Kristopher De La Pena, CFP, AAMS, CRPC

08/31/2026

Five ways to be a better human this week:

1. Listen to other people’s opinions like yours might be wrong.
2. Help other people win.
3. Study the types of people who upset you to understand why.
4. Stand up to bullies. You'll only have to do it once.
5. If you are bummed by the state of the world, go build something.

08/24/2026

Five ways to be a better human this week:

1. Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.
2. Instead of thinking, "what's wrong and how do I fix it," try exploring, "what's right and how do I grow it?"
3. Plenty of growth can be found in removing your vices, but you will make the real leaps when you stop clinging to your comforts.
4. When you meet someone new, don't ask, "what do you do?" as it limits what people share about themselves to a job description. Instead, try, "what do you love to do?"
5. Remember, when you ignore a problem that is small enough to handle, it often grows into a problem too big to manage.

08/18/2026

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08/17/2026

Five ways to be a better human this week:

1. Respect other people’s limits.
2. Don’t confuse availability with loyaly.
3. Don’t love because, but instead love despite. Love not for the virtues, but despite the faults.
4. Know your goal, or suffer a death by a thousand compromises.
5. If everyone agrees, you won't create much value. Deviate when you have an edge.

08/13/2026

Ameriprise Financial is committed to helping advisors build successful financial planning practices that are known for premium client service. I’m proud to share that I was invited to join a group of top-performing Ameriprise advisors at the Circle of Success National Conference in Denver this week. I look forward to learning more best practices that I can use to help you reach your financial goals.

08/10/2026

5 ways to be a better human this week:

1. Respond, don’t react.
2. Regret just long enough to change.
3. Strengthen relationships while things are good.
4. Don't complain. Complaining is the biggest waste of time there is. Either do something about it, and if you can't, shut up about it.
5. Let reliability be your reputation.

08/03/2026

5 ways to be a better human this week:

1. Remember that everyone is carrying something unseen, so give a little extra grace.
2. Accept feedback as information, not identity.
3. Stay teachable.
4. Let boundaries strengthen—not weaken—relationships.
5. Don’t walk away from what you don’t want, run towards what you do.

07/30/2026

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07/27/2026

5 ways to be a better human this week:

1. Don’t make permanent decisions in temporary stress.
2. Speak slower than you feel.
3. Avoid catastrophizing the unknown.
4. Consistently invest in learning.
5. Let go of who you used to be.

07/20/2026

5 ways to be a better human this week:

1. Thank the people who helped you get there.
2. Stay curious instead of complacent.
3. Share what you’ve learned.
4. Don’t keep score.
5. Stop multitasking during meaningful moments.