Friday, July 13, 2012


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Break the shackles of mediocrity and give yourself the best chance to be all that you can be.  Goal setting, made simple!
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This website is dedicated to self improvement with a focus on personal productivity, motivation, and self education.  PickTheBrain diverges from traditional "self-help" by taking a broader approach. Rather than sticking to a small set of topics, any information that people can use to live more prosperous, satisfying lives is a potential article.  
 
a year from now...

I just love this quote.  It reminds me not to procrastinate or put things off until tomorrow because tomorrow can turn into a lifetime.  Do you have something that you have been thinking about doing but just have not started?  A goal or desire that you think and dream about but haven't done?  Today is the day to get started on achieving it.  I have a foolproof way for you to get it done.
First, write it down.  Whatever it is - lose ten pounds, write a book, get a new job or start your own business.  Write your desire down on paper.  Describe what it is that you want, how it will feel to have it and what your deadline is for completing it.
Second, write down what help you need and who can help you.  Identify people who have been successful at achieving what you want and talk to those people.  For example, if you have always wanted to run a marathon then talk to people who run marathons.  They will have the best information on what it takes.  Better than reading a book or trying to find out by trial and error.
Third, DO something towards your goal every single day.  It can be a little or a big thing, but they all add up.  It can be 5 minutes or 5 hours.  I guarantee that if you do something every day towards your goal you will be closer to achieving it and one year from today you will not regret that you didn't start right now.

 - Erin Murphy, Small Business & Tax Consultant
   

MB Tax Office News  

In summer everything seems to slow down, which is why it's a great time to get your records in order from last year as you move into the second half of the new year.  If you would like a pdf of your 2011 taxes, we would be happy to send it to you!  Email office@mbtaxpro.com and let us know you would like an electronic copy for your records.  Enjoy the sunshine!     
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Big Ass Sandwiches  
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Featured in the Travel Channel's "Best Sandwich in America".  
Big-Ass Sandwiches is exactly what it sounds like: Delicious, ample sandwiches filled with home roasted meats and homemade ingredients, sure to squash big hunger in its tracks. This new Portland food cart is owned and operated by husband and wife Brian and Lisa Wood. Located downtown on the corner of SW 3rd & Ash Street, they serve up one-of-a-kind sandwiches to the people of Portland, who are already delightfully in the midst of what can only be described as an outright sandwich revival.   

"A delicious fresh ciabatta roll, excellent roast beef, and a superb creamy bechamel. Putting all those yummy things into one package, and smushing it together is just a step shy of ordering a five course meal at some high end bistro and throwing it all in a blender." -Peter Sagal from NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

Important Dates
Sept 15th - Deadline for Partnerships & Corporations
Sept 15th - 3rd Quarter Estimated Tax Payment
October 15th - Deadline for Individual Tax Returns