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Monday...Happy Monday....and for me today is very happy. I get to play with my new camera, the one my daughter bought me for Mothers Day :) This was after I spent 2 days looking for one. There are so many choices.....it's unbelievable. I kept trying to remember the new camera Jeff Turner told us about, the one … (31 comments)
One of my all time favorite movies that have really inspired me throughout the years is Dangerous Minds. It's the thoughts I hold inside. This clip runs through my head every single day..I have worn out the movie..but the words have stuck with me all of these years... 
I know that you can become very busy when owning your own business. The question is are we really focusing on the right things to grow our business? I once worked with an agent who said he was too busy to learn. Yet I would see him just messing around on … (8 comments)
This step is basically what this list is all about, this one step is the definition of this list. But before I get into more detail about that, let me give you all 12 ideas to help us improve the problem areas of our lives!
As a young girl and well into my twenty's I would ride my bike, walk or drive to an old train bridge that crossed the Wabash River. Indiana on one side and Illinois on the other. My favorite thing to do was get up just before sunrise so I could enjoy … (23 comments)
I get people in my office or on the phone, telling me they want NOTHING but a 30 Year fixed loan!When I ask WHY?, they reply because its safe, I don't want an adjustable, I want to lock in and not have to worry about my payments going up etc. Of course … (5 comments)
Choice is one of the things that we have control of. We can choose between good and evil, we can choose between chocolate and vanilla, we can even choose our hair color. With that said, it seems the hardest choice that people make is between right and wrong. I made that … (13 comments)
Tomarrow, is the election day. This has been a long awaited time for Californians to finally have a real say in the decision who to elect someone in the party of their choice, whether you are Republican, Democrate or affliated with the other parties. When Voting, distinquish hype and rederick to logic and reprocussion. Remember … (1 comments)
O.K. there is about 48 hours left of 2007. I know that I should be nostalgic or something; feel aloss, some grief. I don't. I have never been so glad to be done with a year as I have this one. Alleleuhah. I will scream, clang, blow horns and in general … (5 comments)
I'm happy, my feelings are doing well, I'm keeping my positive attitude and NO ONE! I REPEAT NO ONE! is going to change that. I'm happy every day! I wake up! I meet new people. I schmooze with the best of the best...but wait! Who cares? What is important? Does it … (11 comments)
8 Ideas for making life-changing choicesIdea #1: Increase your responsibilities and your results will improve.Ask to do more, seek out new opportunities to serve and accept responsability. I had an LO here, that everything was someone else's fault. She never accepted responsability for her own actions. She could never figure out why … (4 comments)
What type of advertisements have been most effective to market your business to Realtors®? With so many outlets for advertising, it can be a challenge to narrow down the choices -- and make the one that is right for your business.
I have been in this business for what seems like quite a while now, 26 years. I have made a ton of sales calls on Realtors and brokers and I think sometimes I've heard them all when it comes to how an escrow or title company ultimately gets finalized on a … (6 comments)
Everyday, we interact with other people. We choose the way that we will treat them and how we will react to them. Will we show them kindness or impatience? You just never know when something as simple as smiling at someone or saying "hello" can make their day. It's nice to hear … (5 comments)
1: Choose to grow personaly. This sounds simple but many people today just try to "protect" the life they have. Take action today to actually start exercising, saving money, being kinder, etc. Be a person who is on the never ending journey of personal growth.2: Choose to always treat others right. … (2 comments)
The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure Joseph Campbell To be nobody-but-yourself - in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you somebody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human … (2 comments)
Everyone knows that one size does NOT fit all.But somehow, this point was lost on me as a businessman and home inspector until recently. All homes are not the same. All buyers are not the same. So why do most inspectors offer a One Size Fits All Inspection for all clients?This … (11 comments)
So, in trying to determine a format for creatively writing about a semi "bearing" and highly discussed topic, I came to the thought that one of my favorite childhood book characters is a lot like most of my borrowers. Therefore, I figured that she should perhaps take on a new mission … (13 comments)
I am in The Great State of California and look forward to chatting with everyone her. I am out her building my business like everyone should and I have motto I try my best to follow on a daily basis and like to share with everyone here as I do on … (2 comments)
Excellence in Education CommitteeThe Johns Creek Chamber of CommerceExcellence in Education CommitteeBrings CHOICES toJohns Creek middle schoolsRemember Being A Teenager? If you knew then just a little of what you know now, wouldn't it havebeen easier?The Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce's Excellence in Education Committee has licensed the programCHOICES and is … (0 comments)
I wrote this originally in August of 2005 (when I had been a REALTOR for 8 months). I was reminded of it from a wonderful conference I attended in Chicago this past weekend when Floyd Wickman, The Teacher, brought up the Abe Lincoln quote! Now more than ever, with things a … (4 comments)
There's no end to the number of motivational speakers and self-help "gurus" who make a name for themselves by re-hashing old ideas. But there is truth to these ideas, and I especially wanted to share one of the ideas from the great-grandfather of self-help, James Allen.
I've been thinking about how I can become more responsible in my personal life as well as through work, and realized I was already headed down the Green path without realizing the decisions I was making would have a positive impact on the earth.
I got a call yesterday from a gentleman who is a friend of mine. He is the manager for the sales staff for one of the larger home building companies in our area.He offered me a job.I don't know all the particulars yet, but I have to admit that it is … (3 comments)
Do you give others a wide berth...or are you in a bumper car that is constantly getting hit and you did not see it coming? Do you carry a carrot in your pocket or are you armed and ready with a big stick with the safety off? Do you bask in the … (4 comments)
Adjustable-rate loans,also known as variable-rate loans, usually offer a lower initial interest rate than fixed-rate loans. The interest rate fluctuates over the life of the loan based on market conditions, but the loan agreement generally sets maximum and minimum rates. When interest rates rise, generally so do your loan payments; and … (0 comments)
It has been said many a time that the choices we make today will determine our tomorrow. That is a very true statement and applies to what we do here in th Active Rain community as well.Why did I decide to blog on a topic well known already? It is because … (8 comments)
When a client calls you, needing to sell a home they previously bought from you, you check out the market and give them your price opinion, based on statistics, based on market trends. The good agents, the honorable agents, will tell you what the market really says, even if it means … (4 comments)