We hear a lot lately about how "connected" we now are, thanks to some remarkable technologies such as the internet and content facilitators like myself. Some of this connectivity is "real-time" (Instant Messaging, Texting, etc.). Others have increased our ability to gain access to information and opinion, yet remain "anonymous" if desired (this Blog, for example).
So while I hope that all of the followers of this blog are benefiting by what I faithfully post, I may never know the true reach and impact it will have. This is as it should be, because it preserves both the privacy of you, my readership, and my need to speak without regard for what could be thousands of you out there at this very moment to whom I connect at many levels - intellectually, mentally, and spiritually - through this blog.
This "detached attachment" between you and I demand that we agree upon a set of virtues for a virtual world - a framework that is a proxy for being able to look into each other's eyes to discern truthfulness and commitment.
For me, the 13 virtues chosen by Ben Franklin in his early 20's are the ones I live by. These virtues can be divided into those related to personal behavior (temperance, order, resolution, frugality, moderation, industry, cleanliness and tranquility) and those related to social character traits (sincerity, justice, silence, faithfulness and humility). Franklin tried to follow these guides in his life, although he often went astray. These virtues may be worthwhile to consider following in your own life.
Until next post, continue to believe, achieve, receive. SDG - JBHIV
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
TGIF - but don't give up!
Expect another round of lower economic indicators today. If there is anything we have to hope for, it is Hope itself. In any crisis, personal or otherwise, Hope is usually the last thing to go. How easy it is for us to look forward to the end of the week by saying "Thank God it's Friday". But Friday turns to Saturday, then Sunday, etc. and our beat goes on. Please join me in pledging to make this day, and every day, a new beginning - and never give up!:
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us quickly learns,
And many a Failure turns about,
When you might have won had you stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow - you may succeed with another blow!
Until next post, continue to believe, achieve, receive. SDG - JBHIV
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us quickly learns,
And many a Failure turns about,
When you might have won had you stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow - you may succeed with another blow!
Until next post, continue to believe, achieve, receive. SDG - JBHIV
Friday, February 20, 2009
Your First Step Forward
As you begin to build your social biography, I suggest you take time to meditate on what is truly important to you, a Woman of Wealth. For many, the answer is clear. For others, your importance has been overshadowed by the control of others - a spouse, parent or child. Perhaps your circumstances have recently changed. The wealth that was previously under the control of others has suddenly been placed in your care.
With this new capacity comes an opportunity to match it with your Moral Compass - an array of purposes, aspirations, and long-term goals to which you devote this capacity. As a wealth holder you have the capacity, the power, to shape the lives of others. Your wealth makes you a "world-builder". And with that comes tremendous responsibility, because that capacity has the potential to have a very positive effect, or a profoundly negative one. The greater the capacity, the more attention needs to be placed on how to use these resources wisely.
As a first step, you must clarify what in terms of financial, intellectual, and spiritual resources you have to put into play. This process of discernment, from a financial perspective, is all about figuring out how financially secure you are. So, at the most basic level, you are figuring out your resource stream both now and in the future, as well as the income stream you desire for yourself and your children. It sounds intuitive, but many women don't have a clear, realistic picture of that - and until they do, they feel stagnant, insecure, and even fearful about what they could use their money for because they have never really clarified just how much they have and their intention for its future.
If what I have laid out for you in this post resonates with you, please let me know. In future posts I will build upon this foundation. Ultimately, this is a process that first brings a consciousness, an awareness, a clarity to what you have, and then, secondly, a consciousness as to what you want to do with it.
Until then, continue to believe, achieve, and receive. SDG - JBHIV
With this new capacity comes an opportunity to match it with your Moral Compass - an array of purposes, aspirations, and long-term goals to which you devote this capacity. As a wealth holder you have the capacity, the power, to shape the lives of others. Your wealth makes you a "world-builder". And with that comes tremendous responsibility, because that capacity has the potential to have a very positive effect, or a profoundly negative one. The greater the capacity, the more attention needs to be placed on how to use these resources wisely.
As a first step, you must clarify what in terms of financial, intellectual, and spiritual resources you have to put into play. This process of discernment, from a financial perspective, is all about figuring out how financially secure you are. So, at the most basic level, you are figuring out your resource stream both now and in the future, as well as the income stream you desire for yourself and your children. It sounds intuitive, but many women don't have a clear, realistic picture of that - and until they do, they feel stagnant, insecure, and even fearful about what they could use their money for because they have never really clarified just how much they have and their intention for its future.
If what I have laid out for you in this post resonates with you, please let me know. In future posts I will build upon this foundation. Ultimately, this is a process that first brings a consciousness, an awareness, a clarity to what you have, and then, secondly, a consciousness as to what you want to do with it.
Until then, continue to believe, achieve, and receive. SDG - JBHIV
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