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Investing – Essays – Yield Giving

I love words, and this year this one has been on my mind a lot. It’s another one that seems to have undergone a kind of semantic shriveling.

On the list of its big, beautiful, original definitions? To devote resources for a useful purpose. To endow with rights. To clothe.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is an inspiration. What she’s doing with her billions, and how she’s doing it, is a fascinating model that others who desire to give their billions away should consider following.

For Starters #40: Four Pricing Principles for Solopreneurs

I’ve had multiple conversations this summer that have started with, “Talk to them, I’d pay them more if they charged me. But I can’t ask my manager to expense something this low.” or, “a client just laughed at my rate and said, ‘oh, I’ll just pay you double that’.”

If you, like me, work for yourself or a company you own this is a very important read and strongly consider booking a session with Garrick (I did and it was worth it)

Episode 571: Reflection and Growth | PM Talks S1E12 – Mike Vardy

As the calendar year winds down, on the season finale of PM Talks, Patrick Rhone and I dive into the powerful intersection of reflection and growth—topics that feel particularly resonant this time of year. Patrick and I share personal insights and practical takeaways to help you reflect on the past and shape the year ahead.

This is a good one. Take a listen.

Last year my wife and I took an extremely productive and valuable overnight retreat at the end of the year to evaluate the past year and align our priorities for this year. The two guides we used for this were YearCompass and Find Your Word. Recommended.

Nicholas Bate encourages us to choose our word for next year.

Choose a word. Any word. One word. Make it yours for 2025. Start thinking about it now. Whiteboard it. Write it every day on your planner. Put the word on a handful of 3 by 5 cards and place them in strategic places as an ever-present reminder. Make it BIG. Write it BOLD.

My word for this year was FINISH! (and, yes, I always write it in all caps with the exclamation point). I wrote it at the beginning of every month in my Daily Log. I wrote it on top of every task list. It helped motivate and guide me. It made the year better.