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 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…
By Laura A. Roser The Anna Karenina Principle and Your Family “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” begins Leo Tolstoy’s classic work, Anna Karenina. Put another way, all happy families have mastered all elements that lead to a happy family. These elements include sexual attraction, financial health, parenting,…
By Laura A. Roser How to Extract Your Life Lessons One story, told right, could decide the fate of your children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. Think about it, that one story about how you started your business could be the thing that unifies your family and makes them want to dedicate their lives to your vision….
By Arielle Nobile Focusing on Connections in Family Documentary Films I’m a strange bird in many ways, but one such way is that I started thinking about and imagining my grandchildren when I was 8 years old. (I also had a list of names for the 26 children I would one day have, but that’s a…
By Melissa Mitchell-Blitch A Simple Tool to Help Families Thrive I was recently asked by our local community foundation to speak at their upcoming meeting for advisors. My talk would follow a tax law update and precede a generous time for Q&A. That would leave 15 minutes for me to talk about family dynamics in wealth. Families…
By William Jenkins, Content Editor for Legacy Arts magazine An Interview with Artist Sean Chao LA: What influenced you in your career path? SC: Being an artist is a challenging career path, but I’m happiest when I’m creating art. My parents were very encouraging when I was young. Sculpting became natural for me to express myself…
By Thornton Sully The number is now six. I started keeping count after three. That is the number of times over the years that the first words from someone, upon discovering I am a publisher and editor, are “I am not a writer, but …” and then the not-a-writer produces or informs me they have 300…
By Christopher Zacher How Larry Kesslin Helps Others Find Their Purpose Throughout Larry Kesslin’s life, he’s found himself continually reconsidering his definition of the word success. When he worked at General Electric in the early 90’s, success was a monetary value. After leaving the company to start his own consulting firm, it became more about freedom…
