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focus: To Have More, We Must Be More - 10/26/07 03:22 PM
To have more, we must be more of who we are. Easier said than done right? The key is in the action; none of it matters until we do something about it. Start somewhere… anywhere…do it right now... and ask if the action you are doing is self-serving or serving the … (3 comments)

focus: What I learned about My Wife's New Phone - 10/25/07 04:33 PM
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focus: What You Focus On Expands - 10/22/07 04:12 PM
Measure What You Want I recently gave an assignment to one of my coaching clients to do a weekly net worth statement and to track what her weekly income goals were vs. what she actually brought in. Since I had given her the goal, I decided to do it myself too. … (1 comments)

focus: Nine Dumbest Retirement Moves - 10/15/07 02:34 PM

Every time I see an article about retirement I usually read it--I actually look forward to reading it.  I have some friends and relatives that I know that are not being realistic in their planning for retirement--I also know some that are not thinking about it at all.  I really … (1 comments)

focus: Time + Focus = Success?? - 10/07/07 11:07 PM
Is it true that IF I have time and can remain focus, THEN success will follow? 
This week I plan to come out of the gate full speed ahead! I plan to do everything that I can to stay focused. I will be patient and take time to complete my projects to … (4 comments)

focus: Focus - 10/02/07 09:59 AM
On the wall of our brokerage, there is a quote: "If you knew that you could not fail, what would you attempt to do?" What a question! 
There are two schools of thought about a large task. Some people think that, rather than being overwhelmed by a large task you should break … (2 comments)

focus: Speak words that breathe life into people! :) - 10/01/07 02:22 PM
I want to share with all of my AR fellows a story about encouragement that someone told me that I found to be rather uplifting.
In a slow market like we are in, we should learn to shake loose of all the negativity in the media. It is hurting everyone and is definitely not helping … (7 comments)

focus: Sometimes Less Is More - 09/27/07 06:55 PM
Today Little One had to go to the optometrist.  I couldn’t believe the array of technical equipment used to measure every facet of her eyes and vision.  (I was thankful yet again that my husband has good insurance!)
As a curious person, I wanted to see everything for myself.  They … (29 comments)

focus: KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME! - 07/31/07 06:42 PM
The end of summer is rushing toward us, so I thought that it would be a very appropriate time to remind all of us...myself included that we need to get our heads where they need to be.  And to then keep them where they need to be.
We are entering the final … (2 comments)

focus: Staying Focused - 07/20/07 11:04 AM
What seems to differentiate those who are in control of their time and those who feel whipped around by it is the ability to master the art of focus and follow through.
Here are a few ideas:
1.David Allen has a great book, Getting Things Done.  One great tip is implementing a 2-Minute … (6 comments)

focus: The Magic of 3: Three Terrific Tips for Peak Production - 07/19/07 12:35 PM
You can tap into the magic of 3's to focus your action and produce better results. This is a simple way to get a big payoff.
Tell me if this sounds familiar: Does your day start with a pretty long list of To-Do Items? It seems to me that most agents … (2 comments)

focus: Multitasking: Smart or Dumb? - 07/17/07 05:04 PM
You know the feeling: you are a businessperson, a spouse, a parent, a caregiver to your parent and a volunteer on many community activities.....so the only way to be time-efficient is to do several things at once. Sort mail while talking on the phone, send e-mail on your PDA while sitting … (4 comments)

focus: Thought of the Day for Tuesday, July 10, 2007 - 07/10/07 03:34 PM
"Most people don't plan to fail ... they fail to plan!"
That has never been so true then at a time like this!  After being in the real estate business for over 25 years I learned long ago that the "good times" come and they go away just as fast.  If you … (0 comments)

focus: Are You Attracting What You Do Not Want? - 07/09/07 10:23 AM
If you seem to be attracting into your life that which you do not want, review the checklist below and ask yourself if any of these are happening: 
Are you saying words like, No, Not, Don't? Are you talking about what you do not want? Are you observing what you do not … (6 comments)

focus: Today I've Found My Identity - 06/21/07 04:18 PM
I truly enjoy the Active Rain community.  I'm re-establishing myself in the industry and in doing so I've spent the last couple of months figuring out my purpose.  When I first joined AR the whole goal was to help new loan officers and agents figure out the best path to take … (4 comments)

focus: Keeping the Faith - 06/10/07 11:31 PM
Some days are much harder to get through than others.  Here's a little piece that helps me to keep shooting to attain greatness (with humility).  It helps in establishing relationships that are mutually beneficial.
I PROMISE.....
To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and … (9 comments)

focus: Advice From Irma Bombeck! What would you do differently if you had to live your life over! - 06/10/07 03:25 PM
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focus: Would I Hire Me? - 05/23/07 10:21 PM
That's the question.  Would I hire Me?  It's sitting in front of my face right there in the morning when I get to work.  I ask myself everytime I sit down at my computer, which can be 10+ times a day.  Would I hire me?It's easy to get overwhelmed during the … (11 comments)

