MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, AUTHOR & SUCCESS COACH
November 2023 Newsletter The Capability Gap
The capability gap
Nick Sabin, head coach of the University of Alabama’s seven-time national champion football team Crimson Tide, talks about the difference between what we are capable of doing and what we are actually doing. He calls this the capability gap.
When I heard him talk about this topic recently, he asked questions such as “What are we capable of?” and “What are we doing about it?” I am constantly preaching that we all need to use every ounce of our God-given talent while we are still here on this earth.
So let me ask you, what are you doing with…
October 2023 Newsletter Ambition is the foundation for success
October 2023 Newsletter
Ambition is the foundation for success
If you have a burning desire to achieve something, you are ambitious. What is ambition, anyway? It has been defined as “a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work.” That definition fits me perfectly, since I am always working hard to get better at everything I do.
What do ambitious people have in common?
People with ambition are a diverse group. They do not necessarily have a lot of education, work in a fancy office, drive a brand-new sports car, or live in an expensive house. However,…
September 2023 newsletter Choose to be BOLD !
Choose to be BOLD!
When you think about it, most of what happens in life involves choices or decisions. When you wake up in the morning, you have an opportunity to decide whether to be the best possible version of yourself or to be average and just make it through the day. You can also choose to inspire someone through your actions or not to do this. Either way, the choice is up to…
August 2023 Newsletter Follow your intuition
Follow Your Intuition
How many times have you said to yourself, “I wish I had followed my intuition” or “I should have trusted my gut”? This has happened to me so many times that I’ve lost count, and 99 percent of those times I would have made the right decision if I had trusted my intuition.
When you are thinking about doing something and you have a gut feeling about whether you should back off or move ahead, pay attention. Some people may call it intuition, and if something happens the way you wanted it to, they may say it’s just…
July 2023 Newsletter Root for the underdog
Root for the underdog
I am the guy who roots for the underdog. No matter whether I’m watching an NCAA basketball tournament, a college football game between a high-ranking team and a lower-division team, or a professional football game, I love it when the underdog pulls out a win. When a highly favored team wins, that’s just a normal day at the office. However, when an underdog wins, I know that it could be a life-changing event for everyone involved… not just for the institution, the organization, or the school, but most of all for the individual players.
Never underestimate the…
June 2023 Newsletter Mastering the fundamentals will bring success
Mastering the fundamentals will bring success
If you asked me to name just one reason I have been successful during my 40-year career, I would tell you it was because I mastered the fundamentals. (By the way, that is a never-ending journey.) I didn’t do anything fancy or rely on special software or technology. I just focused on the old-fashioned basics and fundamentals.
“Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.”
– Jim Rohn
When I started Deeb Realty (now Nebraska Realty) out of my 250-sq-ft basement, I focused on the core necessities of…
May 2023 Newsletter You can make a difference
May 2023 Newsletter
You can make a difference
When somebody looks you in the eye and says, “You made a difference today,” how does it make you feel?
No matter how many times this has happened to me, I still get a lift from hearing that my words or actions had a positive impact on someone else. I believe that when we get up in the morning, one of our objectives should be to make a difference in someone’s life.
When you decide to make a difference, you are showing what is important to you. Most of the time it will mean making…
April 2023 Newsletter A Leaders Mindset
A leader’s mindset
You don’t have to own a company, hold a management position, head an organization, or be a parent to have a leader’s mindset. Each of us can benefit from incorporating a leader’s attitude into everything we do. I believe having a leader’s mindset is a choice.
“Become the type of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position.” – Brian Tracy
Having a leader’s mindset means you are always striving to be better. You are willing to make changes so you can become more effective in everything you do.
Being a leader is not…
March 2023 Newsletter You can be The G.O.A.T.
YOU can be the G.O.A.T.
If you’re a sports fan, you know that “G.O.A.T.” means “Greatest Of All Time.” This category includes people like LeBron James, who broke the all-time scoring record in basketball, and Tom Brady, the greatest NFL quarterback in existence. But the G.O.A.T. concept also applies to high achievers in other fields. In the financial world, for example, Warren Buffett is a proven financial genius and true G.O.A.T. The list goes on and on.
My question is why not you? Why can’t you be the G.O.A.T.—the greatest of all time—at whatever you are doing? I’ll answer that question…
February 2023 Newsletter The time is NOW
The time is NOW
“If not you, then who? And if not now, then when?”
Most of my newsletters include those two questions, usually at the end. Today they are at the beginning because I want to focus on taking action NOW.
In all my years I do not recall ever seeing so much uncertainty in every aspect of life. As of the writing of this newsletter, we have already had around 40 mass shootings in the United States in 2023, and it’s less than five weeks into the new year. Our national debt is the highest it’s ever been. Some…
