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What Do You Say When You Talk To Yourself?
I woke up this morning around 4 a.m. and was working through some struggles in my life. Thinking about work, implementing new ideas, kids and their activities and are they adjusting to high school, relationships–and why are they so hard sometimes, and then I realized, I keep having the same thoughts go through my head. I [...]
What Others Think of You is None of Your Business
Too often we allow others opinions to alter the way we view ourselves. A friend could tell us “That look is not you!” What do we do? We never wear that outfit again. A prospect says “Ya know, I heard a lot of bad things about annuities. They aren’t such a good investment. Why are [...]
Big Diet Starts in October, but The Joy of A Cheeseburger Today.
The run gang (minus Judith this morning, some weak excuse about her half ironman she is doing on Sunday) met this morning and ran our 4 miles through the park. The conversation is always good, light and entertaining. The talk will usually lead us back around to our eating habits. We discussed the options for strength training [...]
Who You Are Is Not Determined By Your Tasks
We all have different duties in life… Employer Business Owner Employee Husband Wife Partner Parent Grandparent Child Friend Coach Student Golfer Runner Swimmer And different functions with each… Manager Disciplinarian Mentor Follower Leader Supporter Confidant Caregiver How we perform these duties can be identified as our TASKS. But this should not shape how we feel [...]
If It Weren’t For All Those Uphills I Would Love Biking!
Biking this morning a thought popped into my head: “I would really love this sport if it weren’t for biking up these hills” Every time reaching the summit of some hill, can’t breath, legs sore, and wondering how slow you can go up a hill without going backwards. Think today I was close to going [...]
So, What is an Annuity?
An insurance-based contract that provides future payments at regular intervals in exchange for current premiums. Annuity contracts are usually purchased from banks, brokerage firms, individual producers or insurance companies. Don’t run off looking for a hole to put your head in the sand. This is not that hard! What this really means is… Insurance companies take [...]
Want the Answer to Your Question?
Carve out an hour without distraction, sit and let your mind go free. Put the kids to bed, give your spouse a kiss, leave the TV and radio off and get comfortable. Just sit for an hour. After about 15 minutes your thoughts will change from “Gosh, this is stupid I have this to do [...]
Understanding IRA Basics
An Individual Retirement Account (a traditional IRA) is a tax-deferred personal retirement fund. You can contribute up to $5,000 a year or $6,000 if you are age 50 or older. Depending on how much you earn and your marital status, the money you invest may be tax-deductible (deductible IRA) or not (non-deductible IRA). Some types of IRAs include: [...]
Who Thought up Annuity Investment Anyway?
Annuities have been around a long time, in fact, since Roman times. Romans made a one-time payment to the “annua” and then received a yearly payment back for the rest of their lives. In the 17th century annuities were being used by governments to pay for their hundreds of years wars with their neighboring countries. [...]
The Anxiety of Signing Up For An Ironman
I don’t know the reason why or what causes this anxiety, but I couldn’t sleep last night. Tossing and turning, thinking about business, kids–yes those are the easy ones–bet eventually always coming back to the high noon deadline of signing up for Ironman Wisconsin. This anxiety is coming from false fear I know. I have read enough and [...]
