Denise Says: Let's Look at the News Media v. The Trush - 07/18/07 06:25 PM
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Denise Says: It's not About the Money, It's About the TIME! - 07/18/07 01:38 PM

By Denise Lones M.I.R.M., CSP
AGENT QUESTION: "Denise, I want you to help me make more money."
MY RESPONSE: "Great!  But the first step is to help you make more time.  Because without time, you cannot give great service to neither your clients nor yourself."
AGENT: "But I'm willing to work hard to make the money!"
MY RESPONSE: "Then you'll burn yourself out and won't be effective.  Without quality of life-meaning the time to enjoy life away from your business-then you'll be a slave to your business.  It's much better to have your business work for you, rather than the other way around."
You shouldn't … (4 comments)

Denise Says: Come Sail Away with Me! - 07/18/07 01:35 PM

By Denise Lones M.I.R.M., CSP
I don't usually talk about my upcoming events in a Zebra Report, but I'm so excited about this that I have to share it with you in a BIG way.  But first:
Please do me a favor.  I want you to stop what you're doing for a moment and think of the one education seminar you attended that created the most powerful impression in your mind.
Got it?  I bet it didn't take you long.  We all have one.  An event that generated such fantastic memories that you can almost step back into it right now in your … (1 comments)

Denise Says: CBS & 60 Minutes - Shame on YOU! - 07/18/07 01:33 PM

By Denise Lones M.I.R.M., CSP
I've seen a lot of real estate-related news stories on television.  Some good, some bad.  But what CBS did on May 13, 2007 was negligent, exaggeratory, misleading, and downright inaccurate.  I have to tell you that I was absolutely stunned and shocked at what CBS was incorrectly reporting.  
On May 13, 60 Minutes aired a segment spotlighting the real estate industry and the changes to the business.  The focus of the piece was the impact of online brokerages on the real estate industry.  They profiled Red Fin, a Seattle-based online real estate broker.
I have nothing against this … (2 comments)

 
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Join Denise Lones each week as she looks at the world of real estate and the world at large from customer service to the importance of listing presentations in a one-on-one style. Denise has more than 20 years of experience as a successful agent, broker, trainer and coach. Denise is someone in the know when it comes to real estate.



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