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August 7, 2026
I’ve had a tremendous amount of anxiety lately. Watching my kids get older, seeing family get older, just watching the passage of time and feeling like I haven’t been a part of it, but more over, have been sitting on the sidelines watching it all happen. Not being an active participant in my own movie. How the heck do I have a 13-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old son? Wasn’t I just 25 yesterday?! I often ask myself, am I where I want to be in life? Am I where I should be? Are the choices that I’ve made the right […]
July 31, 2026
Firms that focus on culture, common values, and vision, win as a team. Families that are clear on their values; financial, faith, spiritual, marital and more, win as a family. Disconnection in any of these leads to failure, whether that means not meeting your goals, personally, professionally and financially. Or failure can show up in just how you feel day to day. But by focusing on this “common belief system,” it allows for greater clarity, calm, and success. Look, things will not always go perfectly. That’s life. But you can choose how you want to start the day and how […]
July 24, 2026
Appreciation and respect. Two words that are often overlooked, sometimes overused, and yet somehow not delivered enough. I had a friend of mine who was very close for a number of years. We’ve done a number of things together: traveled, played golf, etc. While I very much appreciated and respected the things he had done, what I grew to realize is that those feelings were not mutual. It was a very hard realization to make, but one that was critical in my development and ultimately in me ending that relationship. All relationships deserve appreciation and respect. All of them. Whether […]
July 17, 2026
“Who would have ever thought a car ride would have turned into this incredible business opportunity?” he asked me. Conversations, when pointed, honest, and real, can lead to some incredible things. But too often, we are all focused on what people want to hear as opposed to things that people should hear, or the way things can be done and should be done versus the way they are being done. It’s okay in business and in life and with our friends and family to talk about various topics and have differing opinions. Those things can yield incredible results if allowed […]
July 10, 2026
A long-time friend and mentor said something to me the other day that really resonated. In life and in business, you must have two sets of goals: Move Away Goals and Move Toward Goals. In thinking about what these two goals meant, I really spent some time digging in to understand what they meant to me. Here are a few of my thoughts: Move Away Goals are what keep you moving away from your comfort zone. The problem is, if you get too far out, then you can burn out. Why? Because you’re not always going to achieve that goal in the […]
July 3, 2026
For years and years, taxi drivers had medallions. It was something so valuable that they could pass it down from generation to generation. You could borrow against it, sell it for millions and owned your own destiny for all those that had one. Then, in March of 2009, UberCab was launched. Initially, none of those cab drivers gave this a second thought. “After all, we have these Medallions and we have been doing business the same way for decades. No one will be able to take that away from us,” they thought. Then, on July 5th, 2010, Uber launched their […]
June 26, 2026
A friend once said, “I want to be recognized for the effort I put in, not the results.” I’ve been thinking a lot about that lately, especially as it relates to my kids. I think so often we’re focused on the result (whether they get the A in school or hit the home run at Little League) as opposed to whether they are maximizing the effort and whether they are giving whatever it is that they do their all. Speaking for myself, I always give everything my max effort. Good or bad, I pride myself on giving it 100% all […]
June 19, 2026
We all should be breaking bad habits and trying not to repeat those patterns of the past. Things that we’ve either learned as children, adults, through business or personal interactions. I was thinking about this a lot recently. Specifically, I have no photos of my father. My grandfather – his father – had an abusive relationship. Growing up in Brooklyn, his father was very abusive and actually cut all of the heads out of all of the photos of his father. So, there are no photos of him. Now my father had lots of pictures of my grandfather, but I […]
June 12, 2026
Over the last several months, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to leadership and what makes a great leader. What I’ve come away with over this period is that the number one key to successful leadership is communication. Those that communicate effectively and well, with clear ideas, goals, and expectations, led by example. It’s the singular definition of leading from the front. Provide guidance, deliver excellence, and engage the skills required to meet all the expectations that one has. In my organization, I most certainly try to lead by example. Whether it be keeping a clean and clear desk […]
June 5, 2026
It’s not often that you meet someone who significantly changes your trajectory and has a meaningful impact on your life. Those people are few and far between. I can tell you that for me, in high school, it was a science teacher. They told me that I was special and made me feel that way, as well as helping me believe in who I was. This was at a time when I didn’t have a lot of belief in myself, was very self-conscious, and a bit shy, too. That was so moving and important to me. Someone actually thought that […]