focus: How to make more money - 05/13/07 09:20 PM
A few months ago I was at home thinking about all sorts of ways to make more money. I had written them down and began to make a list of contact numbers, etc. Then one day I was talking to one of the trainers in our office about how he had become so successful … (9 comments)

focus: What do you think on? - 05/02/07 09:13 AM
Prov 13:12 states "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."
We all go through slumps where we feel that nothing is going right and "if only..." would make things better. If I just had this or that everything would be different. I'm 49 years … (18 comments)

focus: Listening - 05/01/07 06:51 PM
What is it about listening that is so important??  So many times, we feel like we "know" what the client wants or needs...do we really LISTEN??  How great would it be to stay focused on the client during that initial consultation, to find out what they want to spend, what area … (8 comments)

focus: 15 Tips on Staying Focused and building you - 04/07/07 04:10 PM
 Good afternoon, as we approach a new week we must strive to make this week better than the last.  We must strive to have new accomplishments and victories.  I've included 15 points on focusing on ourselves.  I hope that this will give some more clarity on how our business is structured … (0 comments)

focus: focus focus and more focus! - 03/31/07 11:27 PM
I often get asked by newer agents, with the market turning,changing being bad or challenging what can I do to succeed?  A response I will tell them often is to Focus!  Focus on the "big" rocks in our business.  Do not get caught up in the negative mindsets or the "shuffling" … (4 comments)

focus: Keeping the focus - 03/28/07 01:37 PM
In our busy daily schedules of trying to close real estate transactions, it is very difficult to keep your focus on the end result.  What I have found to help me is to prioritize my month, week and daily activities.  I schedule time for tasks to be worked on and during that … (0 comments)

focus: All Things to All People? Jack Has His Limitations - and He Should! - 03/27/07 12:38 AM
26 March 2007
Tracy Nicole of Elk Grove, California recently posted a blog (Realtors & Loan Officers...Jack of All Trades, Master of None...Fact or Fiction??)  about the reason why she wears two hats - as a Real Estate Agent and a Loan Officer - in her practice.  Her reasons were valid and probably … (0 comments)

focus: Multi-Tasking - 03/26/07 11:36 AM
A research paper was just published which disputes our ability to multi-task.  Amen!!
I learned first-hand many years ago that multi-tasking was dangerous. I was driving my car on Route 59 (a very busy, commercial street) in Naperville, and the SUV next to me started veering into my lane. I braked quickly … (2 comments)

focus: Lesson #13: You Gotta Be Tough - 03/25/07 05:52 PM
I don't really look at real estate as a job or even as a career; it's my business.  I don't necessarily look at myself as a real estate broker, but rather as an entrepreneur.  I know that's not the case for everyone.  Some people view this strictly as a job, something … (14 comments)

focus: As My Dad Would Tell Me....Focus and Keep Your Eye On The Prize! - 03/16/07 03:35 PM
I remember in 2000 I had taken my broker's test and failed it.  I called my dad crying, "Daddy, I failed, I don't know if I can pass the exam." 
My father was silent and listened.  As usual my dad with all of his wisdom said to me, "Focus and make sure … (12 comments)

focus: Leverage Your Strengths for Success! Final Part of a 6 Part Series - 03/10/07 05:15 PM
 
Visit Leverage Your Strengths for Success! Part 1 of a Series for the background information on this post.
FOCUS
People who are especially talented in the Focus theme can take a direction, follow through, and make the corrections necessary to stay on track. They prioritize, then act.
Personalized Strengths … (14 comments)

focus: Leverage Your Strengths for Success! Part 5 of a Series - 03/10/07 12:52 PM
Visit Leverage Your Strengths for Success! Part 1 of a Series for the background information on this post.
BELIEF
People who are especially talented in the Belief theme have certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their life.
Personalized Strengths Insights
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focus: Leverage Your Strengths for Success! Part 4 of a Series - 03/10/07 12:35 PM
 
Visit Leverage Your Strengths for Success! Part 1 of a Series for the background information on this post.
STRATEGIC
People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
Personalized Strengths Insights … (4 comments)

focus: Leverage Your Strengths for Success! Part 3 of a Series - 03/10/07 10:58 AM
 
Visit Leverage Your Strengths for Success! Part 1 of a Series for the background information on this post.
ANALYTICAL
People who are especially talented in the Analytical theme search for reasons and causes. They have the ability to think about all the factors that might affect a situation.
Personalized Strengths … (5 comments)

focus: Leverage Your Strengths for Success! Part 2 of a Series - 03/10/07 10:38 AM
 
