by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 6, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
A few years ago, Sandy and I visited a beautiful, small European country that has been in default on its sovereign debt for most of the last hundred years. About a third of the economic activity is in the “gray economy,” where no one pays taxes. Many locals believe...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 29, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Thirty years ago, I was just getting started in brokerage. I was stumbling and fumbling my way along. I didn’t know what I didn’t know, and I didn’t realize many important things. I didn’t know that most people I was hanging out with were fine people but not the right...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 22, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
When my physician asked that question, I was stunned and slightly insulted. I imagine myself as a rational thinker. I try to use logic and reason to evaluate situations and make decisions. I analyze cause and effect to help me make sense of a situation. What is magic?...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 15, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
In 1860, John Ruskin published a collection of essays titled Unto This Last. He tells the story of a man who had acquired great wealth and who was forced to abandon ship during a storm. He “fastened a belt about him with two hundred pounds of gold in it, with which he...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 8, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
For some time now, I’ve been transitioning from full-time brokerage to coaching to increase significance in the next phase of my life. Learning has challenges, but the journey is rewarding. People often don’t know what I mean by “coaching.” Their image of coaching...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 1, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
A wise mentor challenged me to identify strategic life lessons. Here is my first draft. Please help me refine and improve it. *Don’t lose what’s priceless to obtain what money can buy. *Everything worthwhile is hard to earn: freedom, honor, love, great marriage,...
