your business isnt right.

But what does Falah mean by mindset? It turns out theres a whole field of study related to the development of the entrepreneurial mindset: the field of personal development.

I started watching personal development videos as a kid, Falah hinted. I knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur, so I went online and got a head start. They dont teach you any of this stuff in school, and most people whose parents arent business owners dont know about it either. The entrepreneurial mindset is a very particular way of thinking of taking total responsibility for everything in your life.

A person doesnt have to be an entrepreneur to benefit from personal development, Moe asserted. But he believes that people who really engage in personal development will soon be unsatisfied with living an average life.

When you take responsibility for everything in your life, you take more and more control. And when you have more control, youre able to decide how much you want to earn. Its your decision.

Personal development and the entrepreneur mindset are the ultimate double-edged swords. On one hand, some people feel that the personal development field engages in victim blaming, because it tells people they are responsible for changing their own circumstances. On the other hand, its incredibly empowering: once you begin taking that responsibility, theres just about nothing you cant do.

And Falah is in a position to know. The son of immigrant parents who struggled to make ends meet, he suffered from racism and a lack of financial freedom growing up. But with personal development teachers from the Internet whispering in his ear, that only made him more determined to take control of his own destiny. Now, at 25, Falah is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of a company that did $25 million worth of business in its first year after starting in January of 2020.

His simplest advice to aspiring entrepreneurs is this: Just go for it, dont think about it, he noted. Trust yourself and your gut. You will figure it out. As long as you dont give up, no matter what, you will always figure it out.

Falah speaks from experience as someone who dives in with both feet, he entered real estate and solar to name a couple of industries, with very little knowledge of how to make things work. But he had the one thing he did need: the entrepreneurial mindset.

I knew I couldnt fail because I couldnt afford to, Moe posited. No one was going to bail me out. And I knew I was responsible for everything in my life, and that I could do anything I set my mind to. So I learned. I learned because I had to.

Falah encourages everyone, regardless of their industry or career aspirations, to study the field of personal development.

You have nothing to lose, and tons to gain, he explained. The last thing you want in life is to regret not trying something. So develop the mindset it takes to take control, to do whatever you really want to do. It is possible. You just have to make it about strategy and hard work, instead of luck. If you create a good strategy and never give up, you cant lose.

Stay consistent and persistent, continuing, Falah added: and understand that nobody will work as hard as you, and nobody will care as much as you. And thats okay. Because you have you. You are your own greatest asset.

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