TERRY HILL & ASSOCIATES Semi-annual Publication News from the Hill Volume 3, Issue 2 Finishing 47th Isn’t So Bad Don’t worry about going slowly. Just goals. Yet in the aftermath, the worry about finishing. That old saying world applauds Razzoli and has been around for as long as I can adores Nkrumah-Acheampong. TERRY HILL & remember and its message is still We salute #1. We embrace every bit as urgent as it was years #47. Why? Because Razzoli is ASSOCIATES ago. Just hang in there long enough that multi-million-dollar, I-will-be PHONE: 972.966.2020 and you will be a success in business -number-one-if-I-have-to-stay- and life. here-all-night achiever we read FAX: 972.317.7637 about; and Nkrumah- Finish the race. Some of the few who Acheampong represents the [email protected] hang around become the top few; and rest of us. WWW.TERRYLHILL.COM the top few get the ink and fame and that’s fine. But they are not the only A story of unmatched skill. Raz- winners. Anyone who is still moving zoli is from Italy. He began ski- toward the finish line after the last few ing seriously at age three and he arrived in Vancouver as years is a survivor. Anybody who is has never stopped. He had a Ghana’s first-ever Olympic providing for his or her family, after all great mentor, Alberto Tomba, skier. “I’ve been able to wangle we have been through, is a winner. the last Italian man to win an and wrangle and struggle and We are not paid to start the race. We Olympic Alpine gold medal. He find deals here and there,” said are paid to finish the race. Finishing practices skiing as often and as Nkrumah-Acheampong. He number one is not the point. Finishing hard as anyone in the world. He Please feel free to share made it there on short money is the point. You don’t have to be has been racing competitively and with two goals: avoid last the content of this news‐ number one to be a hero to those in nearly all his life. Second place place and beat at least one letter with anyone whom your life who matter. Giuliano Razzoli at Vancouver would not have skier from a country where it you feel it might help. is cool. Kwame Nkrumah- been acceptable. Second place snows. Check and check. Acheampong is every bit as cool. would have been failure. The parallels. Here’s where the The story of two winners. Razzoli and A story of unmatched heart. game of Alpine skiing is eerily Nkrumah-Acheampong are Alpine Nkrumah-Acheampong is from like life and business. Of the skiers who skied in the men’s slalom Ghana. The coolest month of 102 skiers who competed in the at the recently competed in the Van- the year in Ghana averages 77 slalom, only 48 finished the couver Olympic Games. Both went degrees Fahrenheit. He took up required two runs. Nkrumah- there with incredibly high goals. Raz- skiing less than ten years ago Acheampong finished 47th and zoli’s goal was to win the gold medal. in England. He had no mentor. Erjon Tola of Albania finished Nkrumach-Acheampong’s goal was to Even his coach can beat him 48th. The majority fell to the not finish last. Both achieved their down a mountain. Nonetheless, wayside. They didn’t finish. The Gettysburg Address Cont’d Page 2 Inside this issue: With the Fourth of July coming up mous speech, but the story be- vania, four and a half months after soon, I am reminded of the time I hind it and Lincoln’s strong mes- the Union armies defeated those Finishing 47th Continued 2 was in grade school and given the sage of freedom and liberty is of the Confederacy at the decisive assignment of memorizing the Get- something that I will never forget. Battle of Gettysburg. Just for Fun 2 tysburg Address, one of my favorite During this patriotic season, it is Contrary to popular myth, Lincoln historical oratories. Of course over worth reflecting on this interesting neither completed his address on the years I have forgotten the fa- bit of history and how the speech the train to Gettysburg, nor did he Gettysburg Continued 3 is still relevant in our current write it on the back of an enve- times. lope. He did, however, do the final Surviving Spouses 3 The Gettysburg Address was a editing after he arrived in Gettys- speech given by Abraham Lincoln burg. It is very ironic and nothing during the Civil War on the after- short of amazing that one of the Financial Independence 4 noon of Thursday, November 19, lines in the speech is, “The world 1863. It was delivered at the dedi- will little note no long remember cation of the Soldiers’ National what we say here.” Well, it turned Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsyl- Cont’d Page 3 SECURITIES OFFERED THROUGH LPL FINANCIAL, MEMBER FINRA/SIPC. News from the Hill Volume 3, Issue 2 Page 2 Finishing 47th Continued Fans were chanting “Ghana, have failed to hit an unreasonable folio management for example, we Ghana, Ghana” for an hour after goal. Maybe unburdened is better aim to avoid taking more risk than the race and Nkrumah- than burdened. Maybe reasonable necessary. I tell my clients that my Acheampong met every auto- goals are better than unrealistic goal is not to make you rich, but to “The reality for graph and photo request thrown goals. Maybe balance in your life is work to prevent making you poor. his way. His comment after all he more important than spending your Crossing the finish line is a lot more most of us is that had accomplished was: “I just try waking hours on the job. Yes, there important than crossing the finish we reap what we to remember who I am.” As he are those who have absolute bal- line number one. explained it, “Just be ance in their lives sow.” Nkrumah-Acheampong stayed on yourself and things will and still post higher his feet and under control. He fin- turn out correctly. If you than average num- ished 43 seconds behind the win- try to play up to the bers. But they are ner. He wasn’t number one in the cameras, then that’s a few and far be- Olympics, yet he still hit all his problem.” tween. The reality goals. At the finish line, his wife and for most of us is Find your own “Gold two children were looking at him, that we reap what Medal.” It’s highly likely not Razzoli. The world envied Raz- we sow. that winning the gold medal in our zoli. The world related to Nkrumah- lives means spending our waking Cross that finish line. I say this Acheampong. Both men left it all on hours in the office. Maybe your because I want you to know that the mountain. Each skied to the goal is not to spend all your time sending your grandchildren to one best of his ability. Each was the in the office. Maybe your goal is to of the best colleges in the country recipient of everlasting gratitude. spend some time at work and a lot or taking care of your family in re- Each is a hero. Most of all, each of time with your family. It’s hard tirement is a better goal than be- accomplished what he set out to do. to be a good Dad or Mom over the coming the next Bill Gates. Being Isn’t it ironic that finishing 47th is as phone. Maybe your goal is to Number One in your home is better cool, as satisfying and as rewarding spend some time at work and a lot than being Number One in your as finishing number one? It doesn’t of time with your spouse or mate. industry. make you a loser if you’ve given It’s hard to be a good spouse or I advocate being number one, your all. May you look in the mirror mate over the phone. Maybe your make no mistake. I do not, how- at the end of the day and say out goal does not include walking ever, advocate walking through life loud, “I accomplished what I set out around feeling guilty because you wound tighter than a drum. In port- to do.” Just for Fun! “Create each day anew by Leonardo da Vinci never signed “The real measure of your clothing yourself with or dated his most famous paint- wealth is how much you’d be heaven and earth, bathing ing, the Mona Lisa. worth if you lost all your yourself with wisdom and ♦ money.”- love, and placing yourself in the heart of Mother Na- Honey is used sometimes for Bernard Meltzer antifreeze mixtures and in the ture.”- ♦ center of golf balls. Morihei Ueshiba “You don’t get in life what ♦ ♦ you want. You get what you Watermelons can cost up to are.”- “Miss a meal if you have to, $100 U.S. Dollars in Japan. Les Brown but don’t miss a book.”- ♦ ♦ Jim Rohn Red is the most popular car ♦ color in the United States. “You have not found your place until all your faculties “You can make more ♦ are roused, and your whole friends in two months by Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf nature consents and ap- becoming interested in under his hat while playing proves of the work you are other people than you can baseball, and he changed it doing.”- in two years by trying to get every two innings.