The Sink: Leaving Things Better Than We Left Them
“What would it look like if everyone left things better than they found them, as a way of life?” This is the question we asked ourselves as the OAA team read “The Sink” by Walter…
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Your Balance Sheet Health
I’ve written about the critical importance of cash flow, and the difference between that, and profits, before. These two things, and understanding them, are critical to the new business’s survival. Critical to its continued growth…
Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda
I was having lunch with a very bright and talented young friend, this week, when he observed that he “should have” done something in his past. He was expressing regret for missing an opportunity that…
150th Member Celebration Lunch
Today, the OAA team had a delicious lunch together under the red umbrellas at Yucatan Taco Stand in Downtown, Oklahoma City, to celebrate reaching 150 members. In OAA’s 18 years as a company, it was…
OAA Video Studio Now Open to Members!
OAA has invested in a new video studio, stocked with equipment, sound proofing, and backdrops for our agent needs! This room is open, free for use to all members. Words from OAA’s CEO, Tony: “While…
Remembering D Day (6/6/1944)
There are so many, many days written in blood and sacrifice. Tens of thousands, millions probably, of men and women dead, wounded or permanently changed. Some were volunteers, but all answered the call when it…
OAA Community: Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation
From now until the end of 2018, OAA is raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The…
Your Greatest Asset
When I was a little boy my grandmother used to tell me the story of the “Little Train That Could,” whenever I got frustrated, because I didn’t seem to be able to do something. Perhaps…
OAA 2018 Success Conference and Celebration Recap
May 16th, 2018. Over 4 million in excess compensation and profit sharing bonuses were awarded to OAA members at OAA’s Annual Success Conference and Celebration at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Norman,…
Compounding
I recently wrote about some of the business lessons my father taught me. One of the other simple, yet profound, was about the power of compound interest. You’ve probably considered what happens to a dollar…