Growing up in Sitka, Alaska had many perks. You could go out to one of the hundreds of islands and have it all to yourself. You were surrounded by natural beauty. There wasn’t much crime to worry about. All your friends went to the same school and were likely in the...
It’s embarrassing. But unavoidable. It’s in my DNA. I am constantly butchering the English language. I combine words that shouldn’t be combined. I mix up common phases. (Which my wife just pointed out should read “common phrases”). Even with my wife correcting...
My friend and business partner with Impact Club challenged me to write an Impact of the Day, every day, for 90+ days straight. I accepted. I’m a few weeks into the challenge. Ryan Fletcher has nicknamed these daily writings as IODs (Impact of the Day), as they aim to...
I’ve read the books, listened to the interviews, attended the seminars. It’s very trendy today in self-improvement books and business development trainings to talk about and identify your WHY. Twenty years ago, it was all about your mission statement. Today it’s about...
I’m not ashamed to admit it. I put on close to 10 pounds this summer. Summer started off strong. I was exercising a few times a week and feeling good. Maybe too good. Because I ended up tearing a muscle in my leg in mid-May. How? Trying to impress my kids with how...
So I was sitting in a hospital bed this morning at 6 am, awaiting my long overdue arm surgery (another story), and I was wearing one of those hospital gowns that don’t have a backside on them. You know the ones. I wouldn’t say I was comfortable in that room. The air...
It’s my final day in Ireland. I’m writing early in the morning in a Pub/Inn called McGrory’s. I love these types of hotels that have an old pub downstairs. It makes the evenings fun when Amanda and I can put the kids to bed and then walk downstairs and have a pint or...
I associate the first 5 years of my real estate career with pain. Lots of pain. I sunk everything I had financially and mentally into making my business work because that was the sole source of our household income. I took on debt to open up a brokerage,...
Every night this week, from 5:30 to 8, and this weekend from 2-6pm: SOFTBALL. Amanda and I had no idea what we were signing up for when entered the all-encompassing world that is Little League. Even though it’s been hard on our schedules, I enjoy watching the girls...