Rewrite Your Own Obituary

  A Swedish entrepreneur, who had made millions by inventing and manufacturing dynamite, hadn’t thought much about being remembered. Until… He read his own obituary! In 1888, while reading his…

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How Giving Won WWII…

  Private philanthropy played a major role in the defeat of Hitler in World War II! Alfred Loomis was a successful entrepreneur in the mid- 1930s, whose foresight and clairvoyance…

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Right Coach, Right Results

I’m not a big pro football fan, but I enjoy watching the great teams play. They march onto the field with such confidence.  They know exactly what they want to…

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More Options, Not Less

What do more options provide you?  More choice. More possibilities. Potential for better outcomes.  We want more options in our cars, our phones and in our business. Yet most limit…

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Do You Know Where You're Headed?

If you set out on a cross-country road trip to some of America’s greatest destinations, wouldn’t you enter the desired destination or destinations into your GPS to be sure you…

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Turn Dreams in to Reality

After my father passed away and the smoke cleared from the mess of settling his estate I came to a sobering reality: Most of my father’s dreams for giving back…

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Avoid Unnecessary Costs

Count the Costs… Beat the Odds  What is failure? When it comes to people who have accumulated assets for retirement (wealth), one part of the definition of failure would include…

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The Law of Diminishing Return

The Law of Diminishing Return in essence states that too much of something (even a good thing) will eventually lead to reduced production.  Something we recognize more easily in others…

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