The Ultimate Question

Fred Reichheld wrote a business book entitled The Ultimate Question.  In this book he says the ultimate question is “would you recommend this (product, service) to others?”  He’s right!  It really doesn’t matter what you are talking about—restaurant to vacation spot, doctor or attorney, a firsthand experience or a cause, if you would unequivocally recommend…

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Best Year Yet

Here’s wishing us all the Best Year Yet in 2020.  Who could possibly object to this sentiment?  Yet to be the best year yet, there are some things you and Entrusted Legacy needs to do to be successful.  So taking the guidance of Jinny Ditzler who wrote the book, Best Year Yet, here is what…

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Rediscovering Hope—Our Greatest Teaching Strategy

Richard Curwin wrote the book, Rediscovering Hope—Our Greatest Teaching Strategy, over two decades ago, but the message is still relevant.  While I agree that “hope is not a strategy,” I do believe that it is an essential ingredient for people to move from where they currently are into a brighter and more meaningful future. In…

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5 Ways Poverty Harms Children

In a blog post on January 8, 2014 David Murphey and Zakia Redd contributed to the post on 5 Ways Poverty Harms Children.  This article could not be more appropriate since it is the fiftieth anniversary of the War on Poverty proclaimed by President Johnson in mid 1960s.  At that time approximately 23% of children…

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