by Terry Moore, CCIM | Dec 17, 2021 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Betty and Paul married in 1940. They began with love and no money. They started with a single rental property. They added to their holdings while having other businesses and holding other jobs. Later they transitioned to managing their properties full time. They...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Dec 3, 2021 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
The sad story of Vanderbilt wealth melting away is the story of too many families who build wealth. Stories of an heir squandering wealth are common. In fact, they’re so common that we have a saying about it. The American version is “shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 22, 2021 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
A generation ago I was frustrated about an inconvenient, unchangeable truth. I stormed out indignantly. My emotional response delayed our financial independence by at least a decade. Recently a client was frustrated about the same inconvenient, unchangeable truth. He...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 15, 2021 | Living a Life Worth Imitating, Popular Blogs, Top 30 Blogs
Sometimes you find yourself in a friendship that involves mutual recognition that each of you has distinct gifts, calling, and abilities the other lacks. You hope your friend will assist you in the arenas where you need help. Likewise, you are glad help your pal when...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 1, 2021 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Faith is not knowing all the answers. Knowing the answers is knowledge. Faith is deciding who or what you will trust before you have knowledge. You already have faith. When you fly, you have faith in the pilot and scores of unseen mechanics and engineers. When you...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 24, 2021 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
The Greeks had two ways of understanding time. One is “Chronos.” Chronos is clock time: seconds, minutes, weeks, decades. It’s the notion of duration and succession. When we talk about time, this is usually what we mean. Kairos is a different kind of time. Dr. James...