March 2021

It’s Time to Burn the Boats

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“If you want to take the island, burn the boats.” – Julius Caesar I have heard the quote above cited many times over the years, noting Anthony Robbins uses it frequently in his programs and speeches. Its origin dates back more than 2,000 years ago when Julius Caesar was seeking to conquer lands outside of Rome. In short, Caesar had his soldiers burn their ships upon arrival. In doing so, he sent a clear message to his men as well as the enemy. There was no plan B. There was no option for his men other than to give all […]

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A New Chapter

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Life and Space-Flight “The barrier to our future is often the very plans that we’ve created to get there.”  – Craig Lounsbrough Today, I find myself at a cross-roads in not only my career but my life. I sometimes like to think of my life as a rocket and my life’s journey as the equivalent of a space flight to some far-off destination in the solar system. I am unsure of the destination in this analogy as death seems the only answer, but that seems overly morbid. For this reason, I concentrate more on the journey component of the analogy.

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Do You Have An IPS?

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I am writing this article in early March 2021. The markets have been up and down lately as we continue through the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bond yields, vaccine approvals, interest rates, stimulus packages, corporate earnings… News in any of these areas and a thousand others cause the market to fluctuate daily. Volatility is to be expected when investing in the stock market because it comes with the territory. However, it seems the volatility continues to be magnified due to the current state of affairs in the world. For this reason, I think it is a good time to talk about the

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