Business

A History Teacher vs. A Soccer Coach

Friday I told you about coach Edward, the soccer expert that, by the way, has taken his junior college team to state championship and in addition has private clients that are eager to get their kids on his calendar. But the bad news is that, unfortunately coach Edward is not able to fulfill the request

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Business

Probate Specialist to Soccer Coach

I’m deep in the heart of AYSO soccer season with Ernie and Rebecca, my two youngest kids. This year I decided not to coach but rather to hire a personal professional soccer coach to train my own children. We started our training prior to the season so that we would hit the ground running…I guess

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Business

My Dog of 16 Years Passed Away This Weekend

I just wanted to share with you, my Probate Fox family that my dog Cinder died this past weekend at the age of 18. She was diagnosed with Canine Degenerative Myelopathy which is similar in many ways to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). It is often seen in German Shepard’s and my beautiful Cinder was a

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Business

Age Discrimination Even Though he Was a Best-Selling Author

There is talent everywhere around us. However most do not know how to really use what they have. My Uber driver this morning had an amazing story about that specific subject. He shared with me how he was a best-selling author of not one but four books. He was in the Real Estate Development Business

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Business

Put Your Oxygen Mask on First Before Helping Others

As a husband and father, I tend to most often think of my family first before I think of myself. And as great as that may sound there is one problem with this behavior. That is if I am taking care of others to the extent that I am not taking care of myself then

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Business

A Conversation with My Porsche Race Car Driver

I just returned from my time in Atlanta, Georgia and I have to tell you that the more I am there, the more I love that city and its people. But one cool thing that I had not planned on doing was to experience what it feels like to be a race car driver at

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Business, Marketing, Probate Investing

Ice Cold Beer and a Probate Specialist

Did you hear about the boy this past weekend who had replaced the traditional lemonade stand for a beer stand? It was brilliant from a marketing stand point because he went against the herd. While every kid in town was pitching, “Come get your ice cold lemonade!” This child had a totally different angle which was

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Business

21 Year Wedding Anniversary

I write to you with great joy today as I share that it is my 21 year wedding anniversary. My wife has been part of my real estate journey since the very beginning and we have always tried to incorporate our kids in our business. As they have gotten older they have become more interested

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Business

Are You A One Hit Wonder?

A few weeks ago I was out in Cleveland and I got a chance to stop by and visit the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Wall-to-wall recognition of musicians who have made their mark in the industry. From Elvis Presley, all the way to the new up-and-coming artists. There is however one section that

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Business, Probate Business

A Brit, A Spaniard, and a Mexican

This last weekend I attended a concert in Hollywood at the legendary Roxy. The lead singer is a woman from England and the others are from Spain and Mexico. Their music is an interesting mix of English, Spanish,and Spanglish. And what is crazy cool is that they have such a huge fan base worldwide! What

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Business

I’ll Just Come Right Out and Say it… I am a Bastard!

I just came back this weekend from my trip to Cleveland, Ohio and thankfully I made it just in time for Father’s Day. If you’re a father or there’s a father in your life, I hope you had a great time celebrating and enjoying this day. I have four kids and we had a great

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Business

Michael’s Unfulfilled Dreams

Yesterday, I took my mother shoe shopping to her favorite store which is SAS. (San Antonio Shoes). We’ve been going to this store for years and the sales man who helped us has been our shoe salesman since I was a young boy. Michael is the most kind-hearted man that sells shoes and he does

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