motivational: Friday Foto ~ Practice Makes Perfect - 06/26/15 08:41 AM
 
 
 
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit ~ Aristotle, 345 B.C.
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motivational: Never look back quote - 12/30/14 05:02 AM
 

 
Never look back, unless you are planning to go that way. ~ Henry David Thoreau
 
Looking forward to a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015
 
 
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motivational: Accept me as I am. ~ Integrity Quote - 08/28/14 05:27 AM
 

    To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. ~ Douglas Adams
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motivational: Friday Photo & Zig Ziglar Quote - 06/06/14 09:42 AM

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will ~ Zig Ziglar
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motivational: Best Article I have read from a Navy Seal - A must Read!! - 06/03/14 05:01 AM

 
Attached is one of the best articles I have read in a long time.  Impressive, to say the least... Please take the time to read the article and incorporate what you can in your daily lives.
 
 
10 life lessons from the SEAL who led mission for bin Laden
 
 
 
Naval Adm. William H. McRaven delivers the commencement address at the University of Texas at Austin.
 
 
 
William H. McRaven is an admiral, former commander of the Navy’s SEAL Team 3 and current commander of the US Special Operations Command — the … (2 comments)

motivational: Inspirational Poem ~ Desiderata - Words to live By. Strive to be Happy - 07/02/13 07:02 AM
 

 
 
 
 
Desiderata
 
-- written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s --
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
 
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
 
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
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motivational: Friday Foto ~ Cool Historical pics - 01/18/13 07:20 AM
Incredible Photos From History
 
Last four couples standing in a Chicago dance marathon. ca. 1930.  
 
 
 
Three Princeton students pose after the Freshman, Sophomore snowball fight. 1893. Princeton , NJ .
 

 
The Real Estate Boom in the 1880's.
 

  
Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech. Washington, 1963.
 

 
 
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motivational: Motivational Monday Quote ~ Dreams Come True - 01/14/13 02:47 AM

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. ~ Walt Disney

 
Happy Monday!
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motivational: Wordless Wednesday Photo - 01/09/13 04:47 AM
 

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motivational: Your Beautiful Life Photo ~ 12.12.12 - 12/12/12 06:50 AM
 
Special Day Today 12.12.12.  It is the last repeating number date of the century, and just possibly holds a bit of magic.  So go seize the day and make it magical.

Carpe diem...
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motivational: Motivational Monday ~ Adjust the sails photo & quote - 12/03/12 04:09 AM
It’s Monday, full speed ahead…

We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.~ Author Unknown
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motivational: Friday Photo and Quote ~ A bit of encouragement - 11/02/12 07:58 AM
My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone on the east coast affected from Hurricane Sandy.  Stay strong and have faith. 
 
Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement … and we will make the goal.  ~ Jerome Fleishman
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motivational: Motivational Monday ~ Wake Up Your Mind - 01/09/12 11:06 AM
Here is a little exercise for your brain...Take the Challenge and Wake Up Your Mind!

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.  ~ Robert Collier
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motivational: Motivational Monday Photo ~ May your light shine bright - 12/05/11 02:23 PM
Sunset @ Crystal Cove

May your light shine brightly today, tomorrow and throughout the world!
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motivational: Lead with Caruso.... - 10/06/11 07:17 AM

Leads. You hear about Real Estate agents getting business from leads all the time. But what about you? You don’t even know where to start. And you ask yourself ; where have all the motivated leads gone? If you want to find motivated leads, you must first be motivated to find them! When the real estate market changes, what really happens is buyer and seller motivation is changing. The #1 challenge for real estate agents today is finding the motivated. Where there once was a large quantity of quality leads, there isn’t and the once clear pool feels more like … (2 comments)

motivational: Wordless Wednesday ~ Rent Free - 09/28/11 09:48 AM

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motivational: Your Hair is Everywhere.... - 09/22/11 06:18 AM

"Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?" ~ Fanny Brice
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motivational: Thoughtful Tuesday ~ Stride Forward - 09/20/11 08:00 AM

"Stride forward with a firm, steady step knowing with a deep, certain inner knowing that you will reach every goal you set yourselves, that you will achieve every aim." ~ Eileen Caddy
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motivational: Back to School Time! - 09/06/11 07:46 AM
Welcome Back Students!
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
My generation grew up reciting this every morning in school, standing and facing the flag with hands over heart. They no longer do this for fear of offending someone! I’m offended they Don’t!  
Re-post via email, blog, or word of mouth if you agree and want to bring back the Pledge of Allegiance to the schools.
The mediocre teacher tells.  The good teacher explains.  The superior … (3 comments)

motivational: Thought provoking things ~ One does what one is. - 08/30/11 01:14 PM
Things that make you go, “What is that?” and do a double take.
What is the functionality?
 Waste is a tax on the whole people.  ~ Albert W. Atwood
Don't forget the 3 R's:  Reduce, Reuse & Recycle!
 
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