Inspirational

At this moment, I’m on a plane to what should be a long R&R weekend in Cancun, Mexico. Instead, I’m writing this editor’s note and acknowledging, once again, my ongoing relationship with procrastination. I’d love to tell you that it wasn’t always this way. I’d love to tell you that once upon a time, I

My friend had just taken his company public. He was worth a fortune (think winning the lottery every week for a year). I wanted to know the details, so I said: “You had a big vision. You fought for it every day. Naysayers lined your path. Yet you never gave up. And now you’re the

If you’ve ever done something you regretted (and come on, who hasn’t?), you’re not alone. In fact, you are in the company of… hmmm…  let’s see… how many people are there on the planet? The reality is that we all do stupid or selfish things at times. I know I do. Like the time I

I built 17 different companies before starting my first publicly traded company nearly 13 years ago. After seven years of watching other real estate companies adapt to shifting markets and new realities, I saw and capitalized on an opportunity to do things differently. It started with a new agent compensation structure and has evolved to

“I have always had a rather dark personality, a mixture of melancholy, pessimism and irony,” says Eric Wilson, an English professor at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Throughout his life, family and friends have implored him to cheer up. He was instructed to smile more and scowl less—and perhaps seek counseling. Friends asked,