As the Chief Marketing Officer at VaynerMedia and mom of two, Andrea Sullivan is no stranger to a busy schedule. So, when presented with the chance to participate in a two-day workshop with the life coaching team at Handel Group to test out their Inner.U program, she wasnt exactly jumping up and down at the idea of devoting precious hours toward personal growth.

I was nervous to start, Andrea tells PureWow. Because I knew it was going to be deep work. Not just professional work, but looking deeply inside myself as a human, parent, spouse and most importantly someone who is trying to explore the best person I can be.

Fast-forward two days and Andrea had already signed up for more (a combination of a combination of the Inner.U LIFE and live coaching, to be exact). So, how did this CMO go from apprehensive to Inner.U cheerleader? Read on for three things she learned.

First things first, a little background. Inner.U LIFE is the revolutionary online life coaching platform that is dubbed the secret sauce to getting yourself unstuck and thriving where it matters most in your life. Much like a sports coach, the coaches at Handel Group and the method and tools within Inner.U help you to identify the obstacles that keep getting in your wayand assist with finding the motivation to overcome them. Its where life meets career, says Andrea. They teach you to not compartmentalize, because you can only be as good as your whole self.

OK, now introductions aside, Andrea gets real. She told PureWow, The first thing I will say about Inner.U is that its one part coaching, one part tough love. But if you want results, its the only way to go. In fact, according to Laurie Gerber, Head Life Coach at Handel Group, the first assignment of the entire program is often the biggest challenge for new clients.

The very first assignment we give our clients is almost always one of the hardest for them. We have them write down their dreams in 12 areas of their life. To get people willing to admit their big dreams is a huge challengeespecially with adults. Ask a five-year-old to tell you their dreams and you wont be able to shut them up. Pose the same question to a 35-year-old? Youll likely find that their head is full of other peoples ideas of success. Theyve likely lost touch with their ability to dream from their own heart, are probably lying to themselves about what would really make them deeply happy and are afraid to admit what they truly want. All because then they have to actually do something about it, says Laurie. Thats why we start with dreaming. It gets people in the right fight, identifying the traffic that is in their way, and connected to their deepest desiresno matter how big or scary they might seem to their own current board of directors (aka the negative voices in their head).

Aside from setting the stage for what youll actually be achieving throughout your life coaching experience, writing down your dreams also provides the added bonus of having something to reference. Once you have it painted, you can go back to it, says Andrea. Im able to check back and reevaluate things throughout the process.

The great thing about Inner.U is that its a digital platform that allows you to fit things in on your own schedule and your own terms. The program encapsulates the companys methodology and spits it out into teachable stories and lessons to help you understand the human psyche. Each lesson focuses on a specific area, and is then broken down into actionable pieces. Its like they know that theres a voice inside of me that says I dont want to do this homework, so the next module that comes up acknowledges that, says Andrea.

One of those modules? Personal Integrity and The Promise Tracker. So, greatyou wrote down your dreams and have some goals. But how do you stick to those goals? By making a promise. Most people are three to five (kept!) promises away from changing their entire life, says Laurie. Personally, when I first started coaching, I made three promises that shifted everything for me. They were in the areas of Body, Love and Career. These promises allowed me to start building the muscle of Personal Integrity (the ability to keep a promise to myself) which left to my own devices had atrophied. Those promises got me fighting for my dreams in those three critical areas of my life. Those promises saved my marriage, my business, and got me wildly proud of myself, every day.

Every subscription to Inner.U comes with a host of accountability tools to help you build your Personal Integrity. That includes 1) a Promise Tracker to help guide you in making specific, measurable promises that are a match with your dreams, 2) a Buddy System to connect with other humans working on the same shi(f)t as you (as the brand likes to say), 3) a connected community in the ongoing, free six-week masterclasses, and 4) a free 1-hour private session with an HG Life Coach to kick start your journey and personalize the promises to your situation/speed.

Andrea found all the personalized tricks to be one of the most useful tools. For example, her life coach suggested thinking about her decisions from both sideswhat would happen if she did something, and what would happen if she didnt. If I didnt have the conversation with [my boss], I had to cut off all my alcohol consumption until I had it, says Andrea. Another one was admitting that shes done something wrong to her kids. I have to admit to them that Ive broken a promise. Then I have to pay them $20 on Venmo.

For Andrea, every session with Inner.U has produced a positive change. Ive really leaned into this. Ill tell Beth [my life coach] some of my deepest darkest things, and shell teach me how to make a promise with the consequence. And it hasnt been as hard as I thought.

Andrea also found that the vocabulary used at Inner.U has helped her to get over her baggage faster and with less shame. Terms like Chicken, Brat and Weather Reporter are used to identify some of the different voices in your head (your inner dialogue). I didnt realize how much of an inner Brat I had, says Andrea. But once I acknowledge when Im fighting against something because I feel entitled or owed, its been much easier for me to not only hear it, but get over it.

A reframing of time is another a-ha moment that Laurie says is a big takeaway for many working mothers. We are all in a relationship with time, and like any relationship, it takes effort to make it great, fun, and inspiring. You need to fall in love with your calendar and rememberif its not in the schedule, it wont happen. Yes, that means not only rocking out your meetings and connecting with your colleagues, but also scheduling hang time with your kids, romantic time with your partner, and Zoom calls with your in-laws. Put it all in the calendar and get real about how many hours there are in a day. Then, you can start becoming a master of time.

