Yes, I did say last week that I was trying to focus on new experiences, but little did I know that a baby Kangaroo was in my future. I was kind thinking trying new food or getting back to drawing not getting an exotic animal for the ranch. I’m not sure how I feel about it yet…. but I do have to admit, it’s pretty darn cute.

The book the 12 hour walk inspired me this week.  As a result, we have been doing a few things out of the norm this weekend.  We went to an art show, listened to an outdoor symphony, had a beer with my burger for lunch, and later this week… we are even going to take an off the grid day for a 12+ hour walk.  I would highly recommend this process not only to spark creativity but also to boost your mental health!  CHEERS!

I’ve been getting a lot of nudges to start up the Sunday Snip-Its again.  For those of you that are newer to the team.  Last year I emailed weekly thoughts, ideas, notes and quotes from great content I consume weekly. 

Notes that resonated!

I listened to a podcast this week and a comment stuck with me….  ‘Your life is basically a compilation of your typical Tuesday’.  Why Tuesday… There’s nothing special about a Tuesday. 

Routine meetings are one of those we occasionally shy away from, we hate having meetings to have meetings.

There is a lot going on this week.  Everyone is really getting in the grove and things are starting to feel more back to normal than they have in a long time.  As we start winding down the year and headed into the holiday season things will begin to speed up and our interactions with people and family will increase. 

This week at top producer we were able to connect with people we haven’t seen in over 18 months. Everyone was so hungry to connect and get out of the COVID rut.

This week was a hard week for the market and it’s a hard time for many the industry. Mortgage rates haven’t been this erratic since Black Monday when the stock market tanked in 1987.

This week was light on writing and content and mostly focused on the quarterly market update, understanding the govt shut down, and forecasting the effects. I will send a copy of the update later this week.

Nothing like a good pork or fish taco!  This hole in the wall recommended by Brad has both and was a must visit if you come to SA.  I’ve linked the restaurant link below so you have it for the future.  So good!

Happy Labor Day! I hope everyone is enjoying a nice long holiday weekend in the sun with fun, family and friends! 😊

We recently moved to a temporary home so we can repair some things at the house. This move has really created chaos in my routine and thrown them out of whack. So this week it’s time to get back to the basics and realign my routines.

This week is a weird week it started with a new lamb at the ranch, discovering bubbly water, COVID protocol, and learning the proper order to watch the Avengers. How to watch the Marvel movies in order.

Benny commented on my peach story from last week and it resonated with me so I thought I would share his comments.  He makes a very valid point.  All too often we see a less than perfect or anticipated outcome as a failure.  When in actuality it is a success.  It just might not be the one you had in mind.  So many parallels can be driven from his point.

It’s been a minute since I gave a ranch update so thought I’d share today…. Basically we suck at farming. 5 of the fruit trees died and we literally have one tree that had one peach on it. But, when I went out today to check on the peach today and guess what… its gone 🙃 so at least for this season that’s the end of the fruit.

This week was all about creating/ maintaining good habits and strong systems.

As the market starts to shift and the competition starts the get gnarly… We need to be more focused on the basic blocking and tackling that makes us great.

The difference between stress and passion…. Great video and advice for leaders

Earlier this week we had one of the most coolest experiences and it was such a great reminder to me…..  

I came across a couple of articles this week that are really connecting a theme.  Quitting seems to be a thing that has been magnified from the pandemic.  Mortgage had it pretty bad in 2020 but it’s really becoming a trend for everyone else is 2021.