Generation BIG

In order to be bold, innovative, and generous (BIG), you have to adopt a BIG mindset. The subtitle of our book, is “Rising Tide of Dreams to Action.” First comes the dream, then comes the action. It’s easy enough to dream, but what about action? I just read a blog post that draws a great [...]

In spite of economic upheaval, bold, innovative, and generous (BIG) people are recalibrating for a new era and helping to change the world. If you’re an individual, you can join this rising tide. We’ll inspire you with stories of BIG people. We’ll guide you to discover innovative ways to move forward with financial fuel, focused [...]

Now that she’s caught her breath after rowing her boat across the ocean, it’s time for Katie Spotz to give back. In March, Spotz completed her 70-day, 2,817-mile solo journey across the Atlantic from Senegal on the west coast of Africa to Guyana on the east coast of South America. Age 22 at the time, [...]

In Chapter 10 of the Generation BIG book, we note that “Every BIG person in this book dared to dream and chose to act. That is the essence of the BIG journey — dreams to action.” I just read a great blog post by social media advisor Chris Brogan that frames dreams to action as “Tiny Revolutions. He writes, “Every step towards success requires a tiny revolution. Evolution is too subtle. Revolution is too drastic. In between, let’s add ‘tiny revolutions.’”

Inspired people are reinventing themselves for a new era. They represent the rising tide of people who are determined to achieve their dreams and make a difference in the world. They are Bold, Innovative and Generous. They are Generation BIG.

To survive and thrive in the 21st century, you have to connect with bold, innovative, and generous people who are passionate about what you do, who will engage with your cause. You have to have BIG vision.

If you itemize or even if you take the standard deduction, you probably want to consider the following. Too often I see people who have in essence paid more tax than they should have by not squeezing every bit of value out of their deductions.

To understand this concept, you need to understand the value of your deductions and the tax cost of income.

Never in the course of our history has there been a crying necessity for people to take a hard look at how much they are paying in taxes. Tax planning is a vital requirement for anyone who wants to pursue a BIG dream.

Pat O’Connor’s Little Fenway is a one-quarter scale replica of the Boston Red Sox stadium where more than $750,000 has been raised to help spinal cord injury survivors and to fund research into a cure. O’Connor’s field of dreams reflects his BIG passion, a passion that has spread far and wide.

He won the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore and national championships as a freshman and a junior. But if you ask University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, now a senior, to discuss what motivates him he talks about his faith and orphans in the Philippines. The New York Times published a great article about Tebow [...]