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I’ve known a handful of accidental millionaires in my life. When I say millionaires, I mean multi-million millionaires. Like, money-is-no-object millionaires. At least that’s the way it seemed to me. While I found myself being a wee bit envious of their bank account, I never once wanted to trade places with them. It seemed their […]

I worked at a pool hall (a billiards hall) when I was 20. The high-end pool tables closest to the register were for the “players.” These men and woman (singular) had talent on the tables. You could walk by them on the street without noticing them. But when they played, they really played. Everyone took

I worked with a CEO who would come to work with a new idea every day. When I say every day, I mean every single day. He was always excited to share his newest idea. This phenomenon was known organizationally as the “Shiny Penny Syndrome”. Or SPS for short. From what I have observed, self-employed

I spent 12 months in an executive speaking mastermind led by Bo Eason. Bo is a former NFL player, one-man show writer/performer, and one of the best public speakers on stage today. If you’ve seen him speak, you know what I’m talking about. The first day of the program, I’m standing next to financial planners,

Before there was Hannibal the Cannibal on the big screen, there was the A-Team’s Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith from ‘80s day-time TV. Hannibal was the fearless leader of a team of ex-special forces who were accused of and convicted of robbing the Bank of Hanoi during the Vietnam War.   Needless to say, our A-Team