The Twenty: Elite Impact Education Platform
February 11, 2026 | Volume 35
Carla and I are in a beautiful season of life right now with our boys, who are each pursuing different passions and teaching us new things along the way.
After making his middle school basketball team in December, our oldest son Donny is now taking to the court as a starter, learning what it means—and takes—to be a leader and putting up some serious points along the way.
Alex, our middle son, is now competing on an all-star pickleball team and chasing a doubles tournament win with me in 2026. He’s become increasingly dedicated to growing as a violinist and by the end of the year wants to be able to play both Carla and I’s favorite songs for us.
Our youngest son Jacob is ruling our world the way only a four year old can. Every single day he does something to either make me laugh or say “wow,” which is one of those gifts you get in parenthood that you wouldn’t trade for anything.
We’ve already had two extraordinary days, bringing us closer to our Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal (BHAG) of 1,000 extraordinary days in 100 places before Donny goes to college. The first was at the end of January when we got to see Jacob play in a basketball game, secured a flag football win, and hosted a group of the boy’s friends at our house for a game night with s’mores. The second was a family game day at home, where Alex and I beat Donny and Carla 4-3 with a Jazzminton victory!
I feel blessed that I have built a career that allows me to be there for the boy’s big and small moments—and gives me the time to focus on pursuing our 6th flag football championship (we’re 4-0!). You might be thinking, that’s just how it is for successful CEOs: you all do what you want when you want. But it isn’t success that has given me the freedom to be a present father; it’s discipline.
Discipline is foundational to DLP’s annual theme for 2026: Building Extraordinary Organizations. Extraordinary Organizations—and leaders–push to get more out of every minute, hour, and day, so that everyone, CEO or not, has the time to live extraordinary lives and build extraordinary families.
There’s much more to come on building Extraordinary Organizations this year—including the release of my book—but today I want you to write this down and put it somewhere where you can see it every single day.
“What is it to gain the world and lose your soul?”
-Matthew 16:26
Let this verse remind you to push through the pain of discipline to achieve success far greater than any wealth: the freedom to be present with your own extraordinary family.
DLP Capital’s milestone 20th year is off to an excellent start. We’re tracking toward our 1-Year Bullseye, and are on pace to achieve nearly all of our top company Rocks, which are our priorities for Q1.
As we chase some of our most ambitious goals yet, it’s more important than ever to be disciplined with our key resources: time, money, and energy. That’s where bending the curve comes in.
Imagine you’re buying a car. As you look at increasingly expensive models, the quality of the car goes up—but only to a point. Would a Maybach actually do a better job of getting you somewhere than a Mercedes? No. Will it cost you more? Absolutely.
The same is true in business. At a certain point, exerting more resources won’t create enough value to warrant the cost; that’s the dot on this chart. You can continue to spend more resources, but the steep climb in terms of value won’t be there. Bending the curve changes the trajectory, multiplying value through deliberate, disciplined decision making, not by increasing the resources spent. Simply put, spending less to get more.
Some of what we’ll do to bend the curve won’t be new. We’ll continue to operate the Elite Execution System which keeps our organization aligned on everything from our top goals for the year to how we run effective meetings. Our 20-Mile March will continue to be our secret weapon, reminding us that consistency compounds, intensity plateaus.
We’ll focus on becoming 10x better in the areas that matter the most to our business and raise the bar on who and what we say yes to, driving greater results from one of our biggest expenditures: the time we spend building relationships.
And, the biggest hit with the team so far, we’ll embrace GETMO: good enough to move on. We won’t let the pursuit of perfection impede progress, allowing us to increase efficiency and speed.
As CEO, I’ll be spending my time and focus on the areas where I can drive the greatest value for the organization.
• Strategy: Thinking, learning, and planning—deciding what to say yes to and, just as importantly, what to say no to.
• Setting Culture: Communicating, training, and pouring into our people.
• Simplifying: Making the complex simple, providing clarity, and consistently reinforcing our vision.
• Solving Problems: Digging into key priorities, projects, and issues. Making disciplined decisions that resolve issues and drive performance.
• Storytelling: Bringing DLP’s story to life through speaking engagements, podcasts, content, and writing.
• Selecting: Choosing the best leaders, housing sponsors, investment partners, and community partners to support our mission.
• Serving, Supporting, and Stewarding: Supporting our leaders, investors, housing sponsors, and community partners with the degree of excellence they’ve come to expect from DLP.
I’ve already had the privilege of sharing DLP’s story to new audiences this year, including some of the country’s top multifamily developers and operators at the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) conference in Las Vegas. The team and I met some great people who share our vision for creating impact beyond affordability and look forward to seeing what we can get done together.
While in Vegas, Bo Parfet (DLP’s Managing Principal & Head of Growth) and I attended the Tiger 21 Global Conference. We had the privilege of attending and learning from some great sessions as well as presenting DLP’s story and what makes our sponsored private real estate investment funds different.
“Be fruitful & multiply.” Genesis 1:28
Fruitful is about faithful stewardship, using what has been entrusted to us to solve real problems, transform lives, and generate profit with integrity.
Multiply is about creating systems that can scale without compromising values, the success of which isn’t driven by any one individual.
Together, they frame our responsibility to steward capital, people, time, and influence with accountability. It’s a simple but powerful verse that reminds us to measure our success through how we answer this question: what good exists because we exist?
It reminds us to focus on extracting less and creating more; to build long-term solutions, and to leave people and places better than we found them.
Today’s challenging housing market demands innovative solutions, which is why we’ve introduced the DLP Living Fully Fund. This closed-ended fund will make primarily equity investments focused on horizontal communities including manufactured housing communities, cottage retirement communities, single-family communities for rent and for sale, as well as vacation rental resorts.
Opened to all investors earlier this year, this fund has already put investor capital to work with two outdoor hospitality investments in Missouri: Ozark Outdoors Resort and Blue Springs Ranch. To learn why DLP believes outdoor hospitality could be a missing piece of the affordable housing puzzle—and how you could potentially benefit—watch our recent webinar.
I’ve had the privilege of celebrating the grand opening of many projects over the years, but none like this. We redeveloped and reimagined a previously operated 18-hole golf course and driving range in Callahan, FL, creating a unique golf entertainment destination where both families and golf enthusiasts can enjoy themselves.
I hope you’ll bring your family to celebrate the grand opening with me on February 27th from 11-3PM. You’ll get to try the menu, work on your shot at the driving range, and get a sneak peek at what we have coming up next for the area: Callahan Club & Resort.
If you’ll already be there as part of our two-day investor experience, you’re already registered for the fun!
Las Vegas
Manhattan, meeting Mike Waltz, US Ambassador to the UN, with a number of friends
Dominican Republic: Hope International Trip
Charlotte, NC: 100x Meeting
Bethlehem, PA
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