Category: Don McNay

Will Main Street Ever Trust Washington Again?

Will Main Street Ever Trust Washington Again?

| May 23, 2013 | 0 Comments

The scandal at the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department spying on the Associated Press came at the same time that I have been reading Moisés Naim’s excellent book “The End of Power.”

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Life Lessons from a Lawyer’s Lawyer

Life Lessons from a Lawyer’s Lawyer

| May 16, 2013 | 0 Comments

One of the great moments of my life was sitting next to legendary Louisville attorney Frank Haddad at a luncheon when he found that he had received the first Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer award from the Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers.

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Not Becoming An Oldies Act

Not Becoming An Oldies Act

| May 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

The “strategic coach” for entrepreneurs Dan Sullivan uses the expressions “past-based self” and “future-based self.”

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How Poker Can Tell Us If An Injured Person Will Blow Their Money

How Poker Can Tell Us If An Injured Person Will Blow Their Money

| May 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Gambling takes a front burner in my life during Kentucky Derby week.

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Life Lessons About Money and Happiness

Life Lessons About Money and Happiness

| April 25, 2013 | 0 Comments

When the body of murdered Florida lotto winner Abraham Shakespeare was found, his mother said that on many occasions Shakespeare said he wished he had torn up the winning ticket.

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Breaking the Rules to Do Things Right

Breaking the Rules to Do Things Right

| April 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

For nearly 20 years, our leaders decided traditional economic rules didn’t apply. It got us into a financial crisis.

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Will the Gecko Slay All Insurance Agents?

Will the Gecko Slay All Insurance Agents?

| April 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

After 30 years of affiliation with the insurance industry, I have a deep appreciation for insurance agents.

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Ride The Wave Of Change

Ride The Wave Of Change

| April 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

I was reading an obscure blog, “The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Special Needs Planning” by Scott Solkoff, when I saw a line that jumped out.

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My Journey To God Via The Golf Course

My Journey To God Via The Golf Course

| March 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

My road to golf and to Clay Hamrick was a spiritual one.

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Courtside At The Special Olympics

Courtside At The Special Olympics

| March 21, 2013 | 0 Comments

“I think the Special Olympics and the Olympics are actually pretty similar. We all have dreams and we all have goals. And you have to work hard to accomplish your dreams and goals.”
– Michael Phelps

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