Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Retirement To retire or not to retire... That is a question I ask myself. It's a question one of our audience members asked about last week, so I thought I'd write about it today and take you through my thought process. Before we dive deeper into it, lets have a word from our sponsor: Sponsored by: AI Tool Report There’s a reason 400,000 professionals...
8 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. I've thought about this quote a lot over the years and even more so recently. Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt. - Juvenal The saying dates from the late first and early second centuries AD and is often used in political contexts. Generally, it refers to politicians trying to keep us complacent by ensuring we're well-fed and have...
15 days ago • 5 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. The Janitor Test I've been thinking about this one for a while. Since I read this Twitter Thread: StripMallGuy @realEstateTrent Judging a book by its cover is wildly expensive in this industry. You often have no idea if the person you're meeting has a $100M net worth, or a negative net worth. This lesson hit me hard my second year in the business....
22 days ago • 4 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Perspective It's strange, isn't it. How much perspective matters. We don't think about it often, but we should. Before we dive deeper into it, lets have a word from our sponsor - the Flyover: Sponsored by: The Flyover Cut Through Noise with The Flyover! The Flyover offers a refreshing alternative. Delivering quick-to-read, informative content across...
28 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. The Moderate Path We're living in interesting times. I had a long conversation with a business partner today. There are certain areas we disagree on politically, but that doesn't mean we can't have a good conversation— until it does. Before we dive into what I mean, let's check out a message from our current sponsor at The Rundown, my friend, Rowan's...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Stand Your Ground I got an email back from a city planner today and it was challenging to read. In real estate development, you'll often find yourself experiencing death by a thousand cuts, but what does that look like? Well, before we dive into details, let's take a minute from our sponsor. The Rundown I'm super excited to share this sponsorship. The...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. The Flyover Sponsored by: The Flyover Cut Through Noise with The Flyover! The Flyover offers a refreshing alternative. Delivering quick-to-read, informative content across sports, business, tech, science, and more that cuts through the noise of mainstream media. Join over 950,000 savvy readers and leaders who trust The Flyover to provide unbiased...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. I'm Back I've been gone the last few weeks. My wonderful wife and Growth Guide Partner, Lesley, has been sharing my past content. So, where'd I go? I was focused on my health and running through a gambit of tests. Thanks for all your well wishes. Things are mainly looking good. Certain blood tests are returning to more normalized baselines, while...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. It Isn't About You And, I know it will for you, too. A past colleague and friend, Justin, sent me a note after last week's newsletter. What struck Justin was a specific section of the Spotlight Effect article when I wrote The person you're worried about judging you is worried about you judging them. What struck him the most was the idea others are...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. The Spotlight Effect You tend to think you're the Star in other people's movies. But, in reality, you're an extra in their movie at best. - Clint Murphy The Spotlight Effect has always fascinated me. It's a social psychology phenomenon where you overestimate how much others pay attention to your appearance or behavior. In other words, you always feel...
3 months ago • 3 min read