Listen to “Talking to Elephants” by Fred Smith As a young man stationed in Italy in the Navy I invited my family to come and join me for a tour of the country. One day in Rome [...]
Listen to “Is It Too Much To Ask?” It’s not just me but a growing number of people have made comments about a theme running through commencement speeches for the last several [...]
Listen to “More” by Fred Smith Periodically, I think about full retirement and what that might mean. I asked one friend about it, and his response was, “Retire from what? You [...]
Listen to “What’s the Outlook?” by Fred Smith The difference between weather and climate is important. Weather alters constantly while climate changes are slow but the [...]
Listen to “Gods in Disguise” by Fred Smith It was not even a major miracle. No one walked on water or fed five thousand. As far as miracles go it was almost incidental. A [...]
Listen to “Paper Dolls” by Fred Smith There is no topic more widely discussed and fretted about in family philanthropy than that of donor intent. Horror stories (both true and [...]
Listen to “Neighbors” by Fred Smith Like most of us, I’ve heard the Parable of the Good Samaritan since childhood and one thing has remained constant: the Samaritan has always [...]
Listen to “An Open Hand” by Fred Smith In the middle of the crippling cold snap in Texas the store manager of the HEB grocery store had to make a decision. With hundreds of [...]
Listen to “Late Night On A Long Drive” by Fred Smith As a boy I did not have much time alone with my father. The best opportunities came late at night on long car trips while [...]
Listen to “The Family Farm” by Fred Smith I’ve had many conversations over the years with friends about the dangers of leaving wealth to children only to ruin them. It’s taken [...]
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