Fresh insights to jump start your week from Cannon Financial Institute's Executive Chairman, Phil Buchanan.
A nudge is simply a push you give or get regarding some desired goal or action. It’s usually subtle, gentle, and encouraging.
In this episode, Phil shares his personal experience with a stranger turn…
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In this episode, Phil challenges us all to slow down. He shares song lyrics and a quote that embrace this message. Sometimes we get too busy planning for the future, or we find ourselves stuck in the…
In this episode, Phil shares six simple pleasures of the summers of his youth. He challenges us to slow down and enjoy the things that bring back sweet memories and smiles from simpler times.
Share a…
Singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson released the song, “Stronger,” in 2011. The theme of the song applies to many aspects of life, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
Most successful people ar…
“You can be a world champion surfer like Laird Hamilton but if there are no waves, you can’t surf.”
In this episode, Phil shares a conversation he had with a CEO in the industry. The pandemic has had…
Mistakes are a part of life; they are inevitable. If we acknowledge them, we can learn and grow from them. However; if we hide from our mistakes, try to deny them, or let them define us, we are a vic…
The arts, sports, work, leisure and recreation are all key components to a life well lived.
Like most things, the 2020 baseball season has been impacted by the pandemic. The history and traditions of…
Life deals all of us adversity; we can’t avoid it, but we can manage through it. Some handle adversity better than others. What do they do differently?
In this episode, Phil shares three resources th…
In this episode, Phil focuses on an area often overlooked, relationships. Like an old pair of shoes, relationships need attention. Throwing away a relationship is easy; replacing one is hard. While m…
Just because you are current doesn't mean you are proficient. One gets you in the gate; the other propels you forward. In this episode, Phil uses pilots, lawyers, and advisors to explain the importan…
If someone had told you that 2020 would be a year of compounding and confusing issues that would bring extreme change, would you have believed them? Not likely. But here we are and many of these issu…
Recognize and reach out. It’s not hard but can make a tremendous impact. When we take the time to genuinely celebrate others, we are being human. We are acting in other’s best interest, not our own.
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People need to be inspired, not dejected. Optimism generates hope.
In this episode, Phil shares what has been his “great sanity equalizer” throughout the quartine and the power of three words, “Don’t…
The key to success lies in action, not just observation. The best leaders are highly focused on not simply surviving but positioning their firms and practices to thrive; they are optimistic, positive…
Famous words of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt were appropriate in 1933 and are still appropriate today, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
In this episode, Phil shares a personal …
Many of us have done more video calls in the last two months than we did in all of last year.
Whether you love them or despise them, video calls are invaluable to maintaining human connectivity, espe…
Life changes daily, sometimes in small incremental ways while other times it changes suddenly, like it has as a result of COVID-19. It can be exhausting trying to fight change, but if we proactively …
In this episode, Phil encourages us to seek greatness. He cautions us though that achieving it will be hard and sustaining it will be even harder.
Whether you are striving for a great relationship, a…
When to reopen. Like many issues that face the U.S. today, there are two hard sides and one in the middle. One can argue health is at the core of all three sides.
In this episode, Phil reminds us tha…