Posts by Chad Withrow
Keep Your Enthusiasm
Hey team. All right, so here we are, end of November. Thanksgiving’s coming up in just a few days, and I just wanted to reach out for our Monday message. Winston Churchill said this, and I tell you, I find it funny. What a great man. If you’ve never read anything or understand anything about…
Read MoreBe Quiet to Hear
Hey team. So I saw this quote. I think the guy’s name, if I pronounce it correctly, is Roomie Rumi. And he said that the quieter you become, the more you’re able to hear. Go figure. The quieter we become, the more we’re able to hear, able to listen. When we quiet ourselves, we can…
Read MoreDiscipline is a Quiet Steady Force
All right. So, today, this week, we had the Marine Corps birthday on Monday. Yesterday was JT’s 12th birthday and Veterans Day. So, here we are almost halfway through the month of November. And so, I want to give a shout-out to all the United States Marines who were 250 years old. I do not…
Read MorePortland Crime Trends Update: Fall 2025 Safety Insights
As daylight hours shorten and temperatures drop, Portland’s landscape changes, and so do crime patterns. For property managers and business owners, this time of year brings a new set of safety considerations. Longer nights, holiday traffic, and colder weather can all shift when and where incidents happen. That’s why understanding seasonal crime trends is so…
Read MoreActions Speak
All right. Hey team, here we are. Have you ever heard that term, actions speak louder than words? Ralph O Waldo Emerson said that your actions speak so loudly I cannot hear what you’re saying. Actions speak louder than words. So, you can say all you want, but your actions dictate what you really put…
Read MoreThe Willingness to Learn is a Choice
Hey. All right, it is Wednesday. So, here we are. Workshop Wednesday. We love them. So, I got a quote for you. His name is Brian Herbert. He said that the capacity to learn, the capacity to learn is a gift. The ability to learn is a skill, and the willingness to learn, well, that’s…
Read MorePSA: Be Safe
Hey team. All right, so happy Monday. I am sorry I missed last week. As we get closer and closer to these holidays and stuff, we have both Thanksgiving and Christmas. And for me, I have two birthdays. I have Jonathan and David. David just turned eight. He is eight, and he is great. And…
Read MoreIn Unnoticed Moments Leadership Happens
Leadership happens most powerfully in the unnoticed moments. It’s a quote that I created in some of the writing that I’ve been doing. You guys know that I’ve been working with the leadership class. We have a new leadership class. We’re about seven weeks in, almost halfway through. It’s been a wonderful time getting together…
Read MoreCommitment to Values Equals Character
Character is defined as a set of values without compromise. Miles Monroe said, “Character is a set of values that isn’t determined by us compromising based on the winds of change and so on and so forth.” I like this quote because it reminds me of transparency even at a cost—remaining committed to your value…
Read MoreHardships
