Grown powerful elephants can be tied down in their place with a thin rope around their neck. It doesn’t seem to make sense.
December 24, 2020 Read more
Self Improvement
You know the saying, “The only two things certain in life are death and taxes.” Even after your lifetime, there are many taxes you can avoid. We call these funeral expenses.
June 22, 2020 Read more
So you think you’re good at multitasking? You can talk on the phone, write an email and schedule a dentist appointment online all at once, can you?
May 14, 2020 Read more
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. ~ Martin Luther
“But we want the cash, now,” we often hear. Well, we would have had the cash now if we had not deferred it in the first place.
February 23, 2020 Read more
Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately experience comes through bad judgment.
January 25, 2020 Read more
Unfortunately, many in this industry are job hoppers. Why? Because truth be told, fundraising takes hard work and commitment, and many who land in fundraising tend to focus more on transactional duties than on doing their real job.
November 20, 2019 Read more
Study shows what successful people have in common: they spent a lot of time with someone who had been successful. In other words, they learned how to be successful. They had friends, mentors, influencers and coaches.
November 10, 2019 Read more
Average people hate Mondays, and refer to Wednesday as “hump day” and then “Thank God it’s Friday.” If you are a leader, you should enjoy it all. The average consciousness lives for the weekend.
July 24, 2019 Read more
Planned giving productivity. It’s not about learning calculators, CRUTs and CRATs. Here are 5, simple helpful tips for you career — and mental health.
July 23, 2019 Read more
People often ask me about my life. What’s my background? Where’s my accent from? Where did I grow up? Where did you meet your wife? One of these days I’ll get around to answering all that… But the most common question I get is, “Viken, how did you get into planned giving?” Answer: By Accident.
July 15, 2019 Read more
What kind of “asker” are you? Confident, well-dressed, professional? Or more of a beggar? Someone apologetic, mincing their way through the ask? One type is going to succeed often, and the other will almost always fail. Can you guess which is which? You’ll find the answer — and other great advice on making the ask — on our blog in a guest post from author, public speaker and planned giving specialist Dr. Rebecca Price Janney.
July 4, 2019 Read more