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How Much Is Enough…For You?
This weekend my wife sent me to the store with my 8 year-old son and 5 year-old daughter to get new shoes. We came home with shoes, kickballs, football, basketball,…
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Norman Rockwell is one of the painters I had around my house growing up. The one pictured here is one of his most famous, “Freedom from Want” and depicts a…
Read MoreAre You Making This Mistake?
Peter Buffett, the son of Warren Buffett, didn’t become a big-time investor following in his father’s footsteps. He’s actually a musician and once said, “The silver spoon in the mouth…
Read MoreMy NASCAR Experience
I recently had the opportunity to ride in and then drive a real NASCAR race car at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. For the first five laps around the track, I…
Read MoreThe BETTER Way To Learn
I love watching my eight-year-old and five-year-old play on the play ground. They run and storm across the jungle gym with little regard for the downside of making a mistake. …
Read MoreTwo Approaches For Keeping Perspective This Holiday Season
When did you start your Christmas shopping… for the first time it began for many at 4:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving day. It’s no wonder that keeping perspective is increasingly difficult.…
Read MoreThe Cure for "Affluenza"
R.G. Le Tourneau, the inventor of large earth-moving equipment, has inspired many, including my wife and me. His machines represented nearly 70 percent of the large equipment and engineering vehicles…
Read MoreLet Go To Gain More Control
The lack of control is dominant in other countries. For instance, arranged marriages still happen in other countries. However, this seems absurd to Americans who find every way possible to…
Read MoreThe One Time It's Okay to "Give Up"
Harold Turner held tightly to his business right up to the end. He was afraid to give up any ownership of the thing he’d worked his entire life to build. …
Read MoreThe Economy You Control
In these volatile, uncertain times, there doesn’t seem to be much left for which we have much control. There are aspects we can’t control such as the attitudes and behaviors…
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