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If you are like the members of our firm, you have been tired for the past two weeks! Surfing, Breakdancing, Equestrian Dressage? The first two are fresh new sports, “horse dancing” has been an Olympic Event since 1912!
Snoop Dogg went from an American rapper to the American Ambassador of the Olympic Games, capturing the hearts of all generations! Watching the emotions of the athletes achieving their dreams of an Olympic Medal has been awe-inspiring. These athletes did not wake up on the morning of July 26th and fly to Paris to compete in the Olympic Games.
These incredible achievements took lifelong planning. Each athlete became engaged early on in securing a future that they could be proud of, that would give them the most out of life for them and their families. It took several steps, financial planning, support, training, guidance, changing of plans for obstacles such as injuries.
We may not all identify with Snoop Dogg or Olympic athletes, but we can all agree that without a plan; our objectives, goals, and wishes for our lives are not achievable.
When you plan a vacation, many decisions such as location, travel companions, hotels, excursions, and budget need to be made. Sometimes, a travel agent can help put all these decisions together for you and give you a roadmap for your trip. At DeMoura|Smith, we act as your life agents.
If you decided to drive across the country, gassed up and hit the road, you would probably make it from one coast to the other, but how much time would that take? What part of the opposite coast would you reach? What are the costs of gas, food, lodging, excursions? Maybe you have friends or relatives that you’d like to visit along the way? How can you include loved ones? What if you or a loved one had a medical incident or worse?
Your Estate Plan is like your life vacation. “Estate” is not the best description; it is really a “Life Plan.” It considers, where you are now in terms of family status, health, family’s health, financial health, goals, aging, and concerns.
If you treat your life like a road trip without a map, you will not end up where you want to be. You will not be able to go back and “do over” important things. You would be driving across the country and missing many opportunities to safeguard the life goals you have for yourself and your family.
We help you plan for what is closest to your heart, your health, your family and your legacy. We will help you prepare a comprehensive, customized, flexible plan that can support you and your loved ones to death and beyond.
The moral of the story is, you cannot book that flight to Paris until you make the most important plan of your life.
Bow-wow-wow, yippie-yo, yippie-yay, call DeMoura|Smith to make your Estate Plan today!
