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August 28, 2026
“You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.” -Abraham Lincoln Potentially polarizing words from one of America’s greatest Presidents and champions of individual rights. So, let’s take each of these apart – in today’s context. 1. True strength comes from resolve. It comes from working hard, strengthening your weaknesses, and becoming the best version of yourself. 2. In this country, we […]
August 21, 2026
This is an attachment from an IBM training manual from 1979. The quote alone is remarkable: “A computer can never be held accountable; therefore, a computer must never make a management decision.” In a world where AI and technology seemingly lead the way in everything and are involved in way too many of our conversations, this eye-opening statement from over 40 years ago tells the entire story. Accountability is a human result. It’s a human expectation. Managing people, managing decisions- those things will never be able to be replaced by a computer, by AI, or by any automation. We have […]
August 14, 2026
Sometimes all that you need is right in front of you. But too often, it’s so easy to think how lucky other people are, or to believe that if only I did this or if only I did that, things would be better. Mostly, all that you really need is right in front of you. Recently, I’ve been going through this process of trying to understand and enhance my business. Trying to really dig in and see where I can create improvement, whether that improvement is internal, external, or a combination of all of the above. Obviously, we have all […]
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 […]
October 14, 2021
Use things…not people. Many years ago, a good friend and mentor said that to me. I was only 22 at the time and had already enjoyed a modicum of success in business. Maybe he saw something in me, that I had blurred that line between using people and things on some occasion? Perhaps I had slipped into an all-too pragmatic, or even transactional mindset when interacting with friends, cohorts, and clients? It hit me like a gut punch that he saw that in me, at least enough to mention it in a positive, constructive way. Of course, it’s easy to […]