09.19.2025| Read Online AI does not "know" anything. Good. And that's self confessed by Google Gemini: And it will never "know" anything like a human would. I find it reassuring that the fundamental differences that make us human and not machines cannot be overcome with this latest artificial intelligence hype cycle. Yes, it can be a useful tool; that's all it is. AI, especially these Large Language Models (LLMs), cannot replace or properly simulate these fundamental differences that make us...
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09.05.2025| Read Online Clear your tabs. Clear your mind. Computers are like toddlers. If they stay up past nap time or bed time, no chance they're going to do what you want. No chance. Have you ever thought of your computer like your most important employee in your business? I mean, I feel like I'm working with it my entire workday. Are you spending more time in conversation or on your screen? Like any employee, I want them to be at their best self when they're working with my team. Here's...
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05.23.2025| Read Online Taking a Break Without Breaking Your Team [...no baby yet, any day now...] Two things can be true. You can take an extended break from your business. AND You can return from that break to still functioning business.About 8 or so years ago, I was the MCA in Peoria, IL and that MC was #1 in the region for Closed Units. And our team was lean: OP, TL, MCA, and Front Desk were our staff. I was able to go on a full one week vacation AND lock my phone in my office and leave...
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04.25.2025| Read Online For the First Time in Forever I don't know if you're like me and you habit stack your chores with watching sports. On Wednesday, it was Handwashing Dishes and Half-watching Hockey. But. And. There was a story that stopped me in my tracks, mid-scrub. "Timeout, he's back?" This is the story of the Captain of the Colorado Avalanche, Gabriel Landeskog. It's June 2022 and you've just won the Stanley Cup as the Captain... Is there a higher peak moment in hockey? Not...
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03.14.2025| Read Online A Little Help From My Friends It's incredible to see our little notes community grow so much. Over 850 of you have joined Mike's Notes in the past 30 days. Thank you for being here.I've asked several of you what you're looking for in the notes, so I'm excited to share what I've been working on. Yes, I do type all of these notes by hand. I've also been organizing my notes and thoughts from books, articles, videos, podcasts, you name it. With a toddler, another baby on...
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02.28.2025 | Read Online Top Ten Ideas from Family Reunion 198 pages later... too many typos to count. The one-pagers are coming, they're still work-in-progress from the notes. Here's a quick list of the Top 10 we are starting with... The Theory of Everyday Resiliency - Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe (CEO Summit) (favorite speaker this year) The Four Elements of Peak Moments - Chip Heath (CEO Summit) "Ready is a lie. Sometimes you gotta start and power through 90 seconds of fear." - Sean Cannell...
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02.14.2025| Read Online Get the Most From the Notes Here's my Agenda if you missed it. Next week is a lot of content. A lot. You don't need all of it. It would be crazy to expect that you retain 100% of what is said or shown. In fact, you'll miss at least 160 breakouts sessions, just due to the laws of physics. Unless you have a Time Turner like Hermione... [i don't] What are the 6 sessions that your business, your people NEED right now. In this market? Focus on getting those right.One of my...
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2025 Family Reunion Agenda ..in case you're wondering what the notes will include this year.. Monday - February 17th 8:30am - MAPS Coaches Training (coaches: @me for notes!) 12:00pm - CEO Summit 5:00pm - Welcome Party Tuesday - February 18th 8:15am - Opening Ceremonies & Vision Speech 1:30pm - Forge Agent Relationships with the Needs Analysis and Six Consulting Conversations 3:15pm - All In on KW Tech: A Vision for the Future 6:30pm - MAPS Mastery Client Experience Wednesday - February 19th...
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01.31.2025| Read Online No Zero Days. Feeling overwhelmed by the constant influx of information in sales and leadership in the real estate industry? You're not alone. Staying ahead of the curve requires consuming a ton of content, but who has the time to read all that?! That's why I'm creating something special: concise, actionable book notes that distill the key insights from the best business, sales, and leadership books, so you can get the knowledge you need without the information...
9 months ago • 3 min read