I recently talked with a man that was almost irrational with anger. Something else had performed better than his portfolio. In his career he had been a perfectionist and only the best was ever acceptable. If you only accept being
I was driving through the Columbia River Gorge towards Portland, Oregon and it struck me once again, as it often does, that life is beautiful! You know what else is beautiful? Freedom. Freedom equals choices, choices equal action, action equals
I believe we live in the greatest country in the world, but I do not believe that success comes without hard work, commitment and some degree of risk. If our children grow up thinking that success, particularly financial success, is
Thunder storms, lightning, rain and wind….. maybe some hail. This is a part of summer and warmer weather. Now depending on whether you are traveling, farming, just living or maybe even on vacation you will react to the thunder storm
Change is interesting isn’t it? We just had a new election and really with all the money, noise and expectation it is much the same at the end. For some of us that is a positive and for some of
We are smart people. We are experienced, educated, well read and have more information available to us than ever before in previous decades. If this is the case, why do so many continue to want to make financial decisions based
Who will win in your life? Will you become a statistic that the majority of people in the richest country in the world retire with less than $50,000 in the bank? Success…… is that created from emotion. When we are emotional
It is interesting where you learn something. I was sitting in a meeting, bored, tired and only half listening when the speaker said how the word ought is the most useless word in the English language. That got my mind
What is life? We’re born, go to school, get a job, get married, have kids, retire and die. Is this all it is? A few days ago, I reached out to a client and left a message just to check-in.
It is interesting to be in the business of coaching. Many people identify me as a financial planner, however, what I really am is a financial coach. I coach people to have better actions, better habits and ultimately, as a