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Driving Into Traffic: Why I try to Be More Like George Carlin
As founder of the Middle Aged Crazy movement, I sometimes hit resistance in what we like to call the "real world." As you might know, in my day job I am an investment guy and, as an investor, I have found that going against the crowd, rejecting common wisdom, and being a skeptic is usually profitable. The trouble is: I don't do so well at ...
Pride, Art, Kodak, and Happiness
There is a market demographic known as the "Self Help Junkie." They are the people, mostly older women, who support the $11 billion dollar a year self-help industry. Constantly trying fix, accept, or better themselves, they go from one guru to another, one seminar to another, one life coach to another; all in hopes that they will find happiness. The paradox is this, the more ...
Leaving My Comfort Zone
It began about a month ago when we were thinking about adding some Florida friendly roses to our never ending patio and garden project. Teresa, my sensible half, looked at some planters and uttered 4 words that no one had said to me before, in all of my 56 years: "You could build those." I looked over my shoulder, wondering if someone else had come ...
Death By Data
One of our more lively discussions in this house is something I call "Death By Data." My much better half gathers data for the Department of Education in Florida that is used to determine the effectiveness of all kinds programs. And, as a financial guy, you might think that I, too, would be a big believer in data. After all, financial planning is the quasi-science ...
Who Can I Help?
There is such a thing as going to far inside, on focusing on your own needs too much. Inspiration, for many of us, comes when we have someone to create for: "Who can I help today?" "How I can I serve God today?" "What's our family doing today?" The thing about the all the self help stuff our generation suffered through was this: it was focused on self. Trying ...
When Do I Get To Be Me?Have you been so busy pleasing everyone else that you’ve become a spectator to your own life? When Do I Get to Be Me is a guide to giving yourself permission to become You again. Remember when you had lots of creative ideas, when you were eager to sing or color or dance and you saw the world with your own unique vision? |
The Affluent ArtistThe Affluent Artist invites artists from all walks of life to throw out the stereotypes about art and money and allow financial abundance into their lives. Whether you’ve been learning to train dolphins for SeaWorld, working as a Broadway dancer or as an Imagineer for Disney, chances are you’ve been learning about the craft, not about personal finance. |