If mastering your time, keeping promises to yourself or addressing your inner Brat sound like something youd also like to pursue, you can sign up for Inner.U today. The very first module will help you get clear about your dreams. Then, you can work with a coach to make the right promises (and consequences!). And finally, you can finally get real about finding support for everything you want in your life. Its about time, no?

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What is the NFL head coach life span?

And Im not talking about actual life span because that number is skewed due to coaches old age, seeming lack of fitness standards, grueling hours, and, in the case of Andy Reid, unprecedented access to complementary cheeseburgers.

No, Im referring to how much slack a head coach receives.

How much time, statistically, does a coach have to make his mark before the ownership and/or front office ships him off to bring in a new sense of hope and optimism?

Because from front office to fans, that is what everyone really wants: hope.

No one wants to see the long-tenured and accolade-deficient head coach try his hand at another season when there are new suitors available.

So, how long does a coach get before hes replaced with the shiny new beacon of hope?

As you can imagine, I ran the numbers.

I analyzed every coachs tenure in recent history to determine what the average lifespan of an NFL coach is with a franchise, to get a glimpse into how much slack a head coach is given to succeed.

1. I only counted coaches whose tenure started in 1990 or later

This, of course, means I left off a multitude of famous coaches who coached in the 90s but started their tenures beforehand.

Names like: Marv Levy (started in 78), Bill Parcells (83), Joe Gibbs (81), Chuck Noll (69), and Don Shula (63).

Why?

Because, for example, if I include Parcells I have to include all coaches going back to 1983, which means I need to include Don Shula and all coaches going back to 1963.

A stopping point needs to be established, and 1990 is a good year to get into the modern era of football.

2. I only counted coaches who were a head coach for 17 or more games

I only included coaches who coached a full season plus one game to eliminate interim head coaches who were never in consideration to take on a full-time position with the franchise.

This means, of course, I didnt include one-year dumpster fire tenures (like Freddy Kitchens), but those are far and few between.

3. I did not include current coaches

Simply put: their stories havent been written yet.

Bill Belichick could retire after this year, or go on to win five more Super Bowls.

Mike Zimmer could get fired after this year, or stick with the Vikings for 10 more years.

We just dont know yet.

4. I did not combine the tenures of the same coach with two or more teams

I treated different tenures as different data points.

For example, if Andy Reid retired after last year and was no longer an NFL head coach (thus not violating rule three above), I would treat Eagles Andy Reid and Chiefs Andy Reid as two separate data points.

The same coach, yes, but different organizations, different decision-makers, different tendencies.

Taking into account my four rules above, I came across 157 different coaches.

As you can see below, I separated the data into three different groups: All 157 coaches, coaches who didnt have a Super Bowl win, and coaches who didnt have a Super Bowl appearance.

ALL COACHES

4.04

3.66

What we learn from this is probably the most obvious conclusion that anyone with half a brain could deduce: Coaches who dont win Super Bowls dont last as long.

The average coach since 1990 (which, of course, includes Super Bowl-winning coaches) lasts about 69 games, which equates to just over four seasons with the team.

Coaches who made the Super Bowl, but didnt win, lasted about 64 games, and coaches who never made the Super Bowl in their tenure lasted just under 60 games.

Thats all well and good, you might be saying, But there have been a lot of bad coaches since 1990.

And youre spot on.

Thats why I separated the good coaches for another set of data.

Here we have the coaches without the incompetence.

You wont find the Leslie Fraziers, the Rod Marinellis, and the Hue Jacksons here.

These are 55 of the best former coaches of the past 30 years: the Denny Greens, the Bill Cowhers, and the Tony Dungys.

All Coaches

6.4

4.93

As we can see above, the average Super Bowl-winning coach lasts around 6 and a half seasons, while winning coaches without a Super Bowl appearance last just under five seasons.

For the few of you that havent caught on yet: Mike Zimmer is in this data set.

Starting his career with the Vikings in 2014, he has led the team to a career .574 winning percentage, going 2-3 in the playoffs with the furthest campaign being the 2017 NFC Championship Game (Which, oddly enough, seemed to have been canceled? I couldnt find any information on it. Weird).

In simpler terms: he does not have a Super Bowl appearance as a head coach after 96 career games (going into this season).

If we assume the 1-5 Vikings dont get to the Super Bowl this year, and Zimmer finishes out the year as head coach, that would put him at 112 career games as a head coach without a Super Bowl appearance.

Going back to our data for coaches with a winning percentage above .500, that would put his head coaching tenure at 33 games, or just over two seasons, above the previous coaches in his skill and experience bracket.

In even simpler terms: Zimmer has stuck around much longer than the average above .500 coach without a Super Bowl appearance.

If his tenure followed the data, Zimmer would have been fired by now.

Am I grabbing my pitchfork, rounding the townspeople up to forcibly remove Zimmer from his post? Not necessarily, I believe there are legitimate pros and cons for retaining him as head coach versus firing him.

But at the end of the day it comes down to this:

If Zimmers coaching tenure with the Vikings was a dog, it would be 24 years old.

If Zimmers coaching tenure was a human, he or she would be 115.

Does the front office and ownership see him that way?

Only time will tell.

