View from the Summit

People ask me all the time "If you could do it over again, what would you change"?

I know three things I would change. I would... Save more. Give more. Laugh more. While success hasn't come easy and the road has been difficult at times, I am amazed at the adventure I have been on. I've seen and done more than I ever dreamed. And I'm blessed beyond measure with a wonderful family and incredible friends.

I'll get to that later!

Recently, I took a day off to Kayak down the Caney Fork River with 8 of my buddies. Fishing was pretty lousy, but the company was amazing. What I thought was going to be a trip about fishing and making memories ended up being a trip learning about finding balance in life. It was so great to get caught up with everyone again. The business man in me enjoyed hearing how a couple of my friends made a killing with the recent sale of their companies.

My wife and I have made a conscience effort to not “freely offer” up advice to our grown kids anytime we see them doing something we would do different.

While we believe our own 30 years of child rearing gives us some insights that could be helpful in different situations, we also know the value in letting our kids come to their own decisions about life and family.

Will you be proactive or reactive?

The proactive leader looks ahead at “what could be” and creates “what they want to be”.

The reactive leader is always surprised and overwhelmed by “what is” and stresses out hoping to get things to at least “what they used to be”.

Over the course of their lives which leader – proactive or reactive – do you think ends up wealthier, healthier and happier?