Last weekend, I attended the 12^th annual Rayz Awareness Melanoma 5K run in memory of my best friend, Bill Walter. Bill was an incredible guy who lived more in a life cut short by cancer than many do who live twice as long as Bill did. To date, the Bill Walter III Melanoma Research Foundation has raised almost $500,000 and helped provide education awareness about the dangers of overexposure to the sun and provide financial assistance to those who can’t afford treatments. 

While I hate hearing stories of people suffering, I am inspired by young people who, like my buddy Bill, decide that they are going to make a difference while fighting with everything they have.

Today, I saw a Tweet on Twitter from professional speaker colleague Gina Schrek about a young man named Nathan White who , at age 15, is fighting cancer. While fighting he is also trying to make a difference and help others. Impressive – a teenager thinking about others while dealing with a life threatening cancer.  Check out his blog and follow his story on Twitter.

Inspirational speaker Tim Richardson speaks about how giving increases employee morale, lowers employee turnover, increases customer loyalty and creates higher profits for Fortune 500 companies, associations, healthcare, and financial services. He is founder of the Bill Walter Melanoma Research Fund. For more information on Tim, go to www.TimRichardson.com

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Tonight my wife and I went to hear Fox News show host and best selling author  Dave Ramsey speak at the University of Tennessee. He gave five points to creating wealth which he admitted were simple. Yet most people don’t do these things. I thought it was good advice, particularly the last point. 

1. Act Your Wage (live on less than you make).

2. Get out of debt, stay out of debt.

3. Budget (before the month begins and stick to it).

4. Learn to save.

- create an emergency fund equal to 3-6 months of your living expenses

- pay cash (on average people spend 18% less when they use cash)

- invest to build wealth (he suggested mutual funds that include growth funds, aggressive growth, international, and cash)

5. Give. 

He said that giving was the most fun part of creating wealth. To be able to help someone else was what really made him rich. I couldn’t agree more.

Inspirational speaker Tim Richardson speaks about how giving increases employee morale, lowers employee turnover, increases customer loyalty and creates higher profits for Fortune 500 companies, associations, healthcare, and financial services. He is founder of the Bill Walter Melanoma Research Fund. For more information on Tim, go to www.TimRichardson.com

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