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Cowan boys varsity basketball coach Lee Ingles talks to his team during a timeout. (Photo by Tom Fouch/courtesy of David Ingles).

JACKSON The last time Lee Ingles stepped foot on a basketball court, he helped coach the Cowan High School boys varsity basketball team to their first Indiana High School Athletic Association sectional championship in 44 years.

A few days later, the COVID-19 pandemic brought an abrupt end to an otherwise special season for the Blackhawks. The basketball communities in both Jackson, Michigan and Cowan, Indiana are now mourning the abrupt loss of a coach who was held in high regard as a man of principle, compassion and commitment.

Ingles, age 50, died in a tragic car accident on Oct. 19, leaving behind his wife, Sally Ingles, and his two sons, Isaiah and Shea, as well as countless lives he touched throughout his time as a basketball coach and physical education teacher.

The most important thing I ever learned from my big brother was how to treat people with kindness, said David Ingles, current boys varsity basketball coach at Kent City High School. "It didnt matter who you were, Lee always showed everyone respect and built meaningful relationships with everyone he came in contact with.

Another thing I learned early on from him was how important work ethic is both on and off the court. He worked hard to be successful and I learned those habits by watching him work his way through the coaching profession. We also talked all the time about his offensive and defensive philosophy compared to mine.

The younger of the Ingles brothers helped coach Muskegon Catholic Central to a Class D state semifinal appearance in 2012 but not without a little help from his best friend.

Ive stolen so many ideas from him during my coaching career, said Ingles of his older brother. "During our tournament run to the Breslin Center with MCC in 2012, I picked his brain before every game. He showed me a simple way to get the ball into our post player and we put it in the next day at practice and other teams could not stop it. It was a great postseason run for us and a lot of that was from the tips I got from Lee between each game.

I will really miss those phone calls we shared. We discussed everything with each other. I shared things with him that I have not told anyone else. He always had the perfect advice for what I needed. He was and always will be a great role model for me as both a person and a coach.

If youve ever seen either Lee or David Ingles roam the sidelines, youll see a similar style of passionate energy and attention to detail that has helped both men find success at every coaching stop during their careers.

We believed that if you truly care about your players, they will do incredible things for you, said Ingles. "We were never big yellers or screamers. We always believed in trying to stay calm in all situations because thats how we wanted our teams to play. We asked them to play with poise, so we wanted to coach with the same mentality. I am still trying to be as good of a coach as he was. That is a goal I will never reach but will always pursue.

I think something we all could learn from Lee is to leave everything better than when you found it. That could be a basketball program, your job, a relationship, etc. Everything he got involved with became better once he got there. He just had that effect on things.

Ingles definitely left the basketball community in Jackson better than how he found it, after his tenures as a boys varsity basketball coach at Parma Western from 2006 to 2014, as an assistant coach at Spring Arbor University from 1999 to 2006 and as a boys varsity basketball coach at Jackson Northwest from 1993 to 1995.

Lee was a great guy, who generally cared about everyone he came in contact with, said current Jackson Northwest boys varsity basketball coach John Moffitt. "At his funeral, it really showed how many lives he touched, because everyone that spoke, whether it was a family member, a coach or a former player, they all mentioned how much he cared.

He would always have players over at his house because he wanted them to feel like they were a part of his family. Whether he was at Spring Arbor, Northwest or Western, he always showed compassion for his players. As a coach, he was always very passionate. He pushed his players and they always gave him their best. His teams were always an extension of him tough, gritty and competitive and he brought that fiery energy to the sidelines every night.

Moffitt and Ingles created a special bond during their time together at Jackson Northwest, where they shared the role of middle school physical education teachers and eventually varsity basketball coaches.

We taught together for probably 15-16 years, said Moffitt. "He eventually started coaching the boys varsity team and I coached the girls varsity team. We really developed a close friendship through those formative years as coaches and teachers.

"I picked up on a lot of things from working under him as a coach and Ive always tried to model my coaching style after him, especially when it comes to building relationships and making everyone feel important to the process. He was a man of principle and a coach of character. He wanted to teach every young man he came in contact with the difference between right and wrong and how sustained success can only be accomplished through hard work.

You could always find him hugging his players after games because he just cared about those kids. It didnt matter to him if you were the star player or the last guy on the bench, he cared about you and how you fit into the program and I thought that was just one of the amazing things about him.

Western Head Coach Lee Ingles yells at his team during a game against Portland at the Panther Holiday Hoops Tournament at Western High School Saturday, December 28, 2013. (Grant Hindsley | Mlive.com) MLive Media GroupMLive Media Group

A health scare in 2012 nearly ended Ingles' life during an open gym at Parma Western High School, but a quick response from an athletic trainer and a dedication to recovery helped the coach get back on the sidelines.

Lee had a heart attack in April of 2012 when he was playing alongside some players in an open gym, said Moffitt. "I was there, and it was a pretty scary situation. He just dropped all of sudden and we all knew something was wrong.

"Luckily, the athletic trainer called an ambulance right away and we were able to get him to the hospital as soon as possible because we later find out he had a widowmaker heart attack, which is a 100-percent blockage of his (left descending artery).

"He made a commitment to bounce back from that and he was back on the sidelines by that winter. The doctors placed some restrictions on him that said he shouldnt be standing or walking around during the games, but there was no way Lee was going to sit quietly on the bench once the ball was tipped.

