(Editor's note: This post should have gone out earlier today but my laptop wouldn't charge and I was traveling, so I had to wait until I arrived in LaCrosse, Wisconsin to find a store that sold laptop chargers. So without further delay, here is your...
Pie, Praise, and Pleasant VibesThere's just something cool about that rarely-found confluence of great service, great food, great atomosphere, and great music. It's easy to find one of those, cool to find two of them, incredible if you can get three...
It's Not the End, It's Just the Beginning: Embracing the Cycle of MasteryI spent two days last week outside of Omaha teaching two days worth of Rookie Training at the Nebraska Realtors Association Conference. It was my third year in a row doing this...
Throwing ShadePerhaps you've heard about the total solar eclipse that will happen today across North America. It's been kind of a big deal in the media. There can be between two and five solar eclipses every year, total eclipses only happen about onc...
InkfluenceThe world has been impacted by handwritten notes and letters;A love letter from Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn. Winston Churchill's letter of refusal to make a deal with Germany. Martin Luther King's letter from the Birmingham jail.These histori...
What Are You Waiting For?The rest of your life starts right now.The success you have been looking for could be just beyond the next activity on your to do list.Dialing the phone could be all that stands between you and the next conversation that coul...
When Everyone Is An ExpertIt isn’t easy when you don’t know everything, but so many people are talking.Knowing who to listen to is confusing because everyone is trying to come off as an expert.Even though you know nothing will be decided right away,...
Hoops, Homes, and Holding Yourself AccountableAs soon as football season ends, I like to turn my attention to college basketball. Many sports fans are truly in their element now as the seasons for both men's and women's teams are headed into their fi...
CTRL-ALT-DELETE: The Power of Taking a Break in a Plugged-In WorldI was engaged in an online conversation this past weekend over a post I made on a social network. It was about personal vacations and taking time to escape the "Hustle & Grind" nat...
Taking Work-Life Balance On the RoadThe last 10 days have kept my schedule full. Since mid-February, I’ve driven over 2,000 miles and flown between Columbus and Tampa 4 times.I’ve seen everyone in my immediate family, but none of them at the same tim...