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SharonAnn Hamilton on a street in Paris You see my name popping up, SharonAnn Hamilton; as a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteer, helping promote a Yoga practice, teaching …
SharonAnn Hami…
SharonAnn Hamilton on a street in Paris You see my name popping up, SharonAnn Hamilton; as a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteer, helping promote a yoga practice, teaching financial classes at Shipley Center, posting on Nextdoor, creating Events for business on local Facebook pages and groups, facilitating Map Your Neighborhood classes for my community, building a prayer group for prayer warriors, and writing a boomer blog called Claiming Freedom. I write. Who am I? I’m a creative, coach, and community helper using my resources and experience to serve. I’m invo…
SharonAnn Hamilton
November 9, 2022 
I hear it frequently. Business owners feel like they're coming to an end of productive work time by November/December because the year is ending. It's a lie. Add alt text The old farts t…
I hear it frequently…
I hear it frequently. Business owners feel like they're coming to an end of productive work time by November/December because the year is ending. It's a lie. Add alt text The old farts told me so in my first two weeks as a financial planner "Business is lousy in December. You're going to fail because everyone is focused on family and Christmas, not on financial planning." Do you know that word rebel? The surest way for the rebel to succeed is to tell them they can't do a thing. It was the birth of fee-based financial planning in the country. Yet I sold seven plans in mid-Decembe…
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October 15, 2022 If Your Dream Came True What would you if you realize you have everything you want? You achieved what you wanted to achieve, but the things she wanted to buy, travel to the places you wanted to trave…
If Your Dream Came T…
If Your Dream Came True What would you if you realize you have everything you want? You achieved what you wanted to achieve, but the things she wanted to buy, travel to the places you wanted to travel and help the kids and grandkids move forward with their lives. I can't imagine a time such as this because I think there's always something I want to do that's bigger and has more impact than the things I've done already. How much is enough? The question plagues me; Am I doing enough? Do you enjoy hunting bargains? When you drive by an Estate sale do you check it out? you noticed people collect …
SharonAnn Hamilton
October 5, 2022 
Have you ever served client couples very well, yet within a year of his passing, the widow and the portfolio transferred to a new management firm? You feel blindsided and wounded. Your interactions we…
Have you ever served…
Have you ever served client couples very well, yet within a year of his passing, the widow and the portfolio transferred to a new management firm? You feel blindsided and wounded. Your interactions were always cordial and you know you helped them build their wealth. So why? According to a 2020 McKinsey report, 70% of widows transfer their portfolio to another company within the year. Let's think about this concerning your business... This means if you have 100 couples who are clients, and some become widows. 70 of those widows will transfer their wealth away from you. Where do you believe busi…
SharonAnn Hamilton
September 21, 2022 
There is an answer to a question that sets the stage for every action you are taking today. When you know this, you’ll activate your inner super-power in ways that astound you. Why? Because once you…
There is an answer t…
There is an answer to a question that sets the stage for every action you are taking today. When you know this, you’ll activate your inner super-power in ways that astound you. Why? Because once you decide it, you’ll gladly spend your energy to make it happen. The reverse is also true. When you cannot or will not answer this question, you will keep doing the exact things that you are doing right now and getting the same results. The BIG question: Where will you be five years from now? You might be wrapping your mind around the heretofore unthinkable pandemic and wondering when the next glo…
SharonAnn Hamilton
September 21, 2022 
Health, Time, Money, Feelings (the personal marathon for living well) Do you believe most problems boil down to issues concerning health, time, or money? Are they interconnected in ways we've not thou…
Health, Time, Money,…
Health, Time, Money, Feelings (the personal marathon for living well) Do you believe most problems boil down to issues concerning health, time, or money? Are they interconnected in ways we've not thought? You have a better life with good fitness habits, because you won't suffer increasing immobility or pain. You have a better life with good time management, because you use your time on things that matter. You have a better life with good money skills, because you afford your lifestyle plus savings for your future. THEORY What if the mental strategy you use to manage your time is the same stra…
