Why Do We [Truly] Do What We Do?
I’d like to take a minute and address why I stopped writing in the second half of 2020, mostly because I think it has larger principle at play in life. My specific case may or may not resonate with...
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Enough Part 2 – A Framework
Circling back to a topic that’s garnered a fair amount of interest: Enough. Probably a better place to start is first reading that article if you haven’t already. Towards the end of it, I made mention...
View ArticleThe Fear Side of Enough
A few weeks ago my friend Justin had me on his podcast to talk about Enough (also below)- and he asked a really great question during it: is there anything that scares me about establishing and living...
View ArticleA Generosity Philosophy
One of my favorite questions to ask clients is this: “What is your personal generosity philosophy?” I love the question, and I love the answers. Because within those answers show what people really...
View ArticleThe Best Use of Money I’ve Ever Spent
Recently we as a family did something relatively crazy. At least for us. We spent 4 weeks in Florida. Leaving a snow-covered Pennsylvania terrain in pursuit of sunshine and 80-some degree...
View Article3 Types of Enough
It’s been six months since I publicly proclaimed Enough. For me, this meant not taking on any more clients for my firm. And perhaps ironically, I’ve never spent so much time thinking about the Enough...
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The One Page Financial Plan
In the past couple of months, a few things happened that I can’t even call dreams-come-true. I can’t call them dreams-come-true because if I’m honest, I never even fathomed the possibility. (More on...
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My Personal Evolution of New Year Resolutions
The image above is of the bottom shelf of my bookcase in my office. GMPLN’s are annual game plans that I’ve created for myself dating back until 2010. Within them contain my annual personal and...
View ArticleHiding a celebration under a bushel: a call to live unhurried
I have a confession to make: I’ve taken off every Friday for the past ~2 years but haven’t told anyone. Why do I keep it a secret? Because I worry that people will think that I’m a slacker. Because...
View ArticleThe Breadcrumbs Leading to Enough
It’s been awhile since I publicly wrote about defining and implementing Enough. I have a lot more thoughts to share in the 2+ years it’s been, but I wanted to first write about how interesting it was...
View ArticleThe Sacred Ledgers of Our Life
We’re all familiar with the saying that the checkbook and the calendar never lie. These two ledgers of life, when examined, clearly show what we *prove* is important to us in life, potentially...
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My Analog Productivity System
I’m a firm believer in a number of things, two of which are applicable here: Tactics are important, but can also be a distraction and a place to hide. Experiment around and find something that works...
View ArticleChallenge the Default Settings
One of the more valuable exercises we can perform in our lives is to challenge the Default Settings around us. To examine the toggled positions of switches around us. To ask why things are done the...
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Off the Balance Sheet
A number of years ago I started referring to certain conversations as “off the balance sheet” topics. Technically speaking, “off-balance-sheet” is an accounting term where a company or individual...
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