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Fireproof Your Marriage

December 24, 2009
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Is it possible to fireproof your marriage? Being married is wonderful; it is also the hardest thing in life that you encounter on a daily basis. It takes learning each others expectations of what being married is all about. It takes understanding, as well as learning to love each other after the “feelings” have worn [...]

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Make Peace with Yesterday, Take Control of Today, Plan for Tomorrow

June 5, 2009
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So many people have  passed through my life who have experienced tragic events in their past.  Actually, very few people have not had some traumatic event at some point in their childhood or as a young adult.  An event that lives within them every day as they go through life as an adult. The level [...]

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Whose Hands?

April 21, 2009
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From time to time my uncle sends me a very thought provoking email that is so good it just has to be passed along. Today was no exception.   Have you ever really given thought to the power of hands? Whose Hands? A basketball in my hands is worth about $19. A basketball in Michael Jordan’s [...]

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Spread too thin

April 14, 2009
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Spread too thin, it costs more than you think We all do it.  Take on more and more until we are spread too thin.  Women especially are guilty of this.  We think we can do it all.  But can we?  Can we really do it all? Sadly, no we cannot.   As we take on more [...]

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The Duck & the Devil

July 26, 2008
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Sometimes you get an email that is so powerful that forwarding to a friend or relative just doesn’t seem enough. Today, I received one of those emails from my uncle. It is was titled “The Duck & the Devil.” I couldn’t even imagine what this could possible be about so I read in full…and Wow, [...]

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Are You A Person of Character?

January 28, 2008
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Individual Character It is really all we have in life that shows who we really are to others. Dictionary.com defines character in part as: moral or ethical quality. Qualities of honesty, courage, or the like; integrity, reputation. What does it mean to be of good character? Have you really thought how others view you and [...]

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Identifying Safe People for Success of Self

December 3, 2007
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We all have life changing experiences. I believe that each life changing experience happens for a reason. I also believe that once the initial shock and hurt subsides it is a good time for self reflection. It is a good time for self evaluation, to determine how this change can improve who we are as [...]

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What Is The Definition of Rich?

October 4, 2007

One thing that sometimes gets lost when talking about money issues is the real reason why money management is so important. Most people would say, it’s to get rich. And although I actually prefer the words “build wealth” over “get rich” I suppose it all means the same thing, to be financially comfortable. But what [...]

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Debt is NOT Normal Debt IS Broke

October 3, 2007

Today a friend of mine talked to me about his debt situation and in the same breath stated he wanted to lease a new car. I won’t mention his name but he is a smart individual, well established family man who makes a good salary, close to six figures.As we continued our conversation, he stated [...]

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Protect Your Identity

September 18, 2007

In yesterday’s blog I mentioned the importance of shredding all credit and loan offers with a cross cut shredder rather than just throwing those offers in the trash. Why is this so important? To protect your identity. For that matter, I go one step further and shred anything that has my name and/or address on [...]

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