Invest

By Dwayne Hicks | May 16, 2022 |

I have learned about investing over the years. I have made some good investments over the years along with some bad investments. Investments come in lots of different shapes and sizes. There are financial investments. There are emotional investments. There are physical investments. There are spiritual investments. Some investments are tangible and measurable, and others…

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Leadership Transfer

By Dwayne Hicks | January 2, 2020 |

There are so many areas of life where leadership is transferred or handed off from one person to another.  Some leadership positions are formal, and some are informal. A president of a club or organization is formal, while the influence and guidance of the past presidents are informal. There comes a time when new leadership…

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A Slow Build

By Dwayne Hicks | December 14, 2018 |

I recently watched a guy who is a neighbor to my parents, build his house by himself. I recall seeing him have help when he was framing the roof. This guy worked a full-time job and built this house over a period of about 10 months. It is not a small house either. It looks…

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Do Something Now!

By Dwayne Hicks | January 23, 2018 |

I can’t count the number of times I’m thought about doing something, but didn’t do it for one reason or another. The action that I “thought” about was never done – it was only in my mind. I recently heard a guy say that intention is similar to ignoring. I remember my Grandma telling me…

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Net Worth

By Dwayne Hicks | January 14, 2018 |

I remember a time several years ago when I was planning to borrow money for a business venture. I sat down with the lender and he gave me an extensive loan application. The application was used to determine my net worth including any assets and liabilities that I had financially. The lender was a personal…

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Servant Leadership

By Dwayne Hicks | November 7, 2017 |

  I’ve experienced this “different style of leadership” recently. It is a leadership style that puts the person leading in a role that seeks to serve the very people he/she is charged with leading. It is way different than the standard “dictatorial leadership” that I’ve seen the most often over the years. This style of…

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