How is your eye? Jesus said, “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how… Read More
Archive Tag: wealth
Learning From The Richest Of The Rich
When I go overseas it’s almost always to learn from the poorest of the poor. But today I’m headed to Dubai to learn from the richest of the rich. Things like…where exactly does one buy a cheetah? How does one protect one’s leather seats from said cheetah? And if one’s… Read More
A Tale Of Two Zip Codes
This is a tale of two zipcodes–and the relationship between how much we have and how much we give. Spindale & Arlington Spindale is a rural community in North Carolina speckled with mobile homes and blanketed in kudzu. Arlington, Virginia’s miles of exclusive neighborhoods, shopping centers, and office complexes neighbor… Read More
Fables of Fortune: Pretend Friends
Richard Watts is an advisor to the richest families in America – families with liquid assets topping $100 million. Over the years these “super-rich” individuals have shared their most intimate secrets and struggles with Richard. In his book Fables of Fortune: What Rich People Have That You Don’t Want, Richard… Read More
Why Are Some People Rich & Others Poor? Tom Corley’s Rich Habits.
Tom Corley, author of Rich Habits, spent four years interviewing rich and poor Americans, another 18 months analyzing the resulting data and eventually boiled his findings down to a list of lifestyle differences between the two groups. 1. 70% of wealthy eat less than 300 junk food calories per day.… Read More
A New Definition Of Wealth
It’s not a sin to be rich. But it’s dangerous. If we measure wealth in square feet and the number of digits on a paycheck most of us are safe. But there’s a better definition that puts many more of us in harm’s way. After years of mulling this over,… Read More