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	<title>Strategic Inheritance &#187; values</title>
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		<title>Living wills: What measures do you want your caregivers to take?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=974</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I got thinking about the matter of my living will due to an article I read by a guy whose dad asked him to help him (the dad) kill himself. I was astonished where my mind went. I would appreciate receiving your input. Please participate in the Strategic Inheritance Legacy Lounge Forum. Thanks!]]></description>
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		<title>Philanthropy: How much is enough?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When philanthropic needs surround us, how can we avoid being overwhelmed? Seth Godin raises this question in a post where he develops a theme from the secular preference utilitarian ethicist Peter Singer: Singer is famous for posing a stunningly difficult question, paraphrased as, &#8220;If you are walking by a pond and you see a child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telling your stories</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/kids/telling-your-stories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/kids/telling-your-stories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=955</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written already about some tools to help you tell your story (or stories). I thought I&#8217;d share a bit about how I&#8217;m doing with my own story-telling . . . and what I&#8217;m doing, specifically, to make my story-telling simply happen. (It&#8217;s not easy! You definitely have to decide you&#8217;re going to take the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family coat of arms</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/family-coat-of-arms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A homeschooling acquaintance of mine who goes by the online moniker &#8220;Prairie Chick&#8221; posted a story that inspired me about how to pass on and reinforce family values even among elementary school-age children (let alone older children and adults). I saw her story on the Sonlight forums. When I asked her permission to share it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memoirs&#8211;family history</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/memoirs-family-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/memoirs-family-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been writing about some tools that can help you record your personal, family history. I recently finished Bill Gates, Sr.&#8217;s book Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime. It&#8217;s not a particularly remarkable book among all the books one might read. But it struck me, as I read it: It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training the next generation for generosity</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/training-the-next-generation-for-generosity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/training-the-next-generation-for-generosity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[family governance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=881</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the privilege of attending the first FoundationWiseSM conference at Focus on the Family the week before last. FoundationWiseSM is meant to help people who &#8220;own&#8221; and operate private foundations to do a better job. As I looked at the various workshops available for participants, it seemed to me that there were to primary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Inventory of Your Life</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/taking-inventory-of-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/purpose/taking-inventory-of-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[counsel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Darrell Dorr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life inventory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ralph Winter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the good life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=809</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some questions for evaluating &#8220;how you&#8217;re doing&#8221; in your life and &#8220;where you&#8217;re headed.&#8221; ***** My friend and former workmate, Darrell Dorr, sent me a letter three months ago when his father-in-law, Dr. Ralph Winter, one of my most significant mentors, died. I read Dr. Winter&#8217;s obituary that Darrell wrote. I ignored his letter. Until [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Having enough room</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/kids/having-enough-room/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/kids/having-enough-room/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your house big enough? Do you need more room? Will your family be happier in a bigger home? I think my perspective on this issue was shaped a bit last week by a conversation I had with a few members of an American family that has lived and worked most of the time over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How we spend our time</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/kids/how-we-spend-our-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/kids/how-we-spend-our-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/?p=763</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Find it difficult to be involved with your family? The first step to achieve balance in this area may be to value the goal. I have written about this before. (See my personal post on the subject; scan down to my discussion about Harry Chapin&#8217;s &#8220;Cat&#8217;s in the Cradle.&#8221;) I really struggle with spending time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maximizing family time together</title>
		<link>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/kids/maximizing-family-time-together/</link>
		<comments>http://www.strategicinheritance.com/blog/kids/maximizing-family-time-together/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can you maximize the time your family spends together and maximize the transfer of values from one generation to another? I got thinking about this when my sister mentioned that her family was bringing her in-laws (both in their 90s, and not necessarily the easiest people to get along with!) into their home for [...]]]></description>
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