Visit Leverage Your Strengths for Success! Part 1 of a Series for the background information on this post.
IDEATION
People who are especially talented in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able to find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.
Personalized Strengths Insights
What makes you stand … (2 comments)

focus: Leverage Your Strengths for Success! Part 1 of a Series - 03/09/07 09:15 PM
 
Here's a novel concept (pun intended)!  When driving back from one of our recent road trips Suzanne and I listened to the audio version of "Now, Discover Your Strengths" by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton published in 2001.
Planning to take the on-line evaluation that accompanied the audio CDs, … (11 comments)

focus: Paying the price to reach your goals.... - 03/06/07 02:37 PM
 
Zig Ziglar once said, "The elevator to success is out of service.  But the stairs are always open."
  If I'd gotten that about 18 years ago, I just might be giving old Hillary a run for her money next year.  It amazes me how many years' worth of goal settings (usually dated January … (0 comments)

focus: The Camel and The Needle...A Lesson In Life - 02/19/07 08:47 PM
    I am always asking God to speak to me through His Word and yesterday was no exception. My pastor spoke on Mark 10:17-29 about the rich young man asking Jesus how to obtain eternal life.
After the young man assured Jesus that he had kept the Ten Commandments since he … (5 comments)

focus: What is your real estate specialty? - 02/09/07 08:26 AM
In most states if you have a real estate license, you really are not limited from the type of sales that you can do! One license does it all for property management, land sales, lots, residential real estate, commercial real estate, business brokerage etc! When I first got into real estate I looked … (24 comments)

focus: Getting started with Flickr, training wheels for bloggers - 02/07/07 03:35 PM
Flickr is a wildly popular photo sharing, photo search and social networking site. It's owned by Yahoo! and so will be around for a while.
Flickr can be an extremely valuable (and dirt-cheap or free) tool for building relationships with people who are interested in your focus area, and for enabling them to … (4 comments)

focus: My Flickr focus - a niche I can own - 02/06/07 12:57 AM
I'm putting off my promised post on Getting started with Flickr for another post or two, while I define my business niche and give some more background.
It occurred to me that my whole series on using Flickr as a business-building tool would make more sense if I started with a … (3 comments)

focus: Before you start to Flickr, focus - 02/05/07 03:53 PM
I've previously posted that if you try to be everything to everyone you'll end up being nothing to anyone.
When the market was a feast of opportunities, that approach didn't necessarily hurt you. It was easy to lose focus, grab or chase every piece of business that came your way, and still do … (8 comments)

focus: Changing seats on the Titanic! - 01/31/07 10:18 AM
Ever played musical chairs? Have you ever noticed that real estate sometimes can be like changing seats on the Titanic?  If not in your own life... look at those around you!  When times change sometimes, we feel a geographical change will boost our self-esteem and outlook on life.  It is sort … (2 comments)

focus: If you're everything to everyone, you're nothing to anyone - 01/31/07 12:29 AM
Want to lose credibility fast? It's easy, and most real estate agents do it. Promise more than you can possibly deliver. Here's how ...A typical real estate agent's self-description says something like this: "I specialize in working with buyers and sellers in all types or real estate throughout the metro area."A variation … (3 comments)

focus: Today...Monday, January 22...The Most Depressing Day Of The Year - 01/22/07 09:19 PM
 
I heard on my local news this evening that today is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year.
They reported that a European psychologist "put together his own formula" to determine this.
Reasons given include:
The weatherChristmas credit card bills arriveThis is the usual time frame for New Year's resolutions … (2 comments)

focus: Focus, Pocus - 01/20/07 09:59 PM
    
 When the new year started, I went to Staples and bought a day planner to help me stay organized and during the week. I already have a contact management system and calendar in Outlook, but my laptop isn't always with me. On Sunday afternoon, I sit down and write out my action plan for … (3 comments)

focus: Don't ignore the details... - 01/19/07 07:45 PM
Anybody can see the whole picture.
In sales, however, we are supposed to pay attention to some critical details, because they sometimes hide the clue to which direction we may take in our presentation. We should take notice, among other things, of the following:
What part of the presentation creates a sparkle … (0 comments)

focus: When FOCUS and DIVERSIFICATION work together - 01/15/07 11:22 PM
Diversification (in a sense, the opposite of "focus") is an important aspect of strategy. You do not want all of your eggs in one basket. Suppose you spend many months or even several years building a substantial down-line in a particular program, and then the company fails or your account gets … (0 comments)

focus: FOCUS...FOCUS...FOCUS - 01/10/07 01:03 AM
FOCUS...FOCUS...FOCUSby John Occhi, Hemet, REALTOR®Hemet CA Real Estate
This post is for a friend of mine, who shall remain nameless.  He is a great young man, almost half my age (I'll be 53 in April) who has an awful lot of raw talent.
We started in Real Estate at the same time and … (2 comments)

