Business

Cold Prospecting at the DMV

A while back I took my daughter, Vicky, to the DMV to take her driver’s test. Going to the DMV is not my idea of a fun afternoon and the idea of having another one of my precious children on the roads of L.A. scared the Lights out of me, but I couldn’t put off

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Business

Did Coca Cola Invent Santa Claus?

Have you met the jolly old guy who rolls into town every December with the rosy cheeks and red suit? Have you ever wondered where our modern day Santa came from? There is a HUGE marketing lesson in this story. Yes, it is true that he is based on Saint Nicholas who lived in Lycia

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Business

The Homeless Security Guard

This weekend I took the family out to see the musical Hamilton at the famous Pantages Theater. Right on both sides of the street from the theater is the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. I’m sure you’ve seen this on TV before – this is where the stars have their sidewalk square with their own star

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Business

Things Just Got Real

It sure has been hard to get stuff lately. What kind of stuff you ask? Well, pretty much everything. Every week something different is missing from the shelves at just about every store we go to. One week it’s spaghetti sauce. The next week it’s toilet paper (reminds me of 2020 – yikes!). And I’m

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Business, Probate Business

What Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Taught Me About Real Estate

As I was sitting in the jui jitsu academy waiting for my son to finish his lesson, I noticed a banner on the wall that read “Nana Korobi, Ya Oki.” It’s a Japanese proverb that translates “fall down seven times, stand up eight “ It really struck me because it doesn’t only apply to Brazilian

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Business, Probate Business, Real Estate Investing

Who Walks Around Disneyland on Their Knees?

Over the year’s I’ve discovered that there are a lot of obscure and even strange holidays that people celebrate.There’s a National Lost Penny Day (Feb 12), International Beaver Day (April 7), and even a National Hairball Awareness Day (April 30). But today is different. Today is important. Did you know that the first Monday of

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Business

I’m Thankful I’m Not This Guy Anymore

I saw a post the other day from a guy who was complaining that he just got home at 1am after a grueling 15 hour shift at work, was hoping to sleep in since his kids didn’t have school in the morning, but ended up only getting 5 hours of shut eye because his kids

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Business

Thieves Loot Local Libraries Across the U.S.

I try to avoid watching the evening news. Most of it is incredibly negative and I haven’t been able to find a source that isn’t trying to shove their own narrative down my throat. But I also believe that I’d be neglecting my duty as a responsible American citizen to just bury my head in

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Business

That College Education Was A Waste of Money

A friend of mine has a daughter who was a straight “A” student all the way through high school. My buddy shelled out big bucks so she could attend the most prestigious high school College? It was MIT and on to Harvard after that. All paid for by daddy. Now he’s a walking zombie working

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Business

What Does the Musical Hamilton Have to do With Real Estate?

Have you seen the Broadway musical Hamilton? I went with my family a number of years ago and we all loved it. My kids even know every single song by heart! There’s a line in the musical that really struck a chord with me. He says, “I wanna build something that’s going to outlive me.”

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Business

Take the Money and Run

I like to stay on top of the news and every now and again a story catches my eye that not only makes me chuckle a little but also makes me question our societal norms. In Denmark, a museum gave Jens Haaning, a Danish artist 84 thousand dollars to create two works of art to

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Business, Probate Investing

The Psychology of Probate

The core of marketing is really just psychology. Discovering and understanding how the brain works and why people make decisions will have a profound impact on your real estate business. And this is even more true with probate. Why? Because people going through probate are dealing with all kinds of issues, problems, and emotions which

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