MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, AUTHOR & SUCCESS COACH
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…
January 2023 Newsletter Thank You
“Thank you.” This simple, two-word statement can have a tremendous impact on a person’s life. When you say “Thank you” or send someone a handwritten thank you note, it could be the best thing that happens to them all day.
I have been saying “please” and “thank you” throughout my life, so it comes naturally to me. I have said “Thank you” to all of my real estate clients over the past 40 years. If I did not thank them, why would they continue to refer me? The same goes for my clients during more than 20 years of motivational…
December 2022 Newsletter Focus on Fun in 2023
Focus on fun in 2023
One thing all of us have in common is that we like to have fun. We need to do things that make us happy, whether that means going on vacation, getting together with friends and family, or doing our favorite hobby. My point is that we need to be able to look forward to doing something that is fun. It might happen tomorrow, next week, or maybe several months from now. Regardless, we need to feel excited about getting ready to do something fun in the future.
I have always described my idea of having fun…
November 2022 Newsletter The truth will set you free
The truth will set you free
How many times have you heard someone say, ”The truth will set you free”? Probably more times than you could count. It’s even in the Bible! John 8:32 says, “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” This statement is also commonly heard in academic settings.
When you hear “The truth will set you free,” what does it mean to you? It will most likely mean something different to each of us.
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change
Today I would like…
