By Laura A. Roser Why Those with the Largest Following Aren’t Always the Wisest I have this nasty habit. It makes me feel a bit weak and hypocritical. You see, I admire people who march to the beat of their own drummers and make their own paths. And that’s who I want to be. Often, that’s…
By Greg McKeown The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. —Lin Yutang The basic value proposition of Essentialism is only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter. What about…
By C. Michelle Bryan, Federal Protective Service (FPS) Director for Resource Management When we think of leaving a legacy, we are often drawn to thoughts of the tangible, such as homes, precious mementos valued because of the rich history, or money and investments in hopes of ensuring financial stability. While all those things are incredibly…
By Duncan Crary, Ferris Coin Keeping His Legacy Alive On June 5, 1917, Albany resident Henry Johnson enlisted in the first African American unit in the U. S. Army to engage in combat in World War I. On May 15, 1918, in the early morning hours, then-Private Johnson heroically fought off a German raid in…
By Phil Cubeta Hitting Your Legacy Home Run As we get a little older, certain questions resonate in a new way. Where is home for me? Can I go home again? As far as I have gone, did I ever leave? What did I inherit and what must I pass on? To what traditions was…
By Ella Chase Hyland and Michelle Langdon The Importance of Intentional Travel to Create “Wellthy” Experiences “The wealthiest place in the world is not the gold mines of South America or the oil fields of Iraq or Iran. They are not the diamond mines of South Africa or the banks of the world. The wealthiest…
By Chris Gibbons Let’s start with a New Year’s admission: self-reflection is hard. Each of us believes we know ourselves, that we have a sense for the nature of our loved ones, and that we’ve identified a firmly formed picture of right and wrong. Perhaps above all else, each of us believes we are rational people…
By Tom Deans, Ph.D. Time: Deciding to hold a family meeting to discuss and design a transparent estate plan with close family members could consume an entire morning of your life – that’s three hours of your life that you will never get back. Play a round of golf instead. Over-rated: Family meetings are over-rated especially when attended…
By Lynette M. Smith We will be known forever by the tracks we leave. —Dakota proverb After a food-poisoning incident made it clear that my then–95-year-old father-in-law could no longer live alone, my husband and I helped him move in with us. Over the next year, in Dad’s various day trips to his home, he would…
