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Increase your business by becoming "business present"
Well, it happened.  My younger son signed a lease on his first rental today, and he has officially moved.  It was a day of mixed emotions.  We are so proud of him, and at the same time we are sad to see him go.  It was quite a rollar-coaster ride today.  Even dads can get misty sometimes.
It did remind me of one thing business related.  As independent contractors, we need to be "business present" all the time.  Here's how today's event started 4 years ago.  I went to my dentist to have my teeth cleaned.  He had a new assistant, and I immediately recognized her Russian accent.  While she and I prepared for my exam, I learned about her journey to the United States, and I related my work in the Ukraine.
That lead to me asking her to help me with my Russian language skills.  She became my tutor for about a year.  That meant a weekly visit to my real estate office for a session.  When her school duties picked up and my business duties increased, we had to stop the tutoring, but I kept her number and she kept mine.
A year later, we ran into each ... more

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