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What if it works? Being a business owner is not for the faint of heart. When it comes to inner peace, there are a lot of “what ifs” that can steal it from you. Let me explain what I mean. This week, I was talking with a good friend named Randy who owns a company in Ellijay that is in a major growth phase. He started with a handyman business, taking on all kinds of odd jobs. Randy is very...
An Offer You Can’t Refuse In Stephen Covey’s well-known book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, he talks about one habit that’s especially important for this time of year. Today, I want to explain why you need to be implementing that habit right now. The habit I’m referring to is known in the book as “Habit 2,” and it simply says, “Begin with the end in mind.” The way I...
A Change in Perspective I hope y’all had a great Thanksgiving. Ours wasn’t so great, and by the end of it, well, let me just tell you about all of it. Earlier in the week we went up to Kentucky to see Ashley’s side of the family. Prior to us going, my 5-year-old came down with some sort of sickness that had a bad headache, high fever and body aches. It was pretty bad, but he...
Interfering with real estate investing This week has been a busy week for me. And at the end, I’m ready for Sabbath to get here. But some great things happened, and I would like to tell you about it. At the beginning of the week is when we had that predicted cold snap. This was not so great because we had five different houses that were vacant. One was waiting to close sale later that...
The cheese is moving. Are you? I’ve been having some interesting conversations with investors, agents and even appraisers about our current market. And I’d like to tell you some things I’ve gleaned from those talks. But before we get there, I want to remind you about a book I told you about in a column titled “My cheese moved … again” from 2024. Here’s an excerpt from it: “Today...