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The Right Philosophy

Optimism is a requirement for advisors…for both themselves and their clients. Just like the famous instructions before each flight – an advisor must put their...

The Life You Didn’t Plan

I think most of us carry around a picture of how our lives are supposed to unfold. We have a timeline in our heads –...

The Conviction Framework

Why Advisors with Conviction Build Better Firms, Better Clients, and Better Lives At its core, conviction is not about certainty.It’s not about predicting markets, outperforming...

Beginning with the End

One of my most favorite stories about visualization comes from Jim Valvano, the legendary coach who took an underdog team from obscurity to national champions....

Resentments

Have you ever noticed that we use two scales when it comes to judgement? We tend to judge others by their actions, but judge ourselves...

Human Connection

For the entire month of March, I made a simple commitment at the office:  No emails to clients.  If I needed to communicate, I would...

Daily Surrender

There’s a rawness to Psalm 143 that I keep coming back to each morning. It’s been part of my daily routine since 2015. It’s a...

Sharpening the Axe

We’ve all heard it before: a dull axe takes great strength to use. But a sharpened blade? Well, that’s wisdom at work.  The problem is...

Leadership is a Verb

Leadership is not something are, it’s not a title you hold, and it’s not just something that sits next to your name on an org...

Singular Minded

In a world built on distraction, the rare ability to focus on one thing—fully—is what separates motion from progress. In my humble opinion, and from...