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By Michael Hartley CFP®

Michael Hartley CFP®
Innovation
Repeating These Phrases Will Help You Stay Focused During the End-of-Year Rush
Inc Magazine - Jessica Rovello
The fourth quarter is here. Which means time is running out to hit your 2019 goals. When I'm facing a big task that can seem totally overwhelming, I get through it by simplifying my single most important
6 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Innovation
A Behavioral Scientist Explains Why Your SWOT Analysis Is Dangerously Flawed
Inc Magazine - Entrepreneurs' Organization
Why every business leader must consider--and counter--the perils of excessive confidence and optimism. At the core of Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO)'s mission is an unrelenting commitment to helping
6 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Innovation
Harvard Research Says If You Want to Improve Your Performance Don't Ask for Feedback, Ask For Advice
Inc Magazine - Scott Mautz
It's contrary to popular belief for how to get better at something, but the research findings are right. Everyone wants to get better. Heck there's an entire multi-billion dollar industry called self-improvement
4 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Innovation
Silence Can Be Awkward. Here's How to Use It to Make Great Conversation
Inc Magazine - Wanda Thibodeaux
Active listening--that is, being able to listen to another person with full attention instead of thinking of how to respond as they talk--is a soft skill that every good leader needs in their back pocket.
4 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Innovation
3 Ways My Executive Coach Taught Me to Have Better Boundaries
Inc Magazine - Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Last year, when I started working with a new executive coach, she told me outright: I am going to make you send some emails you are uncomfortable with. Her pronouncement came on the heels of the long sordid
4 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Innovation
5 Smart Style Tips to Keep in Mind for Your Next Flight
Inc Magazine - Lauren A. Rothman
Turn coach into a first class experience by being a confident traveler. Networking opportunities often present themselves on planes and trains and I encourage my clients to dress for their travel day part
3 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Science
This Guy Just Found a Faster Way to Multiply
Popular Mechanics - By David Grossman
Because the method you learned in middle school is ridiculously slow. From grade school onward, complex multiplication has been a headache. But an assistant professor from the University of New South Sydney
3 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
The Definitive Guide to 2019 Nobel Prizes
The 2019 Nobel Prize winners in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics were recently announced. Check out the interviews with the Nobel laureates, dive deep into their research and learn more about the controversies surrounding some of the prizes.
5 days ago
Michael Hartley CFP®
Humanity
Improve Your Memory with The Chunking Technique
Lifehacker
Most of us are able to store only about four to seven different items in our short-term memory. One way to get past this limit is to use a technique …
October 13
Michael Hartley CFP®
Retirement
Three Steps To Making Your Financial Planner Honest
Forbes - William Baldwin
Don’t pay $27,000 a year for cookie-cutter portfolio advice. Think of all the lobbying and litigating over whether a stockbroker is a fiduciary. Think of the proclamations by “fee-only” financial planners
October 13
Michael Hartley CFP®
Richard Feynman
If you can't explain something in simple terms, you don't understand it
kottke.org - posted by Jason Kottke Jun 15, 2017
In the early 1960s, Richard Feynman gave a series of undergraduate lectures that were collected into a book called the Feynman Lectures on Physics. …
October 11
Michael Hartley CFP®
Economics
Behavioral economics: Past, present, and future
MIT Technology Review - Michelle Baddeley
The discipline, which draws on psychology to determine why people make the choices they make, is seeing a renaissance. But it wasn’t always distinct …
October 10
Michael Hartley CFP®
Apps
Stanford psychology expert: This is the No. 1 work skill of the future—but most fail to realize it
CNBC - Nir Eyal, Contributor
Here are some of the most common workplace distractions and how to hack them so you can become one step closer to mastering the skill of being …
October 9
Michael Hartley CFP®
Innovation
8 Small Habits That Will Make You a More Effective Networker
Inc Magazine - Quora
How can people get better at growing and using their professional networks? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand
October 2
Michael Hartley CFP®
Marketing
