6 Lessons from Inman Connect
Last week I attended my first Inman Connect event in NYC and it was an experience. All experiences (good or bad) are good in my book. And my first Inman Connect wasn’t half bad! When you put 4,000 agents, marketing and tech experts, and real estate industry leaders in one hotel for 5+ days, ideas […]
Get Aggressive on These 3 Pillars of Your Real Estate Business
Earlier this week I was in NYC for Inman Connect and one thing was clear: the real estate industry is in a full-on tectonic shift. Brad Inman equated it to a supernova. The old way of doing real estate is dead, yet the pieces that are left behind will shape how real estate is done […]
4 Life-Changing Questions to Ask Yourself Today
Tomorrow I am teaching one of my favorite KW University courses, Quantum Leap. Gary Keller, co-founder & CEO of Keller Williams, developed this course to dig into the power principles and disciplines that can help anyone achieve a more abundant life. This is not a real estate course, or even a business class, this is […]
3 Ways to Stop Leaving Bread Crumbs on Your Soul
Last week I celebrated my 10 year wedding anniversary with my beautiful wife, Sarah! And right now, I’m coming to you from a villa in Barbados where Sarah and a few of our friends are spending the week soaking up the sun, deep sea fishing, golfing, and of course, talking about life and business. I […]
Gary Keller is Back as CEO of Keller Williams – 4 Things We Can Learn From His Leadership
At 7:44pm last night an email dropped into my inbox with news that will change the course of the real estate industry for the next several decades. Gary Keller is back as CEO of Keller Williams. The interesting thing is, he never actually left. He was simply behind the scenes, leading through others. Gary has […]
Never Stop Being a Beginner
I’ve been snowboarding for 22 years. Scratch that. I’ve been a snowboarder for 22 years. It wasn’t just a twice a month recreational activity for me. I’ve won a boarder-cross event and qualified for regionals (where I lost). I opened up a trail called OZ in the Chugach Myn range in Alaska – a trail […]
5 Lessons I Learned in 2018
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Soren Kierkegaard The past week or so has been packed with family adventures and awesome conversations with friends. Incoming emails were almost nonexistent and much of my team was also unplugged for the holidays. Between skiing, Yankee swapping, building snow forts, and […]
Why I Hate Goals
A few days ago, Hallie and I were prepping for my weekly training for our real estate expansion business CEOs. It’s the end of the year, so Hallie suggested we talk about goals. I quickly replied, “I hate goals!” Hallie asked why. I replied and then she said, “Well, maybe you should just do a […]
How to Lead Your Team to a Strong Year-End Finish
We’re at the end of the line. Less than 15 days until the clock strikes midnight and we move from one year to the next. People are wrapping presents, wrapping up projects, and planning their time off for the holidays. I’m all for that. Work between vacations, right? But we’re not there yet. We’ve still […]
5 Ways to Grow Your Leadership Capital
As much as business and politics are sometimes at odds with one another, they really go hand in hand. Whether we like it or not, what happens in the global political arena effects the markets. And very often, what happens with the economy effects policy. We saw this most recently in the real estate industry […]
The Tao of Leadership
If you’ve read any of my blogs before, you know I’m not usually a proponent of the middle ground, of balance. I always lean towards balls to the wall action, extreme time management, playing full-out, and putting my foot on the gas and driving a few nails through it. Whether it’s wisdom, getting older, my […]
How to Make the Season of Giving a 365 Day a Year Tradition
I hope everyone enjoyed a long holiday weekend with friends and family, unplugged, relaxing and reflecting on all there is that you are thankful for. I have a tremendous amount to be thankful for. I know you do too. Gratitude is the antidote to almost everything – fear, mediocrity, sadness, anger. Try it. Right now. […]