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August 31, 2022 A decade ago, she walked from Marseille to Jerusalem. With her dog as a companion. We met Pascale, our host for a two-month gig in Gers, a region in France stretching from the north to south of the…
A decade ago, she wa…
A decade ago, she walked from Marseille to Jerusalem. With her dog as a companion. We met Pascale, our host for a two-month gig in Gers, a region in France stretching from the north to south of the Great Pyrenees Mountains. She asked us to look after her dog, Noisette, and three pygmy goats. With zero goat experience, we said, “No problem.” Wait, is being open-minded the key to the delights of travel even when you aren't a pet sitter? Pascale's stories confirmed it. Strangers greeted her during the three-month walk, fed, and lodged her often for free. The culture of hospitality …
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August 30, 2022 The doctor walked into the room, scratching his head, "I don't know what we'll do with this problem." He studied the CT scan results showing an aneurysm in my belly. He continues, "It's very rare and …
The doctor walked in…
The doctor walked into the room, scratching his head, "I don't know what we'll do with this problem." He studied the CT scan results showing an aneurysm in my belly. He continues, "It's very rare and mostly happens to men. I haven't seen this in my 31 years of vascular surgery practice." My friend, Barb, who accompanied me, and I looked at each other, thinking, "What the hell does that mean." The doc then says, "Nothing you did made this happen, and nothing you can do will make this go away." I sit and try to take it in. I say, "I feel like I'm walking around with a time bomb in my belly," "Yo…
SharonAnn Hamilton
May 18, 2022 Have you ever been in a situation of sudden change when you could foresee danger, pain, or death? Then you know that feeling. That feeling…
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Have you ever been in a situation of sudden change when you could foresee danger, pain, or death? Then you know that feeling. That feeling of I-wish-I-was-somewhere-else shivers through your body. It happens when you go into surgery, have a car accident, or give birth. Strangely, some like that feeling and voluntarily jump off high places with a bungee cord, jump out of airplanes with parachutes, cliff dive into deep waters, and love rollercoasters. Do you? Do you push your limits for the adrenaline rush that comes with being out …
SharonAnn Hamilton
May 6, 2022 There is good news and bad news when you travel as a house or pet sitter. Do you: go to the gym, walk or run, do Yoga? If you consider your parents and grandparents and you believe you will live to …
There is good news a…
There is good news and bad news when you travel as a house or pet sitter. Do you: go to the gym, walk or run, do Yoga? If you consider your parents and grandparents and you believe you will live to your 90s and more. You seek to live your years ahead without pain, then you certainly have some way of staying fit right now. The global panic has subsided. Have you returned to your former routines? You’ve heard the phrase, “Motion is lotion?” Just as skin lotion lubricates and hydrates the outside of us, motion lubricates our joints, right? Currently, I'm watching my parents’ lives as …
SharonAnn Hamilton
April 27, 2022 
Jonathan remarried a few years ago and his new wife prefers they live in her castle. Doesn’t that sound weird to us Americans? Truth be told, Jonathan has a very nice home in a small town called Gos…
Jonathan remarried a…
Jonathan remarried a few years ago and his new wife prefers they live in her castle. Doesn’t that sound weird to us Americans? Truth be told, Jonathan has a very nice home in a small town called Gosport, right on the Solent Sea and facing the Isle of Wight on the Southeast coast of the UK. He met us at the ferry, a 5-minute ride from Portsmouth. Tilly and Bear are his Jack Russell cuties and he asked us to stay for two months while he and his wife went to Trinidad. (It was winter.) Trinidad is a far cry from England. But hey, we were there for adventure. With raincoats. Our new home (Jonat…
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April 20, 2022 You might think serving others is about Volunteering at a building project for the homeless or teaching someone to read. But what, exactly does serving mean to you? Here are some serving actions tha…
You might think serv…
You might think serving others is about volunteering at a building project for the homeless or teaching someone to read. But what, exactly does serving mean to you? Here are some serving actions that may help you think beyond the traditional ways:Giving Teaching Loving Supporting Showing Encouraging The Problem The universal problem for a pet owner and homeowner is: How can I have peace of mind about my pets and home while I travel? The actuality of pet sitting and house sitting has always existed because people have always traveled. In the old days, it used to be family members who …
SharonAnn Hamilton
April 9, 2022 
