Last week brought the heartbreaking news that Glen Hansard had died in a motorcycle accident at the age of 56. Like millions of others, I first came to know his work through Once and the timeless song “Falling Slowly.”
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Blog Archives
How LeBron James is Investing In True Wealth
LeBron James highlights the power of having a higher purpose when making important life decisions
I had intended to write about a different topic this week in July 2014, but then I heard the announcement that LeBron James was going back to Cleveland, and I read the essay he posted on SI.com.
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How To Find Satisfaction in Retirement
With the baby boomers starting to descend down the other side of the hill with millions soon following, retirement planning has understandably become not only very important but big business as well. Most of what future retirees and financial advisors focus on are how to prepare financially so that not only can people have the choice to retire but once they do they don’t outlive their money.
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A Flourishing-Centered Purpose
I ended last week’s blog stating that I would focus on discussing purpose from a personal standpoint. Over the last few months, I have been interacting with Copilot about this topic and other personal and philosophical queries. One of the key concepts that has emerged from those interactions is how central human flourishing is to how I live my life.
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Freedom is Just Another Word for Everything To Gain
“Freedom is just another word for nothin’ left to lose.”
– Kris Kristofferson “Me and Bobby McGee”
I hope you had a wonderful end of 2025 and start to 2026.
Like most people,
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Make Fear Your Friend
Wisdom from Warren Buffett
“Fear is the foe of the faddist, but the friend of the fundamentalist.” (1994)
“A climate of fear is their best friend. Those who invest only when commentators are upbeat end up paying a heavy price for meaningless reassurance.”
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From Procrastination to Perfectionism - The Art of Play
This week’s blog post continues with the second half of the summary of Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art by Stephen Nachmanovich. Every creative person is constantly faced with obstacles that get in the way of their productivity. And these can be brutal.
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New - Debt Worries - Then and Now
by 
Gary Carmell
Posted in Advice, Economy, Interest Rates, Investing, News, Uncategorized, Wealth
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Gary Carmell
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A blog for the curious skeptic –
There’s nothing new under the sun
(or at least very little)
I’m a big fan of newspaperarchive.com. I have a rather anti-social hobby of often going back and reading old newspaper articles. Occasionally I come across some worth sharing. The following is one written on March 18,
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The Mastery of Mike Campbell
I am fascinated by mastery and people who have honed their craft to become masters. I have read a number of books and articles on the subject. I have personally tried to approach my career at CWS and my interests in life from the perspective of a mastery mindset.
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Confusion and the Need for Second-Level Thinking
by Gary Carmell
Posted in Economy, Interest Rates, Investing, News, Real Estate, Stock History, Stock Market, Uncategorized, Wealth
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Gary Carmell
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Note: I was so absorbed in writing this blog while waiting for my connecting flight home at the Phoenix airport that I only realized after it was too late that I was at the wrong gate and that my flight was changed to a different gate in another terminal.
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