He loved the game of basketball and his players too much to let anything slow him down.

Ingles eventually made a full recovery from his heart attack and went on to coach two more seasons for the Panthers before eventually moving to Indiana when his wife, Dr. Sally (Reed) Ingles, was hired as a Dean in the School of Educational Leadership at Indiana Wesleyan University.

It didnt take long for Ingles to get integrated into the community, as Cowan High School had an opening for a physical education teacher. Shortly after that, Ingles was coaching the Blackhawks boys varsity basketball program.

The Cowan boys basketball team quickly evolved under Ingles, winning just one game prior to his arrival and jumping up to nine wins during his first season in 2014-15 and 15 wins during the 2015-16 season. After a few up-and-down seasons, the Blackhawks enjoyed a 14-10 season last winter, which culminated with the schools first sectional championship since 1976.

They had a big parade through town after they won that sectional and the whole city of Cowan celebrated that accomplish with the team, said Moffitt. Its really bittersweet but I think we can all appreciate that he won the last game he ever coached and it was one that brought a lot of happiness and memories to the community he was serving.

When he wasnt coaching, Ingles enjoyed spending time golfing, hunting and playing softball. He starred as a fast-pitch softball pitcher as a young athlete, helping his teams win several state championships at the age 18-and-under division.

The 1993 Spring Arbor University graduate returned to his alma mater in 1999 as an assistant coach, where he impacted many young lives, including current SAU athletic director and mens basketball coach Ryan Cottingham.

Lee and I connected when I took over the head coaching job at Spring Arbor, but I didnt really know him at the time, he said. "I brought him on as a member of my staff and we really got to know each other well for the next eight years.

It was an amazing experience coaching alongside him during that time. We won a couple of National Christian College Championships in 2005 and 2006 but I thought getting to know him, his wife, Sally, and his sons, Isaiah and Shea, was the thing I will cherish the most. Lee and I became great friends over the years and got to go on a few amazing trips with our wives and kids to see (NCAA basketball) Final Fours in Atlanta, Georgia, and San Antonio, Texas.

Western Head Coach Lee Ingles talks to his team during the half at a game against Portland at the Panther Holiday Hoops Tournament at Western High School Saturday, December 28, 2013. (Grant Hindsley | Mlive.com) MLive Media GroupMLive Media Group

Cottingham believes Ingles' funeral was exactly what the compassionate and energetic coach would have wanted.

The celebration of his life was really powerful and moving and it was amazing to see his two boys get up and talk about their dad with such poise and confidence during a difficult time, he said. "It was really, really cool to be a part of that and I know that family will be strong enough to move forward and live their lives in a way that would make their dad proud.

"He was a man of faith and a principled guy. He was loved and respected by everyone. He was a family man and just such a great person. He had a big impact on my life and my family feels enriched for having him and his family be a part of our lives.

I always appreciated his passion and energy, but the way he connected with his players was special. He created a safe space for our guys and they loved having him around and they played their hearts out for him.

For current Parma Western varsity football coach Dave Mifsud, Ingles impact was short-lived but irreplaceable.

When I first started at Western, I got a chance to meet Lee in the spring before we scheduled our football and basketball summer camps together, and he was really easy to work with, he said. "I ended up coaching freshmen basketball that first year at Western when he was the boys varsity coach and I got to know him pretty well that winter.

"There were several times where we would sit down and talk about things that ranged from the football and basketball programs to life in general and I just felt like we were really on the same page in a lot of areas.

"It was kind of tough when he called me to tell me he was leaving Western because I felt like we had become good friends and I was sad to be losing that connection with him. I was a brand new coach to the area and he really took the time to get to know me and we shared similar philosophies in life and coaching and I really enjoyed having him in my life for the time he was at Western.

I wish we could have spent more time together, but I know his impact will never be forgotten by anyone who crossed paths with him.

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When Beth Ann Russell got her youngest sons diagnosis, she was beyond devastated. She was told he had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and the preschooler wouldnt live past 18.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a rare incurable disorder that causes progressive muscular weakness. Fewer than 200,000 US cases are diagnosed per year in the U.S. Many with the disease ultimately succumb to acute respiratory failure.

To say Safford resident Ryan Russell has beaten the odds is an understatement.

Now 38, Russell has a doctorate in psychology, recently launched his own life coaching business, and is getting ready to publish a series of fiction novels.

Ive always felt that I have some kind of purpose and until that purpose is done Im not going anywhere, Ryan said.

Beth Ann describes her son as determined and intelligent.

Hes always been quite independent, wanting to do everything himself, she said. I just hope everybody gets to know someone like Ryan. Hes wonderful.

It has not been an easy road.

When in elementary school, Ryan was constantly bullied by his classmates. At one point kids hurt Russell so badly he experienced lower intestinal bleeding. It was the last straw for his mother.

I put him in the wheelchair because kids were so mean to him, pushing him down and hurting him, she said.

Before that, she would carry him on her back to get him from place to place.

In his younger years he had anger issues, she said.

However, the turning point for Russell was when one teacher took him aside in fifth grade.

One teacher, he said, OK. Its wiped clean. You can start over again, Beth Ann Russell said.

Going to college was completely his idea once it became apparent he would live long enough to go, his mom said.

He would set goals and he would always reach them. He was always on a goal, she said.

