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Last Chance to Get Your New Year’s Resolutions Right
- by: Hank Berkowitz
- December 15, 2021
No CommentsTwo thirds of advisors (68%) who responded to our weekly Insta-poll believe this Holiday season has been more stressful than usual from both a business and personal perspective. So, after another difficult and stressful year, don’t beat yourself up for overeating, overspending, over-pouring and oversleeping a little during the Holiday season. Same goes for your
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Helping Clients with Chronically Ill Children
- by: Hank Berkowitz
- November 26, 2021
“Caring for a child with an illness is taxing on your physical and mental health. Take time to appreciate the positive moments when the light peaks through, while also building a community around you early and consistently to guide you through the difficult times.”
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Are We in a Bubble?
- by: Hank Berkowitz
- October 28, 2021
Last week’s post about the record high “Quit Rate” of American workers generated a fair amount of feedback. Some said “it’s about time” that workers finally gained some leverage over greedy employers, but the majority questioned the wisdom of workers flexing their bargaining muscles at this stage of the economic cycle. They said it was
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I Quit!
- by: Hank Berkowitz
- October 18, 2021
With all the talk about inflation, stagflation, higher taxes and lack of affordable housing, I couldn’t help noticing one contrary statistic amid the sea of pessimism—the national “quit rate” is at an all-time high. The quit rate is the number of workers who voluntarily leave their jobs as opposed to being terminated, downsized or furloughed.
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When Life Forces You to Slow Down
- by: Hank Berkowitz
- September 28, 2021
The problem with Coach K’s “Next Play” philosophy I’ve never been the type to slow down and smell the roses. But after 30+ years of triathlons, marathons, tennis, kayaking, open-water swimming and coaching baseball, the wear and tear on my body finally caught up. Step 1: Shoulder surgery to repair a torn rotator, labrum and
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Busting Through Writer’s Block (and Procrastination)
- by: Hank Berkowitz
- September 21, 2021
There’s no magic formula or pill to take, but these (mostly) old-school techniques still work As the famous line from Alice in Wonderland goes: “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.” Not to be your high school English teacher, but trying to write something without an outline
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Clearly We’re Being Tested
- by: Hank Berkowitz
- September 6, 2021
At times like these, your clients need you more than ever. Are you anti fragile? I’m not the most devout guy in the world. But on the eve of Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) and the 20th anniversary of 9/11, it’s clear to me our resolved is being tested by a higher authority. The
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Writing: The First Step for Successful Innovation
- by: Hank Berkowitz
- August 8, 2021
Forget apps, hacks and shortcuts. Writing takes practice, practice, practice Last week’s post about The Key to Writing Faster provoked a lot of feedback. In fact, Jeffrey Wyant, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Coast to Coast Fulfillment, Inc. in West Greenwich, Rhode Island submitted a great guest post that I wanted to share with you.
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The Key to Writing Faster
- by: Hank Berkowitz
- July 28, 2021
My college track coach was not the nicest guy in the world, but he had a unique ability to distill complex concepts into the simplest terms. On our first day of practice, he gathered all the nervous freshmen together and barked: “Gentlemen: The key to running faster is to practice running faster. Hopefully it won’t
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Global Minimum Tax a Big Step in the Right Direction
- by: Hank Berkowitz
- July 15, 2021
But the devil is in the details. If your client or company is impacted by new global tax rules, focus on your tax base not your tax rate By Cecil Nazareth | guest columnist Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced last week that 130 of the 139 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) agreed
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