I’ve been out of communication for a month, but I am back and want to encourage everybody to think about what you want out of this new year. In not only your personal life, but your business life as well. You’re not here reading this email by chance. It’s because you have some kind of
As I was scrolling through Facebook yesterday, I came across a video of a gigantic tumbleweed rolling down a four lane highway here in California. I’ve never seen a tumbleweed that big – it literally looked like a brown Volkswagen beetle tumbling end over end down the highway. I love living in southern California. The
Sunday after church service, my wife, Kathy, and I went to Jackalope – a local artisan fair in Pasadena that comes around twice a year. Kathy and I walked through the aisles and in every direction I looked I was met with the most beautiful and unique works of art. From the glass-made wind chimes
If you’re truly thankful, it’s time to make a difference. I love Thanksgiving. I love eating the turkey and stuffing and cranberry sauce. I love the pumpkin pie and cheesecake. I love sitting down with my family as we all cram in around our dining table. I love listening to each of them share the
Have you noticed that the older you get, the less time you seem to have? Looking back, it seems like when I was younger, I had all the time in the world. Now, every year older I get, I struggle more and more to balance everything I need to attend to. Have you experienced this
My youngest daughter Rebecca and her friend are serious Taylor Swift fans. Believe it or not, Taylor Swift can teach us a lesson about probate real estate. She’s 15 so that means I’m still her personal chauffeur carting her and her friends between daily activities. Honestly, it’s a lot of fun. We can’t go anywhere
There’s a great story out of New Hampshire about a lady who bought a painting at a thrift shop for four bucks. She hung it on her wall for a while then stored it in a closet. But then something unexpected happened. Someone noticed it in the background in a picture she posted on facebook.
It’s a little known fact that estates do not have to end up in probate. You may already know this, but the vast majority of Americans do not. So how can someone avoid putting their heirs through the pains and struggles of probate? They need to be proactive and create a living trust before they
You know, the probate niche just isn’t for everyone. I got a response from a guy names David from Monday’s email that I guess didn’t surprise me. Here’s what he sent: “What’s your point and please get to your main point within 2 or 3 lines of your email” Now to be fair, he might
Creating mass hysteria is nothing new for us in the 21st century. It seems like the mainstream media never stops trying to keep us all worked up so we don’t pay attention to the man behind the curtain. And with instant “news” and social media, it’s easy for them to manipulate us 24/7. Almost a
A few months ago, I shared about how my son, Ernie, became an Eagle Scout. Well, last week we got to celebrate Ernie and the other scouts in his troop who recently got their Eagle at his Eagle Scout Court of Honor. As a father, it was such an emotional experience to sit there and
This week I celebrated my daughter Victoria’s birthday at one of our all-time family-favorite restaurants. Luciano Ristorante is my family’s go-to restaurant for any special occasion. Luciano was born and raised in Rome and brought his family and his recipes to Los Angeles over 20 years ago. The Italian cuisine he serves up with his
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