I have been a certified financial planner since 2008, and have been practicing financial planning since 2004. I graduated from Tulane University with a degree in finance and but before I could utilize my knowledge, my commitment to the U.S. Navy had me attending nuclear power & supply corp. school. Then deploying for 8 months on the Nimitz.
So recently, I’ve been getting e-mails and phone calls because people are thinking about getting into the business of stock trading. I understand, everyone wants financial freedom, and if this is a way of making money, why not? I have doctors, lawyers, and engineers who are ready to call the bottom of the market, and every time the market goes back up, they get depressed because they didn’t buy the previous bottom.
The week of March 16, 2020, was rough. On Friday the 13th, we were told to take our germ-carrying kids, go home, and don’t come back. As a parent, I have to tell you… I was screaming internally. I wasn’t prepared for this. I get it; for the greater good, I should keep my kids at home, but what do you want me to do with them ALL week? My wife nor I had time to make the appropriate adjustments to handle the additional workload that was placed upon us.
If you have friends who don’t value you or who drain you emotionally, or maybe your coworkers are toxic, that keeps you from being your best. It keeps you from coming up with ideas to better your life.
If you have friends who don’t value you or who drain you emotionally, or maybe your coworkers are toxic, that keeps you from being your best. It keeps you from coming up with ideas to better your life.
Take care of the noise around you so that you can focus on the task right in front of you. Running out of time in the morning? Think about what you could do the night before to help make your morning more efficient. Once you’re able to complete the tasks at hand more efficiently, you’ll find you have more time to focus on yourself.
Top 5 – Prioritizing Your Life and Money – What are your top five when it comes to your priorities in life? Have you ever asked yourself that question? I’m talking about seriously contemplating what’s important.
Since we all know that we will transition from this Earth, we have to decide what beat we are going to rock out to.
I’m kidding, but at the same time, I’m serious. I remember when I first got my driver’s license. I had the song picked out for weeks. I was not moving my car until I got it to that track, and I played that song over and over again.
Money and greatness go hand in hand, but the most important thing to remember is that greatness has to be measured by your standards. The feeling of being great is a drug that can lift you up and take you where you want to go. The accolades can be enticing.
Since I was a kid, my father taught me not to hide behind wealth. He refused to buy me anything to impress friends. Not that he was making a righteous stand; he was cheap and didn’t care to impress folks. I’m proud to say, I inherited that cheap gene.
I Don’t Need Life Insurance. How being invincible secures your family’s future. I don’t know if you know this, but I don’t need life insurance. I know you might think this is insane because I am a father of three whose wife hasn’t left him—yet. There is a straightforward reason for this, and it is perfectly sane.
What Any Father Can Learn from Kobe Bryant Legacy. Ever since I can remember, I have been a Laker. I remember pacing in my living room nervous as all hell because the Lakers were down against Boston. One minute I’m worried, and next thing I know, Magic caught the ball and did the baby hook at the free-throw line to win the game. We had finally beat the Celtics, and I jumped and screamed hysterically in celebration.