I’m doing something different this year. Why? Because, as the saying goes, “If you want to keep getting what you’re getting, then keep doing what you’re doing.” Most people spend a lot of time and energy focused on what they don’t have and wishing things could be different, yet the thoughts they think and the [...]
My Gift To You
For Christmas in 2004, my sister gave me a beautiful leather-bound journal that was over an inch thick. I have been writing in it since then. I was looking through it yesterday and one of my early entries was about my joy in leaving corporate America to start my own business. I wrote “I quit [...]
A Message of Hope
Today I read an article written by Jim Parker, the Vice-President of DFA-Austalia Ltd. (this is the Australian office of Dimensional Fund Advisors US which I invest in for all my client portfolios, including my own). I wanted to share this with you as it takes a look globally at the past 100 years (it’s [...]
What Would You Life Look Like If You Changed Your Story?
From the beginning of time, people have loved stories. Whether they were told around the campfire to pass on wisdom from the elders, or spent with our children telling them their favorite bed time stories, stories have been an integral part of our lives. But what about the stories we tell ourselves? Let me give [...]
The Most Important Thing the Beatles and Steve Jobs Can Teach Us?
Is it true — All You Need Is Love? With the passing of Steve Jobs, much has been written about his life and his success. I recently stumbled across this excerpt from an LA Times article that paints a somewhat unique picture that may apply to all of us: Those who knew Jobs often spoke [...]
What Do You Believe?
I was talking with a friend today and was reminded of a time I was doing some pro-bono teaching at a local college for a group of underprivileged kids on financial literacy. At one point in my “talk” I asked the kids what they would do with $1 Million if they had it. One little [...]
