The Me I Didn’t Want To Be
January 20, 2023
Are you happy with your life? At 13, I thought I was. Then Chubby proved me wrong. Chubby was my dad. Plump as a kid, his
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“What I lack in smarts, I make up for in work…and given how hard I have to work, I must not be that smart!”–Greg hague
Are you happy with your life? At 13, I thought I was. Then Chubby proved me wrong. Chubby was my dad. Plump as a kid, his
In 1947 he was selling bibles door-to-door, proclaiming himself “World Champion Bible Salesman.” When challenged, he proved it by selling 170 Good Books in just
My dad started a real estate firm in Cincinnati, Ohio when I was very young. Over the next 30 years he built it up to seven
When I first got started in real estate, I worked for my father’s firm in Cincinnati, Ohio. One night Dad (nicknamed Chubby), and I were brainstorming
Though he was skinny like me, my dad’s nickname was Chubby. He was plump as a kid (like me), and the “Chubby” nickname stuck for
In a small Italian town two hundred years ago, a reputable merchant owed a loan shark a huge sum of money. Because of the exorbitant interest
If you’ve ever traveled by motorcycle, you know stopping for gas can be time consuming. Dismount, take off your helmet and gloves, unzip your riding pants,
Kyle McDonald wanted a house, but he had little savings and no job. He remembered a game from his childhood called Bigger and Better. The goal
I am a fan of Shark Tank, and particularly the outspoken, maverick entrepreneur and billionaire, Mark Cuban. He went from zero net worth to the
I have a sticky note on my bathroom mirror. It’s the first thing I see each morning… “I will not let tradition cage my ambition.” Several
It’s an iconic story of two young men. Picture a beautiful, spring afternoon 25 years ago. Two young men stand next to each other, graduating
Did you ever have something incidental become monumental? It happened to me, thanks to my son. One single sentence. Just nine words. When I first heard it,
A long time ago in a far away land there was a father with three sons. When he fell ill, he knew it was time to
We are experiencing the most unusual housing market in US history. I’ve never seen anything like it in my many years in real estate. It’s truly
It’s one of the most romantic scenes in movie history. Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) is teaching Rose (Kate Winslet) how to “fly” on the bow of the
Grandpa was a house painter, painting thousands of houses throughout his career. He was a happy, outgoing man who made friends easily. It was easy to see
Jack is an enterprising young lad. The youngest of four boys, he’s smart, driven, and thrifty for an eight-year-old. Lately he’s been especially busy working chores, rationing
When my mother became terminally ill, it sent a shockwave through the family. My father was devastated. He made the decision to stop working at our
About ten years ago I had the honor to interview legendary race car driver, Mario Andretti. It was for a story in my book, How Fathers Change
I can’t believe it’s been almost 10 years since I released my book, How Fathers Change Lives. One of my favorite stories that came from the book was
Are you happy with your life? At 13, I thought I was. Then Chubby proved me wrong. Chubby was my dad. Plump as a kid, his
In 1947 he was selling bibles door-to-door, proclaiming himself “World Champion Bible Salesman.” When challenged, he proved it by selling 170 Good Books in just
My dad started a real estate firm in Cincinnati, Ohio when I was very young. Over the next 30 years he built it up to seven
When I first got started in real estate, I worked for my father’s firm in Cincinnati, Ohio. One night Dad (nicknamed Chubby), and I were brainstorming
Though he was skinny like me, my dad’s nickname was Chubby. He was plump as a kid (like me), and the “Chubby” nickname stuck for
In a small Italian town two hundred years ago, a reputable merchant owed a loan shark a huge sum of money. Because of the exorbitant interest
If you’ve ever traveled by motorcycle, you know stopping for gas can be time consuming. Dismount, take off your helmet and gloves, unzip your riding pants,
Kyle McDonald wanted a house, but he had little savings and no job. He remembered a game from his childhood called Bigger and Better. The goal
I am a fan of Shark Tank, and particularly the outspoken, maverick entrepreneur and billionaire, Mark Cuban. He went from zero net worth to the
I have a sticky note on my bathroom mirror. It’s the first thing I see each morning… “I will not let tradition cage my ambition.” Several
It’s an iconic story of two young men. Picture a beautiful, spring afternoon 25 years ago. Two young men stand next to each other, graduating
Did you ever have something incidental become monumental? It happened to me, thanks to my son. One single sentence. Just nine words. When I first heard it,
A long time ago in a far away land there was a father with three sons. When he fell ill, he knew it was time to
We are experiencing the most unusual housing market in US history. I’ve never seen anything like it in my many years in real estate. It’s truly
It’s one of the most romantic scenes in movie history. Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) is teaching Rose (Kate Winslet) how to “fly” on the bow of the
Grandpa was a house painter, painting thousands of houses throughout his career. He was a happy, outgoing man who made friends easily. It was easy to see
Jack is an enterprising young lad. The youngest of four boys, he’s smart, driven, and thrifty for an eight-year-old. Lately he’s been especially busy working chores, rationing
When my mother became terminally ill, it sent a shockwave through the family. My father was devastated. He made the decision to stop working at our
About ten years ago I had the honor to interview legendary race car driver, Mario Andretti. It was for a story in my book, How Fathers Change
I can’t believe it’s been almost 10 years since I released my book, How Fathers Change Lives. One of my favorite stories that came from the book was