Part 5 The Cost of Financial Infidelity We met three weeks later. They sat on the sofa, I in my chair with the round leather-topped coffee table between us. “I’ve cut down on pot,” Steve said. “I’m determined to stop in a week.” “Are you okay with that?” I asked....
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Fired —Tom’s Story
What a pain in the ass. Steve, my boss, gave me ten-thousand dollars before he took a leave from the company he owned. He told me he wanted me to make good use of the money. He was gone for three years. I was scared I’d lose his money, so I put it in a safe. When...
Abundance and Jobs
Tom had a look of despair; there was no life in his eyes. He appeared at my office. His beard was unkempt and his unruly brown hair hung down to his shoulders. His friend Mike had counseled with me and told Tom to see me. I motioned toward the blue sofa. “Make...
E. Hendricks, hostess, WTWG 1050 AM: We discuss procrastination, expectations, self-respect
In this radio show Ernestine Hendricks and I discuss the problem of procrastination, having dreams but not the discipline to carry them out. Expectations of others are premeditated resentments. Self-respect and not acting in ways that cause you to disrespect yourself...
Who do You Follow: Karl Marx or Jesus Christ?
Ben Franklin taught us that “the early bird gets the worm” to motivate us to rise early in the day to be productive. Some people have misunderstood Franklin’s maxim as threatening scarcity. They misinterpret “the worm” to mean there is only one worm, and that only the...
Abundance or Scarcity? How to have prosperity for yourself and others.
If you want prosperity believe in your heart in the goal you want. Want for everyone what you want for yourself-- wealth, a love relationship, better health or whatever you desire instead of buying into scarcity. Return more in service value than you are paid in cash...
Is Money the root of all evil?
Ernestine Hendricks, host on WTWG, 1050 AM, and I discuss the beliefs that keep us from creating wealth like our feeling that pursuing money is bad and means we are greedy or dishonest. Money is a form of energy and we earn it through expending physical or mental...
Marriage is not Obsolete. Commitment Enriches Us.
Dr. Stan Frager and I discuss marriage in today's world. Marriage is not obsolete in spite of what Time Magazine and Pew Research say! People are hungrier than ever for committed relationships in our world of distant, impersonal connecting through text messaging and...
Do Love and Money Go Together in a Marriage?
Financial teamwork: avoid “The Gift that Wasn’t”
Jim had worked hard as a pilot to accumulate enough money to retire. He and Jackie had married seven years ago. It was a second marriage for both of them. Jackie is younger by a dozen years. Jim wanted to give Jackie a big gift: a studio in which to teach her physical...
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CD1: Financial Infidelity & Money
CD2: Is my Partner the Right Person for Me?
CD3: To Stay or Not to Stay: Considerations before Divorcing
CD4: Stop Arguing for the Sake of Your Relationship