Remembering Dr. King in a Time of Moral Regression References

U.S. Congress, Civil Rights Act of 1964; Voting Rights Act of 1965. Historical analysis of federal recognition and removal of civil rights commemorations. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service announcements on fee-free days. Executive Orders and federal directives affecting DEI programs. Public statements by President Donald J. Trump regarding federal holidays. U.S. Department […]

Remembering Dr. King in a Time of Moral Regression 🕊️

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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday set aside to honor a man whose moral courage, intellectual brilliance, and sacrifice reshaped the conscience of this nation. On this day, reflection is not optional—it is required, especially in a moment when the very legacy Dr. King fought to establish is being quietly diminished. […]

Business Planning 101 – Part Three: Regaining Control Through Order🧭

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If you have read Part Part One and Part Two carefully, and you feel uncomfortable right now, that response is not a weakness. It is information. Discomfort, confusion, and even a sense of being overwhelmed are not signs of failure. They are signals. The human mind and body are designed to alert us when something […]

Business Planning 101: Why Most Businesses Fail—and Why You Are Not Exempt

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Happy New Year! 🎯 The start of a new year forces a reckoning that many business owners try to postpone. Calendars reset 📅. Goals resurface. And quietly, often uncomfortably, a realization sets in: I never finished my business plan. I never completed my budget. I never stepped back long enough to examine what I’m actually […]

The Anti-Resolution Movement — And Why I’m Still Writing Mine

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I didn’t set out to write a blog about resolutions. I stumbled into it standing in line at the grocery store. I’ve been thinking seriously about 2026. My business plan is complete. That part was easy—numbers, strategy, staffing, expansion. But my personal plan required something different. Reflection. Intention. Honesty. So I started talking to people I trust—my […]

CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM, AND THE MYTH OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM

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Freedom, Economics, and Our Shared Humanity ✍🏽 By Eric Lawrence Frazier, MBA The beginning of a new year always invites reflection. It forces questions we don’t usually slow down long enough to ask. How will I show up differently in 2026 than I did in 2025? What will I believe? How will I behave? What […]

Why I No Longer Believe in “Free” 💼

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I do not believe in free. That may sound strange coming from someone who has spent more than four decades in sales, real estate, and financial services. There was a time when I thought free was a blessing. If I could get something for free—a report, a class, a consultation—I believed I was getting a […]