Goal Setting

Ernie Vargas – Future Astronaut

The Vargas family celebrated a huge accomplishment this week. My son, Ernie Jr., went for his Eagle Board of Review and passed with flying colors. He’s now officially an Eagle Scout! I grew up fatherless on the streets of L.A. which meant as a youth I spent my free time getting into trouble instead of

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Coaching, Goal Setting, Mindset, Personal Story, Probate Business

What Kids Should Really Be Learning in College

Yesterday I celebrated my daughter’s college graduation. Victoria is a tenacious young woman who dug in and worked hard to receive her bachelor’s degree at the tender age of 20. And I’m one proud papa – she graduated Summa Cum Laude which is the highest recognition a student can receive. It is only issued to

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Goal Setting, Mindset, Personal Story

Will You Have No Regrets at 102?

This weekend my youngest daughter, Rebecca, played violin at a retirement center. She wasn’t alone. There were a bunch of other kids who joined in. It’s a nice outreach program that brings an extra ray of sunshine into the resident’s day. As I sat there watching the kids play, I was struck by the dichotomy

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Business, Coaching, Goal Setting, Mindset

How Did He Know?

This past Saturday, My son, Ernie, and I went to a friend’s house to watch the big Davis vs. Garcia fight. I do like combat sports. I love watching Ernie during his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitions, but boxing will always have a special place in my heart. Although Garcia came out strong in the first

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Goal Setting, Mindset

Goals and Coffee

I was having coffee with my friend Pat the other day and the subject of goals and success came up. Have you noticed that no matter what goal you accomplish, the next goal quickly grabs your attention and efforts? And most of the time we don’t even take the time to really relish our successes

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Goal Setting, Probate Niche

Battling Professional Squatters

The news is a weird animal. There has to be a couple of guys somewhere deciding what we get to see and what they want us to remain oblivious to. Did you read about the riots and protests in France yesterday? Probably not because it’s barely being reported. To me, over a million people taking

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Coaching, Goal Setting, Mindset

Nothing But Dust

It’s crazy how fast the days, months, and years go by as you get older. It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago that we were celebrating Christmas and the new year. Today is Ash Wednesday and that means Lent has begun and Easter isn’t too far away. Ash Wednesday is important. And although

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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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Goal Setting

He’s Gonna Lose Everything He Has in Less Than 5 Years

If you didn’t know it already, I’ll say it again. I’m not a fan of the lottery. It’s a scam that steals billions of dollars from society’s poorest and most vulnerable members. Here’s one quick example of what I mean. Earlier this week a guy from South Carolina walked into a gas station, bought a

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Goal Setting, Mindset, Personal Story

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 and 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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Goal Setting, Mindset

Wanna Get Lucky?

I love to work. That’s a weird statement to make after just getting back from a 3 week trip through Italy. Was my trip for pleasure or work? It was both actually. I took the trip to get together with some of the smartest marketing minds I’ve ever met. We’ve been getting together a couple

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Goal Setting, Mindset

Steve Sax (Part 2)

This past Wednesday I shared the sad news that Steve Sax’s son had died over the weekend in a military exercise. I hope you took Steve’s advice and gave your loved ones an extra hug yesterday.Like I said, Steve was a childhood hero of mine. Meeting him a couple of years ago really was an

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