8 Ways to Make Yourself Helpless (and run off business) - 11/23/11 02:44 PM
Whether dealing with agents, leanders, buyers or sellers, I find it sad how many people I encounter that have surrendered all control over their future and are angrily waiting for someone to change the world to their liking. Some try to speed up the process by bullying. Others simply wallow in their despair, whining to anyone that will listen.
I see this acceptance of a powerless fate in business, careers, relationships and life. While there are people who have had genuine hardship, many that have decided to be helpless have created most of their hardships. And continue to create their own … (5 comments)

10 Ways to Screw-Up Your Message - 11/06/11 08:46 AM
I find many people love to be ignored. This includes many Realtors, lenders, and home sellers. Oh, they don’t admit they loved to be ignored. They may not even consciously realize it.
Why do I think this? Because I constantly see people, including many people in important positions, take the same steps over and over to kill their message and push away their audience, their potential clients and home buyers.
If you too would love to be regularly ignored and your messages lost, here are Ten Ways to Screw-Up Your Message:
 1. Use big words. Big, technical, or obscure words can … (12 comments)