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...

Ahhhhh – a New Year is here! A time for new goals, new beginnings, and for some of us, a new life! But – what happened to the dreams we had last year as this same time approached? And what about the prior year? Many times in our lives, we say to ourselves: ...

As we welcome the holidays, we begin to project what it will be like to spend time with family and friends. There’s a special energy when holiday decorations appear all around us. Pandora and Spotify begin promoting their holiday music channels, and conversati...

“Funding” is a common term used by estate planning attorneys. Once we create a trust for our clients, we discuss the importance of funding their trust. This is usually met with, “What do you mean, ‘fund’?” Executing a trust provides an orderly disposition o...