the watch of time

Memorable Quotes # 32

On Influence & Associating:

Don’t join an easy crowd.  You won’t grow.  Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high.

There are two parts to influence.  First, influence is powerful.  And second, it is subtle.

Let the views of others educate and inform you, but let your decisions be a product of your own conclusions. (more…)

Cultural Intelligence

Our increasingly multicultural society combines both an influx of people coming to our land and wide-ranging opportunity to interact on foreign soil due to leisure or business travel.  Thus, the opportunities for communication challenges based on cultural differences is magnified.

A major theme of the September issue of Toastmaster magazine focuses on the concept of ‘cultural intelligence’. (more…)

The E & O of Advisor Life

The September issue of The Insurance and Investment Journal includes a somewhat stark looking two-page checklist of duties and responsibilities of financial advisors, from the fiduciary standpoint which relates to errors and omissions (E & O) business insurance coverage.

It serves as an update reminder of what are the areas of service expectation, primarily for the advisor, but also implicitly for the consumer. (more…)

Memorable Quotes # 31

Today is the 14th anniversary of 9/11.

Let’s consider some thoughtful words on the subject of Relationships:

One person caring about another represents life’s greatest value.

Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly… (more…)