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Tag Archives: Systems
BOD Family
Think back over the last few financial discussions you had in your home. When did they occur? Where did they occur? Who was present? What was going on? The same questions apply to any sensitive topic in your home: children, intimacy, in-laws, or religion.
For most of us, we usually discuss such topics during a commercial on TV or between rounds with the children. We don’t put a lot of thought or effort into scheduling time to discuss matters of importance like our mortgage, our retirement, and most importantly our family relations. When was the last time you scheduled time just to spend with your spouse?
Posted in Communication, Family
Tagged Avoid fighting, Board Of Directors, BOD, Conflict, Effective Communication, Family, Parenting, Systems
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Forecasting the Future
Forecasting the Future
In 1993 I started a weekly economic newsletter for Real Estate professionals. I wrote that paper for a couple of years and followed closely certain segments of the financial market. In particular I noticed that most talking heads and so-called experts had relatively low batting averages.
Although they would have big years every now and then, over the long haul, they weren’t very impressive. It should be noted that it’s one thing hitting a baseball and it’s another thing investing people’s money.
What does the Balanced Living System™ Provide?
What does the Balanced Living System™ Provide?
The entire purpose of the Balanced Living System™ is to provide you with three things:
1. Clarity
2. Confidence
3. Capacity
At first, this may seem foggy because the words are ambiguous. Let’s start with the current financial market and review the 3 C’s through your financial lenses:
Clarity
· Do you know your retirement number? How much will you need during retirement?
· Do you have enough?
· How much time will it take? What do you need to change?
What's A System's Malfunction?
What’s a System’s Malfunction?
If you follow this blog at all, you will have seen the following Deming quote repeatedly:
‘94% of all failure is a systems malfunction.’
In short this means that people rarely cause an error. This includes your husband, ma’am! People are usually no more than unwitting symptoms of organizational problems. Your family is an organization. Your marriage is an organization. How you talk with each other and your children is a system within your organization.
Posted in Communication
Tagged Communication, Deming, Fiscal Literacy, raising teenagers, Systems, systems malfunction
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Is Your House In Order?
Is your financial house in order? If not, what else isn’t working? Everything starts with your money, if control of money is eluding you; there are other things in your life that are frustrating as well. Take a snapshot of your financial picture today and go back 3 years; are you getting healthier? If not, why?
Is your current financial situation what you WANT? If not, what are you doing about it? Have you ever noticed that if your financial life (quadrant) is out of balance, that other parts of your life are also out of balance: your spouse, your children, and your health. Where attention goes, energy flows and results show!