“Lets take a walk…”
Last weekend, Lee and I attended the wedding of a close, personal friend, Michael Rouse and his bride-to-be, Karina in Palm Beach, Florida. In fact, Lee was one of the groomsman. We are both so utterly and completely happy for the couple! It soon became apparent this would be the most elegant wedding we had […]
Dr. Mark Hyman
Twice a year, Lee and I attend a conference for the Transformational Leadership Council. Each conference lasts for five days, attended by 80 to 100 “motivational leaders” and their spouses from around the world. The intent of this council is to network together in an effort to make a global impact – “together we’re better”. […]
Cancer Statistics
by Lori Brower Originally aired on January 4th, 2012 (CBS News) We are making progress in the fight against cancer. The American Cancer Society said Wednesday that death rates are going down. Between 2004 and 2008, they dropped 1.8 percent each year for men and 1.6 percent for women. However, CBS News medical correspondent Dr. […]
Traditions
One of our favorite family traditions is the signing of the tablecloth. We have a very large white tablecloth for our dining room table that we bring out in December. During our family Christmas party, each family member is asked to trace their hand on the cloth and then write something they are grateful for […]
Check it out!
After personally delivering my homemade baked treats to my neighbors with incorrect names written on them, going to the grocery store 3 times in one hour for a ridiculously simple plan for dinner and then sitting in my stairway, succumbing to sobs after visiting Nick’s room, I determined that I shouldn’t be in public. Safely […]
Earn Your Cookies
In an effort to rejoin the human race in all of its glory, I decided to start by looking at myself. In all aspects – mentally, spiritually, emotionally and physically – I needed some help. I entertained the thought that if I spouted the word “Idiot!” seven times to random individuals within a five-minute time […]
When Angels are Disguised as Human Beings
Reposted from Nick’s blog (www.nick-raitt.blogspot.com – Nov, 2009) There are times when I follow other websites in journeys with cancer that I can truly feel my heart ache; times when I learn a significant piece of the cancer puzzle; times when my frustration with the enormity of it all is overwhelming; times when I am […]
Empowered Leadership
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams This quote is found in Lee’s book, “The Brower Quadrant.” Leadership is a cornerstone principle of Empowered Wealth. Lee discusses the differences between leadership and management, which are often confused as being one […]
‘Tis the Season of Giving
When Nick wanted to give back to other kids going through cancer, we quickly realized there were thousands of reputable charities already established – we didn’t need to reinvent the wheel, but to join forces with an existing charity that mirrored our own vision. We researched which charities we wanted to support. We reviewed public […]
Thanks + Giving
During the holiday season, we are inundated with reminders to be grateful, have the attitude of gratitude, appreciate what you have, and so on. Articles and books on gratitude have saturated readers everywhere. It became apparent to us that perhaps while the focus has been on “thanks” with limited substance and abundance of fluff, the […]
