Ah – the New Year… a fresh start and opportunity to make some goals and check some things off your “I’m really doing it this year” list. While estate planning may not be as common as joining a gym or as glamorous as planning a bucket list trip, it is, nonethel...

 A Blueprint for Continued Success As a business owner, how much planning goes into taking a week’s vacation? Leaving your business, even for a short period of time, takes some planning. Unfortunately, many business owners plan for their vacations, but not fo...

The Golden State has always been a place of opportunity for tenacity, talent, and vision. So, it’s no surprise that California boasts the fifth-largest economy in the world – larger than that of many countries, including the UK. What makes California such a...

While in the process of moving, my daughters and I recently came across a family time capsule we put together 12 years ago. After reading its contents and realizing the impact I had back then on who they are today, I couldn’t help but see many parallels betwee...

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may have made it harder for many taxpayers to write off their charitable contributions, but there are ways to get more bang from your charitable buck in this new environment. Your approach will depend in part on your age. In o...

Whether you’re climbing a company corporate ladder or building a business of your own, personal branding is critical. The same way huge businesses invest in their branding, you must invest in branding the business of YOU, because – guess what? YOU are a brand....

A dear friend was getting ready to board a plane on his way to surprise his father. Suddenly, his phone started beeping with texts from relatives telling him to urgently call home. To his surprise, his father had passed away suddenly. He asked me how I felt...

Getting centered on what’s most important

Two words command every type of relationship. In his book Love & Respect, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs mentions that every woman has a deep need for unconditional love and every man has a deep need for unconditional respect. He goes on to say that communication b...