Russell, who graduated from Safford High School, received a bachelors degree in archeology from Eastern Arizona College in 2004. His interest turned to psychology and he earned a masters degree in the field of education in counseling and human relations in 2008 from Northern Arizona University at the Thatcher campus.

Each of his degrees were earned thanks to online programs.

Basically I had to wait for technology to catch up to people who are disabled, Russell said. Technology has opened up a lot of opportunities. If you have internet, youve got access.

Russell obtained his masters degree in education in counseling and human relations. However, before he could obtain his teaching certificate, he caught pneumonia, which can be a death sentence for someone with his illness.

Although he came through it, he decided he didnt want to spend more time in the education program and decided to pursue his doctorate in psychology from Northcentral University. He received his degree in June. Knowing he may be on borrowed time, however, he has opted not to become a fully licensed psychologist.

Every state has different requirements. In the state of Arizona last I checked you needed 3,200 hours within two years of monitored therapy or working with people, he said.

He wants to help people with the knowledge he now possesses.

So, he created his life coaching business: Life on Positivity.

Id rather spend the time I have being a life coach. I can use my psychology degree and I can help people right now, Russell said. What I want to do is help people move past tasks or blocks. Ive been there, what I want to do is help people become the 2.0 version of themselves.

Russell continues to push past his own blocks.

Just last year, he decided to take a test ride in a wheelchair accessible van. He rode in the front seat for the first time since he was a teenager.

At 37-years-old I teared up because I had forgotten how great it felt, the freedom I felt of riding in that front seat. You can see everything. Everything started coming into view, and I realized I had been holding myself back. Its what really moved me, Russell said.

Hes decided to save enough money to purchase his own van.

Moving toward the future, Russell said most of his life coaching sessions will be online.

He will work with someone face to face if they request it, but he intends to use Zoom most of the time for his coaching sessions.

Russell is also in the process of publishing a series of books called The Avenging Angel. His series revolves around the missions of a military man whose life is dedicating to fighting sex traffickers. He hopes to have the first book, The Rectifier, published toward the end of the year.

Well, none of us know how much time you have because time is finite. I have these books and things that I feel like I need to do, but as an individual, with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, I dont know how much time I have, Russell said. If someone were to look up Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy they will see that a 38-year-old with it is well beyond the average life expectancy. So Im trying to do get everything done while I can.

Russell will also be doing a series of webinars for the Jett Foundation, which raises money for research and helps families of those living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy purchase handicap conversion vans.

Im really looking forward to this opportunity to help these young people with what I have, Russell said. I will get to be a teacher and mentor for them. I guess you could say right now Im doing a book, a business, and charity work, and I love it.

When hes not writing and reading, Russell enjoys genealogy and playing computer games. Although his parents are not his primary caretakers anymore, Ryan lives with them. In a sense, their roles have been reversed. Beth Ann, 80, said Ryan helps her schedule appointments, work on the computer and manage her bank account. She said she wouldnt know what she and her husband would do without him.

He owes much of his success to his parents, who would do anything for him, Russell said.

I practically have to fight them sometimes to take care of themselves because they are so worried about me, he said. Its not just school and work. Every date I ever had or dance. They had to stay up to put me in bed. Up until 2018, my parents were the ones that put me in bed.

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The idea of holistic financial planning represents the steady evolution away from a strict focus on investments, but 2020 has introduced a unique opportunity to characterize holistic as a coupling of wealth and health.

You cant be wealthy if you arent super healthy; there is an intersection between wealth and health, said Lindsay Troxell, director of Knowledge Labs Professional Development at Janus Henderson Investors, speaking on a panel at the InvestmentNews 40 Under 40 Future of Our Business event on Monday.

Advisers are starting to recognize that the idea of holistic planning has changed, she added. I dont think most advisers got into the business to talk to people about health and wealth, but the complexities of the world are changing.

During the virtual conference recognizing the InvestmentNews 40-under-40 class of 2020 and incorporating former honorees, Troxell and co-panelist Ryan Tiernan, senior national accounts manager at American Funds, described a holistic connection between health and wealth as fertile and necessary ground in financial planning.

Moderator Richard Cresta, senior vice president at Fidelity Investments, said the advice industry can no longer just focus on investment management.

Money management has become very commoditized, and advisers are looking for greater efficiencies in the way they manage money, he said. It is now around these questions of health and wealth.

Troxell said the trend of looking at the whole person, which is already at play in some areas outside of financial services, is training consumers to expect more integration in all the services they receive.

Advisers are opening their eyes and realizing they have to become holistic, because were sicker and were living longer, she said, explaining that holistic goes beyond just considering things like demographic profiles to include a psychographic perspective on the fears, beliefs and interests of clients.

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Those advisers that dont embrace it will be left behind, because clients are going to be asking for it, Troxell said.

Tiernan credited the coronavirus pandemic with adding momentum to the holistic planning trend.

As we rolled up to this pandemic, advisers shifted to becoming life, career and asset coaches, he said. Disaster calls for discipline and clients are looking for that and theyre looking for a trusted source, and advisers have the opportunity to be that trusted source.

Even with the future of the pandemic and an ultimate cure or vaccine for COVID-19 unclear, Tiernan said it has laid the foundation for advisers to expand their expertise into areas related to health and wellness benefits, many of which go underutilized by employees.

