I recently boarded a plane to Los Angeles for work. I travel a lot for work, like some of you, so I feel I’ve got a bit of a routine down. And that routine involves technology. And lots of it. So I got to the airport exactly one hour before my boarding time. I had my airline phone app all ready to go with my boarding pass. But when I got to the airport, suddenly my trusty … [Read more...]
Creator Mindset: Bad Words
I was headed back to Orlando recently on a flight. I happened to sit next to a college professor who taught English. We struck up a conversation about teaching, students, learning, and how universities are preparing for the future. Or not preparing for the future. But one thing the professor mentioned that stuck with me was the conversation we had about language. It turns … [Read more...]
Creator Mindset: Why ‘The Standard’ Needs to Change
I gave a talk recently at a residential real estate convention. It was my usual approach of trying to teach people who think they are not creative – well – how to be creative. How to think differently. How to stand out. And in an incredibly competitive market like residential real estate, realtors increasingly need to figure out how to differentiate themselves from the … [Read more...]
Creator Mindset: Hearing Yes in a Sea of No
My grades in high school were pretty bad. I mean, they weren’t terrible, but they certainly weren’t college material. More like junior college or any school that would admit students without a transcript. But who could blame me? I was busy. Very busy. I had to make the best jokes in class. I knew my jokes were truly funny when the teachers would laugh. I had a … [Read more...]
Creator Mindset: Remarkable Resolve
In August 1781, a young Andrew Jackson was captured by the British near his hometown on the border of North and South Carolina. He was just 13 years old. It was the middle of the Revolutionary War, and King George III commanded his army to fight the Americans with savage toughness. The redcoats captured young Andrew and his brother and humiliated them. They ordered Andrew, at … [Read more...]