Sticky Notes
Avoid the "Killer Es" - Entitlement and Envy
Continuous Curiosity. Keep asking questions. Focus on "why" before "how"
Putting the family and trustees on the same side of the table.
Avoid waste and seek relative value
It's just a game
Ability to balance the needs of multiple types of stakeholders while serving to benefit al.
Balance. Now vs future - among competing constituencies among competing values
Do no harm
Protect against key risks
Risk mgt. – have adventures (yin-yang)
Decisions. Intelligent and compassionate. Deploy resources. Do well by doing good. Clear consensus
"Ability to make decisions across multiple time horizons.
How do we make decisions that benefit the next 5 years... but also support a good trajectory for years 15 and 50 (ongoing)"
Do the right (smart) thing. Encourage personal growth. Social justice / do"good. Wise economic decisions.
Get the help of the best people
Integrity. Do the right thing. Be the right way.
Do the smart and compassionate thing.
Plan early and communicate often. Implement carefully.
Simplify Simplify Simplify
Don't hoard for tomorrow what you can spend well today
No sacred cows (except keep Commonwealth Name)
Allow discretion with boundaries and cushion.
Cultivate self awareness and personal growth
Speak your truth. Say what you mean and mean what you say.
Be present - be where your feet are
Spending time in meaningful places
Have fun
Have fun. Informality - laughter - learning - application. Repeat.
Live meaningful lives with love.
Love and be loved. Have fun
Inspire and enable others
Flexibility for changes. In size and scope - externalities and what feels right given internal and external changes.
Leave the world with a net positive impact
Flexibility/ optionality without control
Net benefit is good enough
Help everyone live a better life. Everyone = society + constituencies + beneficiaries. (But not too good or too easy)
Health and education. Not ovarian lottery winners.
Trust and delegate to future generations
Build the muscle to make smart - beneficial -mature financial decisions at every generation