The Lookout

When we get so busy chasing the dollar, priorities get misconstrued and before we know it, our actions speak louder than words on an unhappy life. Sometimes we have to realize that in order to be successful, it needs to be holistic, not balanced, in order to...

Something that many of us struggle with is being willing to embark on ambition when we feel like the stage we are in life prevents us from reaping the full benefit of a goal. Aaron sets the record straight pretty quick that no matter what...

When you learn how to ask the right question, you are able to move forward with wisdom. “Knowledge is like someone giving you a gold coin.” – Aaron Young's father We just don't know what we don't know. It's a given that no matter how...

Think of the person that has inspired you in something to go beyond what you thought possible. Mentors, especially the really good ones, bring out our inner strength as they guide us to achieve our own limitless potential. Every successful person has a mentor behind them cheering...

Have you ever gone on a drive or walk just for the sake of discovering something new? What happened? While taking a scenic drive with his sweetheart along a scenic byway in Oregon, Aaron came to the realization that some of the most beautiful things...

What inspires you? What motivates you enough to take action in order to achieve your dreams? Aaron's inspiration in today's podcast takes the shape of a heavenly prospect of the Cascade Range which taught him that no even when unsure about how to achieve the...

The road to success very rarely resembles a smooth, straight path. Too often it is pocked with twists and turns, hills and detours. Parts that were once clear become overgrown, while other parts that appeared blocked become open. Have you ever struggled to finish a...

When we work hard, we deserve to claim our prize. During high school Aaron was already showing his talent in business and entrepreneurship by thinking outside of the box through selling tickets for a school activity where a prize for the most tickets sold motivated him to success. How many...

Today Aaron likens whale watching to finding focus in the business world. While describing his family's getaway retreat home on the Oregon Coast, Aaron likens the ocean to all of the thousands of things that grab our attention in the business world, which can become...

There is always something in life that can be likened to a farm experience, especially if told by a storyteller such as Aaron. As only Aaron can, he artfully blends the experience of a friend facing the dreaded job all owners have to go through...

Sometimes it's scary to be an entrepreneur. It's hard to find the sweet spot to engage with people and build a successful business around that, and sometimes there comes a point when throwing in the towel on a venture is the best foot forward; but when...

What is failure? Is it the end of something or the beginning of something else? Things that we're doing now that seem insignificant may become something bigger later on. Can we create a success from a seemingly failure of a situation simply by thinking positively? Attracting...

Ever the storyteller, Aaron has a specific tipping story that has helped shaped many of the other aspects of what it takes to have decades worth of business under his belt, but this isn't an easy topic for Aaron to share. Living the American Dream...

  Sometimes the most unlikely places will teach us the most important lessons. Such was the case for Aaron with his baby goats. While looking at the farm life outside of his window on today's podcast, Aaron reflects about the expectation the nanny goats have for...

  Aaron owns things and has found tremendous success in said ownership. After talking with a young entrepreneur about owning different companies, Laughlin Assoc came up. Back in the 1990s, Lee and Aaron purchased another company in Nevada and as it grew, everything was good....

Have you ever encountered someone with such a knack for business that it seems magical? You may not be too far off. It requires a lot of creativity to pull off something that first started as a visualization.   Aaron travels to the Wizard Academy in Austin,...

True or False? To effectively manage a business, you must be right there overseeing it all otherwise it will fall apart. After all, you're the one in charge right? False. Trust in others' to complete and even exemplify their role is key to running a...

Sometimes the only person standing in your way for success is yourself. Do you have the audacity to move our of your way? To get past the gatekeepers and through the doors of barriers, Aaron has some steps to consider as you advance confidently in...

As a freshman in college (incidentally the ONLY year Aaron was in college!) he was short on funds for Christmas gifts, so he looked into ways to make money. This recycling business and Thoreau quote taught Aaron an incredible lesson that lead him into a lifetime of entrepreneurship....

Have you ever traveled off of the beaten path and decided to create a new one? What happened? While in Nassau, Bahamas, Aaron wanted to go beyond the touristy places and went to a bat cave. Within a few steps he was in this natural...

Have you ever been behind the scenes of something that appeared so perfect and fluent only to discover that a lot of chaos occurs behind or below the scenes to make that appearance flow? Such was the case for Aaron while visiting the underbelly of...

Falling, especially if done voluntarily like bungee jumping or rappelling off of the side of a cliff, is a lot like purchasing real estate. It takes courage and will cause you to see things from a completely different perspective! A couple of years ago Aaron...

Have you ever eaten a lemon, expecting it to be the typical tart and instead bite into something sweet? For Aaron, it was an explosion to the brain that by taking a lemon from a tree he would have an experience like that while traveling...

Have you ever been in a hurricane? No storm ever comes from the Caribbean from the West into the East, but such wasn't the case for Aaron while in St Kitts and experienced a “wrong way” hurricane firsthand. This experience reminded him of how important...

Aaron starts today's podcast out by sharing an inspiring story of a young man fresh from graduate school that went to work for a technology company in the mid-90s. William Kelly got this idea to use the new world wide web as a means to help people learn...