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Shake, Rattle and Ready to Roll
What a week it has been in Southern California. Fire broke out last Saturday and spread to 139 acres rapidly, within 5 miles of me. Firefighters came from near and far, our community joined together to supply water and keep spirits with a major freeway closure. After three days of intense activity, our lives resumed […]
Adulting
What is adulting, you ask? The Urban Dictionary defines it for us. Adulting (v): to do grown up things and hold responsibilities such as, a 9-5 job, a mortgage/rent, a car payment, or anything else that makes one think of grown ups. Why discuss adulting? Knowledge is power. Learning about various aspect of life as […]
The Living Planner Advisory Perspective Series – Destination Sleep
The Living Planner Advisory Perspective Series presents questions to professionals each month. We provide our readers with this information to help them prepare for meetings with professionals they may consider using to help them plan and prepare for life. This month, it is my pleasure to introduce Shawna Rose, the Founder of Destination Sleep in […]
Lessons about Living
Today, this post features the commencement key note speech given by Sheryl Sandberg at UC Berkeley this month, for the graduating class of 2016. She was poignant in prefacing this speech by saying, “I’m sharing this with you today in the hopes that on this day in your lives, with all the momentum and joy, […]
Doctor-Patient End of Life Discussions
Beginning in 2016, Medicare now provides reimbursement for End of Life Discussions between doctors and patients. Curious about the effectiveness of this policy, I began reading. Not surprising, numerous articles reference how uncomfortable doctors are having these conversations. Doctors are trained to heal and to save, while seeing so often the impact of critical illness, […]
Mother’s Day 2016
To all moms near and far, today is a day of recognition of you. Whether you are a mom or have acted as a mom, may you know how much you are valued. Moms are: M – Miracle givers, bringing forward the next generation – this is indeed a gift to the world O – […]
The late musician Prince didn’t have a will, just like six in 10 of us
If Prince were your client, here’s the best piece of advice he should have heard When the news came this week of Prince’s death, then that he had no will, the incongruity seemed odd with his apparent control of the other areas of his music career and life. Leaving no directions through a will/trust, what […]
The Living Planner Advisory Perspective Series – Plans in Place
Our featured professional this month for The Living Planner Advisory Perspective Series is Dean Finkenberg, the Founder and CEO of Plans In Place. He is a business leader, innovator and dynamic mentor with an impressive history as a senior executive in companies ranging from ground-level startups to businesses with over $500 million in annual revenues. […]
National Health Care Decisions Day
Today is National Health Care Decisions Day, I’ve made my decisions, have you? K.V. Scruggs, wrote the following article. It’s a great read for today, enjoy! The Dirty Secret about CPR in the Hospital (That Doctors Desperately Want You to Know) April 11, 2016 129 Comments “A few things have changed in medicine over the last […]