My wife and I were recently shopping when we saw an elderly man near us collapse. We asked the lady with him, who we later found out was his daughter, if she needed help, and she indicated she did. Fortunately, we were able to find a doctor and a nurse who were also shopping in the store at that time. Neither of them could find the man’s pulse so they… Read More
The Master’s Minute – The Sudden Money Event
Most people think it would be great to suddenly come into a large sum of money. They dream of what they could do with all that money and fantasize about being set for life! But more than half the people who come into sudden wealth lose it in a few short years. Unwise decisions, bad habits, and sadly, unscrupulous advisors can cause wealth to quickly erode. Whether sudden money becomes… Read More
The Master’s Minute – What Constitutes Good Advice?
Being in the business of advice-giving, we are continually thinking about the most effective way to advise our clients. How do we communicate most effectively? How can we increase the success rate of the implementation of that advice? How can we learn the art of when to speak and when to listen? I think a few tenants of advice-giving can serve us well in solving this puzzle. Advice is Personalized… Read More
The Master’s Minute – The Importance of Diversification
The Master’s Minute – Prudent Cybersecurity
I remember during my teenage years, before the internet, when the only forms of electronic media were television and radio. Back then, the main battle was to be thoughtful and intentional about the choices of media I invited into my life. Today, it’s not only about our media intake; it’s also about protecting access to our personal and confidential information. We take cybersecurity seriously at Master’s, and I will share… Read More
The Master’s Minute – Quality Over Quantity
My son, Marshall, has had a long-standing enthusiasm for collecting sports cards. He is like a kid in a candy store when he can open a new pack of cards. Naturally, he loves to physically open his own new pack of cards and see what cards he gets, but he will regularly watch YouTube videos of other people opening packs of cards. I recently offered to help him be a… Read More
The Master’s Minute – Our Core Values – Conscientious
It is not uncommon these days to receive less than exceptional customer service when trying to get something corrected or accomplished. We’ve become accustomed to poor service and, for the most part, expect it. This is number three out of a four-part blog series discussing Master’s core values, and today we are looking at Conscientious. We describe conscientious as pursuing nothing but our best work with diligence. Being conscientious means… Read More
The Master’s Minute – Our Core Values – Authenticity
You have undoubtedly heard and read many ideas and comments related to a company’s core values. At Master’s, we worked through an intentional process last year to rediscover our core values as a team and redefine what those mean to our clients. Over the next few blogs, you will read about our core values of Authenticity, Empathy, Conscientiousness and Optimism and why they are so vital to the DNA of… Read More
The Master’s Minute – Family Vacation “Plan C”
Planning our family vacation this year has been a significant challenge. Pre-COVID, we planned a trip to visit a family friend in Vermont and then continue north to Montreal and Quebec City. About a month ago we realized that it was unlikely Canada would be welcoming US tourists into their country at the time of our trip so we diverted our trip to a couple other spots in the New… Read More
The Master’s Minute – Give Thanks
Last night I re-read a book a friend gave me, entitled, “Children’s Letters to God.” It’s a little book and a quick read, and it never fails to make me smile. Such innocence and honesty. My attention was drawn to one prayer written by Joyce. In my mind’s eye, Joyce was six years old when she wrote: “Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy.” The visual… Read More
