Jewels of Wisdom Newsletter – My Personal Goal for 2026

Posted on December 29, 2025
In Jewels of Wisdom Newsletter

2025 Year in Review

Last year I proclaimed that we would double our profit. While that didn’t occur, we did have our best year ever:

20% Growth: While we didn’t double our profit, we did grow by more than 20%. We also have 35% more inventory on the books, somewhere in the range of 140 deals. This is the best position the company has ever been in.
Biggest Deal Ever: We did our largest deal ever, reaping multiple seven figures on a single deal.

The Goal for 2026

The goal, once again, is to double the profit of the company in 2026.

More & larger deals means more & larger profit shares for every partner on team assisting in making the best deal possible.

My Framework for Setting Goals

Here is my framework for reviewing my own goals & plans:

What is the #1 skill I have now which produces the most results? Can I expand this further? 80/20 rule, 80% of results come from 20% of our actions. IDENTIFY the 20% most impactful actions, the make that 20% become the 80% and you can multiply your results by 3-4X. For me, this skill is sourcing & negotiating deals.
What are some things I do, which cost time, that produce little, or even no results? Can I say “No” to these things next year to growth my results in other areas? 80/20 rule again. Long time REI Diamonds fans have notice much less podcasting from me this year. Doing the podcast is fun, but doesn’t generate deal flow for my team here at Diamond Equity. So I’ve done less to make more room for sourcing & negotiating deals.
What will life be like a year from now if I recreate certain areas of my life around my current/future goals? This is a visualization, with eyes closed, SEEING myself living life one year in the future. The nature of my goal is that my team benefits the most when it is achieved. My greatest achievements are when partners of mine have bought new cars, bigger houses, and even houses for family members. They get their goals which gives me great satisfaction. I want to do more of this.
For any goal on my list, am I willing to pay the price to achieve it? Every goal has a set of actions, beliefs, and time/money investment required to achieve. It is important to understand the cost up front, when setting the goal and deciding whether or not you actually want to do/believe/pay to live out that goal. My goal requires 365 days per year of attention. Yes, I take off sometimes, but my mind is ALWAYS running on how to take our results up another level.

Care to join me in 2026? It is NOT an easy role, being a Diamond Equity Acquisition Manager. You work hard to make & run 10-20 deals each year, but earn $150K-$250K or more, depending on your skill, hustle, & luck of the market.

I’m looking for one commercial real estate partner to work leads we provide to acquire, operate, and resell industrial & retail assets. We have capital.

I’m looking for several residential acquisition managers to work leads provided to buy, renovate, & sell houses throughout the U.S. You must be able to work from our offices in either Roswell, GA, Schamburg, IL, or Folsom, PA.

If this is you, please reply to this email and convince me that you have what it takes to be a volume Deal Maker with Diamond Equity.

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