The Up's and Down's of PROSPERITY

Dec 15, 2020

Photo by: Nathaniel_U   The Up’s and Down’s of PROSPERITY   We have lived under the sober acknowledgement that DISCIPLINE combined with COMMITMENT produces PROSPERITY ...

Find Your Anchor

Nov 17, 2020

Photo by: Keith Hall  Find Your Anchor I recently had a client say this to me: “Cindi, as we enter winter and possibly even experience depression given everything going on, we will ...

Effective Dialogue - Mirroring, Validation, Empathy

Oct 22, 2020

Photo by: Philippa McKinlay   Communication is a Lifelong Journey   My wife and I have been working our way through the book and accompanying workbook, Getting the Love You Want, ...

Family Friendly

Jul 21, 2020

Photo by Kat Grigg     “Family Friendly”   Not too long ago I was at a client’s office. We were having a team meeting and discussing some of the challenges ...

Weaving the tapestry of your family business.

May 28, 2020

Photo by Ruth Lathlean   Weaving the tapestry of your family business   You’ve probably all seen pictures of the reverse side of a tapestry. Just a bunch of knots and loose ends of ...

Failure's Four F's

May 28, 2020

Photo courtesy of creditscoregeek.com   Failure’s Four F’s (or is it five??)   Now I know this isn’t necessarily anyone’s favorite topic. It’s not mine either. ...

NO WAY - Getting Through Tough Times

Apr 27, 2020

 Photo by Ray Krebs Getting through tough times   If you have to be in shut-down mode, Central Oregon is not a bad place to be. I’m fortunate. We moved to Bend full-time about ...

"Liking" Your Job vs LOVING Your Job with Simon Sinek

Aug 3, 2021

 https://youtu.be/Xcry7VUjmD8   

Connection in a time of isolation...

Mar 25, 2020

 Photo by: Kristi Durazo   Connection in a time of isolation…   I hope this finds you as well as you can be given what we are living out in real time…We ain’t ...

Rotating Furloughs

Mar 16, 2020

Simon Sinek's video on the economic impact of COVID-19 in which he shares the concept of rotating furloughs (time off).   https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6644654743215972352/  

Bumps

Feb 24, 2020

 Cindi Mortimer-Kies   BUMPS…   Bumps in the road. Depending on the state you live in…More or less… Does the end justify the means? Are bumps necessary ...

Fiduciary...A What??

Jan 21, 2020

Photo by: Damian Navas   Fiduciary…What?   Most of you have probably heard the word, Fiduciary…Maybe on multiple occasions. What does it mean? Google the word and here’s ...

Family Wealth - Family Business

Dec 10, 2019

 Photo credit: 401(K) 2012   The Family That ______’s Together Stays Together   I’ll let you fill in the blank, but wanted to reference an article I read recently ...

Farm Bureau Works On Oregon Farm Succession

Nov 27, 2019

Click on the link below to listen to a great panel interview with our founder, Mark Wickman and others. Presented by The Jefferson Exchange. https://www.ijpr.org/…/farm-bureau-works-oregon-farm-succes…

And You?

Nov 18, 2019

 Photo by: Marcin Wichary   And You? I was interviewed this week about the work I do. Near the end of our conversation, this person asked, If you had it to do over, what would you ...

The Outward Mindset

Sep 26, 2019

Photo by:  Delyth Angharad   The Outward Mindset   At the recommendation of a client and an attorney friend, I recently finished reading a book put out by the Arbinger Institute entitled, ...

"Are you happy"? and Other Misunderstandings

Aug 27, 2019

   “Are you Happy?” and Other Misunderstandings. This story is about happiness, misunderstanding, and the importance of shared meaning.  But first, you might be wondering ...

Affirmations and Agreements

Jul 30, 2019

Photo by: Eugene Zemlyanskiy     AFFIRMATIONS and AGREEMENTS We’ve been working with some clients recently, doing an exercise we’ve called, “Affirmations and ...

Summer Musings

Jun 24, 2019

Photo by: Selbe        Summer musings…   I hope your summer is off to a good start, and that you have time to enjoy family and the GREAT outdoors.   This ...

Next-Gen Letting Go

May 20, 2019

Photo by: Selbe       Next-Gen Letting Go   We talk to the elder generation regularly about letting go. BUT, what about Next-Gen? Do they need to learn to let go, ...