Finding Freedom
This week we choose to honor our fathers and our founding fathers prior to Independence Day. I choose to remember my father for the great things he taught me. He taught me to learn from my mistakes, to continually make improvements and to learn and grow personally and professionally. He taught me that learning does […]
Lost in a Foreign Land
What Do the Beatles Have to Do with Any of This? Imagine you are arriving in a new country where you do not know the language. You wander around the airport for nearly an hour trying to find the best way to the central train station. A nice person informs you there is a small […]
Who NOT How
Monday, I spent the day with a select group of top-notch entrepreneurs in Toronto Canada sharpening the saw, refining our purpose and improving our businesses. One of the key concepts we continued to focus on was “Who, not How!”. When most entrepreneurs (including me) face a challenge, our first reaction is to ask: “How do […]
The Power of Choice & The Pace of Change
Founder and former CEO of Netflix, Marc Randolph spoke at to a group of us last week about the power of ideas and entrepreneurism at the annual Excell meeting in Las Vegas. It was refreshing to hear which experiences have shaped his thinking and most importantly how he has learned much more from his failures […]
Veteran’s Day
Sgt. Carson Holmquist, SSgt David Wyatt, Gy Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, L.Cpl Skip Wells, PO2 Randall Smith The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.– G.K. Chesterson Every year, Americans come together today to honor our nations service members and heroes, but […]
Remembering our Heroes
Last year when visiting Pearl Harbor, my wife, Jennifer and I were impressed with all that transpired during the war in the Pacific. The visit instilled us with a sense of patriotism that is sometimes hard to come by in these times. We enjoy looking at historical monuments and documents that have been untainted by […]
The Results Are In
What Our Research Uncovered that Truly Defines the Franklin Wealth Experience We want to thank everyone for their continued support. This year has been another great year as far as receiving introductions to wonderful people that we value as clients. We also appreciate your continued feedback as to how we can continue to improve our […]
Playing to Win by Changing the Rules
I don’t profess to being a huge soccer fan but watching the USA team progress in the World’s Cup has definitely gotten my attention lately. On Sunday night watching the match between the U.S. and Portugal I did my best to learn how the clock works and figure out how many points teams receive for […]
