What’s Your View?
I read an anonymous quote the other day that said, “After climbing the mountain, you can finally enjoy the view.” Then I started to think about how building and running a practice is a lot like climbing a mountain: sometimes it’s an easy hike up a gentle slope and sometimes it’s a treacherous climb up […]
I Have a Secret to Tell You
I have a secret to tell you about making more money. First, I want to tell you why we are having this discussion. I did a Google search on ways to make more money and was surprised to find that most of the answers had nothing to do with production or work. The suggestions ranged […]
Changing Your Financial Pace
The long-term survival of a human being, a family, a company, a nation, or a tomato plant for that matter, depends upon its ability to be more right than wrong in the actions it takes. Right actions allow the organism to survive longer, produce more, flourish, and generally have more pleasant experiences. Wrong actions result […]
A Story About Gravity
If you live on planet earth you know about the natural law of gravity. You understand the necessity of it. If you’re like me you’ve probably tested it. I remember the day I jumped off the top of my slide with an umbrella, convinced I could fly like Mary Poppins. I quickly learned that not […]
Let’s Watch the Grass Grow!
Recently I read this quote from American economist Paul Samuelson: “Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.” For those of you who have been to Las Vegas, you know what he’s talking about. Being in the casinos is an […]
How to Turn 49 Cents into $2.86 Million
Remember the McDonald’s hot coffee fiasco? A lady bought a cup of coffee, spilled it on her lap and sued. McDonalds was found liable and damages were assessed in the millions. It doesn’t take much to consider that McDonalds has “deep pockets.” Have you considered that Private Practice owners are perceived to have “deep pockets” […]
An IRS Agent Walks Into a Bar…
We all know jokes about the IRS and getting taxed seemingly to death. But I doubt any of us laugh when we pay those tax bills. Is writing that check painful? Did you have to go to old hiding places to get the money or were you prepared? The reality is we all have to […]