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I don’t expect to live forever. But I do intend to hang around for as long as possible. –George Burns There is an inextricable link between resilience and longevity. Resilience gives us strength. Longevity gives us time. Together, they give…
You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it. –John Adams As those of us in the United States just finished celebrating our Independence Day,…
Whatever can happen at any time can happen today. –Seneca I was warned not to take the car. It’s best days were in the rearview mirror and it was risky taking it on a road trip through winding mountains and…
One of the most beautiful qualities of a partnership is to understand and to be understood. –Seneca Legendary college basketball coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell passed away exactly one year ago today, on February 17, 2024. I was with my wife…
People will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the inspiration you left behind. — John D. Rockefeller As we enter a new year, I’ve been thinking a lot more about clutter. Not the sexiest topic,…
Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and hoping it kills the other person. – Nelson Mandela Some deals stay with you longer than others. Getting started in the real estate business later in life was an exercise in patience…
Winning is only half of it. Having fun is the other half. –Bum Phillips It was a somber occasion that brought us to Dayton, Ohio last April. A close friend had passed away and a big group of us ventured…
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.” –Mark Twain The game of golf can be a maddening exercise…
When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged, because you’re making a commitment and difference in that person’s life. –Zig Ziglar It was a beautiful, crisp Fall morning in the idyllic town of Hamilton, Ohio. We had a…
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, for they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. –Marcel Proust Our weekend down in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for the Alabama-Georgia football game had all the earmarkings of a…