I have 4 children and they have been the best thing I have ever been involved with. That alone could be the sole message of this LIFEies. If you want to live a Fantastic Life—have kids. Adopt kids. Mentor or coach kids. Just spend time around kids. Kids give us more than meaning. They […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about success AND the journey getting there. One idea that I keep coming back to is: how can I find success every day? How can I feel like I had a successful day? Win every day? We all know about big wins, but I want to really feel success regardless of
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One area I think about all the time is building deep and meaningful relationships…That means build trust too. I have spent almost four decades building teams and now have the best team I have ever had in no small measure because they trust me. Below is an article on building trust faster. 1—Make them feel
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Since I wrote The Fantastic Life (order your copy here), I have been reading more and more books in the “self-help” category. Some are good, some great, some are just ok. Still, I learn something from every single book. I thought I would share a couple of the best self-help books I have read in the
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I hope your week of connecting was fun and enlightening. I know I thought about it, worked on listening without judgement and loved a number of conversations I had this past week. Let’s go a bit deeper this week. –Connecting is not just words, it’s a sense of being open and available. Body language, facial
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One of my top 10 goals for the past few years has been to be more present. In 2021, I changed it to be intensely present. While I am a big work in progress, some of the work has already paid off. I am more relaxed, have better conversations and am starting to really connect with everyone I come
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Tackling mindfulness and living in the moment is an ongoing topic of my life and therefore my LIFEies. The idea of living life now is so compelling and spot on, I hope you have been thinking about it and working on it too. Below is a nice article on six steps to living in the moment. Here are three that I personally
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My daily hiking partner, backpacking partner and longtime friend Brad Lemon got hurt badly a couple years ago when we were hiking in the Dolomites. He is diligent about his rehab but his injury has caused long term damage and he has been unable to hike much over the last three years. Not many people
When I was a hard charging young broker, I wanted to negotiate every deal to the absolute final deal point. My first real lease I completely over negotiated, almost killed the deal and got schooled by Jim Watkins. Prior to becoming a broker, the first 22 years of my life were a nonstop thrill ride with two older brothers and playing sports. When I finally got into the business world,
Over the winter, I would hike, ride the Peloton, or lift weights early in the morning. Then I would throw on a swimsuit and get in the freezing cold pool all the way to my neck for 10 minutes. Why? To limit inflammation, recover faster AND to seek discomfort. This begs the question: why would
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