by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 13, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on the lessons I have learned the hard way. The following items keep popping into my head. They’re not rules, just suggestions for you to consider. Guard your heart. Your future and your treasure are more closely linked to your heart than...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Oct 6, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
A few years ago, Sandy and I visited a beautiful, small European country that has been in default on its sovereign debt for most of the last hundred years. About a third of the economic activity is in the “gray economy,” where no one pays taxes. Many locals believe...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 29, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
Thirty years ago, I was just getting started in brokerage. I was stumbling and fumbling my way along. I didn’t know what I didn’t know, and I didn’t realize many important things. I didn’t know that most people I was hanging out with were fine people but not the right...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 22, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
When my physician asked that question, I was stunned and slightly insulted. I imagine myself as a rational thinker. I try to use logic and reason to evaluate situations and make decisions. I analyze cause and effect to help me make sense of a situation. What is magic?...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 15, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
In 1860, John Ruskin published a collection of essays titled Unto This Last. He tells the story of a man who had acquired great wealth and who was forced to abandon ship during a storm. He “fastened a belt about him with two hundred pounds of gold in it, with which he...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 8, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
For some time now, I’ve been transitioning from full-time brokerage to coaching to increase significance in the next phase of my life. Learning has challenges, but the journey is rewarding. People often don’t know what I mean by “coaching.” Their image of coaching...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Sep 1, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
A wise mentor challenged me to identify strategic life lessons. Here is my first draft. Please help me refine and improve it. *Don’t lose what’s priceless to obtain what money can buy. *Everything worthwhile is hard to earn: freedom, honor, love, great marriage,...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 25, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
I love a good quote. A good quote conveys wisdom and insight in a small, tightly wrapped package. Here are a dozen quotes that made me think. “There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.” ~ Thomas Sowell “Risk is equally common to action and...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 18, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
The rental owner wants our help. That’s good. But he wants our report faster than we can do a professional analysis. What should we do? I know what we should do. I should say, “Thanks for the invitation. I’m honored, but the challenge is more difficult than is...
by Terry Moore, CCIM | Aug 11, 2023 | Living a Life Worth Imitating
I once saw a greeting card that said, “We need heroes because they draw us on to become better versions of ourselves.” Heroes and heroines inspire us, but they aren’t perfect. They all have flaws. They get hungry and lonely, they need sleep, and make mistakes. Like...
