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How to Be Successful and Satisfied

Success is:______. How would you fill in the blank? “That’s easy,” you might say. “Success is … for an athlete, winning the Super Bowl, the World Series, or a gold medal: for an entertainer, winning an Oscar, a Grammy, or an Emmy; for a businessperson, being a top executive with one of the Fortune 500 companies: for... >Full Story

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Still Scoring in the Red Zone

Profile: Spencer Tillman, successful sports broadcaster for CBS, former NFL player and captain of a Super Bowl team When the man who was about to end the life of Spencer Tillman’s mother entered her hospital room on January 23, 2002, the thirty people who were crammed around her bedside fell silent. All that could be heard was the rhythmic wheezing...... >Read More



The Kind of Guy who can’t Avoid Success

Profile: Tom Kruse, Iowa Veterinary Supply Company (IVSC) Tom Kruse is the kind of guy who probably couldn’t avoid success, even if he tried. After working as an accountant for the Iowa Veterinary Supply Company (IVSC) for thirteen years, Tom and Ken Meadow, the company’s operations manager, were given the option of buying the business, because...... >Read More



Rich Enough To Retire But Choosing Another Option

Profile on: Scott and Vicki Gillis. Scott holds a top level job with AIG Sun America, Scott and his wife Vicki also run their own real estate company. Considering that most people’s goal is to make as much money as possible so they can retire as early as possible, Scott Gillis stands out as somewhat of an anomaly. Even after... >Read More



When Life Becomes Nothing but Work, What’s Left?

Profile on: Paul E. Martin, former senior partner in the law firm Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams and Martin. It’s one thing to have a good work ethic. It’s another thing to be a workaholic. Unfortunately, in many cases, the former can lead to the latter. This is certainly true in the case of Paul E. Martin, former senior partner in the...... >Read More



How to Be Like Like Mary Kay Ash

Live by the Golden Rule Ash showed the power of the Golden Rule as she built a $3.2 billion-dollar-a-year company—and left a legacy of admiration.  “I can say unequivocally that every decision we make at Mary Kay Cosmetics is based on the Golden Rule,” Ash said. Define your priorities Ash’s priorities were “God first, family second, career...... >Read More



What Does Success Look Like for You?

Profile on: John Roise, owner of Lindsay Windows If you asked most entrepreneurs for five reasons why they got into business, making money would probably be close to number one. If so, that makes John Roise, owner of Lindsay Windows, something of an anomaly. When the former banker decided to enter the window business several years ago, he had four...... >Read More



Investing and Financial Planning During a 10 Year Time of Trouble: 2000-2010

During the 20 years ending in 2000 for the stock market, and a similar period in real estate ending in 2004, investing and financial planning have been relatively easy because each of these asset classes was in a rising trend. However, as the stock market showed us subsequent to 2000, trends do not last forever as equity prices entered a... >Read More


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