Month: November 2010
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Do You Feel Like Stretch Armstrong?
Next week my wife will celebrate another birthday. It would likely be in my best interest not to tell you how old she will be. Like me, she grew up in a family with several other siblings. Like many of you, she can recall the fun and trouble that they used to get into as…
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Some Thanksgiving Humor
A friend sent this to me yesterday….. Recently I received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. I tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by consistently saying only polite words,…
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Most Important Day of My Financial Life
A few years ago, November 15, 2003 to be exact, my wife and I committed to getting our financial life in order. I can remember a few things about that day, but one thing I recall is our level of commitment. I recall that because I see clients who are partially committed, just like my…
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Will Your Social Media Catch Up With You?
Twitter, Facebook, Myspace – the list goes on and on. Are you part of the social media craze? I am, I guess. My Twitter presence was first and Facebook quickly followed. Honestly, I spend very little time on either. They are linked together and I do most of my activity on Twitter. To further be…
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Book Review – Mind Your Own Mortgage
This book, by Robert J. Bernabe, should be required reading before anyone can qualify for a mortgage or refinance. Written in simple terms with work forms for readers to use, Bernabe portrays what is wrong with the mortgage industry – most people have no idea what they are doing or how to find the best…
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Encouragement
This past Monday was a big day. I had been invited to attend the Get Motivated Seminar in Atlanta. Many were going to be there and the speaker list included Colin Powell, Lou Holtz, Steve Forbes, Bill Cosby and Rudy Guilliani. My big excitement was that I was going to have the opportunity to meet…