Skillstacking | Marc Koran

Your Boss Should Be Your Servant

by Marc Koran | Oct 19, 2019 | All, General, Personal Growth, Skillstacking

We have all experienced the good boss and the not-so-good boss. The Brutish Boss’s mantra is “I’m the Boss! You are here for me.” while the Servant Boss says “I’m the Servant! I am here for you.” The Servant Boss delivers better long term results and lives a...

How to Get the Appreciation You Want (Thanks for Giving!)

by Marc Koran | Oct 12, 2019 | All, General, Personal Growth, Skillstacking

We may not always feel that we get appreciation. Here are a few pointers on how to live in a a world of abundant appreciation. Enjoy! “Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” Voltaire Appreciation is hidden all...

It’s Not My Fault! 12 Ways to Reduce Blame in Your Life

by Marc Koran | Oct 6, 2019 | General, Personal Growth, Skillstacking

Blame costs many people too much time and energy. Many blame the state of their lives on other people and circumstances. Most are not really aware of how addicted they are to their stories of blame. More importantly, people do not realize how much better their...

Letting Go of a Lost Cause. (Sunk Cost Fallacy)

by Marc Koran | Sep 21, 2019 | General, Personal Growth, School of Hard Knocks, Skillstacking

Many people do not let go of an endeavour after having put in time, money and effort. This is called “The Sunk Cost Fallacy”, and if we are not conscious of it, we can actually make things worse. We humans have strong feelings of loss aversion, and often pay a high...

7 Tips for Closer Friends through Poker Night

by Marc Koran | Sep 14, 2019 | All, General, Personal Growth, Skillstacking

I’ve been running a Friday Poker Night at my house for over 10 years. Great friends and relationships have been the gift we gave ourselves. Read on to see what I’ve learned what works and what definitely doesn’t. The Goal Let me be clear about the goal of my...

11 Stages Of My Craigslist Real Estate Saga

by Marc Koran | Sep 7, 2019 | General, Real Estate, Skillstacking

In this post, I take you through the 11 stages I use when closing a commercial property through a partnership. This journey was a little unusual because I found it on craigslist, and ended with instructing a bailiff to threaten to take the multimillionaire...