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Fidus Achates means a faithful friend. In Virgil's 'Aeneid', Achates (or 'fidus Achates' as he was called) was a close friend of Aeneas and accompanied him throughout his adventures. We may not all live lives worthy of an epic tale, but everyone is on their own journey throughout life and we can all use some faithful friends to help us along our way.

 

The goal for our forum is to create an environment that fosters sharing ideas, healthy discussions and focuses on positive change for our community. We encourage everyone to be active to get the full value of the platform.

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The resources section saves you time by curating self-improvement content from a variety of sources and providing notes and key takeaways. Sources include articles from Inc, Thrive Global, and MindTools, and books such as 'The Four Agreements,' 'Atomic Habits,' and 'Limitless'. 

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Categories

The Blog and the Forum is divided into the following categories: 

• Relationships / Family - learn how to communicate and improve your relationships.

• Job / Career - learn more about career advancement and how to handle work-related situations.

• Personal Finance - learn basic money management and improve your financial health.

• Health and Wellness - learn how to take care of your mind and body.

• Business / Entrepreneurship - learn how to navigate the challenges of owning your own business.

• Executive / Leadership - learn how to make decisions and grow into an effective manager and leader.

• Productivity / Time Management - learn how to control your focus to be more efficient.

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Mission

To provide our members with the resources to improve their lives and connect with people who can help them.

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Vision

To be the largest and most active personal development and growth community in the world.  

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Core Values

• Compassion - emotional intelligence with the drive to help.

• Patience - change takes time and progress is done through micro-steps.

• Open Minded - open to new things and listening to others.

• Growth Mindset - ready to work hard, learn from mistakes and improve over time.

• Action Oriented - success requires motivation and motivation comes from action.

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Site Rules

• We are a positive focused community. Feedback must be constructive and communicated with kindness.

• No spreading any copyrighted material. Sharing links and discussing articles is OK. All sources must be cited.

• No spamming allowed on our forum

• No unsolicited advertising allowed on our forum.

• All members are expected to be active in our community, whether that is through asking/answering questions, liking or commenting on a post.

• Admin decisions are final.