Plus One vs Done | Vol. 118 “Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.” – Peter Drucker Plus One vs Done Last week, I heard a story about success coach Brendon Burchard. His former marketing lead shared something interesting. During team meetings, Brendon always asked everyone to make each idea a …

The Three Powers of Curiosity | Vol. 117 “Curiosity will help you be more focused about what’re the real things that we need to solve.” – Michael Bungay Stanier The Three Powers of CuriosityI recently reread Michael Bungay Stanier’s excellent book, The Coaching Habit. A remarkable stat jumped out at me. On average, physicians interrupt …

Success in a Nutshell & Occam’s Razor | Vol. 116 “Everything should be kept as simple as possible, but no simpler.” – Albert Einstein Gary Keller and I recently appeared on a two-part episode of The Millionaire Real Estate Agent Podcast (You can listen to Part 1 and Part 2 here.) Host Jason Abrams wanted …

Chief Brody’s Scar | Vol. 115 “Your cracks can become the most beautiful part of you.” — Candice Kumai Chief Brody’s ScarI’ve seen Jaws more than any other grown-up movie. I’m pretty sure the actual record goes to Pixar’s Cars, thanks to my children. I still watch Jaws every year or so but hope never …

The Speed Trap | Vol. 114 “In an effort to go faster and outsmart the process we turn to shortcuts, cut corners, and engage in short-term behavior. While it might seem like we’re going faster, these tiny debts accumulate into an anchor.” – Shane Parrish The Speed Trap This summer, my son Gus and his …

Top Takeaways from the 2024 KW CEO Summit & Mega Agent Camp | Vol. 113 “Others might not hit their goals and the reason they didn’t is because they didn’t do the work. Just do the work.” – Gary Keller Top Takeaways from the 2024 KW CEO Summit & Mega Agent Camp  Last week, a …