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If you had $1000 to invest in your business, where would you invest your money? Would you invest…
In life and business we all need to know an experimenter if we aren't one ourselves. These are the…
Need a little help? - 08/06/2009 04:53 PM
I'm always amazed when I hear how much money today's children get as an allowance. Up until…
All tangled up? Being strangled? - 08/03/2009 08:06 PM
In this modern world where everything seems to change so rapidly, I sometimes feel like someone…
You want to hire me....? - 07/31/2009 09:23 PM
GET BUSY AND ENTER THE ActiveRain " NATURE & MARKETING " CONTEST! Click on the link for simple…
Enthusiasm and passion - 07/17/2009 10:38 AM
When my wise old grandmother helped me start my typing business when I was 11, one thing she…
Sorry, you can't sell that - 07/17/2009 08:46 AM
There are several advantages of having a spouse who works at Borders Books and Music: One…
I'm an analytical person. Very analytical. Probably not a big surprise to most people…
"Purist" is a word that I don't think I've ever liked because it often is used to put down the…
In my last post, " Lovecats, Likeability, and a Plan to Save the World ", I discussed the…
Cars and Real Estate - 07/01/2009 09:33 AM
Last night we bought a car! After a year and a half of non consumer consumption we did it! Things…
I'm not talking about free time to goof off I'm sure we all can make time for that. Though many…
Who put the bop in marketing? - 06/29/2009 06:52 PM
Many years decades ago when I took my first marketing class, we were taught that in most…
I thought ActiveRain and its members were some of the most forwarding thinking people, using all…
This post was inspired by Brian Block's recent Featured Post about neighborhood walkability I…
I regularly read, both in the national media and in blogs here at ActiveRain, about this year's…
I've been semi silent on this subject. For the last year or so we've been hammered at by the real…
A current Featured Post by Alex and Cadey Charfen of Austin, Texas, takes us to task with a post…
One of the things that I do as part of my real estate-related businesses (home inspections,…
Motivational Power Quote Continued Incremental Improvement "Only those who constantly..
I'm pretty sure readers know who Warren Buffet is. Last year, Alice Schroeder released a book…
By JC Kadii, Mortgage Virtual Assistant and Internet Marketing Specialist SM I made a…
I'm here on a holiday week-end and somehow in it all, cleaning and getting ready for the week AHEAD…
Decisions, decisions, decisions - 05/17/2009 08:45 PM
There's a book on the best seller lists right now titled "10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea. "…
New ways to Juggle - 05/15/2009 01:39 PM
In this market many of the old ways used to sell a home or for that matter to entice a person to…
There seems to be a lot of blog entries lately about having to work hard, or working smart…
Seven Habits of Successful... - 05/12/2009 10:24 PM
I found this exert of Chris McLaughlin a leading short sale attorney & investor, who has…
"I can't do that!" - 05/02/2009 09:19 PM
I was working with one of my Clients earlier today and we were going through a list of things…
Good morning, and welcome to class, Class. I'm Professor Paul Paul and I'm filling in today for…
Way back in 1983, I had just moved from Houston to College Station, Texas. The hustle and bustle…
imagine the possibilities. is my company's logo or motto and I think it is a great one. it…
Study the Lion - 04/13/2009 07:45 AM
Use the Lion as your example for how you should be in your business. The Lion uses all his strength…
Work Begins at 8:00 AM! - 04/10/2009 03:39 PM
Work Begins at 8:00 AM After reading Liz Loadholt's (Mama Liz's) great post Are You Fooling…
I was reading an article about personal branding, and one thing in the article struck me as not…
So - now that we have an $8, 000 CASH incentive for buyers to buy a home, they should be beating…
Today, the rest of March, and all of April provides you with a great opportunity to contact…
Since I do answer my phones 24/7, including evenings, nights, early morning, weekends,…
A new entrepreneur decided that this would be a GOOD time to open her doors to business…
Be a winner! - 02/21/2009 06:15 PM
Have you found yourself sitting in front of the television, listening to countless infomercials…
Life 115: The study of the atom - 02/21/2009 06:08 PM
Life 115: The study of the atom  is the fifteenth in a series of posts I'm doing on…
I was watching "The Legacy of Star Wars" recently, and if you haven't seen it -- regardless of…
In my home state of Florida, things have been pretty dismal in the Real Estate and Mortgage…
I just came home from church today and was thinking about some material I read in Sunday School. It…
Along with working as a Home Inspector and a Marketing & Business consultant I also work as a…
I've been to many cat shows and dog shows over the decades, but I've always gone just to look at…
My days — 7/365 — begin in the wee hours of the morning by Playing in the Rain. I…
What's in a name? - 01/24/2009 07:58 PM
On the way home from my inspection this afternoon, I was behind a plumbing truck. Now that in…
I often get asked by my new Clients if I think that a "cool" phone number can garner new…
My marketing guru was born and raised in Texas, and even though he's been here in San Diego since…
Remember the childhood game called "Limbo? " We started with two people holding a stick about…
Late last summer I had a person contact me about helping her with her business. Her email was a…
It was announced this morning that Jobs of Apple Computers is taking 6 months leave for medical…
Part of my business strategy throughout my business career has been to know my competition…
Over the past year I have been coaching with Susan Ross the owner of Blue Ocean Coaching. With…
I posted this morning about a complaint being a gift and, after reading the comments, thought…
A complaint is a gift - 01/08/2009 05:51 AM
I was over in Brian and Rita Burke's blog this morning leaving eight comments. One of my…
Some Readers might remember that at the end of each quarter, I take my five top-performing Clients…
I know, I know. You expected me to say "niche market. " Well, the two are somewhat related. All we…
Are you a loser? - 01/03/2009 09:54 AM
In grade school, middle school, and high school, I know the "in crowd" often considered me a loser…
Readers of my previous blog post -- Say it with flowers, giant flowers -- know that each quarter I…
Stop it, and make it happen! - 12/29/2008 09:18 AM
There is a new development out there. It’s not made of brick, or stone. It does not have…
Business, credit, and gambling - 12/27/2008 11:12 AM
I never quite understood how companies could lose money each month, each quarter, each year…
Throughout my life I've been a catnapper, a true catnapper. The longest I sleep is about four…
I've been working with five buyers under contract during the last few months, all looking…
Walk into any salesperson's office and you're very likely to see pictures on the wall. If the…
One of my premises for getting business is to to be helpful without giving away the farm…
Yep, you read that right. It is an amusing story with a point. Years ago a farmer had a mule…
Part of working with Clients is understanding their needs, wants, and goals. Sometimes it…
Many marketing, sales, and business experts teach what I call third party blame which…
I'm still a little old fashioned mainly because I like the tried and true methods depending…
History is a harsh teacher.   The Darwinian theory of survival of the fitness applies to the…
Since I work with a lot of people buying their first homes, they quite often have young..
John Novak of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been rounding up book reviews by other ActiveRain…
Whenever I go out into public, I wear either a "Russel Ray, Marketing & Business Consultant…
I thought I would do a follow-up to my blog entry about experience and inexperience. I've been…
 
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