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I am woefully, hopelessly and – sigh – permanently addicted to the book authored by Simon Sinek called “Start With Why.” If you read this blog, you already knew that. This is at least the fourth (I can’t even keep track!) blog post I’ve written that has been inspired by that book. Today, I want [...]

I’ve found that there are a handful of books, videos and websites that I am constantly quoting, referencing, re-reading or thinking about. These are the concepts, ideas and people that have shaped and molded me the most. I thought I’d put them together in one place just for the sake of convenience. I hope you [...]

I’ve been bothered by something for a very long time. Basically, since that day I entered the real estate industry back in 1991. I’m going to call this problem the “ethics of open houses.” What She Said! I wrote an entire blog post on this topic last night. And while surfing the Internet this morning [...]

So I attended Inman Connect San Francisco. And I had the time of my life. However, in the back of my mind, I thought, “That was an anomaly, a statistical aberration, beginner’s luck, a perfect aligning of the planets, whatever you want to call it…it won’t happen again.” Boy, was I wrong. Seattle was everything [...]

Some Background… Part of my work history includes managing multiple campaigns for state representative here in southeastern Michigan.  As such, I’ve never really been able to shake the draw of the political arena.  In fact, 2010 may be the first time in my voting history that I did not tune in to a gubernatorial primary [...]

I’ve written a few blog posts that reference this amazing book “Start With Why.” …this book has affected my thinking on a variety of levels. …and it tied up a number of loose ends and put a nice red bow on top of this box of stuff I’ll call “reasons why the real estate industry [...]

Recently, I received an email from a nationally known real estate educator. They were preparing to teach at a multi-day conference at one of the big 5 brands on the topic of Social Media, and they asked me if I’d mind contributing something to their presentation. They asked about the things that we’ve accomplished using [...]

Why? Why do you work in real estate? Why do you provide the level of service that you provide? What attracted you to where you work? What is the “why” that drives your company? What is the “why” that drives YOU? “Why” Drives EVERYTHING We spend a lot of time asking ourselves “why?” And why [...]

I’m one day home from Inman Connect San Francisco. It was an amazing experience, and I wanted to document a few random thoughts and observations before the memories fade. Here they are, in no particular order: Intuitively, I already knew this, but living it was the proof: Social Media works…period. I met a number of [...]