Values Guide Vision, Vision Leads to Victory

If you and I were sitting together — maybe in a softly lit room, maybe around a table with a few thoughtful women in leadership — I’d probably start with a simple story. Because every time this topic comes up, I picture the same scene: A woman sitting at her kitchen counter late at night, the house finally quiet.A laptop open.A browser full of tabs she’s been meaning to research. She’s not looking for “an investment.”She’s not trying to beat the market.She’s not chasing yield

What Kyle Busch’s Insurance Nightmare Reveals About Trust, Design, and True Financial Sovereignty They’re calling it a scam. They’re pointing to Kyle Busch’s eight-million-dollar loss as proof that insurance-based financial strategies are dangerous, manipulative—even predatory. And on the surface, I get it. The details of the case are alarming: a “no-risk retirement plan” sold with certainty, but structured with fragility. Promises made, performance missing. Years of premium

There’s something quietly profound about naming yourself. Not out of vanity or reinvention, but as an act of recognition — of finally meeting yourself where you’ve been becoming all along. For most of us, our first name is a gift. It’s the language our parents used to announce us to the world. A name carries their hopes, their histories, and sometimes, their unspoken expectations. Mine did too. I wore it with gratitude for many years. It shaped me, and in some ways, protected