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I have a podcast on small business and entrepreneurship. In this episode I discussed how my dad raised me to become an entrepreneur with a few key decisions. Enjoy! — I recently switched to AdRhino to run my pay-per-click Google ads at my self storage company. The results have been VERY GOOD. AdRhino drove higher quality traffic at 48% […]

Quick sponsorship before I give you some homework: I switched my property and casualty insurance to Titan Risk. They are my new insurance brokers who helped me save $80k annually on the insurance premiums across my portfolio of 63 self storage facilites. I highly recommend setting up a call with Titan if you own real estate. They do everything from […]

Professional academics have tried studying business to develop the strategies and principles for entrepreneurial success. They have tried hard to look at cause and effect based on personality type. They have tried figuring out if a founding team needs to consist of two people or three. They’ve tried to figure out how success is tied […]

I’ve met thousands of successful entrepreneurs in my life. People flying around on private jets. People with vacation homes in the most expensive zip codes in America and overseas. People who play golf, spend time with friends and family, and generally do whatever they want whenever they want. These people are not famous. They do […]

No matter how good you are at what you do, you will receive more criticism than praise in your life. The haters will line up to pull you down to make themselves feel better. If you can’t handle it, you’re toast. You will convince yourself they are right, your insecurities will take over and you’ll […]

Sales is the key to life. Every single interaction with another human that could possibly move your life forward is a sales interaction. Buying something important? You’re selling yourself there too. Want people to follow you on Twitter? You are selling yourself and your ideas. Literally everything in life that could potentially move you forward […]

My least favorite saying in real estate: “If you aren’t a buyer at these prices then you should be a seller.”It simply isn’t true.Transacting real estate is extremely expensive and time consuming. You can’t just trade in and out of it at the click of a button like a public equity.The people you have to […]

If you’re pissed off with a co-workers performance or the management style of a boss you have two options: 1) blab around the office and complain about it. 2) go to your boss and discuss it. #1 wont change anything and will likely get you fired. #2 probably won’t change anything but at least you’ll […]

Two sponsored things before we dive in: #1: I’m hosting a free webinar on SEO and getting your business found on Google. I’ll spend an hour with my friends Barrett O’Neill and Simon Purdon and we’ll teach you everything we know about ranking your business on Google. ​Signup here (people who signup will get the recording). And #2: I […]

What I’m about to say will upset a lot of people. If this offends you, I’m sorry. But here goes: Entrepreneurship culture in America is all messed up and it’s a shame. TechCrunch. Product Hunt. Shark Tank. It’s all about new ideas. Changing the world. Innovation. 0 to 1. Blue ocean. Venture capital and exits […]