Life’s too short to not enjoy sunshine and ice cream on these beautiful spring days!!! Cheers!

Are you a builder or a taker?  Do you make things and create value, or do you consume them?  Is your circle of influence filled with builders or takers?

THE HARDER THE PROBLEM, THE MORE LIMITED THE COMPETITION

I’m most known for building a builder JV platform from scratch.

Without the pain and sadness of a Good Friday there is not the goodness and Glory of an Easter Sunday! He has gone ahead of us and always will.

I still suck… but I suck much less than I did yesterday, a week ago, a month ago and definitely less than last year. Today will mark the 100th day of me practicing Japanese for at least 15 minutes a day.

I’ve noticed that gaining success in areas like… work-life balance, financial freedom, career growth, diet, parenting etc. all come from adopting the concept of “eliminating the nonessential”. Focusing your efforts on the “vital few instead of the trivial many” always gives you the biggest bang for your buck.

Last week’s markets were filled with fear and uncertainty driven by banking seizures and liquidity issues. Although the central banks were quick to react to contain the issues this week’s financial markets may not feel much different.

More drama in the market this week. The collapse of two banks last week dropped mortgage rates and will have an impact on the Fed’s plans for subsequent rate increases.

QI is almost gone. How are you doing on you 2023 growth and fitness goals? A few of us needed a little motivation to accelerate our efforts so we started a March Miles Challenge.

We are on sabbatical this week and have been traveling through Death Valley, Lake Havasu, and Sedona on our road trip. All great spots to visit and I would highly recommend each of them for different reasons.

As the economy starts to cool off, rates creep back up, and the market settles into a new norm, eyes are being cast towards right sizing and expense reductions.

“A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.” ― Ray Davis

Face your Giants… Don’t be defeated!

For all of us this is a season of growth and change. 2023 will be different than any other year we have ever experienced. The market is adjusting, and we are all having to stretch outside of our comfort zone to adapt to it.

It’s that time of year again…. where everyone releases predictions on what to expect for the market in 2023.

Today marks the day of the Chinese New Year. This year’s totem is the water rabbit.

Well, it’s no secret to those of you that know me, that this week was way more disheartening and draining than anyone could have ever imagined.

This weekend I was in my happy place in the mountains, on the snow, planning and resetting for the new year.

It's that time of year again. The close of one year and the bright and shiny possibilities of another.

This week someone very smart asked me… “what do you do to release stress or decompress”?   I was honestly at a loss….  For my entire life I have never spent even a moment thinking about this let alone doing it. 

This week I am really trying to recenter my thoughts and my energy. Unwanted negativity, stress, and anxiousness have been creeping into my life. I’m in the middle of reading a book called “Think like a Monk”. In the book there is a section where he discusses what he calls… Cancers of the mind: Comparing, Complaining and Criticism. These three C’s are the root of negativity and rob us of our joy and increase stress and negativity..