Probate Niche

Turkey Troubles?

I saw an article yesterday about a turkey in a small town in Minnesota that was terrorizing residents. It got so bad that neighbors said children have to carry sticks when they walk to the school bus stop in the morning to keep the turkey from chasing after them. Residents said they contacted the Department

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Coaching, Mindset, Probate Business

Death By Treadmill

Do you own a treadmill or do you use one at your local gym? Personally, I like to get outside and hike the hills around Los Angeles for exercise, but a lot of people either don’t have the time or are inhibited by their local weather to get outside this time of year to exercise.

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Business

Skynet Needs To Be Destroyed

Remember the Terminator movie series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger? The storyline centered around a small group of renegade humans trying to stop machines from taking over the world. And it all started with an artificial intelligence computer program called Skynet. It makes for good sci-fi, but that could never happen in real life, right? Well, it’s

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Probate

Breakfast Sausage Wisdom

It’s no secret that the current market has been a challenge. While the past year has seen a ton of new fortune seekers enter the real estate arena, I’ve seen just as many throw in the towel and go back to being a slave of an ordinary 9 to 5 job because of the uncertainty

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Coaching

Stocking Stuffer

Christmas has come and gone and you would think all of the crazy news stories about the holiday have been reported already. Well, there’s one more that just came out this weekend. Most people stuff the stocking hanging over the fireplace with candy, gift cards, or a small gift. But not everybody. A family in

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Business, Marketing, Probate Business

Automating Yourself Out of Business

The 21st century has seen a lot of amazing developments. It’s crazy when you compare how things were years ago compared to now. When I was growing up, my friends and I used to trade cassette tapes and CDs to share music. Now you can just text a link to a friend or share it

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Coaching

Will You Be In Los Angeles Next Week?

A few years ago I had an opportunity to attend a Joe Polish movie premiere in Hollywood. It was cool to be at the premier and meet Joe. And his film was really inspirational. But what really blew me away that day was meeting Chris Voss. He’s the author of the book Never Split The

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Personal Story, Probate

But She’s Not A Woman – She’s Just A Kid

Have you ever seen the 1991 movie “Father of the Bride”? Steve Martin plays the character, George, whose daughter is getting married. My oldest daughter, Christina (some of you may have talked to her – she works with me here in the Probate Fox den), is getting married this summer to a fine young man

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Coaching, Goal Setting, Mindset, Personal Story

Do This One Thing to Revolutionize the Other 364 Days of Your Year

When I was a young boy, I was fortunate to spend a lot of time with my grandfather. You know how grandfathers are – they are filled with nuggets of wisdom and know the exact right time to dispense them to transform lives. He would often push me to go outside of my comfort zone.

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Negotiations, Probate

He Ran Out of Gas During His Driving Test at the DMV

Yesterday I took my son, Ernie Jr., to the DMV so he could take his driver’s test. I don’t know how it works where you are, but here in L.A., we had to wait in our car in a long line of cars for Ernie’s turn to take the test. As we were waiting, a

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Mindset

He Dropped the Ball on Dropping the Ball

Did you stay up till midnight to ring in the new year? The news anchors and celebrities who host the celebrations on TV have a pretty sweet gig. They get paid to party and celebrate. I mean it’s a pretty easy job. But that doesn’t mean they can’t screw it up. I’m not a fan

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Mindset

God Tried to Save Him but He Decided to Drown Instead

My faith is a huge part of my life. You could almost say it’s the only part because everything else I have in my life has been born from my faith in God. Like anything in life, if you want to find success in your relationship with God, you need to put the time and

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