How to Get More Grit in Your Life – Freakonomics
The psychologist Angela Duckworth argues that a person’s level of stick-to-itiveness is directly related to their level of success. No big surprise there. But grit, she says, isn’t something you’re born with — it can be learned. Here’s how. read more at freakonomics.com
Avoiding the Collapse of Independent Wealth Advisory Businesses
We have spent years working with hundreds of advisory businesses and talking to thousands more. The fee-only independent advisory industry is changing rapidly with consolidation and closure of firms due to a lack of sustainability. This is occurring because most advisor owners don’t have the passion, experience, or interest in being a CEO. read more at myvirtualcoo.com
Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
Steve Wanner is a highly respected 37-year-old partner at Ernst & Young, married with four young children. When we met him a year ago, he was working 12- to 14-hour days, felt perpetually exhausted, and found it difficult to fully engage with his family in the evenings, which left him feeling guilty and dissatisfied. He slept poorly, made no time to exercise, and seldom ate healthy meals, instead grabbing a bite to eat on the run or while working at his desk. read more at hbr.org
Dial Back the Crazy by Spring Cleaning Your Calendar – Michael Hyatt
Calendar Clutter Nothing gets filled up with useless odds and ends like a calendar. I’m a planner by nature, and this is seriously the hardest challenge I face. You know the story: past commitments that don’t fit our present circumstances; too many yeses to other people’s projects; breakfast meetings, lunch dates, and dinners with clients, colleagues, and old friends you were never close with to begin with. read more at michaelhyatt.com