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Chris speaks from a philosophical perspective and draws from various sources. He reads prolifically, meditates, prays, and practices yoga most every day. By leaving TV out of his brain, Chris seeks to hear what may arise in the silence. His speaking is one of lightheartedness, humor, and something to consider. Personally and professionally he works hard on not taking himself too seriously.
Chris is available to speak on the following topics and will make appropriate adjustments to create a customized presentation for your group. Please send an email to Heather at hmcmullin@falegacy.com to coordinate details.
Values: Values are not some intangible, intellectual notions of how life should be. Values are the seeds you planted that sprouted the life you live now. Most sprouts shoot up quickly with youth only to wither over the passing of time and loss of direction. If you’ve never been sure of what your values are, or you’ve lost track of them, look at your actions. If you are not gaining satisfaction from your work, your relationships, or yourself, you may be focusing on priorities that are meaningless or even detrimental to your values. To be most effective, you must align your motives and your actions to create harmony - in business and in life. How would your life look if you actively pursued your heart’s desires while letting go of everything irrelevant?
Happiness: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are ideals that founded this country. How much pursuit is necessary to grab your piece of the happiness pie? What is it that scientists find makes people most happy? What is the relationship between happiness and money? Does money cause or correlate to happiness? What role does the mind have in determining happiness? Can you choose to be happy or unhappy? Answers to these questions are surprisingly simple.
Gratitude: The philosopher Cicero wrote: “Gratitude is the mother of all virtues.” How we approach life affects how we feel, how we think, and how effective we are to others and to ourselves. Whether you conform to a religious faith or not, I believe we all exist in this world with some degree of grace. When we cross the street we have faith that oncoming traffic won’t speed up. We have faith that other drivers will stay in their lanes on the freeway. We have faith that our spouses will be there for us and that our businesses and jobs will continue to grow. Gratitude for the monumental moments in life is important. Gratitude for the often-taken-for-granted moments is even more important. This gratitude creates more goodness in our lives and, consequently, more cause for gratitude.
Retirement: We are about to see a never before seen wave of retirees as the baby boom generation hangs up the careers and heads off to the social security office to begin drawing benefits. What is the average age and income of retirees now? What is the current lifestyle? What can you do to get more security and enjoyment out of your life going forward in the future? What do young people need to do to prepare for the future? What will happen with Social Security and Medicare? Losing sleep over these questions is not the answer. The world will not come to a screeching halt – today or tomorrow. With a little inner reflection, a little self-determination, and a little basic knowledge, your retirement can be luminous, too.
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