Helping clients navigate those services should be part of your practice indefinitely going forward, he said.

What you all bring to the equation is the human element, Tiernan added. Not many people would coincide the two terms wealth and health without help, so get your clients to start talking about it. Ask them about what their employers offer. Clients have access to a lot of great tools theyre not accessing.

The panelists agreed bringing up the subject of a persons health can be awkward and unfamiliar to many financial advisers.

Can you afford to get sick? is a great open-ended question, Tiernan said.

Troxell said financial advisers might need to rethink the way they communicate with clients to delve into health-related topics.

If you are uncomfortable bringing it up, ask yourself why, she said. If were thinking this is an invasion of privacy, or have never asked these questions before, or are wondering if you shouldnt already know this information. If were having those thoughts, then the actions we take will not be favorable.

Troxell recommends building a client profile, so you know the psychographic profile.

She recommended producing a series of webinars, blog posts and various forms of communication on the topic of health to create multiple touch points.

Set a stage that will allow you to engage in less of a threatening way to both you and the client, Troxell said. And just like you would in a planning conversation, invite the entire family because its going to impact everyone.

Conference participants, all 40 Under 40 honorees from 2014 through 2020, concluded that the industrys top challenges looking ahead to the next few years focus on providing a top-notch client experience and reacting to changes caused by COVID-19.

Many agreed providing quality client service going forward will need to include additional elements like life coaching, therapy, help with family dynamics, and even travel assistance.

The pandemic has spurred many changes for advisers that are not going to disappear with the virus, such as the move to virtual meetings with clients, advice teams working remotely, focusing services for a particular type of client rather than a group based on geography, and getting to know clients even more personally.

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For the first seven years of his career, Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal shied away from being vocal about issues to avoid being the target of political zealots.

I hate politics, Beal said of his general mindset. With politics comes judgments, and when you speak out, thats when the shut up and dribbles come out.

But in 2020, during his eighth professional season and amid a global pandemic and worldwide protests, Beal found motivation to leap into the political realm.

I have two boys, Beal said, and, while they wont be raised the way I was raised, the decisions we make today ultimately impacts what happens to them down the road.

Theres a lot at stake in the 2020 election including economic inequality, a growing health crisis and political decency that will impact Beals sons. Thats why the 27-year-old NBA star is voting for the first time.

Beal represents a new awakening for professional athletes who have thrust themselves into this years political process. The tragic killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others have fueled athletes to become vocal participants. And among all the professional sports leagues, the NBA and WNBA have assumed the most prominent roles in encouraging people to vote.

Voter registration was one of the NBAs main platforms when play resumed in July and, as a result, the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) says more than 90% of its members who are eligible American voters are now registered. Last week the NBPA announced a $350,000 donation ($250,000 from proceeds from the 2019-20 season restart jersey auction) to support 18 organizations that work to increase voter turnout and combat voter suppression.

The WNBA, which has been a leader among all professional sports leagues on social issues, also introduced a platform in August called Unite the Vote in an effort to enable each of the leagues 12 teams to register as many voters as possible.

Earlier this year, Beal joined Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud to lead a march on Juneteenth through the streets of Washington. Beal has quickly gotten comfortable in his new role of speaking out against police brutality and encouraging people to vote.

Ive had to educate myself, Beal said. Ive been looking into the history of my family, my grandparents and learning about the struggles they had in gaining the right to vote.

During the summer, Beal expressed regret that he remained silent following the 2014 killing of Michael Brown, which occurred not far from the NBA stars hometown of St. Louis. He said he was wrong for thinking for most of his career that professional athletes didnt really have a voice.

As a basketball player, I just felt like I was removed as a citizen of the world and thought, we dont have a voice, we dont have an opinion, Beal said. Its kind of Fd up in a way.

But the NBA and the NBPA are supporting us and giving us a voice to use our platforms to be able to speak out and be the voices of people who arent heard, and the people who are underserved.

Playing for the Wizards, Beal sees underserved communities regularly, especially when he drives to the Entertainment and Sports Arena (the teams practice facility and the home to the Mystics) in Ward 8, one of the most economically challenged areas in Washington.

To grow up in that type of environment to now, where I see it daily, were still not removed from it, Beal said. Those are the people we have to utilize our platform for.

While a shoulder injury prevented Beal from accompanying the Wizards for their brief stretch in the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, he was thrilled to watch the games and see the messaging during every contest.

We wanted to continue to see Black Lives Matter on the court, and that theres going to be a commercial on the issue after every free throw break, until you were sick of seeing it, Beal said. And every sport was doing it, which makes it so funny to me when you tell basketball players to just shut up and dribble. We just have to ignore all the ignorance and try to reach those who want to come together and change.

It isnt just Beal lending his voice to the voting efforts. Other players from the Wizards, Mystics and Washington Capitals, which all fall under the Monumental Sports and Entertainment umbrella, are also stepping up.

Ive moved around so much that I never really had a chance to establish roots where I could vote, said Wizards guard Ish Smith. Now Im Googling all of the local races, and having political debates with my sister, my mom and my girlfriend.

The events of this year and the activism that was encouraged by the NBA in the bubble forced Smith, playing with his 11th NBA team, to slow down and take a closer look at the political process.

Ive learned that politics is crazy, and I realize that when Im in Starbucks with my mask on and hearing the different things that people are saying about different topics, Smith said. All that I hear makes me want to further educate myself so that, when it comes to the day that I vote, Im making a rational and not emotional decision.

