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David has been writing and blogging for over 10 years
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What happens if Jack is all play and no work?
"We are ‘unleisurely’ in order to have leisure” Aristotle "For, to reduce everything to a single truth: work is less boring than pleasure.” Josef Pieper It was the Hollywood party to end all parties. A blend of celebrity, money, and hedonism that propelled its host to...
You don’t understand your business and it’s a problem
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels.com My wife approached the checkout line with our two toddlers cascading towards full meltdown. The store manager saw her plight, quickly pulled her aside, and opened an additional register. She was on her way in moments. Ask my...
Beware Entrepreneurship in Isolation
Entrepreneurs often behave like a middle schooler with a crush. Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy?” ― Phillip C. McGraw aka Dr. Phil Far too many entrepreneurs are obsessed with their idea (aka “happiness”). I have been there myself. After a...
The antidote to desperation
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation - Thoreau Do most live lives of quiet desperation? If so, why? Are they quiet because they lack a voice? Or do they not know how to speak? What is the source of the desperation? Is it due to a lack of a path forward? Or...
Recommended Reads from Q3
September is moving quickly and the end of the third quarter is a couple of weeks away. Ahead of that, I wanted to share a few of my favorite reads from the past few months. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg...
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Family Office and Family Wealth
These articles were all drafted prior to David joining Greycourt in September 2023. He actively blogs on similar subject matter here.
- Pursuing 100 Years is Tough – and Not For All Families
- The Centrality of Investment to the Legacy Family
- How Fast Must a Family’s Assets Grow?
- Distribution Rate – The Only Variable a Family Can Control in Investing
- The Greatest, but Tenuous, Advantage for Family Investment
- The Value of Investment Advice vs. Its Cost
- What You Should Know Before Marrying Rich
- The Primary Risk for G1 Wealth Creators Starting a Family Office
- The Three Hardest Things For Family Enterprises to Do and Why
- What Do You Pay the People Who Make You Money?
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