It was 2007, and I realized I needed to get back into the self-storage business. I had put a small portfolio together in the early 00s but ended up selling it to a fund. I did OK, but my investors at the...

I just returned from a two-week break I took as I traveled with my wife to Florida. I did no writing and few real estate and calls. But I continued my morning practices and realized just how much...

This is the final episode in a series on leadership development inside a self storage business. Remember, no matter where you are in your self-storage journey, owning a portfolio of facilities, or just...

In this third episode in the Self Storage Leadership Series, I want to talk about a trait an effective Leader has that has always been elusive to me… The Art of Delegation. I call it an art because it...

As a self storage owner or soon-to-be owner, you will need the right team assembled. I discussed this in detail in Episode 331. We talked about the team members, the roles or spaces that we need to get...

After returning from the recent ISS 2022 Expo in Las Vegas, I am more convinced that effective self storage company leaders who are moving the needle in their companies and the industry are great...

This is the fourth and final episode in a series entitled Practices For Self Storage Entrepreneurs To Develop Series. Given the state of the self storage industry today, and the unique challenges, I...