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The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk To Yourself (Video) | Can Movies Help You Become a Better Person? | Why We Forget That Most People Are Good | How to Love the World More: George Saunders on the Courage of Uncertainty | The 10 Greatest US Investors and the Virtues That Made Them

There is a lot of ink spilled on the how's and wherefore's of deferring our gratification. But, with so many choices in front of us in every moment… why should we bother? Why not live in the moment? The answer is Love.

How to Find Joy in Your Sisyphean Existence | Why Do High IQ People Stagnate in Their Careers? Emotional Intelligence | The War on Suffering | Biden (Trump) Grows National Debt by 11% in Two Years | Are Rich People Really Less Ethical?

5 Ways to Keep Your Friendships Strong—Even When Life Is Hectic | How It All Works (A Few Short Stories) | Off The Air, Fox News Stars Blasted the Election Fraud Claims They Peddled | Would You Trade Places with Warren Buffett? | All The Recessions That Didn’t Happen

How to Know What You Really Want | 11 Things to Do When You Feel Lonely | What the Longest Study on Human Happiness Found Is the Key to a Good Life | My 8 Best Techniques for Evaluating Character | Keeping Perspective

Dr. Allen Lycka of the How to Live A Fantastic Life podcast interviews Jonathan DeYoe of Mindful Money.

Winners Wake Up Early: Every Article I’ve Written About My Morning Routine | Warren Buffett: Private Equity Firms Are Typically Very Dishonest (Video) | The Science of Well-Being for Teens | Give Yourself a Gift | More Powerful than Financial Advice

If you look hard enough, you can find stories that tell a contrasting and enduring narrative for what we truly need for a successful and meaningful life. Your story can do the same - but first, you have to know your heart. You must define what is worth seeking for you.

As I wrote this in the run-up to the holiday season, markets seemed to be on the mend from the bear that started January 3rd, the air was coming out of the inflation balloon, and talk of recession probabilities was the new crisis du jour (it ALWAYS has to be something). The biggest surprise to me is always that anyone is surprised by these things...

Kevin Kelly: The Case for Optimism | Discover the Best Graduation Speeches | A Fitness Guide to Preventing Dangerous Falls in Old Age | What Happened to Giving Money to Charity? | The Tragic Irony of Overconfidence in Investing

Last week I talked about account minimums in financial services. My stated concern was that 80-85% of the US population doesn’t have access to independent, objective advice from a qualified fiduciary to answer their questions. I believe this is a problem, and I believe the problem is solvable.

Most professional services firms ultimately have to wrestle with the issue of client minimums. Solo providers or very small silo firms may avoid it for a while, but every firm that grows (which is, every firm that is any good at all) will eventually need to increase their minimums. This has always bothered me.

The problem with accepting the standard definition of “Risk” is that it is literally devoid of a critical aspect of personal finance – TIME! When we add time to the analysis of risk, a different risk definition is born. Think of the next 30 years of your own life. What do you want your money to be able to do?

Black History Month | Reasons to be Cheerful | Empathy Is a Muscle You Build | We’re Seeing a Virtual Repeat of the Dot-Com Crash | The Moral Calculations of a Billionaire

“The question pounds my head, ‘What’s a Lifetime of achievement? If I pushed you to the edge, but you were too polite to leave me." I can’t get the lyric out of my head. As I grow and age, it's a good thing that new realizations lead to change.

Last quarter, our Advisory Council let us know that we should be more vocal about our work. So, here is a quick summary of our last year...

Terri Levine of Heartrepreneur Radio interviews Jonathan DeYoe, bestselling author of Mindful Money.

Gresham Harkless, Jr. of the I AM CEO Podcast Interviews Jonathan DeYoe, best selling author of Mindful Money.

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