Suggested by: Janet Schlarbaum
By Jeanie Marshall
Definition number 1 of “poverty” in the American Heritage Dictionary is: “The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts.” It is further defined as “deficiency in amount; scantiness; unproductiveness; infertility.”
By “poverty consciousness” I mean the set of attitudes and beliefs and feelings and [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Schlarbaum Capital Management'
Ending Poverty Consciousness
June 1, 2009
Extreme Poverty And Hunger – Measuring Its Devastating Effects On Africans
April 1, 2009
By Azeez Olawale-Arish Yusuff
Unlike the developed Economies, African economy continues to record tremendous growth in their Gross Domestic Products, Foreign Direct Investments, Per Capital Incomes, Foreign Reserves and Surplus Balance of Payment Accounts. Nigerian Economy is a typical example.
Yes, Nigerian Economy has recorded fantastic economic growth and development in the last few years. No doubt, [...]
How to Take the First Step to Fight Global Hunger
March 11, 2009
Submitted by: Janet Schlarbaum
By Kim Petit
It is easy to believe that technology has helped everyone. We live such comfortable lives, after all. We really benefit from an almost remarkable level of abundance and convenience. Even middle and working class people tend to have plenty to eat, good sources of transportation, and a wide variety of [...]
Poverty – The Scourge of Africa
February 11, 2009
By: Alan Hawkins
The most probable reason poverty exists, is insufficient work opportunities in combination with a lack of basic education and skills training, or is it?
In Africa, drought is labled as the most common cause of poverty, assisted often by a war here and there, a touch of genocide or the self enrichment of a [...]
Poverty from Janet Schlarbaum
January 11, 2009
By: Michael A. Verdicchio
The cause of poverty is not a lack of money. Does that statement shock you? It’s true. A lack of money may be an effect of poverty, but it is not the cause of poverty.
The cause of poverty is poverty thinking. Poverty comes from poverty beliefs and poverty attitudes; it comes from [...]
Success And Poverty
December 13, 2008
Posted by: Janet Schlarbaum
By Michael Oksa
Poverty, in the sense of poorness, comes in many forms. Some are quite specific to geography, occupation, spirituality, or even recreation, to name a few. On the other hand, some forms of poverty are more general. Identifying your current state of ‘wealth’ or ‘poverty’ in these areas is a vital [...]
Low Cost Healthy Eating
October 19, 2008
Suggested by: Janet Schlarbaum
By Jared Lee
Malnutrition is the main cause of death in many underdeveloped countries where poverty is highly prevalent. It is not only poverty and impoverishment that can lead to malnutrition. Even well-off people who are ignorant about eating well can suffer due to malnutrition. According to Canada’s Food Guide, meaning of eating [...]
Why Poverty Consciousness Is More Effective Than Abundance Thinking
October 16, 2008
Posted by: Janet Schlarbaum
By Mark Silver
Abundance consciousness is all the rage these days. And why shouldn’t it be? You want your business to be abundant with cash, and you want to be abundant in your giving as well.
It’s always painful to me watching folks trying to reeeaaaacccchhhhh for an “abundance consciousness” and repeatedly fall short [...]
Start Your Business Today! Help Eradicate World Poverty
September 11, 2008
By: Judy Ellison, Ph.D.
“One day our grandchildren will go to museums to see what poverty was like.” (Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank & 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.)
Astounding thought, isn’t it?
Imagine a world abounding in abundance and prosperity!
Every where you turned people were sharing freely with one another out of their overflowing opulence. [...]