Communities And Business July 26, 2025 Whether we realize it or not, communities are all around us. They have always been here and we have always either actively or passively participated. But why are communities such a big deal for businesses? Because humans are drawn to communities. We want to belong to a group of people who share our interests or our situations. It’s human nature. And people will pay money to belong to a community. Think back to high school. You’re sitting in the cafeteria...
12 days ago • 3 min read
Timing Is... July 19, 2025 Timing Is… How would you finish that statement? Most would say “Timing Is Everything.” After twenty years in real estate, 15 years as a commercial real estate broker and investor, I can confidently say that timing can create millionaires and bankruptcies. Isn’t that reassuring! Where Do You Get It? Timing is crucial in real estate and all business. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to teach. Mostly, timing comes from experience. Some people get it, and some don’t....
19 days ago • 2 min read
Feedback Builds Real Trust July 12, 2025 This week I thought I would do something a little different. This week's article was written by a guest writer- my wife Ericka. This is an article she published this week in her newsletter Leadership Mastermind. Ericka does leadership coaching and training and provides live workshops for businesses. I hope you enjoy the article! Feedback Builds Real Trust Leadership takes courage. Not just the big, bold, stand-on-a-stage kind. But the quieter, everyday...
26 days ago • 2 min read
The Story That Life Creates July 5, 2025 In the US this is a very important weekend. Friday was July 4th – Independence Day. It’s also the weekend we chose to move across the state. Again. About a year ago we left the central Texas area to make a temporary move to Abilene. Now that our reason for moving there has ended we are headed back to the Austin area. Back home. This is also the weekend that the weather decided to create one of the area’s worst disasters in decades. And we were moving...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Opportunities In West Texas June 28, 2025 This week I’m writing from west Texas. I’m in the Permian Basin meeting with a friend and real estate investor client to look at properties. Why go to west Texas to look for real estate investments? Opportunity. First, I believe Texas is probably the best state for real estate investing. The tax situation, the political climate, the incredible growth, and the pro-business attitudes all combine to create a an amazing investment atmosphere. This is not...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
People Friction June 21, 2025 We recently took a survey of business owners at a business expo in the Dallas area. We asked what the biggest challenges were for their business. The top two answers were: Owner Reliance: The owner did so much of the work that the business could not run without the owner. Read my earlier article on that topic here. People Friction: There was always some kind of problem between the employees, with the employees, or between the employees and the owner, etc. The...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
A Week With Grandkids-And Other Business Lessons June 14, 2025 This past week we had grandkids staying at our house. Without parents. Just us. Yeah. A week with two children, 7 and 10, 24 hours a day for seven days. Here’s how it went. Drive a 7 hour round trip to pick them up. A day at the splash pad. A day at the park. A day at the museum. A day at the zoo. Endless episodes of Phineas and Ferb. Shopping. Trying to guess what they would eat. Then a sad 7 hour round trip drive to take them...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
The Magic Model That Produces Wealth June 7, 2025 I bet you’ve heard about the chocolate and the carrot. You need the carrot, but the carrot is not at all appealing. You want the chocolate because, well, it’s chocolate isn’t it. And chocolate makes the world a better place. So someone wants you to have something you need but don’t want so they first offer something you want but don’t need. They entice you to eat the carrot by covering it in rich creamy chocolate that melts in your mouth. Can...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Why Do This To Your Business? May 31, 2025 You know how when you go to trade in your car you give it the best washing and detailing you have ever done since you bought it? Wash, wax, polish the chrome, vacuum the interior, Armor All the leather and plastic, clean your engine for the first time and take it in for its overdue oil change. We all do it because we think it will greatly increase the value. We do the same when we want to sell our house. Clean, paint, repair, mow, etc. Polish up the...
2 months ago • 3 min read