A scattered collection of international coins on a white background, symbolizing the complexity of global payments and financial policy. Photo by Kevin Dunlap on Unsplash.
Leave Others with the Bill, or the Importance of Human Context

  Things That Make You Go Hmm   Ever stumble on a rule or proposal that made you go, “Wait a sec. Who is this really helping?”   Well, that was me, reading the new proposed version of the HIRE Act (not to be confused with either the 2010 or…

View from a wooden dock extending into a calm lake under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. Photo by Karl Magnuson on Unsplash
Reset Whenever: Finding Your Rhythm for a Simpler September

  Pause   Labor Day weekend always makes me pause. Not just because the calendar’s about to flip into September, but because it’s this natural little crossroad; one foot in the slow rhythm of Summer and the other inching toward Autumn’s steady hum.   And if you’re anything like me,…

Energy You Can Feel, Numbers You Can Trust

  Ready   There’s something magnetic about a business owner who knows their numbers.   Not the flashy kind of confidence. Not the “hustle harder” energy that burns out quick. I’m talkin’ about the quiet knowing. The kind that shows up in the way you move, the way you make…