Austin Seminar — Purposeful Planning — Benn & Lani — Dallas
Posted @ 6:12 am - Filed under Purposeful Planning, Check This Out, Weekend Thoughts, seminar, Builders, Off The Cuff, Dallas, Austin
Late yesterday morning we held a seminar here in Austin. Those in attendance were friends of our hosts, Benn Rosales and his wife Lani. Our practice is to invite those who wish to join us for lunch after the seminar. Normally about 2-4 people will show up. Today, every single seminar attendee joined us for lunch. That’s a first. It’s simply never happened. Our best was several months ago in one of our Boise seminars when about half of those in attendance ate lunch with us.
Benn made an astute observation last night concerning the responses of those attending the seminar. As he was watching them, gauging their responses to the different concept explanations, he began to notice a common thread in their response pattern.
Every time I referred to either Purposeful Planning or doing something on purpose, they visibly perked up, many adding to their notebooks. I was of course pleased, but not surprised. Purposeful Planning has always had this affect on investors.
At lunch, a pretty formal affair, held at Fudrucker’s, the atmosphere is relaxed and more one on one. We talked a lot of real estate investment, but the latest in the baseball steroids to-do was brought up, along with all the normal topics.
Everything went as smooth as silk — a direct result of the organizers, Benn and Lani. My job was to show up with my shirt tucked in. Pastry, a couple kinds of burritos, and other cool stuff awaited people as they arrived. Everything those two do is first class then a little bit more. The three of us worked hard this weekend. Our days have started relatively early and ended relatively late. Our brains have slowly morphed into likenesses of the mashed potatoes and gravy we had for dinner with our chicken fried steaks.
Yeah, honey, the healthy diet I’ve been eating went to hell in a hand basket while I’ve been in Texas.
The best thing coming out of this working weekend has been the successful creation of a new language — BawldBennese. Slowly but surely, like mice making fewer and fewer wrong turns in a maze, Benn and I can just about communicate using the new language.
Lani is, how do I put it? Different? She’s different alright — in all the best ways. Smart, gracious, discerning, and possibly the best all around wife/assistant I’ve ever seen in action on the planet. Josh and I need a Lani, but we’d have to pay her six figures. Remember the movies back in the good ol’ days when the powerful exec had an assistant who seemed to make whatever was necessary happen like magic?
That’s Lani. It’s a good thing she’s Benn’s wife, cuz otherwise, he couldn’t afford her. Professionally they’re a well oiled machine and impressive as all get-out.
If it’s Sunday morning, I must be on my way to Dallas. The agenda there is twofold — conclude negotiations with a stellar builder and a good man on a couple dozen duplexes give or take — and hopefully meet Benn’s brother Michael to check out some pretty cool homes nearby. The ambiguity is intentional as we’ve gotta stay under the radar, remember?
A heartfelt thanks to Benn and Lani for a seamlessly executed weekend. Your gracious hospitality, attention to detail, and competence was appreciated — and the coffee cups are very cool. Can’t wait for our visit next month.
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