Like most organizations, NAHREP was forced to cancel its convention which was scheduled for this week. Over 1,100 people were registered and we had a great program in place so it was unfortunate that we had to cancel, but it was definitely the right decision. Our sponsors, chapters, members, boards, and partners have been supportive and all-around fantastic. The NAHREP familia is truly amazing. The toughest times are most likely still in front of us. The next 60 days will be especially sketchy, and I expect most of our chapter events will be cancelled or postponed. We were forced to install our new officers and board members over the phone last week. We’ll be announcing them soon, and I am excited to work with our new president, Sara Rodriguez. She is a rock star. Like most companies, we are exploring a number of work scenarios in case things get more challenging including remote work and virtual events for our chapters and full membership. I suspect we will all learn a lot during this time, including more about virtual work and study. A lot of it, I’m sure, will make us better and more efficient. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. I am confident NAHREP will emerge stronger and more focused.
Sol Trujillo, Emilio Estefan, and I are in full swing planning for L’ATTITUDE 2020. Our goal was to open registration this month, but with all that is going on, we will probably delay a short while. Over the past few weeks, we have been spending most of our time locking up sponsors. We were in NYC two weeks ago and had great meetings with American Express and CNBC. The NAHREP at L’ATTITUDE program is going to be world-class. Three days we will cover mindset, sales mastery, and wealth building. So far, Deepak Chopra, Mike, Tom, and Matthew Ferry have all tentatively confirmed. I feel strongly that when this COVID-19 situation stabilizes, people will be craving to see and interact with one another and the L’ATTITUDE event scheduled for late September will be even more epic because of it.
Finally, the Acosta family is doing well. Aaron is currently in Hawaii for spring break with his Colorado College teammates. Hawaii is actually one of the safer places right now. He will be home next week and will probably be in town through the summer. He says he plans on dedicating all of his time working on his physicality and basketball skills. He made all conference at Colorado College as a sophomore, and believes his team could win a championship next year. Kathy, Marisa, and Jaimie are also healthy and doing well. They are three of the toughest women around and are gearing up for the coming months and feeling optimistic. Kathy in particular is one of those people who rises to every challenge and never complains. She’s just awesome. My parents and sisters are also doing well.
For now, I am basically operating business as usual. I plan on completing my twenty-city tour promoting L’ATTITUDE, which I am thoroughly enjoying – however, that could definitely change depending on travel advisories and other unforeseen circumstances. I plan on eating better, working out more, and doing further strategic planning for NAHREP, L’ATTITUDE, my blog and soon-to-begin podcast. Taking more time for deep thoughts is something we can all benefit from. I believe we all have a chance to come out of this better, stronger, and more grateful…but it won’t happen on its own. Let’s do our best to make the most of it!
A recent exchange about astronaut Victor Glover raised a bigger question that a lot of people are still wrestling with: if the goal is equality, why are we still talking about race at all? In this episode, I break down why that question still matters, why representation is still relevant in spaces where access has historically been limited, and why the real goal is not to ignore race too soon but to build a country where race truly no longer determines who gets seen, supported, or given the chance to rise. This is a conversation about merit, opportunity, and what it will actually take to get there.
I was watching a podcast recently, and something about it rubbed me the wrong way — but it also got my wheels turning. In this episode, I talk about what I love most about being American, why the system that built this country deserves more appreciation than it gets, and why some of the loudest “love it or leave it” voices go strangely quiet when powerful billionaires openly criticize the very system that made their success possible. This is a conversation about America, double standards, and what real patriotism should actually look like.
This April, the Hispanic Wealth Project is launching its High Net Worth Boot Camp, a 10-week intensive built around some of the most valuable wealth-building education I’ve seen. In this episode, I talk about why so many of us need to shift from a worker’s mentality to an owner’s mentality, why economic success has to move from consumption to wealth building, and why building wealth takes knowledge, work, and discipline. The High Net Worth Boot Camp is designed to help close that knowledge gap with modules on securities investing, real estate investments, buying and selling businesses, asset protection, and tax strategies. If building real wealth has ever felt out of reach or unclear, this is the kind of education that can change how we think and what we build.