Life & Planning
Gather Ye Rosebuds
You may remember the movie Dead Poet’s Society, starring the late, great Robin Williams. Williams played English teacher John Keating, and in perhaps the most famous scene, Keating makes an…
Read MoreThis One Thing You Must Do
My wife and kids will tell you its been a long time since we set aside time for a family vacation… and now the time is finally here. As you…
Read MoreHow 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,…
Read MoreHow Much Is Enough… For You?
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 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…
Read MoreEducate Your Heirs
Because building this matters more than the money If you were to ask a class of Kindergarteners what their parents do for a living, the answers can be amusing. You’ll…
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