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Life and Business Protection Planning

I’m often asked what is it that I do? When I started The Living Planner, I wanted to test a theory. 60% of Americans do not have a will/trust or advanced health care directives. Business owners and departmental leadership rarely have considered or executed plans in case of disruption of the business or the loss

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Planning – Track Progress

Planning – ah, a phrase that inspires us or shuts us down!  As the end of the year draws near, let’s think about plans we have that we’ve yet to complete, those we’ve completed and those we’ll add to the 2019 list! We develop plans to reach overall goals at home and work.  It is

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Talk Turkey

American Thanksgiving is upon us.  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year!  It was great when I lived and worked in Canada for four Thanksgivings to have two days a year to celebrate being thankful!  If you’ll indulge me, I’d like to Talk Turkey with you today. No, not the literal turkey, although it

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Take Care of Business – Personal Edition

Q4 is here!  Where has the year gone?  A common refrain as we enter into the last quarter of the year!  How ready are you to take care of business? I’ve returned from a conference with amazing women who are all pursuing their professions with gusto.  Time and time again, we ask ourselves if we

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Advisory Perspective Series – Christina Hall Joyfuel Life

This blog features articles to inform you about the practical pieces of “life’s administrative” tasks we often overlook.  Today, let’s get more purposeful and consider life as a gift we are able to live each day we wake up.  The Advisory Perspective Series this month features an amazing woman I’ve had the fortune of meeting.  She’s created

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Summer breaks – Great time for learning something new!

It’s summertime!  In North America we have longer and warmer days.  Summer breaks are here and many enjoy time to refresh, recharge and enjoy life.  It’s also a great time for learning something new!  Do you have a summer reading list?  A summer “to learn list”? I read an article from Harvard Business Review recently. 

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Like a Root Canal

Picture this – a beautiful sunny, warm Southern California late afternoon.  Sitting outside with a client, we were talking about life, business, families.  Out of the blue, I was asked “Why do you do what you do?  It’s like having a root canal”!  Laughter bubbled out of me as I replied, “I guess it makes

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Let’s Talk about Suicide

Statistics help us summarize the impact of suicide.  The Center for Disease Control (CDC) discusses the statistics from the latest report from Vital Signs that almost every state (except Nevada) experienced an increase  in suicide rates from 1999-2016. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death and is one of just three leading causes that are on

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Year-end Tips

This time of year affords us an opportunity to reflect upon the year.  What worked well this year?  What tweaks may we make for next year?  Are there areas of opportunity to explore next year? Year-end tips and tricks from the experts include specific areas of review.  Here are a few areas you may wish

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