focus: Learned Happiness? Can It Be So? - 01/08/07 03:40 PM
How timely my post yesterday on Emotional Mastery?  There was an article in the NY Times Magazine yesterday about how the field of 'positive psychology' is becoming a big thing on real college campuses and is now being studied for validity by psychologists.It's a great story on the 'power of positive … (6 comments)

focus: The #1 Skill to Guarantee Success in Business & Life - 01/07/07 03:37 PM
As we all look to get off to a fast start in 2007 and set the stage for a good year personally and professionally, I believe there is really only one skill we all need to master to really become successful.This skill permeates every facet of our life and business and once mastered … (1 comments)

focus: Best Wishes for a Great New, New Year! - 12/31/06 06:23 PM
Tp all AR acquaintances with whom I've begun to build a relationship with and all those with whom I am waiting to get to know, best wishes for an outstanding 2007!
On my list of the things I'm most grateful that 2006 brought into my business and my life is this outstanding community of … (5 comments)

focus: Setting Goals for the New Year - 12/19/06 01:36 PM
Speaker and career coach Linda Talley offers 10 Steps to setting and achieving your goals for the New Year: 1. Develop and feel a deep desire to achieve a goal. 2. Write the goal down. 3. Set a deadline for your goal. 4. Identify any obstacles or help you need to … (1 comments)

focus: How's Comfortable is Your Comfort Zone? I Just Blew Up, Mine - 12/19/06 01:08 PM
Been away from AR for awhile as I was preparing for this past weekend. Wow, what a weekend. If I had a comfort zone going into it. It got blown up the past three days.I just spent the weekend in Atlanta, Georgia working on my presentation skills with a real pro.What … (11 comments)

focus: Do You Have An Office or Do You Work at Home? - 12/15/06 03:58 PM

I've been contemplating signing a lease on an executive office for awhile now... however - I had a very good trusted friend and mentor (my father) tell me that he thought it was SUCH a bad idea that he's now decided he can't even talk with me about it anymore.  … (16 comments)

focus: Success or Failure? The Choice Is Yours - Answer My Trivia Question & Win a Prize - 12/11/06 09:52 PM
There are three things I listen to when driving in my car.  Some of you probably have some of your favorite things, these are my top three:1) Personal/Professional Development CDs;2) Bruce Springsteen Live concert recordings;3) NPR, National Public Radio
I would say I balance my time between the three pretty well. Today … (4 comments)

focus: In Sales - It's Not Just Questions & Listening, But How You Ask & How You Listen - 12/06/06 01:12 PM
I am overwhelmed by the comments to my blog posting yesterday about the sales mistake I almost couldn't get myself out of.  The follow up today from that situation is they called me back wanting more specifics as to the topics for workshops I could offer their best referral sources.  They … (5 comments)

focus: Did you achieve your goals in 2006? - 11/30/06 02:48 PM
Based on the feedback I'm getting from those on my e-zine list of over 3,200, I'm going to guess that you did not meet all of your goals in 2006.If you did meet all of your goals and you had a very successful year, congratulations, but this e-mail is not for you … (8 comments)

focus: Work on your strengths - not weakness - 10/11/06 10:41 AM
This was in my in-box today:
STRENGTH VS. WEAKNESSAuthor Unknown The following is the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, … (3 comments)

focus: Multitasking - 10/10/06 05:38 AM
For years we've been hearing about multitasking, and for years we've been doing it. I wonder if this is causing part of our stress, as well as making us less effective. If you're typing on the computer and listening to your spouse - aren't you apt to miss a phrase? I … (6 comments)

focus: How to acheive your goals - 10/05/06 08:18 AM
Goal Acheivment
1) Create a compelling why
2) Success means giving 100% Its imposible to fail if you give your best
3) The whole team breaks every barier when focused as a team
4) The past does not equal the future unless - it serves you
5) Competancy happens in a moment
6) There is always a way … (1 comments)

focus: The art of focus - 09/25/06 04:46 PM
Ah you think being in the Navy focusing would never be a problem for me. Well that's actually not the case.  I was so use to everthing unifromed and having set paths that does not work with my roles I am playing now.  I spend most ofmy time working from home … (1 comments)

focus: Mike Ferry's Weekly Web Seminars--They are free - 09/19/06 11:45 AM

I just listened to the Mike Ferry 5 minute seminar.  These are seminars to make better real estate sales people.  The seminars are free and usually come out on Monday mornings.  Yes, they are trying to drum up business but you can just listing to his tips if you like.  Today … (3 comments)

focus: The principle of the law of attraction. - 07/20/06 08:11 PM
How important is it to maintain a positive attitude? How important is it to distill negative atttitudes, that surround us on a daily basis.  There are literally hundreds of stories and illustrations, that show "you get what you give" & also "you get what you focus on". If you focus on … (1 comments)

 
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