This spring, I learned a lesson—right in our garden. My wife has worked hard on her raised garden beds for years, and this year she discovered something troubling: quaking aspen roots had grown up through the bottom of the boxes. If you’ve dealt with aspens, you know they’re relentless. These roots ...

I’ve set plenty of goals in my life and career—some I’ve hit, some I’ve missed, and others quietly faded into the background. But I’ve learned something simple that makes all the difference: accountability.

Whether it’s hiring a new assistant, revamping a website, or even getting up at 5:00 a.m. to...

The other night, my wife, my youngest son, and I decided to put the phones away and play a card game—something simple, nostalgic, and screen-free. We landed on Gin Rummy, a game I used to play with my dad as a kid. But after 30-plus years, I had forgotten the rules.

Naturally, I turned to ChatGPT t...

I've been on a personal journey this past year to lose some weight—about 30 pounds so far. I still have more to go, but I've found something surprising along the way: losing weight has a lot in common with running a successful business.

The core of my weight loss strategy? It’s not some new fad or ...

There’s something incredibly underrated about simply staying the course. Not in a stubborn or rigid way—but in the sense of committing to an idea or goal long enough to let it actually work. I’ve seen far too many people get excited about something new, take a few steps forward, and then abandon it ...

For years, I proudly told people I owned an appraisal business. But when I really stepped back and looked at it honestly, what I actually owned was a job—with all the responsibilities and stress, but none of the freedom that true business ownership brings.

There’s a critical difference between owni...