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Shirt Sleeves to Shirt Sleeves in 3 Generations

By Hugh Massie ⋅ May 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

In recent years there has been a lot written about how wealth created by the first generation (the entrepreneur) is lost by the third generation. Often the second generation has also added to the wealth. Then the third generation has lost it through being irresponsible, idle or simply making poor decisions.
Research from a range of [...]

Changing Lives with Powerful Questions

By Hugh Massie ⋅ April 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Today, I listened to a great presentation by Tal Ben-Shahar who teaches positive psychology at Harvard University. Interestingly, his 2 courses have been rated the most popular in the university. No wonder, he is so motivating.
The message he delivered was that if you want to change the reality of people’s lives then you need to [...]

Redeploying Your Talents

By Hugh Massie ⋅ April 16, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The current financial crisis is bringing to light a huge workplace shift. For many baby boomers, they only had one career or expected to have one career. The thinking of this generation was that upon getting your qualifications you had one career – working up the ranks often in the same company. Today, it is [...]

Should You Be In The Business?

By Hugh Massie ⋅ April 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I have had some interesting discussions in the past week with financial advisors and managers of advisors. With the financial downturn everyone is evaluating where they are at. The big question being asked is: “Should you be in the business?”
My feeling is that over the next 1 to 3 years many [...]

Fix Corporate Behavior… Fix the Board

By Hugh Massie ⋅ March 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I have had some interesting discussions in the past few weeks with business leaders from many different industries and backgrounds in the United States. One of the areas that consistently comes up is poor corporate governance. As mentioned in my last blog most of the economic problems we have right now [...]

Finding Meaning In Your Life

By Hugh Massie ⋅ September 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

For a few years now there has been an increasing trend toward people taking steps to find greater meaning in their life. Gradually, more and more people are having the courage to do it and not just talk about it. This may involve turning their back on what is a well paid [...]

Dreams and Goals

By Hugh Massie ⋅ August 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Would you prefer to be asked about your dreams or your goals?
Last week in one of our Wealth Mentor Community Calls we discussed this very question. Prior to the meeting, I had the Wealth Mentor participants read a book called the Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly. This book really brings out [...]

The Impact of Money on Your Family

By Hugh Massie ⋅ July 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

What has been the impact of money on your family? This is a big question and one often addressed in a family meeting. Also, it is often asked by your financial advisor in the financial planning discussion.
There will be both positive and negative impacts of money on a family. In many [...]

Family Transparency

By Hugh Massie ⋅ June 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A common derailer that I have seen in many families is a lack of transparency. There is key information which is not being disclosed to other family members and, in some cases, to key people in a family business. Usually, this is caused by the holder of the information not trusting [...]

Being or Doing

By Hugh Massie ⋅ April 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I am meeting and communicating with an increasing number of people who are searching for more meaning in their life. Or put another way discovering their life purpose.
To be honest, a lot of what many people are doing is just searching. Life purpose discovery is difficult and in many ways a [...]

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