“Do not build your life around your career. Build your career around your life.” This post is may not be applicable for everyone reading it. But everyone reading it will know someone for whom it is applicable. So I encourage you to consider forwarding the link to those people. Most likely they will be under 40, early to mid career. Here’s the message… One of the most common mistakes people make is confusing career planning with life planning. Traditional career planning isn’t wrong. In fact,...

Most people believe money comes from jobs, investors, banks, or governments. I disagree. Governments print currency. Value prints money. The distinction matters. Currency is simply a medium of exchange. Wealth is something entirely different. Wealth is created whenever a human being discovers a better way to solve a problem, meet a need, remove a frustration, or improve an experience. Every business that has ever existed began as an idea. But ideas alone are nearly worthless. The world is...

"Money grows on trees. But the trees are ideas planted in service to others." Most people have heard the phrase, "Money doesn't grow on trees." I understand why. It is usually said to remind someone that resources are limited and that wealth requires effort. If you don't work you won't eat. But after many decades of living, building businesses, coaching people, and watching markets work, I have come to a different conclusion. Money absolutely grows on trees. The problem is that most people...