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What It Feels like to Be Severely Injured
On a particular weekday during February of 2012, I had lost the keys to my home. I lost the keys to my home, of where I had resided on the sofa, as I couldn’t afford the amount it costs to pay rent to live in the city of Los Angeles on my own. Since I … Read more
Why Money Isn’t the Most Important Thing
First, we need to establish what money is. mon·ey/ˈmənē/ Noun: A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively. According to the dictionary, money is a medium of exchange. In other words, money is nothing more than a tool to help you attain either what you want or … Read more
Being on Top of the World, to Losing It All
On Quora, I was asked: How do people react to moving from a high to a low standard of living? This is how I responded: Living a high standard of living? Oh, how I miss those days… In my youth, when I grew up, I was raised by an amazing family. We would’ve been considered, … Read more
The Event That Changed My Childhood Life
When I was about two or three years old, I started growing up with my grandparents, Robert and Nancy Landis, as opposed to my mother. My grandparents had raised me as if I was their own child. Robert Landis, my grandfather was the most influential person in my youth. He loved me with all his … Read more
Why You Won’t Regret Pursuing Your Career over Socializing with Friends
Someone on Quora asked: I am a solo entrepreneur in my 20s and I do not socialize with friends at all due to my schedule; will I regret this later on in life? This was my response: Don’t buy into all the hype. Socializing isn’t all it’s cut out to be. I spent most of … Read more
The Most Valuable Lesson We Should Teach Our Youth
Humility Humility is one of the key components to living a successful life. Whether or not you believe you’re going to change the world, be a billionaire, or even discover a cure for some incurable disease, no one is going to like you if you don’t have humility. They say the top is a very lonely … Read more
Who is Lisa Groeneweg?
Lisa Groeneweg. A visionary with a heart of gold. A person who wants to change the lives of each and every individual she can. She reminds me of what John Maxwell once said. “Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.” She will be changing the way Quora is, forever. First stop, the … Read more
How I Initiated a Casual Chat with an Angel Investor
Back at the beginning of January, an Angel had informed me that he wanted to meet. We decided to get dinner and spoke for four hours, about life, Quora, and many other things. I think I was the more curious one, because I kept asking him what he did with all his free time. I … Read more
The Ultimate Guide To Increasing Sales
The Blueprint for increasing sales, from first hand experience in a high ticket item market. What is the best way to sell fifteen cars a month? How to sell 15 cars a month? Back in 2006, I used to sell 23 a month. I can help. Maybe. Who knows. What I would suggest? Know your client. Their … Read more
Overcoming Failure; One Ice Cream at a Time.
There was once a time, a little over two years ago… When I had gone to Santa Monica, California, for a launch party that the tech start-up, Zaarly, was holding. A few colleagues and myself decided to have a discussion. Everyone was going around the table defining what they though to be the answer to this … Read more