To Inspire: We’ve been discussing the power of forming good habits as a way to live lives of purpose, passion, and joy. There’s another kind of habit that also is essential to living this kind of life – the habit of living with humility. If greed is the root of all evil (as the Bible […]

To Inspire: We came across this post on Guideposts.org.  Written by Roberta Messner, it offers 9 tips for living a satisfying life.  We’ve reprinted the post below – enjoy! Source: vimeo.com   Health. Happiness. Success. It’s what we all seek in life, what we’ve been told leads to a satisfying life. Too often, however, these […]

To Inspire: We continue our study of building better habits as shared in James Clear’s book, Atomic Habits. Let’s continue our discussion of the two-minute rule.  Clear calls these small habits gateway habits because they lead to the important habit that moves us towards the best version of ourselves. Recall Clear’s example of Twyla Tharp […]

To Inspire: We continue our discussion on habits that move us closer to our own personal version of a great life.  In today’s WealthNotes, we discuss the “2-minute rule,” as shared by James Clear in his book, Atomic Habits. The premise is that it is tempting to pursue a new habit by starting too big. […]

To Inspire: I (Matt) am reading a fascinating book, Building A Story Brand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen, by Donald Miller. Source:  www.buildingastorybrand.com   The overall strategy he shares is powerful and can be applied broadly, including, even, our personal lives.  To illustrate, let me share the principles he uses – principles that […]

To Inspire: Source: www.csw.osu.edu   Mark and I attended a reception last night in celebration of the 100th anniversary of OSU’s College of Social Work, founded in 1919.  Our father, Joe Palmer, was an alum of the College and a member of their Hall of Fame.  The event was held in a large hangar at […]

To Inspire: As our nation celebrates Father’s Day this Sunday, we thought you might enjoy learning a bit of its history. Scholars claim that it can be traced back 4000 years to Babylon when a young boy’s Father’s Day message in clay wishing his father good health and long life was discovered recently. Our modern […]

To Inspire: “Greater love hath no man but that he lay down his life for his friends.” These words, spoken by Jesus Christ 2000 years ago, rang with poignant truth 75 years ago when on June 6, 1944, 150,000 American, British and Canadian troops landed on the shores of northern France to help liberate that […]

To Inspire: Perhaps last Sunday you saw the CBS Sunday Morning feature on Curtis Jenkins, a bus driver for Lake Highlands Elementary School in Dallas, TX. Curtis Jenkins (Source: www.cbsnews.com)   At first blush, one might be tempted to see his job as relatively unimportant.  But Curtis sees it otherwise – he has made himself […]

To Inspire: Tis the graduation season and I (Matt) always look forward to commencement addresses.  This year did not disappoint as Lisa and I drove over to Blacksburg, VA for the graduation of our niece from Virginia Tech.  The commencement address was given by Frank Beamer, the former longtime head football coach and a man […]