What is Your Vision?

 

As GFG gets closer to opening, we all must ask ourselves what we plan on doing with the money we receive as our inheritance. What aspirations, dreams and hopes do we have to change our daily lives? Do we plan on helping others who have not corrected their American status yet? Do we plan on spending it all on vacations and frivolous, materialistic things? Do we plan on remodeling our homes? The ideas are endless. We all need to take the time now to reflect and ask ourselves some hard questions. 

 

You see, this "inheritance" isn't just coming to us wrapped in a pretty package. It carries lots of past hurts, struggles and sacrifices that our ancestors made, and from the people working hard behind the scenes for all this to happen. We have an obligation to make the most of this very precious opportunity and important time in history. We need to receive it with love and gratitude for all the living people that have been affected over the years and safeguard it for those who come after us. 

 

We are standing in a situation that we have never seen before and with that comes much responsibility. We are about to be blessed like never before in our lifetime and because of that we must make sure that we are making the most of this gift and using this for our good. We must guard ourselves from squandering our money or using it to harm ourselves and others. We cannot take this lightly, but rather we must be good stewards of our blessings. What a tragedy it would be to receive something this valuable and a once in a lifetime opportunity only to waste it away on drugs, booze, and other harmful things that do not bring value to our lives or the lives of our families. 

 

While we are all sovereign, self-governing people with the right to choose how and what we do with our money, does that mean we should just throw this opportunity away?

 

We are right on the edge of a time when we could be the generation that brings such great change for the living people coming long after us. So, please take the time to do some soul searching and ask what resonates within you.

"What would bring hope?" 

"What would fulfill my lifelong dreams?"

"How can I help to make this world a better place?"

"What will my legacy be?"

 

As you consider the possibilities of a beautiful and fulfilling future, take time to consider the following Prudent Man Standard shared below. We are all Fiduciaries, and learning to act in our own best interests is the key to ensuring our legacy lives on.

 

The prudent man rule, written by Massachusetts Justice Samuel Putnam (1768-1853), directs trustees "to observe how men of prudence, discretion and intelligence manage their own affairs, not in regard to speculation, but in regard to the permanent disposition of their funds, considering the probable income, as well as the probable safety of the capital to be invested." 

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