Learn Twice as Much in Half the Time
At the age of 60, I decided to do something my friends thought was insane: take the Arizona bar exam.I graduated from law school way back in 1974, but my…
Put Enough Paint on the Brush
My grandfather was a house painter. In his lifetime he must have painted hundreds of houses inside and out. He was a happy, outgoing man who made friends easily. It…
FEAR
When I was 12 years old, I lived next door to the most beautiful girl in the world. Ok, maybe not the entire world, but my world, for sure. I…
Special Skin
I didn’t have a dad growing up. Mom raised me, for the most part. I did have an uncle who was like my father. His name is Greg Hague. Uncle…
The Word that Earned Me Millions
The year was 1960. I was 12 and obsessed with having a Red Ryder BB Gun. I had grand visions of hunting with my dad, Chubby. The problem? It was…
Read The Frickin’ Manuals
I am a fan of Shark Tank, particularly outspoken, maverick entrepreneur and billionaire, Mark Cuban.We all know that Mark Cuban is a wildly successful businessman, investor and owner of the Dallas…
Better, Faster, Cheaper
When my son Brian was seven, he asked Santa for a pair of basketball shoes. These weren’t just any basketball shoes. They were the latest, coolest, most-talked-about shoes on the planet.…
A Tale of Two Young Men
There’s an iconic story of two young men.Picture a beautiful, spring afternoon 25 years ago. Two young men stand next to each other, graduating from a small, midwestern college. These two…
The Great American Road Trip
“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”What happened in the summer of 1919 forever changed the way we travel in America.A 28-year-old U.S. Army…
The Dark Side of Zillow
Every Realtor knows that Zillow’s Zestimates are often inaccurate. What many homeowners don't know is that Zestimates can often prevent the sale of their home or cause buyers to pay…