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The quiet millionaire
Our greatest battles are with our own minds. - Jameson Frank If there's one thing that this downturn has shown me, it's that certain truths really are eternal. (By the way--I hope you had a fantastic weekend. As I sit down and write this, I'm staring at mounds of...
Planning to enjoy the fruit of your labors
"Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power." - Clint Eastwood How was your long weekend? Hey--whatever your opinion about labor unions, I think we all appreciate an extra...
Make these moves now
The world of achievement has always belonged to the optimist. - Harold Wilkins Some weeks are harder than others. That's why I make it a point every week to sit down and write to you--to lift your eyes, to remind you of what's possible...and, in the doing, it does...
How to thrive now
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. -Theodore Roosevelt It really is the "dog days" of summer these days--temperatures pretty sweltering all over the place! We have clients spread around the country, so we keep getting reports of...
Loving your special children well
Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself. -Theodore T. Hunger First off, I thought I'd point you to a recent USA Today article which does a good job of explaining the current estate tax mess--as well as the dangers for...
Shoring up your credit
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. -Robert Collier New rules went into effect this week, simple as a pen stroke. Most probably were not even aware. What it means simply is that there will be additional government oversight to oversee...
How to know the best time to buy…
"Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you're ready or not, to put it into action." - Napoleon Hill I hope your weekend was as good as mine! I'm not sure if it's that I have Seasonal Affective Disorder, or that I just love...
Time to give yourself a raise?
"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when someone asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer." - Henry David Thoreau Can you believe that this year is just about half-finished? What a wild ride it's been. The oil spill, the economic chaos, things...
Encouragement–and advice from ‘Dad’
"Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it." - Dennis P. Kimbro How was Father's Day around your house? Did Dad feel special? Well, I've got some advice from MY Dad here, in a moment--but before I get there, a couple things: First, thanks for your...
Is now the time to ‘go gold’?
This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its...
Getaways done right
We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. -Carlos Castaneda Summer is here!...to the vacationing. Maybe you're on one now (makes sense, this time of year!) or you'll be heading on one soon. And you KNOW I'm "all...
The confusing mess right now
"While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us." - Benjamin Franklin How was your long weekend? Nice to have that kind of family time, eh? And, of course, it's sobering on this weekend to remember the sacrifice our...