"The unexamined life is not worth living." To Socrates, deep self-reflection was the path to a meaningful life. He believed he had a God-given, civic duty to encourage this in everyone.

No update is still an update. When there's a deal in progress and the client is emotionally invested, they just want to hear from us. Even a simple message like, "John, there's no tangible update for you right now, but I'll call you as soon as I hear back from the other side."

Keep reading, exploring, learning, and listening to those who have what you aspire to achieve. There is always at least one golden nugget to be found in any book, podcast, or social platform. Today, I listened to a podcast featuring Alex Hormozi, thanks to Rahul Chhajed.

If anyone has any strip centers or shopping centers in A or B locations, DM me. I have a few clients on the hunt. - Location: A/B locations in primary or secondary markets - Price/SF: $250 or under - Cap Rate: Asset Dependent - Type: Value-Add or Stabilized either Anchored or

Achieving goals in this business is much more attainable with the right people around you, including colleagues, teammates, and especially clients. When you find individuals who align with your strategy, values, and philosophies, double down on those relationships. These

Call me a nerd, but one of the most fulfilling tasks on the weekend is completing a DIY project while listening to a podcast that’s spitting out absolute facts about life or business. Benefits: 1. Adding value to your house 2. Chipping away at one of the 1,000 projects your

Just ran a quick Costar search to see how many repeat multi-tenant retail buyers there have been in the past 24 months, focusing on properties at or below a 6.50% cap rate, west of Texas, and in the $4M to $10M range. Surprisingly, there are only THREE buyers who have purchased

Sunlight from 5:45 - 8:30 needs to be the norm. That’s the closest thing we have to days being longer than 24 hours.

#retwit looking for deals with some upside, doesn’t have to be immediate in SoCal for a couple credible clients looking to place money soon. Please DM if you have something in mind.

this BBC interview with a guy outside the security perimeter who claims he saw the shooter before he fired is absolutely wild

How does this happen to a presidential nominee in 2024 with all the top-tier security strategy and technology that our country possesses? Absolutely unnerving.

What a strange sequence of events - Bystander points to a rando climbing atop a roof that’s apparently only 150 yards from the stage. How this was “outside the security perimeter” is another matter - Cops and SS do not engage immediately - Shooter has enough time to get into

If I’m Biden’s campaign, the smart move would be for Biden to publicly tip his hat to Trump for almost dying for his country and standing up in defiance right after. It doesn’t matter your political affiliation, that’s as patriotic as it gets. He could have scurried off the stage

I stare at this former NORMS from my office window, and apparently a major QSR tenant will be backfilling it. Caveat, there is no DT lane…this should be both an interesting experiment and parking sh*tshow, and I get a front row seat to the action 🍿

I'm trying something new this week: evaluating my business strategy down to its studs. As we grow in this business, we sometimes lose sight of the client-building process that was systematized when we were in the trenches. ...If you all of a sudden hear from me more often.

Brokers are used and relied upon to get sh*t done. Plain and simple. If the path forward isn't simple or clearcut, tough luck. It's on us to figure it out. We get compensated by taking action. Don't get caught analyzing and strategizing and analyzing some more.

If you ever are wondering if you’re putting in enough effort, just look at the masses. If you’re in traffic on your way to work, that means that thousands of other people are going to work at the same time you are. However, if you are on the road, no buildup occurs, and the