Welcome to our site "think of money." Often we've been asked "How do you pronounce your last name?"  To which we reply; "Just think of money, Dough - Buck and a key to lock it up." Hence the site name.

Well, have that comfy seat right there with the big cushion and let's chat about "The Business of Healthy Living," would you like a beverage before we get started? Go ahead and help yourself. 

We know that "the business of healthy living" sounds like a rather strange concept at first, but let's take a look at it. Businesses are created to serve others. You, like us have heard the old rule to a successful business, find a hurt and heal it, find a need and fill it.  Do you think peoples lives would be different if they lived to serve others, constantly looking for that hurt to heal or a need to fill? We also know that businesses that serve their customers well, grow and prosper. Diane and I believe that peoples lives would also grow and prosper, if they served others well.  The main goal in any business is to get a return on investments made. Which means that the efforts you put into your business have a return for the business. If people would live their lives with the goal of having a return on that investment of life they lived, here again Diane and I belive they would live differently and have fuller lives. How do you feel about that? 

In business it's also not uncommon to hear discussions about the "health" of the company or the "health and safety" of its employees and customers. To many this may appear to be financial only, but it is not, most often it is in referrence to the company's resources of market-share, suppliers, and workforce. The health and safety issues come in as  preventative measures, the impact the business has on others rather than financial loss prevention. Basically conversation and rules that create the longevity of the business. Here again, if more individuals had concerns over their impact on others coupled with a sense of creating their own longevity, wouldn't their actions and reactions be different?

Another, and major life area in which a little business thinking would go a long way is in relationships. Business people value and embrace their business relationships with partners, employees, customers and shareholders, yet even they tend to forget their families and friends.  It's not unusual for a busy business owner to squeeze into their schedules a golf game or dinner with a customer or investor.  Also it's not unusual for them to push their kid's games or recitals to the back burner in order to do so. Good business people never fail to seize the opportunity to send birthday or congratulations cards to their customer or employees, but often forget  to do the same for their spouse, children, families and friends

You know we've all been to, or invited to the corporate meetings for investors and customers. You know the ones with the power point presentations and videos showing the "Where We Are Today and Where We're Going Tomorrow."  But when was the last time you heard of Mr. or Mrs. CEO holding such an event for the spouse and kids?  After all aren't these the real partners, employees, customers and share holders in their life?

The key here I believe is for each and everyone of us to realize the simple fact that we are Chief Executive Officer's of our lives each and everyday, and then live accordingly.

Thanks for listening,

Ken