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It was our wedding anniversary this week and so we went out for the 'anniversary dinner' on Saturday evening - which was fabulous at Number One in Edinburgh. We also went to an art exhibition at the wonderful Lemond Gallery (thanks Ken Lemond) where we treated ourselves to a couple of paintings. We both love collecting Scottish Art and we never know when we will come across a piece that we really want. That is why we have an 'art pot'. Money put aside each month so that we can buy something when we see it with no guilt or debate of whether we should be spending the money - that is what we have put the money aside for. I call it guilt-free spending and it takes the stress out of buying something you love and want rather than need. What would you like to build up a 'pot' for so you can spend guilt-free? #profitfirst #guiltfreespending #cashmanagement

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Last night Leanne & I attended our sons fundraising gala for his school There was a live auction mid way through the night. The biggest item was a $35K trip to South Africa: - 5 bed villa - infinity pool - private chef - unlimited game drives ….The works Leanne looked at me and didn’t even need to say anything… …my paddle went up. Of course we won after multiple bids: dropping 5 figures without needing to think, without going into the night thinking we were going to drop $13K on a trip to South Africa… (we had no idea what the items were until the auction started) The last time we were in South Africa was back in 2017. Leanne was pregnant with Beau and still in her corporate job. We had a life changing trip. And now we get to go back taking our kids and our entire family to have the most insane experience. We are a team 💯 We don’t even need to verbally communicate to know what each other are thinking. We know what we want and we move… - we don’t overthink - or worry about the outcome (when we decide, we decide it’s already done & we are rock solid in supporting each other in going after it) The way we moved last night is how we move in everything we do & it’s the same reason we have built insane amounts of wealth quickly. The fastest way to building wealth & creating a life that most people dream of? Stop thinking and moving the way everyone else does. Put yourself in rooms that challenge you to think bigger. To move differently. To see solutions where others see problems & road blocks. If you’re ready to move different & create illogical results that most people spend their life dreaming about… my work is for you

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The British Museum should be ashamed of themselves. Is there no #security there at all? "Of the 2,000 pieces, nearly 500 were damaged, but not stolen. Of these, 350 had elements stolen, particularly #gold mounts. This gold has almost certainly been melted down for scrap. A further 140 were damaged by tool marks in unsuccessful attempts to remove valuable parts. This leaves 1,500 complete items which were #stolen. Of these, 351 have now been recovered from #Denmark, 290 via the #Thorvaldsens #Museum and 61 direct from #Gradel. The BM has also recovered six items from other sources. In addition, the location of a further 300 #objects has been established." #britishmuseum #artist #creativity #arthistory #heritagetreasures #heritagebuilding #heritagetourism #heritageconservation #culture #culturalheritage #societyandculture #england #restitution #restitutionlaw #artcollector #contemporaryart #theft #criminallaw #ruleoflaw #policeinvestigation #localpeople #criminaljusticesystem #lawyers #lawyerlife #law #legaladvice #donations #fundraisingcampaign #securitysystem #alarm #accountability #integrity #integritymatters #standards #standardsmatter #change #customerexperience https://lnkd.in/dNB-e6aX