Sunday has become one of my favorite kinds of reset. It gives me a chance to look back at the week, name what I am grateful for, and get my mind ready for what is next.
This week gave me a lot to be thankful for. Bethany and I finished outfitting an amazing Airbnb, and she did an incredible job. We will share it soon once the pictures are ready, but even before the photos arrive, I am proud of what we built together. It feels good to create something with care and see her talent all over it.
Our weekend also brought some joy on the family side. Steele's LouCity Shelby team won 5–0 yesterday, which was a lot of fun to watch. Ella KAte was in Gatlinburg playing in her tournament, and I keep thinking about something that happened Friday morning. I got up around 6:00 a.m., went to check on the girls before leaving for the day, and could not find Ella KAte. She was downstairs working out. That kind of discipline says a lot about who she is becoming, and as a dad, it leaves me amazed.
Then there is Presley. My oldest will be a senior this next year, and I honestly do not know how time has moved this fast. It is strange to imagine a house where I do not hear her singing freely from one room to the next. Those ordinary sounds become sacred when you realize they will not always be part of the rhythm of home in the same way.
Today will be simple in the best way. I want to enjoy the Masters, spend time with my parents, clean out my closet, and get my mind right. Sometimes leadership does not begin with a big speech. Sometimes it begins with clearing space, paying attention, and letting gratitude settle you before the next week starts.
And as much as I am enjoying the quiet side of today, there is one work question I cannot get off my mind: how to lead our team well through the growing coming soon movement in real estate.
I do not want us to handle that conversation with hype, pressure, or confusion. I want us to handle it in a way that brings clarity to our team, our clients, and the market around us. If we are serious about becoming a company built around buyer advocacy and seller advocacy, then this issue has to be bigger than a tactic. It has to become part of how we explain our values.
To me, a healthy coming-soon strategy should do three things. It should help a seller prepare with intention. It should help buyers understand what is truly coming without feeling misled. And it should help our team coordinate the launch of a property in a way that feels honest, organized, and useful.
If coming soon becomes a game, people lose trust. But if it becomes a framework for preparation, communication, and alignment, it can help everybody. Sellers get a stronger runway. Buyers get clearer signals. Agents get a better plan. That is the version of this movement I want us to champion.
I want our team to be able to say something simple and true: we advocate for sellers by helping them launch well, and we advocate for buyers by keeping the process clear. That kind of language matters. It gives our people a standard. It gives our clients a reason to trust us. And it gives the market a better picture of who we are becoming.
So that is where my mind is today. Gratitude for family. Gratitude for the work. Gratitude for the chance to keep building something meaningful with people I love. And alongside that gratitude, a growing sense that this week needs leadership that is calm, clear, and practical.
The goal is not just to talk about change in real estate. The goal is to guide people through it well.
That is the kind of week I want to step into.