As the real world hits you, and we all know it will hit you over and over, resilience and grit become some of the most important skills to develop. AND yes, you can develop them. Below is a nice article from the Wall Street Journal. Read it and start working on developing your resilience skills today.  Having grit and resilience will bring you good stead all the […]
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Sending a child to college? Have a kid turning 18? A simple must do for every parent is getting these two documents executed: —Health Care Proxy: Allows parents to have full medical disclosure for their child if there is an accident. —Power of Attorney: Allows parents to gain access to grade transcripts, wire money, and
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One of the best parts of my career has been meeting great people. I have been blessed to meet the best of the best. –Sister Joan who has run Xavier College Prep for over 50 years–Robert and Kim Kiyosaki who have sold over 30 million personal financial books–My Mom who has fought Parkinson’s for 16
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As a parent of four, I have been very lucky to have my wife Tracy stay home. Because of this, we have had a very traditional division of labor in our household. Below are a couple of graphs showing just how much this has become a rarity. Over 66% of households bring in two incomes. Two working
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Most weeks, I can just give all the LIFEies readers a quick summary of the article and let them decide whether or not they want to read the whole enchilada. Today, I am asking you to at least read my highlights (three different colors!) but I really think you should read the whole article.Â
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In my first book, How to Win in Commercial Real Estate Investing, I talk about “Real Estate Eyes.” I live, breathe, and sleep thinking about real estate and its interaction with business. Turns out what I have really been working on for 30 years is creating serendipity.  Back in November 2014, I sent out a LIFEies about looking
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For the past decade, I have been under siege with emails. I receive anywhere between 200-300 a day.  I am sure you are the same. This is a huge issue, at least for me. One of my biggest pet peeves is receiving sloppy emails. –No subject lines –Forwarded emails without comment –Not taking out the previous
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I have been in the risk business for 30 years. What do I mean? I started 100% commission real estate brokerage in 1984 and have never had a paycheck since.  What a ride. Making that decision has altered my life, my lifestyle, and my perspective. I am a believer in taking risks and want you to be as
The subject line says it all, so you can stop reading now. OR, you can read below and pick up some additional tips on how not to be a victim and how to take unconditional responsibility for your life.  Thanks to Sebastean Losch for this article. I love getting cool, thought-provoking articles to read. Here
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I love the thought: Success requires energy.  Today, I have an article for us to incorporate some ideas into our thoughts. Creating success requires energy. A lot of energy. Here are 4 of my favorites: –Passion is focused energy–Create organizational structures and systems that don’t depend on you–Build in breathing time into your calendar after high-stress activities–Eliminate energy vampires The
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