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Blank Pages & Books
Today is the first blank page of a 364-page book. Put yourself in the position to write a good one. While you're at it, read a good one.
Jan 22 min read


Top 5 of 2025
It’s that time of the year! It’s hard to believe another year has flown by. After reflection, I see a common theme in my top 5 of 2025: change.
Dec 26, 20254 min read


May Your Sweater Be Ugly & Your Holidays Stellar!
This season, embrace the love, light, and joy with a side of weird! 😆 When you walk into a holiday party looking like a galactic supernova of yarn and symbols, just remember ...
Dec 19, 20251 min read


It's Within Us
If you had the choice of feeling joy and contentment or misery and hopelessness, which would you chose? Most people would choose the former rather than the latter. But because of life experiences, mental health conditions, or having a negative mindset, some people struggle to get there.
Nov 28, 20251 min read


Veterans Day & Four Important Promises
Next Tuesday, November 11, is Veterans Day, a day when we honor those of us that served in the Armed Forces. Decades ago, I took the Oath of Enlistment when I joined the Army, and that oath holds a lifetime commitment.
Nov 7, 20252 min read


100
The number became a seed floating around in my mind, and I began to think about how 100 plays out in my approach to life and commercial real estate.
Oct 24, 20253 min read


Time Gets Me Running, Sometimes
Most of the time, I feel like I run my days. However, sometimes I find that my day is clearly running me. I’m sure most of you know what I mean. I've built a habit …
Oct 3, 20252 min read


Do You See Opportunities?
“You can’t seize what you don’t see.” Just seven simple words, but they pack a punch.
Sep 26, 20251 min read


Moving Through It
Life events can be both predictable and unpredictable. Our CEG team has been through tough personal losses over the last few years. Although the cycle of life is predictable, loss can be devastating. Grief is messy. It’s layered. And it’s individual. It generally comes in waves, sometimes with a gentle back and forth, other times treacherous and pounding. But it in that mess, it delivers time for reflection.
Aug 8, 20251 min read


Lending a Hand
Brokers are in the business of helping people. There’s plenty of research out there that supports the importance improving someone else’s life.
Aug 1, 20251 min read


Happy 4th of July!
Many of my 4th of July memories include family and friends blasting tunes and shooting fireworks from our Wisconsin cabin pier. The music was (and still is) a collection of …
Jul 4, 20251 min read


Be All You Can Be
With this month marking the 250th year of the US Army, I’ve been thinking about my service as an Airborne Rigger. I enlisted in 1986 during the time of, “Be All You Can Be.”
Jun 20, 20251 min read


Happy Father’s Day
It’s hard to believe that when Father’s Day was first proposed in the early 1900s there was push back. Many men thought it was a way to “domesticate manliness” and…
Jun 13, 20251 min read


Complex Deals Build Persistence 👨🚀
Complex deals help build a persistence muscle. And brokers need that muscle strong!
May 30, 20251 min read


Let’s Play! Games of Life 👨🚀♟️
In my opinion, the best games provoke thinking and require strategic reasoning. For kids, they develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic planning skills. (says the former teacher on the team 😉) As adults …
May 23, 20252 min read


Choose Wisely 👨🚀
Who do you spend your time with? Are they helping you achieve your goals or holding you back?
May 9, 20251 min read


Grow Your Network 👨🚀🪻🌷🌱
Spring brings renewed energy and new chances to connect with people. It’s a perfect time to grow your network!
May 2, 20251 min read


Intention Expands 👨🚀🪂
I’m still purposeful in my actions, but not for the same reasons. Here are five ways intention shows up in my adult life …
Apr 26, 20253 min read


Top 5 Favorite Books
I’m sharing my top five favorite books. Really, there are many, but these are the start to a fantastic foundation.
Jan 3, 20252 min read


Small Business Saturday
When you’re small, you need business & help breaking through the digital world. Here are five ways you can support small businesses.
Nov 22, 20243 min read
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