Ten years ago, there was a small startup in San Francisco running a beta test on their new transportation app. The idea was simple. Provide a way for people to drive other people where they need to go. It was called Uber. Taxi companies didn’t pay attention. They had the market cornered—or so they thought. Over the last decade, Uber has revolutionized the transportation industry, proving that a lot can happen in ten years. But the problem is, so many […]
In our heyday of real estate sales we had a saying, “I’m going bear hunting.” This was analogous to chasing something really big. Wether it was a big client or a new business idea, “bear hunting” was our catch phrase. Unfortunately, we learned the hard way that sometimes the bear eats the hunter. After the market crashed, I traded in my bear hunting attire for a suit and tie. It was time to grow up and stop living with such […]
Fourteen years ago, I was forced to choose between what I had grown accustomed to and what I really wanted. On one side, I had my family, my fiancé, my hometown and a well-paying job that most college graduates would kill for. On the other side, I had a not-so-sure opportunity with an upstart real estate company more than 600 miles away. The sensation in that moment was overwhelming and the decision made my heart race inside my chest. My […]
This weekend, I had the privilege to speak alongside an amazing group of people at the LaunchOut Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Here’s a video of the talk: As I prepared, I felt that God was telling me to go to the story of David and Goliath, and He reminded me that all of us have an epic adventure to live. (1 Samuel 17) The problem is that most of us become comfortable, scared, or distracted along the way. In the […]
The number one question I have been asked over the past two years is, “Why, Daddy?” The second most asked question: “Are you going to be an author or an insurance agent?” Many of you know that I am an insurance agent with North Carolina Farm Bureau in Wilmington, North Carolina. For nearly seven years, I have been fortunate to work for a great company and I have been blessed with the responsibility of managing the insurance needs of many families. […]
Next door to my office, they’re building a brand new Dick’s Sporting Goods and Marshall’s megastore. It’s a huge building and a massive construction undertaking. At any given time, it seems like there are fifty guys on the job and numerous pieces of heavy equipment at work. They are constantly building. As they lay the concrete blocks, something begins to take shape. It is coming to life. Pretty soon, the interior will be filled with merchandise: baseball gear, running apparel, […]
Have you ever been called out about your passions? Has someone ever questioned your dreams? If not, you’re probably not dreaming. That’s understandable—and not uncommon. Maybe somewhere in your past, someone or something hurt you so badly that you’ve forgotten how to dream. If you’ve allowed others’ judgment to take root within you and paralyze you with fear; Please – take heart. My 3-year old reminded me this week about why we dream in the first place. I occasionally play […]
We get busy in life. Matt reminds us of why we dedicate ourselves to something other than ourselves.
- Robert Wagnon, CEO, Republic State Mortgage
