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the woodlands: Congress Passes $300,000,000,000 Housing Bill - Wanna Tax Credit? - 07/26/08 08:42 PM
Congress has passed a $300 Billion Dollar Housing Bill and President Bush sez he'll sign it. A couple of key points: 1. " a $300 billion program to refinance loans for struggling borrowers, and a dramatic rescue plan for embattled mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac." 2. It … (0 comments)

the woodlands: Never Run Out Of Business Cards Again - MyDropCard to your Rescue - 2.0 Digerati Style - Woot! - 07/17/08 01:29 PM
Arrrrgggg!
You're networking and connecting like Tiger Woods golfs, like Brittney Spears breaks-down, like Einstein solves, like Gas Prices skyrocket.  That is to say you're in the connectworking zone, making fast friends furiously, suddenly, the music stops, you run out of business cards.  You don't want to run out of … (38 comments)

the woodlands: Web 2.0, Social Media & New School Conversations For Real Estate Icons in The Woodlands, Texas - 07/16/08 07:42 AM
Midnight ConversationOriginally uploaded by night_photographer Monday morning, I'm going to share thoughts on Social Media, Web 2.0 and Realtor Icon wizardry.  Plus why it's wise to invest precious time and attention pointed at investigating, embracing and participating in Web 2.0 / Social Media.

I will share a dome slapping SideShare … (3 comments)

the woodlands: Be The "Ball-Girl" - Put Some ZIPPITY in your Do-Daw-MonDay. - 07/14/08 09:51 AM
The Ball-Girl Did and so Can YOU. 
It's IN her, it's in YOU, it's in Me, it's in Everyone!
What kills it?  What kills the possible?  What aborts the magical?  What suffocates our spontaneity, creativity & potential?
Fear of course.  Fear of failure.  Fear of ridicule.  Fear of rejection.  … (1 comments)

the woodlands: 3 Simple Steps - Save YouTube Clips to Hard Drive, Convert to .MP4, Embed in PowerPoint Slides on your MAC - 06/13/08 11:08 AM
No free fall, no flames, no thud, it was easier than I thought.
I'm tricking out my deck of PowerPoint Slides.
I lead a two day workshop, it's one of six Fast Start Real Estate Training modules.  The official name,  Business Development & Prospecting.  I call it "Creating Cataclysmic … (6 comments)

the woodlands: Chase and Embrace - 06/02/08 07:45 PM
Niels Bohr said, "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth."
Hugh MacLeod said:
I chase and embrace a wiggly Web 2.0.  It's technology/social media pointed at sharing the "real you", also called the "transparent you or the … (0 comments)

the woodlands: Do you know what Joe Dirt Knows? Where's The Good Stuff and Who's It All About? - 05/28/08 02:01 PM
Joe Dirt shares the sage secret.  It's about the consumer dudes and dudettes.
Golden Rule 1.0 - Do unto others as you would have done unto you.
Golden Rule 2.0 - Do unto others as you they would have done unto you themselves.
Go ahead, watch it, Dirt takes the scenic … (1 comments)

the woodlands: Women Rule - Deal With It. - 05/21/08 09:49 AM
Skies above our ragged red-flash-fast personal planets are strobed by meteor showers of fresh ideas, smarter ways and interesting perspectives.  Catch some like fireflies,  it's FREE.
I read, skim and scan dozens of blogs daily....I use Newsgator Feedreader.  My jar is blinking...I wanted to share this post from Selisus Real … (2 comments)

the woodlands: Cats Smoking Camels - What are you smoking? - 05/11/08 05:54 PM
Do you know anyone who walks their CAT on a leash? 
David Freeman said he could jokingly, but I think he's a cool enough cat himself to actually do it..."Why?" is another story.
Who do you that can actually herd CATS?
My take on CATS - they do what … (2 comments)

the woodlands: Realtor Icons Huddle-Up in The Woodlands - 05/06/08 12:32 PM
The theme today......3 types of people.
Some people watch what happens.Some people MAKE things happen!Some People wonder WTF happened?
Which are you?  Who are we?  What do we want to be?  How will we be?  When will we do?
The Agenda is kinda thick, we went over real estate market … (0 comments)

