by GeorgeG | Jun 13, 2022 | Blogs
To develop empathy for another, we’re told to walk a mile in their shoes. But how do we do this for ourselves? It’s hard for us to imagine our future-selves. To think of ourselves as getting older and one day dying. It’s for this reason we have a difficult time with...
by GeorgeG | Jun 13, 2022 | Blogs
Looking back over the first 20 years of my career as a financial advisor and meeting with thousands of people, very few strategies or financial products were thought of as “must haves.” Wills and trusts are the closest thing to it, meaning whenever I asked if...
by GeorgeG | Jun 13, 2022 | Blogs
I recently had the pleasure of having Jamie Lerner on the LifeBlood podcast to talk about personal responsibility and how we can get more of it in our lives. You can find her episode here. Jamie shared some of the wisdom she’s learned over her career as a...
by GeorgeG | Jun 13, 2022 | Blogs
Dignity is “The quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed.” Wikipedia defines it as “is the right of a person to be valued and respected for their own sake, and to be treated ethically. It is of significance in morality, ethics, law and politics as...
by GeorgeG | Jun 13, 2022 | Blogs
How often do you see something and think “how is that happening?” or “why is that the way it is?” When you look at your community, is there anything you’d change? Here’s the thing; you’re the right person to make those changes. You’re the right person to...
by GeorgeG | Jun 13, 2022 | Blogs
The family trust has been a powerful estate planning tool for a long time. The need for what trusts do came about in the 12th century, and family trusts have been used for a long time as well. Over a century ago, Frank Mars (candy bars) created a trust which had the...