What's in John Marshall's Golf Bag

Lessons learned from 7 years of blogging Purple Cows & Pink Elephants-  This morning was a big AHA moment for me as I looked back over blog posts and re-read several comments. The fast paced world we live in, all of the social media tools we have has shortened our attention span, and I am as guil...

Rocky Mountain Diaper Depot - A charity I can really get "Behind" Boy, this one really struck a chord with me. A couple former clients have founded this great non-profit to not only help raise awareness for the need for diapers for those that can't afford them on a regular basis, but to try to si...

Want to be treated like a Doctor, then start acting like one! One of the biggest things that the "top producer seminar gurus" pitch is to act like a doctor. Treat your business like a professional practice, set appointments with your clients, keep regular hours, let them know when you are availab...

90 Day Challenge - What can you do in 90 Days. Have you ever noticed how many different things require a commitment of 90 days... 3 months.... 12 weeks. There is a reason for this and with only 90 days left in the year I have decided to challenge myself. The reason why challenges, training progra...

Two Simple secrets to a long and Happy Life! - 1. Live a long time! 2. Choose to be happy! The first is mostly out of our control, but the second is entirely in our control, so why not choose to be happy.  

Book Review: Own Your Future - How to think like an entrepreneur and thrive in an unpredictable economy by Paul B. Brown - I was reading a recent blog post on Inman News and the blogger mentioned this book. Not being one to pass up a good read I picked up a copy and was very glad I did. The book ...

BMW Championships come to Cherry Hills CC -  Finally, Colorado gets to host another PGA tour event and I can not wait to see the final round. Cherry Hills Country Club is hosting the third of four events in the FedEx Cup championship series, The BMW Championship. It has been 8 years since The Int...

Crested "Blue"tte, Colorado my favorite town -  The town of Crested Butte, CO is being turned upside down this weekend thanks to winning Bud Lights #WhateverUSA contest. Bud light has paid $500K to the town, painted Elk Avenue blue, brought in thousands of revelers to party for a weekend that res...

International real estate - Second home or vacation getaway! - I have been meeting with a developer for the past several weeks and what he has is really something quite special. It seems most of us have traveled to Mexico at one time or another and we always go to great resort places. I myself wa...

Real estate 101 - creating a life-work balance - One of the sad truths about real estate as a profession is that it can consume you. It can take over your life and push loved ones aside like they were yesterdays news. Many agents do not take control of the clients form the beginning and they pay ...