“Owning a home is a keystone of wealth …both financial affluence and emotional security.” —Suze Orman Investing For Your Future Investing doesn’t sound romantic or exciting until you visit Montana. Few things in life are as rewarding and vital – and solid – as owning Montana real estate. Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley embody the very best

Do you ever find a point where your business has tapered off and you are not sure where the next order, listing, client or deal is coming from? Most of the time this can be attributed to not having a marketing plan with the ability to measure the success or failure of the various strategies you

To gift or not to gift that is the question. My opinion is that when it comes to giving gifts in a business environment it is the thought that counts more than the gift. Why? Unlike giving gifts to family to celebrate an event, a gift can be misconstrued by the recipient and

My wife, Peaches, and I like to do this thing where we write down lists of what we’re feeling grateful for, and then we share those lists with each other. We started this very enjoyable habit sometime in the fall of 2007. At first we would take about 10 minutes first thing in

I’m just in a “rampage of appreciation” kind of head space today.  I’m so happy that the sun is out, that summer has arrived in Portland.  I’m happy that my commute to and from work is so easy.  I’m happy to feel strong and vital and alive.  I’m so looking forward to walking 5 miles

And while I’m on the subject of “rampage of appreciation, I’m also feeling moved to say something about Peaches’ daughter.  I really like her.  My age falls almost exactly in the middle between Peaches and A.S.  Peaches and I filed our domestic partnership papers with the state in March, which officially makes A.S. my step

I’m just about to head out for work this beautiful early summer morning, and I’d like to get my day off to a nice start.  I’m thinking a lot this morning about the power of “yes”, the power of acknowledging those things in my life I want to be, do and have rather than to

Love is all you need. The Beatles   There are many forms of love, each with its own unique and dynamic flavor. Depending on who is giving and who is receiving that love, it may seem like a lot of love at one time to one person or it may be more love than another person receives in

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  AND NOW…FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! It puzzles me that so many great minds of the last century (and many now) think we can decode the cosmos and laws of nature.  They seem to think, if it can’t be defined by physics or the “sciences” then by jingies it just CAN’T be.  NOOOO, we sure can’t disect those touchie,