To Inspire: Most scientific discoveries take years of research and testing, but there are some well-known accidental discoveries that have made big impacts on our lives. The discovery of penicillin, credited as the beginning of modern medicine, happened when Alexander Fleming went on vacation and left a Petri dish uncovered. Vulcanized rubber came about when […]

To Inspire: A Happy New Year from all of us at The Joseph Group. Last night I (Matt) watched the Orange Bowl – which featured two very good football teams – Penn State and Notre Dame. A great game – which Notre Dame won 27-24 on a last second field goal. The field goal was […]

To Inspire: Welcome to 2025 and welcome to the season of New Year’s resolutions. Articles recommending the best resolutions to make have been inundating email and social media for the past couple of weeks. My favorite resolution list arrived in my email early January 1, titled “65 Achievable New Year’s Resolutions You’ll Actually Keep.” Sixty-five! […]

To Inspire: Next week, Christians all over the world will be celebrating the birth of Christ. A remarkable and often overlooked part of the story is Mary’s consent to be His mother. When the angel, Gabriel, shares with her God’s plan, she gives her consent: “I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be […]

To Inspire: I will confess up front that I do not send many Christmas cards these days, just a handful to very faraway friends and very elderly aunts is about all I manage most years. But something I read this week has inspired me to get back to a longer card list. Writer Peter Coy […]

To Inspire: I just finished a book study with a group of clients; discussing the book Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House by Jared Cohen. Earlier today our group met, and we discussed the post presidencies of Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, and George W Bush. Politics aside, […]

To Inspire: Thanksgiving is almost here. A quieter, family-filled time before the chaos of the holiday season gets underway, the very essence of the holiday is to express appreciation and thankfulness for the blessings in our lives. Gratitude is so important, but sometimes can be hard to find. Guideposts writer Rick Hamlin recently shared a […]

To Inspire:   I had the privilege of interviewing OSU Professor Angus Fletcher at our recent Wealth Summit. Angus heads up Project Narrative, the world’s leading academic research initiative on the power and potential of our own life stories to help our brains heal from emotional trauma and to help us find greater purpose and […]

To Inspire:   We talk a lot about memory, especially as we age. It’s easy to find tips on improving memory, but if you’re trying to remember what you walked into the next room for, you need to work on your prospective memory. “Memory usually means remembering things that have already happened. But prospective memory […]

To Inspire: Do you know the story of St. Phocas the Gardener? A Christian who lived on the coast of the Black Sea in the third century, Phocas had a desire to please God but had few skills or talents. But there was one thing he did well – very well in fact – and […]