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However having these conversations helps boost emotional intelligence. is includes self-awareness of mental triggers, taking responsibility for a situation and helping to facilitate positive change.

Many people become frustrated when they cannot make progress toward their nancial goals or may not even know how to set realistic goals. It is crucial to have the right mindset before you begin your nancial improvement journey. Speak to your advisor about the psychology exercise to help you progress, especially if any of these sound familiar:

• Squandering nancial windfalls

• In denial about spending, lack of saving or investment knowledge

• Enabling others or controlling others with money

• Over or underspending

• Extreme anxiety around nancial matters

• Unrealistic expectations

• Feeling guilty for having or receiving wealth

• Fear of losing money or making the wrong decision

Normalizing irrational behavior is taking an obstructionist stance on preventing gun violence in a district that has su ered from it more than most. It is a strategy that will easily plummet Rep. Marshall below the threshold needed for reelection while winning him no new support. e few voters who might appreciate his impotent stance on gun safety are unlikely to join a Democrat’s reelection campaign on that basis.

Faced with the loss of his base, and voting like a Republican, a calculating politician might hope to change parties for the next election. Rep. Marshall does not have that option given that he has repeatedly sued local GOP ofcials and literally punched the new chair of the Douglas County Republican Party in the face during an altercation at a protest. Marshall prevailed in the ensuing legal ght over that altercation, but the Douglas County GOP is an unlikely place for Marshall to develop new allies.

Marshall faces an unwinnable dilemma as he has betrayed the left and is reviled on the right. Politics is a team sport and Bob Marshall appears intent on fouling everyone on the eld.

Barrett Rothe, vice chair of Douglas County Democratic Party June 2021-February 2023 Castle Pines helps decrease anxiety and shame. We are not often taught how to handle nancial a airs so when pressed to do so, we lack the con dence and knowledge to make good decisions.

We often quote George Kinder, CFP,* a pioneer in the early 1980s in nancial planning, by asking three main questions:

1. Imagine you are nancially secure, and you do not need to worry about money. How would you live your life?

2. Imagine your doctor tells you that you only have ve more years to live, but you will not feel ill or be in pain. What will you do with your remaining time?

3. You only have one day left to live. Ask yourself, “What did I miss?” “Who did I not get to be?” “What did I not get to do?” e idea of these questions is to help prioritize what is most important so you have no regrets, don’t waste any more time getting started, and are able to enjoy your passions.

Kinder states that these answers don’t reveal the desire to make more money, work harder or receive a promotion. ey typically relate to one of these ve categories:

1. Family or relationships

2. Authenticity or spirituality

3. Ful lling creative goals

4. Giving back and leaving a positive legacy

5. A sense of place such as travel to special places or living in a certain environment.

All of these exercises are designed to help you create a more meaningful thought process around your nancial goals and challenges. While it may be uncomfortable, few things in life bring immediate gain without a little pain. You can think about these questions before your next planning meeting and even discuss them with your family to gain perspective. en let your wealth advisor help you discover what is important and how to create a plan that is e ective for you. You will be less worried about things out of your control, such as the stock market or interest rates, and more concerned about your nancial impact on your family and other passions you have.

* George Kinder, CFP, e Kinder Institute of Life Planning.

Patricia Kummer has been a Certied Financial Planner professional and a duciary for over 35 years and is managing director for Mariner Wealth Advisors.

Perlinger

Patrick Dennis Perlinger of Littleton, CO passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Pat was born on March 27, 1941, in North Platte, NE to George and Anna Perlinger, the tenth of eleven children. He was married to Evelyn Wilson in 1962 and they became the loving parents to Chris, Dan, Ann Marie, Dee Dee, and Mary. He is survived by his children and his sister Donna Johnson of Illinois. Pat was the proud grandfather of 17 and the great grandfather of six. He worked for Varityper Corporation for over 25 years in a variety of roles. Pat was a Master Gardener and wrote a gardening column for the local newspaper. He was also active in his community, assisting with various political campaigns and serving for many years on the Public Safety Advisory

Committee of Douglas County, CO. Pat’s lasting impact, however, was felt through his kindness and generosity towards others. He was always willing to lend a hand and share his expertise with those around him.

A Rosary will be said on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 10:15 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM at St. omas More Catholic Church, 8035 South Quebec Street, Centennial, CO 80112. Burial will take place at 11:30 AM on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Paxton Cemetery in Paxton, Nebraska. Pat’s Tribute Wall at www.EllisFamilyServices.com.

Arrangements are in the care of Ellis Family Services, Funeral and Memorial Care, 13436 West Arbor Place, Littleton, Colorado 80127.