Foundational Beliefs

1. Knowledge is power.

2. Integrity is the essence of everything successful.

3. To give is to receive. The more benefit you create, the more benefit you receive.

4. Never stop investing in yourself.

5. Do it right.

6. Always be willing to change your mind.

7. Pursue the source, therein lies the truth.

8. Create more with less.

9. Simplify wherever possible; complexity is the enemy of execution.

10. Create a good working environment and expand it to others.

11. Develop a defined policy for everything, then follow it.

12. Make agreements only after you have studied your options.

13. Keep agreements, or if they are impossible to keep, communicate at the earliest time possible.

14. Take full responsibility for your outcomes.

15. Surround yourself with good people.

16. Approach conversations with compassion and trust.

17. Don’t assume anything.

18. Listen more than you speak.

19. Having a nice tone in your voice communicates positive energy.

20. Be as polite as you would like others to be.

21. The response that I receive is in direct relationship to the quality of my communication.

22. Mistakes are opportunities to learn: when made, acknowledge and study them.

23. Stay disciplined when emotions run high.

24. Set attainable goals, and reach them.

25. Success is the journey and the destination.

26. Teach by example.

27. Focus with greater detail on everything you look at.

28. Constantly work to improve systems.

29. Protect your time as fiercely as you protect your capital.

30. Always have a plan before taking action.

31. Work to eliminate liabilities.

32. True wealth comes from accumulation of appreciating assets.