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September 4, 2026
Create your own narrative. Create your own story. In 1995, I was interviewing for what has become a very successful and fulfilling career. Up to that point, through my entire life, I never felt I was good enough. I always felt inferior and doubted that I could succeed. So much so that I remember going into tests, job interviews, and more thinking that I would likely not get it. Only to be surprised when I did. When I began the process in 1995 at my prior firm, I remember sitting in the final interview and hearing their thoughts about me. […]
August 28, 2026
“You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.” -Abraham Lincoln Potentially polarizing words from one of America’s greatest Presidents and champions of individual rights. So, let’s take each of these apart – in today’s context. 1. True strength comes from resolve. It comes from working hard, strengthening your weaknesses, and becoming the best version of yourself. 2. In this country, we […]
August 21, 2026
This is an attachment from an IBM training manual from 1979. The quote alone is remarkable: “A computer can never be held accountable; therefore, a computer must never make a management decision.” In a world where AI and technology seemingly lead the way in everything and are involved in way too many of our conversations, this eye-opening statement from over 40 years ago tells the entire story. Accountability is a human result. It’s a human expectation. Managing people, managing decisions- those things will never be able to be replaced by a computer, by AI, or by any automation. We have […]
August 14, 2026
Sometimes all that you need is right in front of you. But too often, it’s so easy to think how lucky other people are, or to believe that if only I did this or if only I did that, things would be better. Mostly, all that you really need is right in front of you. Recently, I’ve been going through this process of trying to understand and enhance my business. Trying to really dig in and see where I can create improvement, whether that improvement is internal, external, or a combination of all of the above. Obviously, we have all […]
August 7, 2026
I’ve had a tremendous amount of anxiety lately. Watching my kids get older, seeing family get older, just watching the passage of time and feeling like I haven’t been a part of it, but more over, have been sitting on the sidelines watching it all happen. Not being an active participant in my own movie. How the heck do I have a 13-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old son? Wasn’t I just 25 yesterday?! I often ask myself, am I where I want to be in life? Am I where I should be? Are the choices that I’ve made the right […]
August 2, 2026
Stock Market Wall Street experienced a mixed July as investors navigated corporate earnings, inflation data, and ongoing uncertainty surrounding interest rates. Markets finished the month on a stronger note after solid earnings from several major technology companies helped improve investor confidence. For the month, the market’s three major indices performed as follows: Dow: +0.3% S&P 500: −0.4% Nasdaq Composite: −3.7% Sources: https://www.reuters.com/business/nasdaq-100-leads-us-futures-higher-amazon-surge-offsets-apple-decline-2026-07-31 https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-500-nasdaq-tech-amazon-apple-earnings-chip-stocks-kospi/card/dow-is-eking-out-a-fourth-straight-monthly-gain-E2uwDNdducCvvsQ1XBfV? Inflation June brought encouraging news on inflation, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis—the largest monthly decline since April 2020. On an annual basis, inflation slowed to 3.5%, down from 4.2% […]
July 31, 2026
Firms that focus on culture, common values, and vision, win as a team. Families that are clear on their values; financial, faith, spiritual, marital and more, win as a family. Disconnection in any of these leads to failure, whether that means not meeting your goals, personally, professionally and financially. Or failure can show up in just how you feel day to day. But by focusing on this “common belief system,” it allows for greater clarity, calm, and success. Look, things will not always go perfectly. That’s life. But you can choose how you want to start the day and how […]
July 24, 2026
Appreciation and respect. Two words that are often overlooked, sometimes overused, and yet somehow not delivered enough. I had a friend of mine who was very close for a number of years. We’ve done a number of things together: traveled, played golf, etc. While I very much appreciated and respected the things he had done, what I grew to realize is that those feelings were not mutual. It was a very hard realization to make, but one that was critical in my development and ultimately in me ending that relationship. All relationships deserve appreciation and respect. All of them. Whether […]
July 17, 2026
“Who would have ever thought a car ride would have turned into this incredible business opportunity?” he asked me. Conversations, when pointed, honest, and real, can lead to some incredible things. But too often, we are all focused on what people want to hear as opposed to things that people should hear, or the way things can be done and should be done versus the way they are being done. It’s okay in business and in life and with our friends and family to talk about various topics and have differing opinions. Those things can yield incredible results if allowed […]
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