Reflections

Every few weeks someone asks me the same question. “How’s the book coming?” I usually smile before I answer. “Almost.” The funny thing is, I’ve been saying “almost” for nearly three years. When I first sat down to write Leap of Faith, I honestly thought I knew exactly what I was doing. After all, I’d […]

Why Gathering Around a Table Is Still One of America’s Greatest Traditions This year wasn’t just another Fourth of July. It was America’s 250th Birthday. Think about that for a minute. Two hundred and fifty years ago, fifty-six men signed a document that changed the course of history forever. The Declaration of Independence wasn’t simply

THE BREAKING POINT Infrastructure at the Breaking Point — Part 7 of 10 The Day Labor Became More Expensive Than Automation Previously in The Breaking Point In Part 1, we explored how the Long Island Rail Road strike revealed growing pressure beneath America’s infrastructure systems. In Part 2, we examined how overtime evolved into a

THE BREAKING POINT Infrastructure at the Breaking Point — Part 5 of 10 The Detroit Warning America Ignored Previously in The Breaking Point In Part 1, we explored how the Long Island Rail Road strike exposed growing operational pressure beneath America’s infrastructure systems. In Part 2, we examined how overtime quietly evolved into a permanent

Why Written Words Once Meant More Last night while watching Survivor, Michelle and I found ourselves talking about something much bigger than the game. Letters from home. Funny thing is… I realized I never really had them. Over the years while I worked away from home, I never once received a handwritten letter from my

You Can’t Buy Time—No Matter How Much You Make There’s one thing in this world nobody can buy… no matter how successful they become. Time. You can make more money.You can build more businesses.You can recover from losses. But once time is gone—it’s gone. And that’s something I didn’t fully understand when I was younger.

Why You Must Recharge Before a Big Workload If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years—whether in business, life, or even preparing for something like Survivor—it’s this: You better recharge before a big workload… or that workload will chew you up. I just came off a 10-day cruise. Great trip. Good food, good people,

Fear is the worst financial advisor you will ever listen to—and unfortunately, it’s also the loudest. It doesn’t whisper.It doesn’t suggest. It demands action. When markets begin to fall and headlines turn negative, fear shows up right on time. It convinces smart people to make emotional decisions. It pushes investors to abandon strategy for relief.

The Dream Behind “Home and Letting Go” That image you’re looking at? That wasn’t my reality. That was my dream. At the time, all I had was a garage man cave. Nothing fancy—but it was mine. I had my toys, a place to unwind, and a wall full of clocks. And every one of those

“Home is where the heart is.” Most of us have heard that saying our entire lives. But what does it actually mean? Is home the house you live in?The town you grew up in?The bed you sleep in every night? Or is it something much deeper? That question came up recently during a conversation I