Last week we examined two men who experienced that liminal doorway we aspire to cross through—the one to financial prosperity. Let’s see what each experienced next. Like scores of lottery... read more →
"Listen to people in their 80s," she said. "They've stared just across the street at death for a decade. They know what's important in life." -Patricia Lyons Simon Newman via ... read more →
Remembering you are going to die is the best way that I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. --Steve Jobs (cf. WSJ) This past... read more →
The Ultimate Perpetual Motion Business “If you spend a dollar, do you intend to get more than a dollar?” “If you spend an hour, do you intend to get more... read more →
“Servant selling.” It sounds like an oxymoron. Isn’t the goal of every business to make money? To increase the lifetime value of a client (to my firm)? Last week, my... read more →
The Celts called it right. They considered Advent—the time leading up to the birth of Jesus—to be a liminal doorway where Past, Present, and Future met in a Person. For... read more →
Last week I referenced the practice of journaling as a tool to prepare yourself as leader for “presencing.” Journaling is like panning for gold: you’ve got to sift through a... read more →
We’ve seen momentum shifts in games: it happens in basketball games where one team seems to drain every shot. The other team looks flat-footed and tosses nothing but bricks. On... read more →
Managing our companies provides the most strenuous leadership challenge: though owners must lead by example, they in fact cannot lead others where they themselves have not gone! Your competitive advantage... read more →
The financial advising profession—like all professions—has many sacred cows. As you remember, a sacred cow is an object that is accorded deep reverence but is also considered immune from question... read more →
