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Does giving transform lives — even the life of the giver?

Giving not only transforms the life of the receiver, it REALLY transforms the life of the giver. Giving also transforms a family, a business and the community. It is contagious!

Everyone has their own reasons to give. For some, it’s a deeply held belief that flows from their faith. For others, it’s the desire to give back to an organization that has touched their lives or the life of a family member or friend. Still for others, it’s a deeply held passion that moves them to give to a cause or organization.

Does giving transform lives — even the life of the giver?

Giving not only transforms the life of the receiver, it REALLY transforms the life of the giver. Giving also transforms a family, a business and the community. It is contagious!

Everyone has their own reasons to give. For some, it’s a deeply held belief that flows from their faith. For others, it’s the desire to give back to an organization that has touched their lives or the life of a family member or friend. Still for others, it’s a deeply held passion that moves them to give to a cause or organization.

And then for some, it’s the irresistible financial and tax incentives, such as avoiding tax on the sale of a highly appreciated stock portfolio, a piece of real estate or the sale of a business.

For whatever the reason, everyone who gives can make a difference and leave a lasting legacy.

Regardless of the reasons, giving transforms!

In this special edition of “Giving Transforms You!” you will discover new (and profitable) ways to give. It is an entertaining, empowering and encouraging journey through 52 principles of giving and 52 enlightening quotes from some amazing people through history who lived and gave.

One simple action holds the power to transform you personally — your attitude, your perspective … and even your financial life.

“Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.”

— Plato

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

— Winston Churchill

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“As the co-founder of a family business who has taken these steps, I can highly recommend this book.”

— Rich DeVos, co-founder of Amway and owner of the NBA’s Orlando Magic

What makes the difference between unlocking your wealth potential and leaving a legacy of regrets?

Doing the right things now.

The right things are counter to the things most people do. Yet that is one of the keys to wealth creation — see what everyone else is doing and do the opposite. When it comes to protecting, preserving and passing on wealth, most people take the short path, the quick answer or look for a one-size-fits-all solution.

“As the co-founder of a family business who has taken these steps, I can highly recommend this book.”

— Rich DeVos, co-founder of Amway and owner of the NBA’s Orlando Magic

What makes the difference between unlocking your wealth potential and leaving a legacy of regrets?

Doing the right things now.

The right things are counter to the things most people do. Yet that is one of the keys to wealth creation — see what everyone else is doing and do the opposite. When it comes to protecting, preserving and passing on wealth, most people take the short path, the quick answer or look for a one-size-fits-all solution.

In this deeply personal true story, Barry shares his experience of scrambling to protect and preserve wealth for his mother while the family battled with advisors and themselves after the passing of his father at the youthful age of 62.

It was reflecting back on the experience that led him to write out the experience and what he learned after working with nearly a dozen different advisors in the nearly four years it took to settle his father’s estate. He can now only wish his father and mother had experienced what he writes about in this book so they could have experienced a different result.

It’s not too late for you. The principles in the “Secret of Wealth With No Regrets” serve as a guiding light to business owners, executives, professionals and women on their own who want to do more than simply hold on to their money but truly protect it in order to do more, preserve it in order to make a difference, and pass it on to family and charities in order to have a lasting impact.

“Barry Spencer covers many of the deeply intimate and essential non-technical questions that need to be asked — but all too often are not — by estate and business planning clients — and their advisors.”

— Stephan R. Leimberg, CEO of Leimberg and LeClair, Inc., creator of The Tools and Techniques of Estate Planning

“This book will impact many lives and bring peace and enrichment into the lives of those who have the blessings of reading it.”

— Wally Armstrong, former touring golf professional and author of “The Mulligan”

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Are you really ready to retire – abundantly?

You only retire once, so you might as well get it right and not simply retire but retire abundantly.

If you are already retired, or just about to retire, you have a choice. You can live, like most people do, with the thoughts and feelings — wonderings really — “I’m wishful that I have just enough to get by and will never have to depend on my kids."

Are you really ready to retire – abundantly?

You only retire once, so you might as well get it right and not simply retire but retire abundantly.

If you are already retired, or just about to retire, you have a choice. You can live, like most people do, with the thoughts and feelings — wonderings really — “I’m wishful that I have just enough to get by and will never have to depend on my kids.”

Or …

You can live with the confidence of knowing and say, “I can finally enjoy the life I promised to myself and my family years ago.”

This confidence is really about having the freedom to become the person you want to become, do the things you really want to do, be with the people you want to be with and make a difference you can be proud of making.

If this is what you REALLY want, you will want to read this book. This is NOT simply a book about how to retire. There are a lot of books and tons of people who can help you simply retire and get by and be just OK.

This book is about retiring ABUNDANTLY. Doing it right. Doing it well. Doing it now.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

– Mark Twain

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“Together Jennings and Stahl-Wert have written an amazing new kind of book that will challenge and inspire you. It might even change you. Read it and get ready to make a difference with your life.”

— Harvey Mackay, author of The New York Times No. 1 Best Seller “Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive”

“… ‘The Serving Leader’ is the most practical guide available to implementing servant leadership in your life and work.”

— Dr. Ken Blanchard, best-selling author, renowned speaker and business consultant

“Together Jennings and Stahl-Wert have written an amazing new kind of book that will challenge and inspire you. It might even change you. Read it and get ready to make a difference with your life.”

— Harvey Mackay, author of The New York Times No. 1 Best Seller “Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive”

“… ‘The Serving Leader’ is the most practical guide available to implementing servant leadership in your life and work.”

— Dr. Ken Blanchard, best-selling author, renowned speaker and business consultant

A heartwarming story with practical, ready-to-use principles.

Take a journey with Mike, a tough-as-nails businessman, estranged from his dying father, who powerfully illustrates the five principles of servant leadership … and how to apply them in your business.

“The Serving Leader” is a heartwarming story and business parable that is filled with hard-nosed lessons and take-charge actions. This is not a pie-in-the-sky, theoretical approach. The characters and organizations are based on real people and real organizations. More importantly, the results they achieved are real and available to you!

In this special edition of “The Serving Leader,” written by John Stahl-Wert and Ken Jennings, Barry Spencer joins Dr. Ken Blanchard in writing a foreword to this special edition for business owners, executives and professionals who want to lead better at work, at home and in multiplying the effectiveness of their wealth.

“‘The Serving Leader’ gets to the heart of the struggle so many leaders are facing — how to live a life of true significance. The story is compelling; the principles are simple to understand and thought provoking.”

— Bob Buford, cable TV pioneer and entrepreneur, author and venture philanthropist

“The Serving Leader” is only available upon request for clients and serious prospective business owners, executives and professional clients of Wealth With No Regrets®.

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