#RichLifeLawyer Show 014: Productivity Tips of Successful People Ever feel like you go all day, look up, and you’ve accomplished little of actual value? Feel like you are spending all of your time responding to emails, putting out fires, and doing what everyone else wants you to do instead of what you should be doing? Then this week’s show is for you. Productivity isn’t necessarily about doing more stuff in less time. Productivity is about being able to do what’s…
#RichLifeLawyer Podcast 003: Three Cornerstones of a Rich Life Every conversation I have surrounding estate planning starts with one thing: the three cornerstones of a rich life. Now, these three things aren’t necessarily going to make you rich or make you happy, but they will give you the security you need to put your head down and pursue your dreams. What are these three cornerstones? Great question! Disability insurance; Life insurance; Will If you want to know more you’ve got…
Estate Planning Attorney Definitions: Testator “Testator” is a term you will hear over and over again in estate planning. It is usually referred to when talking about wills. The reason you hear the word testator when you are talking about wills is because that is the legal term for the person that made the will. Instead of saying “the person that made this will” the will simply says “testator.” Cheers, Christopher Small P.S. Do you have kids? Have you completed…
I love talking about estate planning, about wealth creation, about legacy, and about family. But I also love learning about and talking about personal development. It all goes back to that safety warning you hear before your plane takes off. “If the oxygen masks fall, first secure the mask on your own head and then help others to do the same.” Bottom line: a stronger you makes everyone around you stronger. That’s what I talk about on the show today….
Trusts: Everything You Need to Know When it comes to trusts I think the best place to start is at the beginning. Let’s talk about what a trust actually is. The best way to describe a trust is like a separate box where you can put anything you want and create a variety of rules for how property in the box is handled by the person in charge of overseeing the property (trustee). Depending on the rules you create for…
Wills: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know Before we get going I want to warn you: this is going to be long. And, by the way, if you ever ask yourself “do I need an estate planning lawyer to put together my will?” then this post will probably demonstrate, at least a little, why the answer to that question is “yes.” This post is intended to be useful for everyone. If you just want to scan through and see the…
Guardianship: If You Don’t Choose A Judge Will I have two kids, Blakely and Jackson. I have a third on the way (here VERY soon). I could not imagine a life without my kids. I can not imagine leaving my kids before I’m good and ready to. But tragedies strike every day. Everyone has a story of someone that left this world too early. So, while guardianship is a subject that isn’t fun or easy to tackle, it is a…
