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legacy
Family Legacy Lessons We Can Learn from the COVID-19 Crisis
By Jeff Rogers
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ideas
Scraps, Sparks, and Spectacular Ideas
By Kate Delaney
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sales
The 3 Pillars to a Successful Sales Approach 
By Gui Costin
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self awareness
The Road to Self-Awareness
By Andres Pira
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pitch
The Problem With The Pitch
By Ed Mitzen
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turmoil
Aviate, Navigate, and Communicate When Your Business Faces Turmoil
By Shawn Burcham
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estate

Estate Freeze Techniques to Employ Before Selling Your Company

One of the cornerstone goals of most financial plans for the successful entrepreneur is to eventually transfer some of the value of their life’s work and identity to the next generation without their wealth being unnecessarily eroded by the federal and/or state estate tax. Currently, this exemption sits at $11.58 million per individual or a … Continue reading Estate Freeze Techniques to Employ Before Selling Your Company →

rainmaker
The Key to Successful Rainmaking
By Sal Tiano
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leaders
Why Leaders’ Strengths and Weaknesses Don’t Matter
By Chris McGoff
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inflation
Inflation Silent Acceleration
By Benjamin C. Halliburton
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cross-training
Are Employees Mystified By What Co-Workers Do? Cross-Training Can Fix That
By Bill Higgs
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superpowers
Summon Your Superpowers
By Marta Wilson
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transform
Don’t Transform. Transcend
By Doug Kirkpatrick
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live engagement
Four Ways to Harness Live Engagement to Build Your Personal and Public Brand
By Scott Cullather and Kristina McCoobery
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heroes
Where Have All the Heroes Gone?
By Bob Fisch
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oil and gas
Oil and Gas Investing Redefined: What a 4th Generation Oil and Gas Entrepreneur has Learned about the Industry and the Cycles of Investing in Oil and Gas for our Future
By Jay R. Young
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leading

Discomfort: The Seventh Sign You’re Leading

When Buffer was in its start-up phase, co-founder and CEO Joel Gascoigne struggled to reconcile his logical and scientific mind with the realities of being a leader. With only a trickle of traffic, he couldn’t use A/B testing to determine what was working (and what wasn’t) on his website. He didn’t have historical data to … Continue reading Discomfort: The Seventh Sign You’re Leading →

opioid litigation
Opioid Litigation Nears the End of the Road
By Harry Nelson
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monday blues
3 Inspirational Quotes To Beat The Monday Blues
By Andres Pira
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leaders
Hope for the Future: Connecting with the Next Generation of Leaders
By Deke Copenhaver
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culture
Creating a Culture of Sales Leaders
By Gui Costin
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employees
Five-Star Employees Are Out There. Here’s How To Find Them
By Bill Higgs
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brain development
Wiring the Growing Brain: How Habits Shape Brain Development in Youth
By Ronit Molko, Ph.D., BCBA-D
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daily habits
5 Daily Habits That Are Holding You Back From Massive Success
By Shawn Burcham
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tax season
Tax Season: How to Plan Ahead
By Debra Brede
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tolerance
The Virtue of Tolerance
By Andres Pira
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How to Raise Financially Savvy Children
By Rocco A. Carriero, MBA, CRPC®, APMA®
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schedule

Schedule Everything

There are tools that can be helpful in maximizing one’s time on a daily basis and balancing each day to use time wisely. Given that I endeavor to squeeze the most out of each day, I schedule everything. I mean everything. Down to the 15-minute mark. Scheduling everything combines self-discipline and time management that helps … Continue reading Schedule Everything →

multifamily workforce housing
For the Foreseeable Future and in Any Downturn, Why Multifamily Workforce Housing is the Best Real Estate Asset Class to Invest In
By Shravan Parsi
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bonds
After the 10-Year Bull Market, Are Stocks Overvalued? After the 35-Year Bull Market in Bonds, Are Bonds Overvalued?
By Benjamin C. Halliburton
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baby boomers
A Day in the Life of Working Baby Boomers and Gen Xers
By Gui Costin
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future of work

Future of Work? Future of Life.

What is the future of work? Many books and articles speak to the idea of seeking work-life balance. Much of this literature assumes a dichotomy between work and life, as if they are separate domains for which one must find a mystical balance that will lead to lessened anxiety and lowered stress. Maybe it’s time … Continue reading Future of Work? Future of Life. →

millennials
What Millennials Can Teach the Rest of Us
By Bob Fisch
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structural alpha
Three Key Components of Putting Structural Alpha into Practice
By Sal Tiano
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family vision
A People Without a Vision: Creating a Family Vision, Mission, and Core Values/Guiding Principles Statements
By Jeff Rogers
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success
Why It’s Important for Companies to Celebrate Success
By Andres Pira
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the economy
2020 Vision: A View of the Economy and the Markets
By Benjamin C. Halliburton
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entrepreneurs
New Year, New Business: 6 Things for Budding Entrepreneurs to Consider When Going Out on Their Own
By Scott Cullather and Kristina McCoobery
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internal dialogue
Listen How You Talk to Yourself: Why Internal Dialogue Matters
By Shawn Burcham
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salespeople
Avoid the Most Common Mistake Made by Salespeople
By Gui Costin
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