the woodlands: Texas Earnest Money Disputes - Arm Wrestle Resolution or TAR Down Low? - 05/01/08 10:27 AM
Sign Up for the TAR EnewlestterIf you're a REALTOR in Texas, go to the TAR site, register and subscribe to their eNewsletter, Texas Realtor Focus.  It's free and jammed with interesting and useful information.  One highlight, the Legal Briefs.  TAR answers commonly asked legal questions about real world situations.
Legal … (0 comments)

the woodlands: Prevent "Sick Stomach, Empty Wallet" Syndrome - Kumbaya With Buyers - 04/29/08 02:36 PM
Do you get sick to your stomach when YOUR buyers buy without YOU?
Those porcelain hugging  days can end forever.
Would you like them to end?
Tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 30th @ 9:07am, here in my office, I will share the secrets of Top Producers.  The subject specifically, “Working … (1 comments)

the woodlands: Is The Real Estate Market In The Woodlands, TX As Sunny As The Sky? - 04/28/08 11:37 AM
Here's what's happening in The Woodlands Real Estate Market - View Point, by Ken Brand.
For SellersFor Sale/Listing Inventory is up 7.9% compared to last year's inventory.  In January (see graph) For Sale/Listing Inventory was up 21.9%.  Considering angst fueled by national media and the fact that every year 100's … (0 comments)

the woodlands: Cookies, Chocolate, Real Estate Success and you. - 04/21/08 08:41 PM
The adventures of a fully engaged Realtor include stressful and sometimes pretzel twisting emotional control.  It's a fact of life, when dealing with issues of home, family and finance...things will spiral, cascade and meltdown. If there were no problems, who'd need a Realtor to help?  It's part of the job.
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the woodlands: Share Your Powerpoint Preso - Golden Lump Nuggets - 04/18/08 07:40 AM
Earlier I shared my thoughts on Twitter and Wakerupper. 
Here's another gem - Author Stream.  Upload your Power Point Preso and display your handiwork on the web, embed it in your web page or blog as well. 
Man-o-man there are some wicked smart people creating FREE "WOW" tools. They're … (0 comments)

the woodlands: Johnny Bunko & Your Real Estate Career - 04/12/08 05:13 PM
I was never a comic book reader, even when I was Kenny Brand the kid.
Now, at 51, I am...sorta.
Comics as an art form and story telling have been around forever, recently becoming main stream.  Sorta.
I just finished Daniel Pink's new book - The Adventures … (0 comments)

the woodlands: Blah, Blah…Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors Forest Crossing Office Named One Of The Leading Offices In North America…Yada, Yada - 04/12/08 05:10 PM
Prudential Gary Greene Realtors, The Woodlands
NEWS RELEASE
For more information:  Ken Brand, Sales ManagerPhone:  281-367-3531email: KenBrand@GaryGreene.comPictured:  Ken Brand, Sales Manager & Linda Sawyers, Administrative Manager
Blah, Blah…Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors Forest Crossing Office Named One Of The Leading Offices In North America…Yada, Yada
(The Woodlands, TX)  We bet you’re … (0 comments)

the woodlands: Communication, Conversation, Presentation - Words Matter - 03/23/08 08:08 PM
Words.
Words are more than words right? Example: Speeches by MLK, JFK, William Wallace. Books by Shakespeare and Tom Robbins. Screen Play and Movies: Forest Gump, Glenngary Glenn Ross, Schildler's List & Pulp Fiction. Conversation with friends, loved ones, clients, customers and prospects. Words matter.
Words, word combinations, … (0 comments)

the woodlands: About Un-Conventional Thinking and Real Estate Conventions - 03/23/08 08:02 PM
About Un-Conventional Thinking and Real Estate Conventions
I've been to plenty-o-annual-real estate-conventions in my 29 year real estate adventure. The last 29 or so, well, they're all blurry-similar -- conventional conventions. That's not to say that attending isn't valuable or worth while...if your approach is unconventional, there is plenty to … (0 comments)

 
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