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First, I hope this post finds you and your loved ones safe and well. With the terrible state of affairs in the Ukraine, it’s personally been a reminder of how blessed I am to do what I love with people I truly care about and to have the freedom to do so! War is unpredictable. […]
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May. The word alone should come with a warning label. Somewhere between the end of April and Memorial Day weekend, the calendar just… explodes. Graduations. End-of-year recitals. The cousin’s kid’s party three states away that somehow became a whole trip. Managing May is basically a full-time job. And somehow, in the middle of all the […]
Every year, without fail, I find myself energized in a way that’s hard to explain to people outside this work. Not because I love spreadsheets, but because this is the time of year when the fog lifts. When I’m sitting with someone and we find something, or maybe a strategy, that they didn’t know existed. […]
Dear Friends, Can you believe we’re wrapping up another year? I don’t know about you, but December always makes me pause and think about everything we’ve juggled—and honestly, “juggled” might be too gentle a word for what we do. This year on Betty’s Smart Ideas, we’ve had some real conversations about what it takes to […]
Dear Friends, We should talk about being thankful in November, but let’s skip the Instagram-perfect gratitude journals and the pressure to feel blessed while you’re fielding calls from your kid’s school, your mom’s doctor, and your team all before 10 AM. Here’s my fresh take: Real gratitude isn’t about ignoring the chaos. It’s about finding […]
Hello Smart Ideas Readers! Welcome to September: The Actual Season of New Beginnings As I write this, I’m sitting in what used to be the organized chaos of our family home, still processing the profound quiet that settled in after dropping my son off at UC Boulder last week. The drive home was when it really hit […]
In today’s volatile markets, it’s easy to feel adrift on unpredictable economic currents. But remember this: while we can’t control market fluctuations, we can control our response to them. Now is the perfect time to recommit to your financial plan and examine your spending habits through the lens of mindfulness. Before each purchase, pause and […]
