Japan 🇯🇵 is a special place. Unique in a way I’ve never seen anywhere else in the world. The shopping culture here is also insane. I never knew fast fashion was so popular in these retail corridors EVERYWHERE.

If you’re not an employee and you’re taking tomorrow off, you’re not serious.

Interesting take

What a privilege to be tired from work you once begged the universe for. what a privilege to feel overwhelmed by growth you used to dream about. what a privilege to be challenged by a life you created on purpose. what a privilege to outgrow things you used to settle for.

My sister is the CFO of a multifamily firm that owns and manages 35k units. Asked her for an update here on our trip - and she said they’re building like crazy. New deals being built in Seattle, Denver, Boca, Orlando, Boston. Their thesis is, simply put, renter nation is here.

If anyone ever tells you they never got hurt in business… that means they haven’t don’t enough business

I have to tell you I was in Germany for almost 4 months when the Syrian refugees started moving into the north and it was terrible. I have nothing against anyone, they seemed to have everything against everyone. Don’t know what it was but many of them were very mean people.

Love that!

There’s deals in every market. This is bad advice.

I can’t imagine how this feels either. To completely disconnect must be so nice but it’s just not something I’ve ever done or been accustomed to growing up.

Many years of hard work pays you in character long before it pays you in cash.

There’s this age old saying that I’ve always loved… if you can’t sacrifice for what you want, what you want will become what you sacrifice

I think the #1 trait a parent can teach their children is respect. Everything else seems to follow that characteristic trait. I can’t think of a time that I disliked being around a respectful child. Disrespectful children on the other hand…. The worst

“Keep your eye on how much the Government is spending, because that is the true tax. YOU PAY FOR IT, either in the form of taxes, or indirectly in the form of inflation or debt.” — Milton Friedman

Annual reminder that if you are in sales and have an out of office email on for the holidays, you aren’t serious and will get beaten by someone who is

I was on the LIRR today and I kid you not, full train, slammed, and every single person was on their phone. Not 1 person was looking up. All ages, both genders… smart phones took over the world.

😂 the accuracy 🎯