I’ve got a lot going on. A real estate team, lending team, and Impact Club. Then there’s the media aspect of my business, which includes a radio show, podcasts, and video production. It’s a lot. It’s both awesome and overwhelming. It’s forced me to take a look at the...
Today was tough. I didn’t sleep well last night. And for the past two weeks I’ve been getting up an hour earlier each morning to write. Some days I just want to say screw it and go back to sleep. Today was one of those days. But, I managed to convince myself to get up...
Two days ago I wrote about embracing the “collective genius” within my office and I encouraged you to share your stories. Thanks so much to everyone who wrote back, including Paul. Paul’s response: You said you would like to hear from us - so here goes. First, let me...
Good Morning Friends, Happy Groundhog Day! What does that even mean? On the surface it's a silly holiday to acknowledge the grind of winter. But when I woke this morning and realized it was Groundhog Day, it got me thinking of a few friends I ran into last night at a...
This past week I’ve been waking up an hour earlier each day to take on a challenge. I’ve had this goal to write every day for some time. But I’ve only just committed to it fully. I read two stories recently that helped me get started. One was about Jerry Seinfeld. He...
Do you pride yourself on being a good multi-tasker? Many of us do. In fact, most agents feel they NEED to be great at multi-tasking to be successful. Let’s examine this industry mantra. First, let’s define multi-tasking: Webster’s Dictionary: the performance of...
Growing up on an island in Alaska was a cool adventure, but as a teenager all I could think about was getting off that rock. With only 13 miles of roads, the town just kept feeling smaller and smaller. Many of my friends were getting into bad habits and I might have...
When Outworking Your Competition Doesn’t Lead to Outperforming Nobody likes to get beaten up. Even worse, getting beaten up and embarrassed in front of everyone you know. It happened to me all the time in high school. Don’t worry—I wasn’t the victim....
I recently told the story of How I Lost an Election, which had the side effect of me enrolling in night classes at my local community college while I was still in high school. It was during that year of taking both college and high school courses that I learned a...