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What Stands Between You and God?
Once in a while I need a kick in the butt spiritually…know what I mean? The good news is that I have come to realize when I need it. When I reach this point, I will often pick up “The Seeking Heart” by François Fenelon, a 17th century monk. His writing is incredibly...
Gladiator
Are you prepared for the fight of your life? One of my favorite scenes is in the movie “Gladiator.” Russell Crowe stars as roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who became a gladiator following a failed attempt on his life by Commodus, the son of Emperor Marcus...
40 + 40 = Your Legacy
Young and ambitious, having successfully navigated a major dose of senioritis, we graduate from high school, sights set on college. Forever you’ve been asked, “What are you gonna be when you grow up?” All through college you’re asked the proverbial question, “What’s...
Are You Getting “The Nudge”?
We are creatures of habit. Most of us dislike change. In fact, we hate it. Even if our situation has grown uncomfortable, we tend to stay put. We rationalize, we make excuses, we distract ourselves. What’s tricky is that there can be good things happening where we...
Mission (Im)Possible?
Remember the old show “Mission Impossible”? Jim Phelps, IMF (Impossible Missions Force – so funny!) agent listens to a tape describing his mission. The recorded voice states “Your mission Jim is [X] …..should you decide to accept it.” Then the tape self-destructs in a...
3 Questions That Could Change Your Life
Over 15 years ago, when I set out to become a financial advisor, my Life Mission was to “help free people financially so they could do what they were meant to do with their lives”. I created 3 questions and made them the primary focus when I met with people. Even I...
The Early Bird Gets This….
In early 2001 I began to read the Bible regularly. I had no clue of how to do it. I would simply open my Bible randomly thinking, “God will lead me to what I need”. Honestly, I did not sense it was helping much with my connection with God but I was committed because I...
Now What?
I’ve always loved to backpack. Back in the 80’s my friend Tim and I would venture out to climb the peaks of the nearby Adirondack mountains in New York. There are 46 “High Peaks” and if you climbed them all, you’d become a “46er”. Most of the 46 peaks are between...
How to Get Rich
I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised when I became a financial adviser that people had an expectation that it was my job to make them rich. I remember one client who came right out and asked me “Are you making me rich?” every time I saw him. A little intimidating...
Who’s Awake?
I began delivering newspapers when I was 9. I quickly learned my route so it became a pretty easy after school job for me. Soon I learned that the best routes were the morning ones. I would make more money and my afternoons would be free to play baseball…really good!...
Beware the Boxer
Way back when I was just beginning my engineering career, I became good friends with a guy I worked with named Mike. He was really into boxing. I used to go to Mike’s house to watch the Friday night fights. I had never really watched boxing much before so I knew...
There I was….
….on my knees, eyes closed, praying. I had just read the Parable of the Three Servants… Each servant was given silver to manage while the master was away. The first doubled his 5 bags and he heard the master say:“The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and...