How to Create Your Own Video-on-Demand (VOD) Channel To Promote Your Brand
jeffbullas.com - Jessy Troy
Video on demand (VOD) is the future and the future is here. All over the web, new services are popping up, offering consumers a new way to view their …
October 2
Michael Hartley CFP®
Writing
How to Write a Book (and Actually Finish It) in 5 Steps
Entrepreneur - Matthew McCreary
This guide offers a roadmap on how to write a book from beginning to end. There are a ton of reasons why you might consider writing books. You might want to prove your expertise on a given topic or create
October 2
Michael Hartley CFP®
Marketing
A guide to marketing to high-net-worth individuals
thedrum.com - Rumble Romagnoli
High-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and ultra high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) represent a highly attractive and lucrative audience. But, as these …
October 2
Michael Hartley CFP®
Entrepreneurship
4 Simple Techniques to Remember Everything You Learn
Entrepreneur - Aytekin Tank
Aristotle once compared the human memory to a wax tablet that starts out hot and pliable, but cools down to something hard and difficult to impress. For a long time, this was the prevailing view of our
October 1
Michael Hartley CFP®
Leadership
How To Think Like A Thought Leader
Forbes - Henry DeVries
Would you like to be asked to speak at public events, conferences or on podcasts to share your insights with a relevant audience? Then you want to be a thought leader. When you become a thought leader
September 28
Michael Hartley CFP®
Self-improvement
How to become the best in the world at what you do
Ladders - LaRae Quy
People are obsessed with the idea of success because it’s often the most visible indicator that they’re the best in the world at what they do in …
September 27
Michael Hartley CFP®
Innovation
3 Simple Things That Will Make You the Most Interesting Person in Any Conversation
Inc Magazine - Marcel Schwantes
Tired of showing up to those networking events or cocktail parties because your brain has already decided it's going to be a drag being asked the same dumb questions and exchanging fake smiles? To reinvent
September 28
Michael Hartley CFP®
Polio
These are Bill Gates’ 13 favourite TED talks
yahoo.com - Anastasia Santoreneos
If there are 13 TED talks you should invest your time in, it’s Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ favourites. “When we asked Bill Gates to curate a list …
September 26
Michael Hartley CFP®
Culture
Why Time Seems to Fly By As You Get Older, and How to Slow It Down: A Scientific Explanation by Neuroscientist David Eagleman
openculture.com - by Josh Jones
The Buddha, it’s said, struggled mightily with three specters of adulthood—aging, sickness, and death—when reflections on mortality harshed his …
September 20
Michael Hartley CFP®
Innovation
Want to Make Difficult Conversations Easy? Try This 1 Counterintuitive Trick, According to Psychology
Inc Magazine - Scott Mautz
No one looks forward to a difficult conversation, whether it's with a troubling co-worker, a toxic boss, family, friends, or anyone else. We fear the consequences of having that discussion, picture the
September 21
Michael Hartley CFP®
How Michael Kitces' and Alan Moore's plan to sue the SEC on XY Planning's dime -- on behalf of all RIAs -- is a good business
riabiz.com
Brooke's Note: Michael Kitces and Alan Moore are risking their time and treasure by suing the SEC (and chiding the FPA for failing to do so.) How …
September 17
Michael Hartley CFP®
Leadership
How to train your brain to welcome constructive feedback
Fast Company - Stephanie Vozza
Receiving feedback is hard, but applying these mindfulness techniques can help you get ahead. Even though it can be extremely helpful, few of us like to receive feedback. That’s because there’s a phantom
September 19
Michael Hartley CFP®
Head of Schwab Private Client is apparent casualty as Charles Schwab slices $100 million in expenses by pink-slipping 600
riabiz.com
Charles Schwab & Co. handed walking papers to Chris Thom, head of Schwab Private Client, but that's just the beginning. Massive job cuts affecting …
September 18
Michael Hartley CFP®
Marketing
How To Use Social Media To Supercharge Your Inbound Marketing Strategy
Forbes - Ryan Robinson
Few marketing buzzwords seem to elicit more attention than social media. That’s because when a social media campaign is creative and well-executed, it can prove a powerful addition to your marketing arsenal.
September 18
Michael Hartley CFP®
Thought Leadership
How To Amplify Your Lead Generation Strategy With One Simple Element
Inc Magazine - Tanya Hall
It is well known that content strategy and thought leadership matter as elements in your overall marketing strategy. Though, it is probable that you are grossly underestimating their impact on your brand,
September 18