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Entrepreneur’s Blog: Part 2
Good evening Mr. Collier, I hope life is treating you well. When you get a moment could you please answer the below question? Thank you…
July 20, 2018
Seven Ways to Sabotage Yourself
Sometimes looking at opposites brings things into greater clarity… Be Reactive: Give away your personal power; hold others responsible for your emotions and reactions. See…
July 19, 2018
Entrepreneur’s Blog: Part 1
Good evening Mr. Collier, I hope life is treating you well. When you get a moment could you please answer the below question? Thank you for…
July 13, 2018
Seeking Failure Points
Every process, system, or human effort has multiple potential failure points, some more probable than others and some more crucial. I once worked as an…
July 12, 2018
The Phrase That De-Powers: “I’ll Try”
Trying isn’t doing. As Yoda said, “No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.” Saying “I’ll try” is a weak response that does not create confidence; “I’ll try” is almost a pre-excuse for…
July 5, 2018
Most Ideas About Leadership are Wrong
Leadership is NOT a position; rather leadership is a frame of mind, an attitude. Most think that leadership flows from positional power yet in an…
July 3, 2018
Objectivius Shinium Syndromus
Objectivius Shinium Syndromus or “Shiny Object Syndrome” (SOS) is the tendency to let a new idea or concept or venture capture your imagination to a…
June 12, 2018
The Joys of Seeking Desirable Difficulty
Why would difficulty ever be desirable? Because in overcoming difficulty we grow stronger. Just as the athletic trains by lifting ever greater weights, so too…
May 24, 2018
This is What I Do
How do you motivate yourself? How do you keep yourself going when you are tired, fatigued, falling behind? How do you tap into your best…
May 15, 2018
Q&A on the Path to Happiness and Success (Part 2)
Early Career According to your blog, you purchased your first income-producing property in the early 1970s. What year in college were you in when you…
May 3, 2018
Making Your Own Luck
Luck is the intersection of preparation and opportunity. Relentlessly increasing your skill sets (Preparation!) certainly increases the scope of the opportunities you can jump on;…
May 1, 2018
Preparing to Be Calm
Curbing my “intensity” has long been one of my personal/professionally growth goals and it is SO easy to fall for the “argue for your weakness…
April 26, 2018
Q&A on the Path to Happiness and Success (Part 1)
Hello Mr. Collier, I hope all is well with you. When you have some time could you please answer the below questions? Thank you so…
April 17, 2018
Questions #1
Hello Mr. Collier, I hope all is well with you. When you have some time could you please answer the below questions? Thank you so…
April 10, 2018
Law School and General Time Management
Q: Mr. Collier, I have questions regarding general time management advice during law school. My goal is to continue on to law school at the…
April 3, 2018
Is Owning and Managing Residential Real Estate Still a Good Investment for Individuals?
Q: Sir, you started off by renting residential. Given the state of the modern residential real estate economy, do you think buying and renting residential is…
March 22, 2018
Success Theater
When a culture cares more about optics than reality, when you put too much emphasis on presentation versus performance, when you care more about how…
March 20, 2018
Staying Open
To maintain the civilized dialogue which is essential to a functioning democracy, avoid responding with ad hominem attacks on those whose views differ from yours,…
March 15, 2018
Questions for the Chair, The Sequel
1. What made you decide to go into business? I grew up poor; no a/c in Miami or car poor, utilities, water and electric turned…
March 13, 2018
Team Member Questions for the Chair of the Collier Companies at 8th Annual Conference of Champions
1. What were the biggest challenges in starting your own business? – No capital – No mentor – No idea what I was doing 2.…
March 6, 2018
Cover Ups: The Mother of More Mistakes
Learning from mistakes is a cliché; a phrase uttered repeatedly and with which we all nod our heads and intellectually agree… and then go out…
March 1, 2018
Q & A
Q: Your early educational background began with finance followed by an MBA; it’s clear you had business on your mind from the start. I was…
February 27, 2018
Real Estate Thoughts
Happy New Year Mr. Collier, I hope this year brings you more peace, joy, prosperity and fulfillment than last year as you grow in more…
February 15, 2018
The Wisdom…and Challenge…of Asking for and Accepting Help
Many of us have a fierce streak of independence that makes it challenging to ask for help, heck even to accept help when it is…
February 13, 2018
Make Your Mistakes Pay
The most costly mistake in the world is the one from which you learn nothing. From an organization’s perspective, it’s the mistake that only one…
January 11, 2018
“Sorry Don’t Get It Done”*: True Apologies v. Faux Apologies
Too many things are passed off as apologies that are anything but apologies; they are faux apologies, nothing but stinky self-serving justifications, transparent rationalizations and…
January 4, 2018