Our Mission:
To inspire families to seize the day AND prepare for the future. We do this by providing tools to help them create strong relationships, memories, finances, community impacts, and legacies.
Our Vision:
A world where every person is seriously inspired to live with profound purpose, making each moment matter while crafting an enduring legacy across relationships, life experiences, financial empowerment, and positive contributions to their communities and future generations.
Our Values:
- Live Each Day with Intentionality: Approach every day as if it’s your last, with purpose and passion
- Embrace a Growth Mindset: Always be learning, discovering, and unafraid to try new experiences
- Create Lasting Positive Impact: Make the world better by living with intention to leave a meaningful legacy
- Cultivate Gratitude and Generosity: Practice appreciation for life’s gifts and giving back to others
- Nurture Relationships: Strengthen bonds with loved ones through open, caring dialogue and shared experiences
- Prepare for Tomorrow’s Security: Get your financial future in order to protect what matters most
- Seek Continuous Self-Improvement: Strive to become the best version of yourself through ongoing growth
The Hood ‘Ohana
We’re Jim and Beth Hood, owners and hosts for Live Memento Mori. We’re entrepreneurs, parents, authors, and homesteaders who’ve embraced the “Memento Mori” mindset – remembering life is short and making every moment count.
We’ve been married for 23 incredible years, and we have a nine year old daughter (Nora), 2 cats (Ruby & Nia) , 2 rabbits (Annie & JP), and 32 chickens (most, but not all of them have names)!
We wear a number of hats in addition to running Live Memento Mori. Jim is an IT professional and owner of Mobile Computer Doctor and a financial strategist specializing in life insurance and the “Bank on Yourself” method through Get Financial Liberty. Beth runs a web design firm at Websites with Aloha, leads Nora’s home education, and teaches entrepreneurship in their local youth community.
From our 18 years in Hawaii to our current adventure on an Arkansas homestead, we’ve lived this philosophy of “Memento Mori”. If you want to listen to our full story, we really get into that in Episode 1. Through our podcast and this project, we’re here to inspire you to seize each day, strengthen your relationships, secure your future, and leave a lasting positive impact.
