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Daniel Calugar, Experienced Investor, Details 10 Habits That Are Blocking Your Path to Success

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  Originally published on   healthsourcemag.com Most people are more than capable of achieving success. What holds many people back, though, are habits that dictate the way they think and behave. Here, investor  Daniel Calugar  details ten negative patterns that are likely to prevent a person from achieving success. In his best-selling book,  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People , Stephen Covey defines effectiveness as the balance of obtaining desirable results with caring for that which produces those results. Ineffectiveness, then, can be seen as the inverse – the neglect of that which produces desirable results. Contrary to Covey’s habits that, if developed, will lead to success, these ten thoughts and behaviors will subvert your efforts and block your path to success. 1.) Give up easily Success takes effort and usually over an extended period. For anything in which you are attempting to become successful, refuse to give up until you achieve your goal. 2.)...

Dan Calugar Outlines How to Increase Self-Discipline When You Work from Home

 Originally published on HNGN.com . The single most important trait for success in a work from home environment is self-discipline. In this article,  investor Daniel Calugar  comments on how to know if you have it and how to get it if you don't. Working from home has become the "new normal" for many employees. Whether temporarily or for the long term, it has become standard practice for an  estimated 42 percent  of American workers. Many companies are eyeing this new arrangement to determine if it might be a workable cost-saving measure going forward. Not every worker is cut out for a work from home job. Some don't like it because they crave social interaction. Others simply can't because their job depends on physical interaction with their customers, clients, or patients. Many, however, see working from home as a dream come true; no commute and work in your pajamas. The key to a successful work from home arrangement depends largely on the nebulous character tra...

Daniel Calugar

  Daniel Calugar is a data-driven investor with an academic and professional background in computer science, business, and law. He developed a passion for investing as a result of frequent interactions with investment professionals who serviced the investment needs of his legal clients. As a tax partner at the Atlanta law firm of Hansell & Post and the global law firm of Jones Day, he incorporated his partnership interest allowing him to set up and serve as trustee for his own tax-qualified profit-sharing plan. Calugar utilized his technical skillset to design computer programs that would assist him in making more effective investment decisions. He then moved on to hedge fund investments before eventually focusing on more mortgage-backed securities, futures, and options after the stock market crash in 2008. Dan Calugar has had the privilege to travel the world with his life companion in part due to the flexible nature of his work. He is into fitness and enjoys working out. He ...