Peter Vidmar was the captain of the gold medal winning US Men’s Olympic Gymnastics Team in 1984 in Los Angeles.  Peter earned one silver medal and two gold medals in gymnastics and scored a “Perfect 10” on the pommel horse as he led the team to their dramatic and stunning win against the favored People’s Republic of China.  A few months ago, I got to spend a few hours talking with Peter Vidmar just after his return from Beijing where...

The show “The Weakest Link” tapped into a basic human fear of lacking importance and not being good enough to be included in the community.  Being the weakest link provides a certain freedom.  I know because I am the weakest link. When I played music for a living, being surrounded by musicians who were better players than me helped the band sound its best.  For me there is a freedom in acknowledging the talents and strengths of those...

Imagine what would be different in your life if you woke up this morning and your portfolio and your net worth had one more zero – at the end?  Or two more zeros.  If your net worth changed overnight from say, two million to twenty million dollars? Jim Rohn, the business philosopher said, “The major question to ask on the job is not what are you getting. The major question to ask on the job is what are you becoming?”  At...

Tom Peters said, “What gets measured gets done.” There is an amazing thing that happens when you start measuring something.  Weight Watchers uses this principal and helps people produce tremendous results.  Successful coaches, teachers and trainers use this principal to help people bring out the best in themselves. Around the world KFC is one of the most recognizable consumer brands.  But KFC can stand for more than Kentucky Fried...

As far as I can tell, the only reason to achieve financial goals is to more fully experience and enjoy our most deeply held values.  Having enough money to have the flexibility to do things for and with the people we want allows us to share experiences and fuel our zest for living.  It’s not about the money really.  It’s about the life. When it comes to achieving financial goals, they all have a common denominator: having enough money. ...

Tom Peters, the management guru, said, “Calendars never lie.  They are 100% accurate and visible indicators of your priorities.” There’s the Prado Principal or “the 80/20 Rule” (where 80% of the results come from the top 20%) and the Rule of 72 (72 divided by any percentage gives you the approximate number of years it takes for your money to double).  But one of the most powerful principals is the Immutable Law of 168. The...