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By Janell Hazelwood | Published April 2, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

Seek a healthy balance in your focus on service efforts--- tasks done for free or exposure --- and your focus on wealth building. "I was caught in that vortex for a while, where I was speaking at everyone's conferences for free, and my time wasn't focused on building the wealth," Perry says. Discern investment vs. return, and know clearly how to maximize acceptance of opportunities to sit on boards, speak at events and be part of committees. "I've been really laser focused because I can have the best of both worlds: I can be a better service leader to my community and I can also make sure that I take care of myself," Perry says.

Seek a healthy balance in your focus on service efforts— tasks done for free or…