Many sports venues around the country will be used as voting sites for the Nov. 3 presidential election. Voting has already started at some of those venues, including big turnouts in Atlanta (State Farm Arena is offering free COVID-19 tests and flu shots with early voting), Los Angeles and New York.

In Washington, that includes the Capital One Arena (home of the Wizards and Capitals) and the Entertainment and Sports Arena (ESA), both large-scale venues that have been classified as voting supercenters. Nationals Park will also serve as a voting supercenter. All will be open to voters on Oct. 27 and through Election Day.

The ESA was named a voting site after nudging from Cloud, who encouraged the move in a series of tweets.

The efforts of the Mystics, Wizards and Capitals have been fully supported by Monumental Sports.

When you see them giving of themselves their energy and their opinions its inspiring, said John Thompson III, vice president of player engagement for Monumental Basketball. With Bradley, theres a growth and maturity with him where he now understands he can make a difference.

While Beal said he isnt trying to tell people who to vote for, he wants them to consider whats going on in the world as they make their decision.

Educate yourselves, and understand whats at stake, Beal said. I was one of those guys in a different generation who didnt vote because I didnt think my vote counted. So here I am today preaching the exact opposite. Your vote matters.

Early voting indicates that there will be a record turnout for this years presidential election, and Beal likes to think that the efforts of professional athletes have played a small part in the increased numbers.

Athletes are role models and mentors and people value what we say, so I think what weve done has helped, Beal said. Seeing the numbers of early voters is an eye-opener, and it shows everybody is putting their heads together, diving into change and showing how they can affect the world.

Beal said that between now and Election Day hell be working in St. Louis and Washington to convince those to get out and vote.

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Ill definitely volunteer and if they allow me to work the polls in Washington, I will, Beal said. Its great that theyre using our arena as a polling place, and Im hoping thatll bring a big turnout.

In a year where he thrust himself into the political process, Beal said that 2020 wont be a one-off.

My grandparents were born in the 1930s, and it wasnt until the 1960s that they earned the right to vote, Beal said. Theyre blessed to be able to see how far weve come today. But to see how far we still have to go, its important we keep up the fight.

Jerry Bembry is a senior writer at The Undefeated. His bucket list items include being serenaded by Lizz Wright, and watching the Knicks play an NBA game in June.

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If you're a basketball fan, you already know that the Miami Heat recently lost 4-2 against the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 NBA Finals. Despite falling short, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was regularly recognizedfor his journey from obscurity to becoming one of the youngest and most respected coaches in the league.

Entrepreneurs can learn a lot from Coach Spoelstra and his story of grit and selfless determination. Did you know that he is the first Asian-American Coach in NBA history, or that his Dad, an NBA marketing executive, helped Spoelstra land his first job with the Miami Heat as a video coordinator even though Erik had zero editing experience? Lets analyze the four strategies that got him where he is today.

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Erik played basketball his whole life. He played with future Hall of Famers in high school and in the NCAA. He even had a short stint overseas in Germany as a pro player and coach. Upon his return to the States, he couldnt find a job. What did his dad do? What any father would do. He used his connections to get his son a job with the Miami Heat in 1995.

Now before you start crying "foul" or making excuses that it was daddys connections," you should remember that he remained the video coordinator for seven years before being promoted. Spoelstrawasn't that kind of entitled kid. He respected the opportunity. Every day on that job was a chance to prove his value to the organization that hired him as an afterthought.

Long before he was known as Coach Spo, he was known as Mr. No Problem, because it didnt matter what was being requested of himhis response would always be, "No problem." You have no idea how invaluable that is until you have someone like that in your organization.

Anyone can tell you that something can't be done. Anyone can bring problems to your attention. Captain Obvious can tell you that a building is on fire, but it's Captain Marvel that will put out the fire or rescue the people inside. Which captain are you?

Spoelstras official title was video coordinator, but he did whatever was asked and whatever was needed of him. Latte? No problem. Dry cleaning? No problem. Car wash? No problem. NBA Championship? No problem. You have to become the Mr. (or Ms.) No Problem of your organization.

These days, the average employee lasts four years or less at their job and that duration continues to decline. Your parents were wooed by the 40-40 plan. Work for one company for 40 hours a week, for 40 years, and retire on a company pension. These days, that sounds ridiculous, and why shouldnt it? You live in a microwave society where everything is available at your fingertips. Everything is on demand. Food? GrubHub. Music? Apple Music. Sex? Tinder.

Whatever you desire is available at your fingertips except for one thing:success. You cant buy success, let alone speed it up. It doesnt matter what the endeavor it is. Becoming proficient at anything takes time and effort. Malcolm Gladwell estimates that 10,000 hours is the magic number required to become an expert at something. If you were to work 40 hours a week, that would equate to about 2,000 hours per year for about fiveyears to reach 10,000 hours,and thats not taking into account any vacation time.

Spoelstra spent twoyears as a video coordinator watching thousands of hours of basketball video in what the Miami Heat called The Dungeon. He was then promoted to assistant coach, but remained the video coordinator for another two years. Two years later, he maintained his assistant coaching positionand became an advanced scout. At that point he had invested sixyears of his life into the Heat organization. He remained an assistant coach until legend and Hall of Fame Coach Pat Riley handed the reins to him seven years later in 2008. It took Spoelstra13 years of honing his craft and being Mr. No Problem before he landedhis dream job.

