Giving USA estimates that $335 billion was given to charity in the United States last year by individuals, corporations, and foundations. We give a lot of money. We also give in a multitude of ways that cannot be measured by dollars and cents. But why? What is the motivation behind all this giving? In the […]

Two years ago I had the opportunity to visit my alma mater, Boston University, and to meet my hero Travis Roy. It was the 20th anniversary of Travis’ first and only college hockey game. On October 20, 1995 I was sitting in the stands of Walter Brown Arena watching a Boston University hockey game. It […]

What price would you put on contentment? Can it be bought? While we intuitively know it is not for sale, we are incessantly bombarded with an ever-increasing number of options, channels, products and choices that are touted to scratch the nagging itch of “If I only had _____” and bring us fulfillment. Sometimes we fall […]

More and more I find myself desiring meaningful relationships. As I reflect on my life, I am disappointed to say that I have very few friends that I can share all that I am and everything I have with. It seems like I am not the only one. According to work published in the American Sociological Review, […]

Jesus Fed the Five Thousand with a Scarce Amount of Physical Resources, but He Had All the Resources of the Kingdom at His Disposal. Most of the time I operate through the lens of scarcity. I’m afraid of not having enough time or resources. Will I have enough time to do what I desire? Will I […]

If you are a business owner, you have likely spent most of your working life building your business. Much of your identity may be wrapped up in what you have built. It is tremendously challenging to pass on the business to the next owner without hurting your sense of self, your family, or your business […]

I’ve walked alongside families over the past ten years, helping them on their journey to managing their wealth. Some of the first questions I ask when I engage with families are, “What is your goal? What are you trying to accomplish?” Many times the answer is, “I want to be financially independent.” At first, this […]

Jesus said “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Michael Norton, an associate professor at Harvard Business School conducted a study that supports this statement. The results of the study indicate that when money is invested in others instead of ourselves, it actually increases our happiness. Money actually can buy happiness. We just […]

The United Nations (UN) publishes an annual report on happiness. This year my homeland Norway climbed from its previous fourth place position to stand atop the podium as the happiest country in the world. Is that really true and is happiness what determines a good life? Please allow me to explain. In its survey, the […]

If you’re like me the summer sneaks-up and is here before you know it! I know it shouldn’t be a surprise since it happens every year, but if I’m not careful, it flies by without any sense of intentionality or structure. So what does an ideal summer look like and how can it be planned […]