How many years have you invested in your business, your professionor your career? What new skills are you developing or improving to make yourself a more attractive candidate to your employers? Dont be discouraged if you arent seeing results after two years of hard work. You cant rush greatness anymore than you can slow down time.

WhenRiley decided that Spoelstra would replace him, he held a meeting his protegelikened to a scene out of The Godfather. As Spoelstra recounted an interview with TNT, Riley told him,Im done. Youre ready for it. This will be like youre in a birds nest,and Im going to push you off the branch, and you are going to have to figure out how to fly. You have enough experience, youve worked for great people. This is happening. Take a couple days to get your S-H-I-T together, and Monday is the press conference.

Talk about ripping off the Band-Aid. Elevenyears. Thats how long Spoelstraworked as an assistant coach to the great Pat Riley,and even then he wondered if he was ready for the job.

There will never be the perfect time to do something great. Your finances wont be 100 percentready. You will question your ability. There will be doubt. You might even panic. Do it anyway. Whatever it is that you want to start should be worked on today. Dont put it off.

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When you learn to live your life just outside your comfort zone, you will discover that you are stronger than you thought. You will also realize that most fear and stress is self-imposed. How many times have you lost sleep over something that you thought would blow up in your face, only to realize that it was an easy fix that you had been avoiding?

The Miami Heat didnt win the 2020 NBA Championship, but it was one heck of a run led by a special coach who knew how to extract every ounce of talent out of his players. Spoelstras journey is a tale of dedication to his craftand commitment to self-improvement that any entrepreneur veteran or rookiecan benefit from studying.

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She said its also important for leaders to be authentic about their efforts, and if the issue is treated as a box-ticking exercise, its impact will be diminished very quickly.

CEOs really set the tone and culture for diversity in their organisations, and they do that through visible demonstration of their commitment to diversity, Ferguson commented.

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That can happen through the things they do every day, but also through the policies and procedures they put in place to champion diversity. Its about proactivity, speaking widely and being prepared to have those hard conversations across your organisation, but confidently and with authenticity.

People know when you arent speaking authentically, so its about really living and breathing diversity and being able to articulate that from a business, social and cultural perspective.

Ferguson said that a positive side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is that its moved the flexible working conversation forward, but she said leaders now need to be prepared to commit to what it involves long-term.

Its also about being able to listen to feedback and take it on board, and doing that throughout the entire organisation not just talking about it as something that needs to be done around the boardroom table, she said.

You need to take the time and commitment to speak to people on the front line, really understand what the challenges are, and then be prepared to put things in place.

You also need to put the lens on your organisation, and be prepared to have hard conversations around equal pay, she added. And then its about being prepared to pull the levers you need to in order to balance that out.

Teresa Tepania-Ashton, CEO of Mori Womens Development an organisation offering support, loans and coaching to Mori women in business said that a CEOs role as the head of the company is to identify the key values of the business, and to implement change based on those values.

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She noted that a leaders role can be illustrated by a Mori proverb e t ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ng ngaru o te w. To stand at the stern of the canoe, and feel the spray of the future biting at your face.

The CEO is at the cold face, and not only do we implement, inform and direct both culture and change, whether it be to our governors or staff, we really need to direct and drive that canoe forward, Tepania-Ashton said.

COVID has helped us make that change for those who already predicted a change in trends, the move was seamless but others have needed to catch up.

For me, change in direction needs to be at the core of everything, she explained.

Change is inevitable, and, through that, we actually find the culture within our organisations. At Mori Womens Development, we are really keen on life coaching and mindfulness as a key component of our culture, because its driven by our values and to me, values drive what change in culture should be. Once we identify what those are, we can ensure that right at the top in governance we have diversity, and we have policies that guide our culture.

So for me, the CEOs role in driving change is to stand at the stern of that waka and steer, change, innovate and pivot in the right direction.

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Rachel Hays is moving into the Parkway Plaza building Nov. 1 for her new business, Walter Grace LLC. Pictured is Rachel, left, and her family, Emma, Brandon and Henry.

Pictured is Parkway Plaza, 4471 41st Ave., into which Rachel Hays will be moving her new business.

Pictured is Rachel Hays. Hays is set to move into the Parkway Plaza building soon as she starts her new business.

Rachel Hays just incorporated her new business, Walter Grace LLC, and will be moving into the Parkway Plaza,4471 41st Ave.,on Nov. 1.

Right now, she said its scary and uncomfortable, but also exciting. Her business will focus on empowerment and accountability coaching, as well as business relationship consulting, the former of which she needed to really get started.

This is where empowerment coaching is so important because even as an individual myself, I kept finding reasons not to do it right, like Oh, I dont know how to do this or I dont know how to do that, said Rachel, a Columbus native. One day I texted Renee Mueller if she had any office space in town that I could look at.

Within 12 hours, Mueller, broker and owner of kwELITE in Columbus, had her looking at a place. Mueller owns Parkway Plaza.

Now Rachel has office space, which means no more pushing her dogs out of her office when someone calls, and the physical space allowed her to start pulling together the necessary pieces, like a website and name.The name, Walter Grace, is her sons middle name and her daughters middle name put together.

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